KPFA-FM Music Dept. ➔ Ode To Gravity: A 60th Birthday Tribute to James Broughton

Analog Audio

Event Type

Interview and Music

Origin

KPFA

Identifier

OTG.1973.11.07

Program Series

Ode To Gravity

Program Length

56 min

Dates

1973-11-07 | broadcast
| 1973-08-21 | created

Description

Broughton’s unique cinematic and poetic observations of the cosmic/comic human situation are reflected in this 1973 interview conducted by Charles Amirkhanian on the occasion of Broughton’s 60th birthday (November 10, 1973). Born in Modesto California, Broughton was one of the San Francisco poetry renaissance writers, and the maker of the prize-winning film, “The Bed”, among others. Broughton’s works are imbued with a sense of joy, magic, and childlike playfulness. In this program he reads a selection of poems from his book “A Long Undressing (1949-1969)” which was published by the Jargon Society, and Charles plays a couple of selections from the record “The Bard & The Harper” which features Broughton reading some of his poems to the musical accompaniment of harpist Joel Andrews. (from KPFA Folio)

Genres

Poetry

Musical Selections

I Am a Medium -- Songs for Anxious Children [excerpt] -- [examples of High Kuku’s] -- A Visit From Three Muses -- Papa Had a Bird (A Creation Myth) -- The Gift of the Stag -- All About It -- The Birds of America -- The Girl With The Beady Black Eyes

Performers

James Broughton, reader
Joel Andrews, harp

Subjects

Poetry
Poetry -- Readings with music
Harp music

Acknowledgment

Funding for the preservation of this program made possible through a grant by the GRAMMY Foundation.

Related places

Berkeley (Calif.) (was recorded at)
Berkeley (Calif.) (was broadcast at)

Related Entities

Amirkhanian, Charles
Broughton, James Richard, 1913-1999
Andrews, Joel