1st part last week's program: Albert White Andrew Duncanson & Michael Peloquin Little Barrie & Malcolm Catto Smoking Popes mssv Nels Cline Marcin & @HAYATO_SUM1N0 LaMP Ancient Future WITCH Derya Yıldırım & Grup Şimşek #greenarrowradio greenarrowradio.com/yard-blanket/

Save Stream: orcd.co/eastofthesuntr… On 4/4/10, a new unnamed piece by Matthew Montfort was performed live on Please Stand By on KPIG. An audience member called suggesting the name East of the Sun. On 4/4/25, it dropped with Ancient Future's #Nirvana cover, Spirit of Nirvana.

Days after the release of Purple Nirvana, Ancient Future's iHeart page lists Imagine Dragons as a similar artist for the first time! iheart.com/artist/ancient… #imaginedragons #nirvana #sia

The studio version of East of the Sun with wind master Paul McCandless of the group Oregon on oboe drops April 25! orcd.co/eastsun #oboe #worldfusion open.spotify.com/album/0xgkbZL7…

The John Weeks Show just aired this interview about 'Purple Nirvana' by Ancient Future on 3MDR 97.1 FM, Australia: omny.fm/shows/the-john… #worldfusion #australia #guitar #ancientfuture

One World Music Radio included 'East of the Sun (Trio Version)' by Ancient Future in this playlist they just posted! Check it out 25 minutes and 45 seconds into the show: mixcloud.com/OWM/playlist-7…

mixcloud.com/OWM/playlist-7… “Spirit of Nirvana” by Ancient Future is featured on "One World Music Radio" on Mixcloud at about 40:13!

My first ever solo recording on flamenco guitar drops this Friday, 12/12/25! But you can pre-save it now at orcd.co/tarantasalap! And stay tuned because it's the improvised introduction to my composed piece Tres Tarantas Tres, coming 2/13/26: orcd.co/tarantas

mixcloud.com/OWM/kithara-14/ "Spirit of Nirvana" from Ancient Future's 2025 release, "Purple Nirvana," is the penultimate track on Steve Sheppard's final One World Music Radio Show of 2025. Check it out at 41:00! #Nirvana #worldmusic

"Tarantas Alap," my first solo flamenco guitar release, just dropped today. Listen to the whole piece at: orcd.co/tarantasalap #tarantas #flamenco #guitar #Indian #Hindustani #raga #raag #alap #alaap #impressionism #worldfusion #ancientfuture

On Dec 26, 1966, Jimi Hendrix wrote ‘Purple Haze’ between sets. Check out Ancient Future's version: orcd.co/purplenamhaze #hendrix #vietnamesemusic #worldfusion

There are Spotify boycotts due to ICE ads, algorithms that keep people stuck in genre boxes, and low artist payments. My latest in hi-res on Tidal: tidal.com/album/467463138

Ancient Future/Hendrix/Nirvana 11 Syzygy Jimi Hendrix recorded Purple Haze on 1/11/67. Nirvana performed on SNL on 1/11/92. Ancient Future violinist Jim Hurley performed on SNL with Queen Ida on 11/23/85. Hendrix & Nirvana are our 1st ever rock covers: orcd.co/purplenirvana

3 birthday releases: a score fusing flamenco and raga dropped on the anniversary of the 1st Ancient Future concert, a solo flamenco guitar piece by Matthew Montfort dropped on his birthday, and a Zakir Hussain tribute drops on his 75th birthday: ancient-future.com/news2026.html

Punjabi Jhinzaki by Ancient Future, featuring Aditya Kalyanpur (tabla), George Brooks (sax), Kai Eckhardt (bass), and Matthew Montfort (scalloped fretboard guitar), dropped today on Zakir Hussain's 75th birth anniversary. Happy birthday in the beyond... orcd.co/zakirtribute