Connie Converse was a folk-music genius. Then she vanished

(bbc.com)

21 points by mellosouls2 days ago

4 comments

comrade12341 hour ago
Lots of stories like this. My favorite is Judee Sill - disappeared, died of an OD pretty much penniless. Music ahead of its time with layered recordings, rediscovered decades later...<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judee_Sill" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judee_Sill</a>
mellosouls2 days ago
Pitchfork review from last year:<a href="https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/connie-converse-how-sad-how-lovely/" rel="nofollow">https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/connie-converse-how-sad...</a>
Teever1 hour ago
Roving Woman is my favourite song of hers:<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAfUXna0N-4" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAfUXna0N-4</a>This cover is pretty spectacular:<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFazlnIxHmE" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFazlnIxHmE</a>
- js244 minutes ago
 It's the first song mentioned in the article, but oddly no link to a performance. There's links to two other of her songs. The cover is lovely, as is the rest of that artist's music.Gosh, "Talkin' Like You (Two Tall Mountains)" is heartbreaking:<a href="https://youtu.be/W3IfRX3NwbA?si=BTC9teo4q0BH5DE5" rel="nofollow">https://youtu.be/W3IfRX3NwbA?si=BTC9teo4q0BH5DE5</a>
 - slibhb10 minutes ago
 Talkin' Like You is incredible
nobodyandproud1 hour ago
Who’s profiting?
- dimes1 hour ago
  The private equity company that scooped up her music rights, most likely.
  - rhblake13 minutes ago
    As far as I know, the rights are still owned by her family. The albums were issued by an independent label operated by one of the persons who tracked down her music. The recent reissue of "How Sad, How Lovely" is on Jack White's Third Man Records (also independent).