Vashti Bunyan

Vashti Bunyan
Bunyan in Topanga Canyon in 2009
Bunyan in Topanga Canyon in 2009
Background information
Birth nameJennifer Vashti Bunyan
Born (1945-03-02) 2 March 1945 (age 79)
Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England
GenresFolk-pop[1]
OccupationSinger-songwriter
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
Years active
  • 1965–1970
  • 2002–present
Labels
Websiteanotherday.co.uk

Jennifer Vashti Bunyan (born 2 March 1945)[2][3] is an English singer-songwriter. She began her career in the mid-1960s and released a debut album, Just Another Diamond Day, in 1970. The album sold very few copies and Bunyan, discouraged, abandoned her musical career. By 2000, her album had acquired a cult following; it was re-released and Bunyan recorded more songs, initiating the second phase of her musical career after a gap of thirty years.[4] She released two more albums, Lookaftering in 2005, and Heartleap in 2014.

  1. ^ Murphy, Matthew (27 October 2005). "Lookaftering Album Review - Vashti Bunyan". Pitchfork. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Results for England & Wales Births 1837–2006". Search.findmypast.co.uk. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  3. ^ "Songwriter/Composer: BUNYAN JENNIFER VASHTI". Repertoire.bmi.com. Archived from the original on 10 January 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  4. ^ "Vashti Bunyan: 40 Years Later, A Musical Rebirth". NPR.org. Retrieved 28 July 2017.