Episode #20 - Ralph Towner: At First Light

In the 20th episode of the ECM podcast, we are joined by acclaimed
American guitarist Ralph Towner, who has been with ECM since back
in 1973, when his debut for the label was released. On his new solo
album, “At First Light”, recorded in Lugano in 2022, the guitarist
presents new and familiar original compositions as well as a couple
of songs from the Great American Songbook, performed on classical
guitar. In our conversation, Ralph goes all the way back to the
beginnings of his collaboration with Manfred Eicher and talks about
his days as a piano player, or studying guitar in Vienna and then
founding the band Oregon. Of course, we also speak about his new
record.