Thrum is a new album of intimate duets between international Kirtan artist Dave Stringer and English chanteuse Sheila Nicholls, featuring their singular vocal blend and unorthodox approach to harmony. The themes of the lyrics are inward facing, philosophical and agnostically spiritual. The arrangements invoke jazz and elements of both World and American folk traditions, accented by pedal steel, trumpet, vibes and a string quartet.

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At My Window

Ghosts of Steel

Ghosts Of Steel

God (A Commentary)

Lift Up the Veil

Reveal

River

The Satellite Sky

Weightless

Dave Stringer is a producer, musician and songwriter who has been widely profiled as one of the most innovative artists of the modern Yoga movement. Bhakti Without Borders, an album he produced, was nominated for a Grammy® in 2016. He was nominated in 2023 as an artist in the Best New Age, Ambient or Chant Album category for Mantra Americana, along with his collaborator Madi Das. He's both an inspiring singer and a compelling public speaker, resolving neuroscience, yoga philosophy and art into a participatory theatrical experience. He is featured in the documentary films Mantra: Sounds into Silence and The Power of Mantra and has toured extensively, leading concerts, workshops and retreats all over the world. 

“High energy, ecstatic chanting at its best.” 
-- Yoga Journal

"Dave Stringer has integrated his interest in Kirtan, an Indian tradition of  devotional chanting, with his masterful grasp of Western popular music, creating an exciting style of psychedelic pop as informed by traditional Eastern music as the Beatles." 
-- All Music Guide

“A volcano of a voice! Stringer transported us to another time and place.  His fiery, soulful voice gave the entire room a feeling of a down-home gospel jam and one could not help but sing along.”  
-- LA Yoga Magazine

“A departure from ancient kirtan. Stringer’s performance shaped the experience into a far more compelling musical encounter.” 
– The Los Angeles Times

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