The Aftershow: BBC Radio 2/6 Music's Mark Radcliffe

Andre Paine

Nick Drake is being inducted into the Folk Awards Hall Of Fame because…

“He made amazing records that retain all their lustre and mystery. The really fascinating thing, of course, is how he was so unsuccessful in his lifetime.  The fact that a Nick Drake record would be a soundtrack to a global car commercial [Pink Moon for Volkswagen] is extraordinary.

The idea that somebody who could hardly bear to perform live would be this universally recognised figure, with Brad ...

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