Laura Nyro - Live 1970 & 1971 [2CD set]

Cat. no: HSP2CD2101
Format: CD 2CD set
Barcode: 3805571210134
Release Date: 16 Jan 2026
Genre: Folk

Homespun brings you the brilliance of Laura Nyro - captured live, raw, and radiantly in her prime. Live 1970 & 1971 opens a rare window into one of the most gifted and enigmatic singer-songwriters of her generation. At a time when her songs were lighting up the charts for artists like The 5th Dimension, Blood, Sweat & Tears, and Barbra Streisand, Laura Nyro was quietly redefining the art of live performance - intimate, passionate, and utterly fearless.

We bring you two live radio broadcasts that preserve Nyro at her most spellbinding: alone at the piano, her voice rising and falling like a storm of soul, jazz, and poetry. First up is the WNEW-FM broadcast live from the Fillmore East, followed by the KJHK-FM broadcast from the Hoch Auditorium in Kansas. From the aching beauty of "Captain For Dark Mornings" and "And When I Die" to the spiritual fire of "Save the Country," each performance radiates warmth, vulnerability, and that unmistakable Nyro magic.

Here, stripped of studio gloss, you hear the essence of her genius--her phrasing playful yet profound, her melodies soaring on instinct and emotion. The air crackles with intimacy; it feels as if she's singing just for you, late at night, across the radio waves.

For long-time fans, this collection is a rediscovery of Laura's deep emotional power during a creative peak. For new listeners, it's a revelation--proof that her influence on modern pop, soul, and singer-songwriter traditions is both timeless and unmatched.

So dim the lights and let Laura Nyro take you back to a time when a single voice and a piano could still change the way we feel about music.

This is Laura Nyro - live, luminous, and unforgettable.

2CD set

Side 1
1. He's A Runner
2. Brown Earth
3. When I Was Freeport and You Were The Main Drag
4. Poem
5. Christmas In My Soul
6. Poverty Train
7. Emmie
8. Gibson
9. Captain For Dark Mornings / Treasure of Love
10. Up On The Roof
11. And When I Die
12. Time and Love / Save The Country
13. Walk On By
14. It's Gonna Take A Miracle
15. California Shoeshine Boys / Tom Dooley interview
16. Timer Tom Dooley interview
Disc 2
1. Stoned Soul Picnic
2. Brown Earth
3. Buy and Sell
4. Gypsy Woman
5. And When I Die
6. Medley: Tom Dooley / Kansas City / California Shoeshine Boys
7. Stoney End
8. Map to the Treasure
9. Christmas in My Soul
10. Save the Country
11. Timer
12. Ooh Child
13. Up on the Roof
14. Mother Earth