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THE NEW CD!! (Released in April 2003.) Designed both for listening to and playing along with. |
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Get the accompanying book if written music helps you. |
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Wendy Stewart - gut strung bohemian and electro harps, concertina & vocal. |
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Gary West - low whistle, Scottish small pipes |
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Rod Paterson - percussion |
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Fraser Speirs - harmonica |
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Track List |
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Flowers of The Forrest |
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"This third solo CD from Wendy Stewart and her first post-Ceolbeg explores the resonances, layers and quiet energy of the traditional harp music she has played, composed, arranged and taught for over 30 years. This collection of unashamedly harp-focused tracks is strongly influenced by the landscape of South West Scotland where she now lives, by the natural rhythms of this environment and by family and friends. The mix of instrumentals and songs is not only a reflective yet absorbing listen but also, with the help of an accompanying book of music and ideas available from Wendy, can serve to emulate the traditional learning process by guiding the hopeful player through familiarizing, internalizing and accompanying the melody lines, harmonies and chord structures to release the musician within. Fourteen tracks feature layers of gut, wire, nylon and electro harps interwoven with Wendy's voice and concertina plus the many talents of Rod Paterson - voice and guitar, Gary West - small pipes and low whistle, Mike Travis - percussion, Fraser Spiers - harmonica. Choice tracks include an atmospheric setting of the poem 'There is a Tide' by Sydney Goodsir Smith, the pibroch 'The Old Sword's Lament' played on wire harp and small pipes, a reworking, in English, of a song of the clearances from Mull and 'Wendy's Waltz' composed by Eddie McGuire and played on the bohemian harp." |
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| Thanks to Peter for help beyond the call of duty - to Andy for the beautiful images - to Gary, Rod, Mike and Fraser for being so good - to Ricky, Colin and Alan for being there and to Jean Stewart, just for being ... | ||
| Böhmische Hakenharfe made by Klangwerkstatt, Markt Wald, Germany. | ||
| Gut and wire harps by Paul Guppy, Lancaster. Electro Harp by Camac. | ||
| Recorded at Pier House Studios, Edinburgh | ||
| Engineer - Peter Haigh | ||
| Produced and mixed by Wendy Stewart and Peter Haigh | ||
| Sculptures by Andy Goldsworthy | ||
| Photo of harps by Adrian Roberts | ||
| Photo of Wendy by Rebecca Marr | ||
| Design by John Slavin | ||
| GREENTRAX RECORDINGS LIMITED Cockenzie Business Centre Edinburgh Road Cockenzie East Lothian EH32 0XL email: greentrax@aol.com |
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| © 2003 Greentrax Recordings Ltd |
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