In an increasingly tumultuous world, it’s important to seek mental solace from time to time. What better chance to consider this uplifting, pastoral ambient work from British singer-songwriter Virginia Astley, which recently – softly – celebrated its 40th birthday?
Even Astley’s name conjures up a watercoloured, bygone era. Perhaps the days of Edith Holden’s 1906 Nature Notes – which became a hugely successful 1977 book, The Country Diary Of An Edwardian Lady – comprising the art teacher’s outdoor observations over a year?
