Sunny War, Musician: I Write Theme Songs to My Self-Destruction (S3 E2)
Today's guest is NPR Tiny Desk, punk-folk musician, Sunny War. She is an amazing, largely self-taught guitarist who played and developed her songwriting chops to literally survive homelessness and addiction as a teen in LA. Like the other two released through Hen House Studios, her most recent LP, Simple Syrup is gathering amazing reviews throughout the world. It's been called "delectable," "significant and fluent," and a "perfect album for dreary morning." (Atthebarrier.com, Americanhighways.org, BCTV.org). Forbes review of the album was equally positive and they call Sunny a "poet with a downcast gaze and virtuosic mastery of an instrument." And believe us, this only scratches the surface.
Kites and Strings had a wonderful time interviewing Sunny who came off a European tour with George Benson in early July and and who is back on the road, criss-crossing North American with stops in Canada and on both coasts. We catch up with her while she is in Portland and about a week before she makes her way through the Midwest and an August 26th date at the Wexler Group Trail Mix Acoustic Concert Series that Steve founded and directs.
We had some delays in getting Sunny War on and we wanted to air this episode before the August 26th date, so Steve is joined by a guest co-host in the person of Anastasia Robieson because Catherine is in Zimbabwe til the end of the month.
What is learned in this episode is that Sunny War, despite her lived life, is a joy. As is clear in her songs, she is very honest and tells it like it is. Her sharing about a mean uncle, frustrations with loosing youthful omnipotence, voting, corporations, and even feeling bored of her own music after long a career is surprisingly refreshing.
Thanks for joining us and we hope you enjoy this episode of Kites and Strings:
Sunny's Website - http://www.sunnywar.com/
Instagram - @sunnywarmusic
Twitter - @sunnywar
Facebook - @sunnywarmusic
YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbkvZUD6w-3QWR4qjJQpP-w
For tickets to the Wexler Group Trail Mix Acoustic Concert Series featuring Sunny War:
https://www.trailmixmusic.org/reservations-donations-merch
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Kites and String's is produced and edited by Steve Ploum at Turning Stones Counseling, Inc.
Our theme music is by Harrison Amer, and this episode's music breaks featured tracks performed by Sunny War. Our logo-design is by Cole Monroe at Blue Stag Creative.
