Episode 15: My Book Songs by J.R. Rivero Kinsey

J.R. Rivero Kinsey is a writer of both music and prose, based in the mountains of Idaho. Today's selection, titled “My Book Songs” comes from the second album of her solo music project called Palankeen. It features three songs. The first, titled “Slender” is a re-telling of Thomas Hardy's Jude the Obscure in seven verses. The second, “Baruch in the Northern Lights”, is based on two characters from the series, His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman. She ends with a song called “The Good Counselor”, which focuses on the story of Persephone in the Underworld and features an excerpt from The Odyssey.

To learn more about J.R. and her work, visit: https://jrrkinsey.com/