Bryter Layter | Nick Drake (S3 | E116)

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A Walk in the Winter Woods with Nick Drake

Spend an hour listening to singer-songwriter Nick Drake. You’ll be glad you did.

Nicholas Rodney Drake (19 June 1948 – 25 November 1974)

• Nick Drake was an English singer-songwriter known for his acoustic Drake experienced depression, particularly during the latter part of his life, a fact often reflected in his lyrics. On completion of his third album, 1972’s Pink Moon, he withdrew from both live performance and recording, retreating to his parents’ home in rural Warwickshire. On 25 November 1974, Drake died from an overdose of a prescribed antidepressant; he was 26 years old. Whether his death was an accident or suicide has not been resolved.guitar-based songs. He did not find a wide audience during his lifetime, but his work gradually achieved wider notice and recognition.
• Drake signed to Island Records when he was 20 years old and a student at the University of Cambridge. He released his debut album, Five Leaves Left, in 1969. He recorded two more albums—Bryter Layter (1971) and Pink Moon (1972). Neither sold more than 5,000 copies on initial release.
• His reluctance to perform live, or be interviewed, contributed to his lack of commercial success. There is no known video footage of the adult Drake; he was only ever captured in still photographs and in home footage from his childhood.

Bryter Laster | Nick Drake

A Walk in the Winter Woods with Nick Drake | Show Playlist

Song	Artist	Album	Year
Introduction	Nick Drake	Bryter Layter	1970
Bryter Layter	Nick Drake	Bryter Layter	1970
Fruit Tree	Nick Drake	Five Leaves Left	1969
Pink Moon	Nick Drake	Pink Moon	1972
Northern Sky	Nick Drake	Bryter Layter	1970
Place to Be	Nick Drake	Pink Moon	1972
One of These Things First	Nick Drake	Bryter Layter	1970
From the Morning	Nick Drake	Five Leaves Left	1969
Day is Done	Nick Drake	Five Leaves Left	1969
Road	Nick Drake	Pink Moon	1972
Saturday Sun	Nick Drake	Bryter Layter	1970
Which Will	Nick Drake	Pink Moon	1972
Three Hours	Nick Drake	The John Peel Sessions	1969
River Man	Nick Drake	Five Leaves Left	1969
Time of No Reply	Nick Drake	The John Peel Sessions	1969
‘Cello Song	Nick Drake	The John Peel Sessions	1969
Bryter Layter	Nick Drake	The John Peel Sessions	1969

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