{"type":"link","asset_type":"article","version":"1.0","cache_age":3600,"provider_name":"CANVAS Arts","provider_url":"https:\/\/artscanvas.org","title":"Why musician Andrew Bird learned to appreciate isolation","publication_date":"April 04, 2019","summary":"Andrew Bird is a multi-instrumentalist who has created field recordings in a Utah canyon, a Lisbon aqueduct and the Los Angeles River. Known for his virtuosic violin playing and songwriting styles that defy traditional classification, Bird took an unusual approach to developing his music -- one that involved prolonged isolation. Bird offers his brief but spectacular take on playing to the room.","author_name":"By PBS NewsHour","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/cdn.artscanvas.org\/static\/2019\/04\/acbaab6ed4f4dfc24888f338fe4bddfb-BBS-1024x576.jpg","thumbnail_height":576,"thumbnail_width":1024}