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The Unthanks Release ‘The Songs of Robert Wyatt and Antony & The Johnsons’
The band’s recent CD “The Songs of Robert Wyatt and Antony & The Johnsons” was recorded in an intimate and unconventional setting – the Union Chapel in London.
CD cover of “The Songs of Robert Wyatt and Antony & The Johnsons” by The Unthanks. (Photo: the-unthanks.com)
Rachel Unthank is a member of the British folk group The Unthanks.
The band’s recent CD “The Songs of Robert Wyatt and Antony & The Johnsons” was recorded in an intimate and unconventional setting — the Union Chapel in London.
It was there that the band recorded tunes by two unconventional songwriters: Antony Hegarty and Robert Wyatt.
Anchor Marco Werman talks to Rachel Unthank about the setting and songs.