WATER AND EARTH is a voice of indigenous modernism nested within acoustic invention, featuring Capomo on voice, drum, and jingles, featuring Grammy-winning instrumentalists Paul McCandless (oboe soprano sax, and English horn), Glen Velez (frame drums), and Grammy nominee Jasnam Daya Singh (piano) and Colin Farish on piano, guitar, frame drums, and flute.

2 Mugiga

1 Capomo

SLIPSTREAM circumnavigates the globe with acoustic flights of fancy, featuring Grammy-winning instrumentalists Paul McCandless (oboe soprano sax, and English horn), Airto Moreira (percussion), Glen Velez (frame drums), and Grammy nominee Jasnam Daya Singh (piano, voice, percussion).

8  Sitar Dar Asman

7 Charm Of The Dark

6 Dharma Swirl

5  Slipstream

4  Stolling Along

3  Kaizone

2  The Poem Is The Song

1 Singing Sunshine

Colin Farish performs the music of George Gershwin. Two medleys, one arranged by Colin and one arranged by Peter Nero, compliment the majestic "Rhapsody In Blue" and the playful, "Colin's Blues," to make this recording a solo piano feast for the ears.

1 (Gershwin Medley) Second Rhapsody : I Loves You Porgy : Bess You Is My Woman Now : Summertime : It Ain't Necessarily So : Someone To Watch Over Me : The Man I Love : You Can't Take That Away From Me

2 Rhapsody In Blue

3 I've Got Rhythm

4 Colin's Blues

5 Someone To Watch Over Me

Virtuoso musicians playing acoustic world trance with whale song, buddhists chanting and east indian instruments together with flamenco guitar, piano, violin and frame drums.

into the heart

gaia thriving

on the edge of certain knowledge

deep blue meaning

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Pixinguinha

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Navajo Pow Wow Song

Lakota Pow Wow Song

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Aku Pema

This track is from the album Colin Farish: Christmas Time is Here and is available for purchase on CD Baby here: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/ColinFarish

Keep Christmas With You

Songscapes of Native America is the first compilation CD of Native American music produced by Colin Farish for The Cultural Conservancy. The songs on this album represent a rich diversity of tribal traditions, from the Great Plains of the Dakota nation to the desert canyon lands of the Shoshone and Navajo, from the coastal bluffs of Native California to the mountain winds of the Peruvian Andes.

Native American men from seven distinct tribal backgrounds sing traditional and original songs in five different native languages and perform three instrumental flute pieces.

We use the term “songscapes” to describe specific Native American musical expressions that employ traditional singing styles and native languages and instruments (drum, flute, and shaker) to evoke the unique landscapes and ancestral places of Native America. Through the recording of native voices we preserve the dynamic oral tradition – the breath, sound, and song – of native peoples and do our part to keep these songscapes alive and available to present and future generations. We hope that these songscapes will interest and inspire you and provide a glimpse into the musical diversity and beauty of today’s Native American music.

1 Navajo Powwow Song

2 Lakota Powwow Song

3 Night Song

4 Wei Slow

5 Prayer

6 Navajo Chant 1

7 Grandmother Moon Song Intro

8 Grandmother Moon Song

9 Navajo Chant 2

10 Original Flute

11 Dakota Healing Song

12 Lakota Powwow Song 2

13 Original Flute

14 Bumblebee Honor Song

15 Traditional Yumari Ceremonial Chant

This compilation of guitar duets, solo piano compositions  and chamber music selections is from Colin Farish's recording studio Stillwatrer Sound, which was located in the Presidio Chapel from 1996-2004.

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Colin Farish is a composer and pianist fluent in many diverse musical languages. The wide scope of his influences are represented in his forty album discography of original music; including sixteen ensemble recordings, ten albums of his solo piano compositions, three albums of jazz standards and two musicals. For fifteen years Colin owned and operated Stillwater Sound recording studios.  For eight of those years his studio was located in the Presidio Chapel of San Francisco where he recorded numerous CDs and produced dozens of concert events. 

Colin Farish

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