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On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s Joy Guidry! I’ve admired Joy’s work for years, so it was a real pleasure to finally connect one-on-one. She’s consistently pushed the boundaries of what the bassoon can do, and her latest album, Five Prayers, is a beautifully distilled expression of that evolving vision. We talked […]
Joy Guidry is a beacon. The bassoonist and composer has brought so much light into the world, especially with her last album, Radical Acceptance, and the forthcoming AMEN. “I Will Always Miss You” strips back layers, offering an intimate sonic portrait of letting go, being cared for, and what family means. Quixotic pads underscore her contemplative bassoon […]
Nothing like ending Tuesday with your kid spiking a fever, but here we are. Luckily I got all this written (save for this intro) before that happened, so on this week of Bandcamp Friday, I’ve got a pile of gems for you to check out. And, of course, Foxy Digitalis Daily is over on Patreon today (and […]
Foxy Digitalis depends on our awesome readers to keep things rolling. Pledge your support today via our Patreon. TAK Ensemble and TAK Editions have become fixtures in my listening habits over the past year and their Executive Director and flutist-in-chief, Laura Cocks, is a driving force for so much of their good work (and in New York more […]
Joy Guidry’s work has a cathartic power to it that condenses into heavy, affecting passages that spill into the air from every direction. Guidry’s forthcoming album, Radical Acceptance, is a journey and on the first single, “Inner Child,” the past still hurts, but it doesn’t define the next steps forward. In describing their practice of radical […]