In this episode, we sit down with Benjamin Taylor to discuss his latest album, “The Legend of Kung Folk”.

Buy “The Legend of Kung Folk” now!

In this episode, we follow musical siblings Kate and Livingston Taylor as they rehearse, and then perform a song at the World Trade Center on the anniversary of the September 11th tragedy.

This week, we’re featuring episodes from our DocuTunes.TV Live Music Cafe.

Right now on the player are David Saw, Carrie Tree and Ben Taylor, all in Episode 4 of “The Vineyard Scene”.

Singer/songwriter Ben Taylor tempts some of his friends from London to come to the Vineyard for the summer to create and record music. First we see Ben artfully explain to his mother Carly Simon the imminent British invasion and then we follow him as he hosts David Saw, Carrie Tree, Rumor Joyce, Amity Fletcher, Jonathon Quarmby and his family.

Aside from being a gifted musician, Ben Taylor co-owns his own independent record label, Iris Records. Since this episode was shot, Iris Records has released David Saw’s latest CD, “Broken Down Figure”.

Pre-Order Ben’s new CD The Legend of Kung Folk: Part I Ben Taylor and David Saw.

Read an article about Ben’s forthcoming album and indie label Iris Recordson CCN Money.
Connect with musicians from this episode on MySpace:
Ben Taylor on MySpace, David Saw on MySpace, Carrie Tree on MySpace, Carly Simon on MySpace, Rumer Joyce on MySpace, Iris Records on MySpace

Born in New England and raised in North Carolina, Kate Taylor’s dual musical heritage is one she shares with brothers James, Livingston, Hugh, and her late brother Alex. In this episode of “The Vineyard Scene”, Kate talks about spending summers on the island as a child, and brings us back to the Vineyard of the 60s and 70s with stories about the music scene past and present, and about setting up a life on the island.

CDs by Kate Taylor

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