http://kunc.org en http://kunc.org/post/yann-tiersen-world-cafe The music of multi-instrumentalist <a href="http://www.npr.org/artists/151777630/yann-tiersen" target="_blank">Yann Tiersen</a> breaks the constraints of form, yet each track is built around poignant, emotional melodies. Tiersen quickly abandoned the academy training of his early childhood, smashing his violin and adopting the electric guitar instead. He began recording in the summer of 1993, and first found commercial success in his native France with 1998's <em>Le Phare</em>, recorded in two months on the island of Ouessant. Wed, 30 May 2012 14:51:00 +0000 28062 at http://kunc.org Yann Tiersen On World Cafe http://kunc.org/post/yann-tiersen-tiny-desk-concert French singer, multi-instrumentalist and film composer <a href="http://www.npr.org/artists/151777630/yann-tiersen">Yann Tiersen</a> isn't massively well-known, but he did craft the score for the beloved 2001 film <em>Amelie</em>, about which virtually everything is held in massively high regard. Mon, 21 May 2012 15:50:00 +0000 Stephen Thompson 27621 at http://kunc.org Yann Tiersen: Tiny Desk Concert