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English singer-songwriter, born 20 December 1945 in Newcastle upon Tyne. Mother of Whyn Lewis.

Bunyan released a few singles in the mid and late 1960s. After the 1970 release of her debut album Just Another Diamond Day she left the music industry for more than 30 years.
In 2005 Vashti Bunyan released her second album Lookaftering. Her third and final album Heartleap was released in 2014.

APPEARANCES +


Bibio
Phantom Brickworks (LP II)
2024
Jonah Yano
Portrait Of A Dog
2023, CD, ,
Rhythm & Blues/Soul-Jazz/Soul
Josiah Daniel
Hard Four
2022, Cass, Criminalized
Greanvine
Mark You That & Noat You Wel (Expanded Edition)
2022
Sananda Maitreya
Pandora's PlayHouse
2021, 2xCD, Album, Treehouse Publishing, ,
Pop Rock
Cactus Lee
Angel b/w Train Song
2021, 7", Single, Mapache Records, Mapache Records
Magick Flavour Station
N64 Love Songs
2021
Various
Dust On The Nettles (A Journey Through The British Underground Folk Scene 1967-1972)
2021, 3x CD, Box Set, ,
Folk Rock/Psychedelic Rock
The Avalanches
Wherever You Go / Reflecting Light
2020, 2xFile, FLAC, Single, 24-, Universal Music Australia Pty Ltd, ,
Disco/Alternative Rock/RnB/Swing
The Avalanches
Reflecting Light
2020, Lathe, 7", S/Sided, Single, Ltd, Promo, X-R, Universal Music Australia Pty Ltd, ,
Disco/Alternative Rock/RnB/Swing
Phantom Handshakes
Winter Is Blue
2020, File, MP3, Single, 320, Not On Label (Phantom Handshakes Self-released)
Jay Electronica
A Written Testimony
2020
The Avalanches
We Will Always Love You
2020, 25x File 24-Bit / 48.0 kHz, ,
Downtempo/House/Disco/UK Garage/Indie Pop/Hip Hop/Indie Rock
The Higher State
In The Morning I Will Roam
2019, 7", Single, Hypnotic Bridge Records
Various
White Winter Hymnals (15 Songs For Cold Days And Long Nights)
2019, CD, Comp, Mojo Magazine, ,
Holiday
World Standard
Discover America Box
2019, CD, Album, RE, RM + CD, Album, RE, RM + CD, Album,, World Standard (2), Bridge Inc., Daisyworld Discs, ,
Experimental/Folk
Devendra Banhart
Ma
2019, ,
Folk
Mercury Rev
Bobbie Gentry's The Delta Sweete Revisited
2019
Jadu Heart
Melt Away
2019
Yorick Van Norden & Anne Soldaat
Unsung Heroes Too
2019, ,
Country Rock/Folk Rock/Pop Rock
Robert Kirby
When The Day Is Done (The Orchestrations Of Robert Kirby)
2018, CD, Comp, Ace, ,
Folk/Folk Rock
Forest Swords
DJ-Kicks
2018, CD, ,
IDM/Techno/Leftfield
Various
Milk Of The Tree (An Anthology Of Female Vocal Folk And Singer-Songwriters 1966-73)
2017, 3xCD, Comp + Box, Grapefruit Records, ,
Folk
Mutual Benefit
Just Another Diamond Day
2017, ,
Folk
Sonja Hald
Klæk!
2017
Gareth Dickson
Orwell Court
2016, ,
Folk/Ambient/Acoustic
Various
Rare Trax Vol. 93 - 10 Rare Trax - Groove Of 1965
2015, CD, Comp, Rolling Stone
City Kay
Here Before
2015, 7", Single, Remove Ya Sound, ZF Prod
Piano Magic
Set Your Clock By Your Heart (Best Of)
2015, 22xFile, MP3, Comp, RM, VBR, Second Language
Lush
Chorus
2015, CD, CD, CD, CD, CD, Box Set, ,
Shoegaze/Alternative Rock/Indie Rock/Britpop/Ethereal/Dream Pop
The Snark
New Dimensions In Bongo Playing
2014, CDr, Album, Not On Label (The Snark (2) Self-released)
Shiny Times
I Want To Be Alone
2014, File, MP3, 320, Not On Label
The Andrew Oldham Orchestra And Friends*
Play The Rolling Stones Songbook Volume 2
2013, CD, Album, Gold Lake Records
We/Or/Me
The Walking Hour
2013, 10xFile, MP3, Album, 128, Not On Label (We/Or/Me Self-released)
Rolfe Kent
Labor Day
2013
Various
Way To Blue (The Songs Of Nick Drake)
2013,
Piano Magic
Heart Machinery (A Piano Magic Retrospective 2001 - 2008)
2013
The Andrew Oldham Orchestra*
Plays Lionel Bart's Maggie May
2013
Various
Meyer Records Vol 3
2011, LP, Comp, Meyer Records, ,
Piano Blues/Contemporary Jazz
Lotte Kestner
Extra Covers EP
2011, ,
Acoustic/Indie Rock
Tristen
Decks The Halls
2011
Various
Johnny Boy Would Love This... A Tribute To John Martyn
2011, 2x CD Digipack, DVD, ,
Folk Rock/Indie Rock
Satanicpornocultshop
Arkhaiomelisidonophunikheratos
2010, CD, Album, Some Bizzare
Devendra Banhart
Cripple Crow / Smokey Rolls Down Thunder
2010, 2xCD, Comp, S/Edition, Box, XL Recordings
Mark Olson
Many Colored Kite
2010,
Various
Music And Migration
2010, CDr, ,
Experimental/Neofolk
Various
Rare Trax Vol. 62 - New Psychedelic Classics: The Eclectic Kool Aid Sound Spectacle
2009, CD, Comp, Rolling Stone
Prydwyn With Quickthorn
This Too Shall Pass
2009, CDr, Mini, Ltd, Hand/Eye, ,
Acoustic/Psychedelic Rock/Folk
Fever Ray with Van Rivers & The Subliminal Kid
Stranger Than Kindness / Here Before
2009, 7", Single, Ltd, Num, Rabid Records, ,
Leftfield/Synth-pop/Ambient
Reizger
Blaue Greide
2009, CD, Album, Pylgerrecords
Headless Heroes
Headless Heroes
2009, Vinyl Clear, ,
Neofolk
Various
Dark Was The Night
2009, 2x CD, ,
Indie Rock/Pop Rock
Fever Ray
Fever Ray
2009, CD, DVD, All Media, ,
Electro/Ambient
Saint Etienne
Boxette
2008, CD, Album, RE, RM + CD, Album, RE, RM + CD, Album,, Foreign Office, ,
Acoustic/Downtempo/Synth-pop
Vetiver
Thing Of The Past
2008
Headless Heroes
The Silence Of Love
2008, CD, ,
Indie Rock
Various
Showcase Scotland: South By Southwest Festival 2007
2007, CD, Comp, Promo, Sunday Herald,
Example
We Didn't Invent The Remix
2007, CD, Album, Not On Label (Example Self-released)
Various
Ballads Of The Book
2007, ,
Folk Rock/Acoustic/Indie Rock
In Gowan Ring
Exists And Entrances
2007, 2x CD, ,
Acoustic/Neofolk
Devendra Banhart
Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon
2007, ,
Folk Rock/Acoustic/Antifolk
Various
Migrating Bird - The Songs Of Lal Waterson
2007, ,
Folk
Various
Not Alone - Médecins Sans Frontières - Doctors Without Borders
2006, 5xCD, Comp + Box, Durtro, Jnana Records, ,
Alternative Rock/Folk Rock/Country Rock/Ambient/Acoustic/Downtempo/Experimental
Various
The Quiet Revolution
2006, CD, Comp, Mojo Magazine, ,
Folk Rock
Various
Les Femmes S'En Mêlent #9
2006, CD, Comp, Les Femmes S'En Mêlent, ,
Folk Rock/Pop Rock/Indie Rock/Lo-Fi/Acoustic/Downtempo
Elizabeth Mitchell
You Are My Little Bird
2006, CD, Album, Smithsonian Folkways
Various
The Psychedelic Colours Of 60's London
2006, 2xCD, Comp, Pazzazz, ,
Pop Rock/Classic Rock
Various
Anthems In Eden (An Anthology Of British & Irish Folk 1955-1978)
2006, 4xCD, Comp + Box, Castle Music, Castle Music, Castle Music, Castle Music, Castle Music, Castle Music, Castle Music, Castle Music, Castle Music,
Various
Folk Off - New Folk And Psychedelia From The British Isles And North America
2006, 2x CD, ,
Folk Rock/Acoustic/Lo-Fi/Indie Rock/Folk/Leftfield
Various
White Bicycles - Making Music In The 1960s - The Joe Boyd Story
2006, CD, ,
Folk Rock/Acoustic/Psychedelic Rock
Various
Spex CD #57
2005, CD, Comp, Spex (2), ,
Alternative Rock/Folk Rock/Indie Rock/Ska/Leftfield/Electro/Downtempo
Various
Musikexpress 107 - Sounds Now!
2005, CD, Comp, Promo, Musikexpress, ,
Folk Rock/Indie Rock
Saint Etienne
Finisterre (A Film About London)
2005, ,
Downtempo/Synth-pop/Indie Pop
AC*
Prospect Hummer
2005
Idlewild
El Capitan
2005
Piano Magic
Saint Marie EP
2004, CD, EP, Green UFOs, ,
Leftfield/Abstract
Various
Gather In The Mushrooms (The British Acid Folk Underground 1968-1974)
2004, ,
Folk Rock/Acoustic/Experimental
Devendra Banhart
Rejoicing In The Hands
2004, CD, ,
Folk Rock/Lo-Fi/Indie Rock
Various
Instant Karma
2002, CD, Comp, RM, Castle Music, Castle Music, ,
Pop Rock/Rhythm & Blues/Soft Rock/Bubblegum/Soul/Ska/Jazz-Funk/Folk/Ragtime/Psychedelic Rock/Prog Rock/Beat/Rocksteady
Piano Magic
Writers Without Homes
2002, CD Digipak, ,
Leftfield/Ethereal/Experimental
Appendix Out
A Warm And Yeasty Corner
2001, CD, EP, Shingle Street, ,
Folk Rock
Twice As Much
The Immediate Anthology
1999, CD, Comp, RE, Immediate
Twice As Much
That's All
1968, Vinyl, ,
Vocal/Psychedelic Rock/Mod/Soft Rock
Various
Tonite Let's All Make Love In London
1968, Vinyl, ,
Psychedelic Rock/Spoken Word/Folk/Mod
Various
You Got Me Hooked! More Marylebone Beat Girls
2025, CD, Comp, Ace, ,
Beat/Rock & Roll/Vocal/Folk Rock/Soul
Various
Gather In The Mushrooms (The British Folk Underground 1969 - 1975)
2025
Various
Light in The Attic And Friends
2023, 2xLP, RSD, Comp, Ltd, Light In The Attic,
Various
Box Of Pin-Ups: The British Sounds Of 1965
2021, 3xCD, Mono + Box, Comp, Grapefruit Records, ,
Beat/Garage Rock/Mod
Various
Don't Blow Your Cool! (More 60s Girls from UK Decca)
2020, CD, Comp, Ace
Various
Winter - Ken Easy
2020, CDr, Comp, Not On Label,
Various
She-Zam! The World Of 60s Power Girls
2019, LP, Comp, Ltd, Yel, Decca, Decca, Decca
Various
Green Leaves (Nick Drake Covered)
2018, CD, Mojo Magazine
Jon Savage
Jon Savage's 1965 (The Year The Sixties Ignited)
2018, 2xCD, Comp, RM, Ace, ,
Soul/Rock & Roll/Beat/Mod
Various
The White Album (Covered)
2018, CD, Comp, Rolling Stone,
Various
Fragments Du Monde Flottant
2018, Vinyl, ,
Chanson/Folk
Various
Patriot: Season 1 (Amazon Original Soundtrack)
2017, 7xFile, MP3, EP, VBR, Amazon Content Services
Various
Mud (Músiques Disperses 2016)
2016, CD, Comp, Músiques Disperses
Various
On Broadway: The Songs Of Barry Mann And Cynthia Weil
2016, CD, Comp, Playback Records (6),
Free Cake For Every Creature
Mixtape
2016, Cass, S/Sided, Comp, Ltd, Not On Label
Dark Day
Secret Thirteen Mix 160
2015, File, MP3, Mixed, 320, Secret Thirteen Journal, ,
Folk Rock/Ethereal/Acoustic
Allan Wilson
Coldest Night Of The Year Holiday Mix
2015, File, MP3, Mixed, 192, Not On Label (Allan Wilson Self-released), ,
Holiday
Gorje Hewek
Shanti Radio Vol.3
2015, CDr, Comp, Шанти
Various
Mud (Músiques Disperses 2015)
2015, CD, Comp, Club, Ltd, Promo, Car, Músiques Disperses
Various
Fatcat + Õunaviks present: TMW 2015
2015, 8xFile, FLAC, Album, Smplr, Õunaviks
Σοβαρός Πιγκουίνος
Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams
2015, CDr, Comp, Mixed, Mixtape, Not On Label, ,
Baroque Pop/Folk/Folk Rock/Psychedelic Rock/Art Rock/Acid Rock
Various
Dust On The Nettles (A Journey Through The British Underground Folk Scene 1967-1972)
2015, 3x CD, Box Set, ,
Folk Rock/Psychedelic Rock
Various
This Record Belongs To
2015
Various
A FatCat Records Sampler
2014, CD, Comp, Promo, Smplr, FatCat Records
Various
Untitled
2014, CDr, Comp, ATP Recordings, ,
Indie Rock
Globelamp
Globelamp Covers Album
2014, CDr, CD-ROM, Not On Label (Globelamp Self-released)
Various
Eclipsed (15 Tracks Of The Best New Music)
2014, CD Jewel Case,
Rolfe Kent
Labor Day (Music From The Motion Picture)
2013, ,
Score/Soundtrack
Djrum*
RA.307
2012, File, MP3, Mixed, 160, Resident Advisor, ,
Downtempo/Dubstep/Ambient
Discodeine
RA.249
2011, File, MP3, Mixed, 160, Resident Advisor, ,
Leftfield/Indie Rock/House/Downtempo/Synth-pop/Experimental
Various
Ninja Tune Publishing & Licensing Sampler Nine
2011, CD, Comp, Promo, Smplr, Ninja Tune, ,
Downtempo
Balam Acab
Mother Earth
2011, 3xFile, MP3, 320 + File, MP3, 256 + 3xFile, MP3, V, Weird Magic, ,
Ambient/Experimental/Abstract/Acoustic/Avantgarde
Various
LateNightTales (TheDecadeBox)
2011, 27xCD, Comp, Mixed + Box, Ltd, Num, LateNightTales, ,
Downtempo/Trip Hop/Breaks/Dub/House/Leftfield/Experimental/Alternative Rock
Various
Wretches & Jabberers (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
2011, ,
Soundtrack
Midlake
LateNightTales
2011, CD, ,
Folk Rock/Indie Rock/Folk
Various
Lullabies And Dream Songs
2010, Cass, Comp, Mississippi Records
Korallreven
A Dream By Korallreven
2010, File, MP3, Comp, Mixed, 320, Acéphale, ,
Downtempo
Various
Rock & Folk In The UK
2010, 5xCD, Comp, Wagram Music S.A., Rock & Folk,
Various
Circus Days (The Complete Series Volumes One-Six - A Compendium Of Curios From The Great British Psychedelic Era)
2010, 6x CD, Box Set, ,
Psychedelic Rock/Pop Rock/Prog Rock
Various
Collectorama # 2 - Folk
2009, 2xCD, Comp, Les Inrockuptibles
Various
I Can't Get It Out Of My Turn To Stone Head - Unearthed Expansive Sounds 1968-Present
2009, CD, Comp, Drag City, Galactic Zoo Dossier
The Future Sound Of London
Electric Brain Storms Vol. 2
2008, File, MP3, Mixed, 320, The Pod Room, ,
Leftfield/Industrial/Prog Rock/Abstract/IDM/Psychedelic Rock/Ambient/Breakbeat/Experimental
Various
A FatCat Records Sampler 2008
2008, CD, Smplr, FatCat Records, 130701, Plan B (2)
Various
TV Ad Songs
2008, 2xCD, Comp, EMI TV, EMI TV
Various
Later... With Jools Holland - The First 15 Years
2008, DVD-V, Comp, NTSC, Warner Music Entertainment, BBC,
Various
The White Album Recovered No. 0000001
2008,
Various
FatCat Records Sampler 2007
2007, CD, Promo, Smplr, FatCat Records, ,
Folk Rock/Indie Rock/Punk/Post Rock/Downtempo/Experimental
Various
The Five Year Plan
2007, CD, Comp, Promo, Plan B (2), ,
Folk
Various
100 Trésors Cachés: Chansons Rares & Indispensables
2007, 6xCD, Comp, Les Inrockuptibles,
Various
Small Hours, Summer Mornings
2007, CD, Comp, Foggy Notions
Various
The Changing Of The Guard - The Sixties London Pop Explosion
2007, CD, Comp, Él, Cherry Red
Various
FatCat Records Sampler 2007
2007, CDr, Promo, Smplr, FatCat Records, ,
Folk Rock/Indie Rock/Punk/Post Rock/Downtempo/Experimental
Various
Visionaire No. 53: Sound
2007, 5x Vinyl, 2x CD, Box Set, ,
Dialogue/Noise/Spoken Word/Field Recording/Avantgarde/Art Rock/Interview/Lo-Fi/Experimental
Charles Webster
Defected Presents Charles Webster
2007, 3x CD, ,
Alternative Rock/Blues Rock/House/Deep House/Ambient/Downtempo/Folk/Classic Rock
Various
The Big Chill
2006, 2xCD, Comp, Resist Music, ,
Folk Rock/Trip Hop/Smooth Jazz/Lounge/IDM/Electro/Pop Rock/Indie Rock/Breaks/Garage House/Art Rock/Future Jazz/Downtempo/Modern Classical/Mariachi/Soul/New Wave/Soft Rock/Tech House/Acoustic/Synth-pop/Experimental/Leftfield/Acid Jazz/Blues Rock/House/Abstract/UK Garage/Neofolk/RnB/Swing/Glitch/Ambient/Flamenco/Drum n Bass
Various
Revolver USA Sampler Winter '06
2006, CD, Comp, Promo, Revolver USA
Various
WTUL Songs From The Basement Volume Four
2006, 2xCD, Comp, Not On Label, ,
Abstract/Electroclash
Various
Halleluwah Festival Of Enthused Arts Sept. 1-2, 2006 * Disjecta, Portland
2006, LP, Album, Ltd, Yeti Publishing LLC, Blackbird Presents, ,
Folk Rock/Acoustic/Indie Rock
Various
Strange Folk
2006, CD, Comp, Albion Records (3)
Various
Feel The Spirit (Other Worldly Folk Music Gems And Psychedelics)
2006, CD, ,
Folk Rock/Psychedelic Rock
Various
Now Hear This! (The Best Way To Discover Exciting New Music) (December 2005)
2005, CD, Comp, Promo, Word Magazine, ,
Alternative Rock/Country Rock/Tribal/Downtempo/Acoustic
Various
Feber 2: Andres Lokko Folk
2005, 2xCD, Comp, Amigo, ,
Folk
Various
Sonically Speaking Vol 25: Oktober 2005
2005, CD, Comp, Car, Sonic Magazine,
Various
Vital : Music
2005, CD, Comp, Promo, Vital Sales & Marketing, Chain With No Name, ,
Indie Rock/Folk/Country Rock/Electro/Heavy Metal/Nu Metal/Synth-pop
Various
Radio Cookie Scene 0027 January 2006 / December 2005
2005, CD, Comp, Cookie Scene
Various
Rolling Stone Novembre 2005
2005, CD, Comp, Smplr, Car, Cyber Press Publishing
Various
Fatcat Records Sampler - Forthcoming Releases Summer / Autumn 2005
2005, CD, Promo, Smplr, FatCat Records
Jimmy Page
The Jimmy Page Collection
2005, MD, Comp, Hi-, Universal Music, ,
Classic Rock/Blues Rock/Hard Rock
Various
The Enlightened Family
2005, ,
Downtempo/Experimental/Folk
Various
Revolver USA Sampler Winter '04
2004, CD, Promo, Smplr, Revolver USA, ,
Alternative Rock/Indie Rock/Punk/Avantgarde/Folk Rock
Various
The Golden Apples Of The Sun
2004
Jimmy Page
This Guitar Kills! More 60s Groups & Sessions
2003, 2xCD, Comp, Castle Music, Sanctuary
Various
Folk Rock And Faithfull: Dream Babes Volume Five
2003, CD, Comp, RPM Records (2), ,
Folk Rock
Various
Wallpaper Of Sound: The Songs Of Phil Spector & The Brill Building
2002, CD, Comp, RM, Castle Music, ,
Beat/Pop Rock/Soul
Various
A Pot By Any Other Name
2001, CD, Comp, Ptolemaic Terrascope,
Various
Listen, Listen: Warlock Music
2001, 2xCD, Comp, Promo, Smplr, Rykomusic,
Various
The Girls' Scene
1999, ,
Pop Rock
Various
Sampler No19
1998, CD, Comp, Promo, Smplr, Voiceprint
Various
Like A... Rolling Stone!
1997, CD, Comp, Promo, ZOO (6), Polygram, ,
Pop Rock/Classic Rock
Various
Tonite Let's All Make Love In London
1991
Various
Circus Days Vols 1 & 2
1990
Various
Circus Days Volume One (UK Pop-Sike Obscurities 1966-1970)
1990, ,
Psychedelic Rock/Pop Rock
Various
The Rolling Stones Works
1989, CD, Comp, Mono, Deram, ,
Rock & Roll/Pop Rock/Beat
Various
Pop Inside The 60's (1963-69)
1988
Various
Connection 1963-66
1987, CD, Comp, Mono, Saga (4), ,
Beat/Rock & Roll/Pop Rock
Various
Girl Zone
1986, LP, Comp, Mono, Impact Records (5), ,
Rhythm & Blues/Soul
Various
Walkin' Thru The Sleepy City / Jagger-Richard Compositions
1982, LP, Comp, Mono, London Records, ,
Beat/Pop Rock
Alela Diane
Calm As The Owl Glides - Songs For Stillness
CDr, Comp, Not On Label,
Piano Magic
XPLAYMIX 59
2017, File, MP3, Mixed, P/Unofficial, 320, Xplaylist,
Alternative Rock/Folk/Folk Rock/Ethereal/Avantgarde
Various
Circus Days - Pop Psych Obscurities 1966-1972
2016
Inch-time
Mystery Plays Mixtape #1 Inch-Time - Influences
2010, File, AAC, Mixed, Unofficial, 192, Mystery Plays Records
Plastic Crimewave
Galactic Zoo Dossier Tape Club Vol. III #1: Winter Moods
2007, Cass, Mixtape, Unofficial, Not On Label (Plastic Crimewave Self-Released)
Various
"Bushes & Briars" The Sound Of An English Autumn
2006, CDr, Comp, Ltd, Unofficial, Hobby-Horse,
Various
Lammas Night Laments Volume 1
2005, CDr, Comp, Unofficial, The Unbroken Circle, ,
Folk
Various
Circus Days Vol 1 & 2
1998, CD, ,
Psychedelic Rock
Various
To And Fro' And Gone Vol. 2
1997, Cass, Comp, Unofficial, Not On Label
Various
To And Fro' And Gone Vol. 5
1997, Cass, Comp, Unofficial, Not On Label
Various
To And Fro' And Gone Vol. 7
1997, Cass, Comp, Unofficial, Not On Label
Various
Tonite Let's All Make Love In London
1984
Various
Donkey Dust Versus Monkey Lust Vol. 2
Cass, Comp, Unofficial, Not On Label