Northern sky

Song: Northern sky

Band/Artist: Nick Drake

Album: Bryter Layter

Duration: 03:43

Year: 1971

Listens on Spotify: 70,000,000ish

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Northern sky featured on the following episodes

SF0207 The Bicentenary Poll Ep6 #25-11

2 February 2026
Ian Forth

The penultimate tranche of songs in our Listeners’ Poll 2026.

Discussing music by:: Smog; Pulp; Neutral Milk Hotel; Kraftwerk; The Lemonheads; Belle and Sebastian; David Byrne and Brian Eno; Pavement; Richard Dawson; The Go-Betweens; The Strokes; Nick Drake; The Pogues; Talking Heads; St Etienne

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SF0119 John Cale at 80

3 November 2022
Ian Forth

John Cale is 80: no second invitation needed to celebrate the Velvets, his solo work, his musical contributions…

Discussing music by:: The Velvet Underground; John Cale; John Cale and Brian Eno; Nick Drake; Nico; The Stooges; Patti Smith

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SF0057 Nick Drake and His Legacy

1 October 2020
Ian Forth

A look back at some classic tracks from Nick Drake, tragically neglected in his own lifetime, and the…

Discussing music by:: Nick Drake; Elliott Smith; Adem; Belle and Sebastian; The Field Mice; Beck; Molly Drake; Television Personalities; Lucinda Williams; Kings of Convenience

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