A few snippets from a live recording of Balkan Twist/Windy Wally by Tri. Composed by Kez Watson. Album "One, Two Trì" out December 2021!

Trì: Balkan Twist/Windy Wally

A few snippets from a live recording of an original tune by Trì - Minute Air. Album "One, Two Trì" out December 2021!

Trì: Minute Air

A few snippets from a live recording of The Crooked Path set by Tri. Composed by Kez Watson. Album "One, Two Trì" out December 2021!

Trì: Crooked Path/Abhaile/The Gathering

A few snippets from a live recording of The Jenny Dang set, arranged/performed by Trì.

Tri Jenny Dang Set

Original tune sets by WirryCow. 
WirryCow write and arrange original and traditional tunes, inspired by the traditional and contemporary instrumental musics of Celtic, Gypsy and other World music genres. 
WirryCow are: Steve Thorneycroft, Stephen Tafra and Kez. 
See their website/facebook pages for more information - http://wirrycow.wordpress.com/video/

WirryCow: The Barren Rocks Set

From the 'Kez and Friends' album titled "Follow Me"
by Kez Watson

Lead vocals: Kez Watson
Backup vocals: Michael Houlahan
Rhythm/bass guitar: Michael Houlahan
Slide guitar: Frank Kessler
Drums: Derrick Craigy


Promises

From the 'Kez and Friends' album titled "Follow Me"
by Kez Watson

Lead vocals: Kez Watson
Piano/Violin/Viola: Kez Watson
Cello: Wendy Griffiths
Acoustic guitar: Chris Purcell


Rescue My Heart

Instrumental from the 'Kez and Friends' album titled "Follow Me" - by Kez Watson and Mal Boyd

Violas: Kez Watson
Piano/keyboard: Mal Boyd


Phoenix: The Rising

Instrumental from the 'Kez and Friends' album titled "Follow Me" - by Michael Houlahan

Guitars/mandolin: Michael Houlahan
Tin Whistle: Katrina Becker
Strings: Kez Watson


Sash

From the 'Kez and Friends' album titled "Follow Me"
by Kez Watson

Lead/backup vocals: Kez Watson
Piano: Mal Boyd
Guitars: Michael Houlahan
Double Bass: Wendy Griffiths

Sunday's Love

Composition for Violin and Gamelan Degung by Kez Watson

Violin: Kez Watson
Suling: Kym Hall
Gamelan: Swara Naga group

Baggy Pants

Composed by Philip Glass/arranged by Kerry Watson. Performed by Pajajaran (gamelan degung ensemble) and EphenStephen (guitar duo).

Metamorphosis III (for 5 str. violin, gamelan degung and two guitars.

"Sleep Well (soundly) Mount Merapi" (2011), for violin and gamelan degung, is an original composition by Kerry Watson. The work is programmatic: opening with an ominous cempress melodic line - a kind of foreboding - and quiet (traditional music) sounds of a village situated in the shadow of the active 'Gunung Merapi' volcano in Java, Indonesia. The volcano stirs, erupting with the full might of its 'anger' in the middle of the work, characterised by the loud, frantic unison gamelan parts overlayed with a hectic fiddle 'reel'. Peace is restored as the volcano returns to 'sleep' (for now), with the echoes of a cooling crust audible in the saron instruments and violin 'cries'. The work was composed in response to Merapi's eruption in October, 2010. Elements from Sundanese (West Javanese), Western classical, celtic and pop-sunda musics served as influences in the transcultural work.

Selamat Tidur Gunung Merapi

Metamorphosis Four for Gamelan degung and 5 string violin, composed by P. Glass, arr. K.Watson

Gamelan, Glass & Guitars

An original composition inspired by tales of the 'Phoenix' - the "Lament" (upon the death of the phoenix) and "The Rising" (of the phoenix from the ashes). This is a two-piece tune set, arranged for viola and piano (in this version), influenced by music from Celtic and East European traditions.

Phoenix: Lament (The Death)/The Rising

"Gentle, Gentle" is the second instalment of an original work of three pieces titled "Petit Fiddle Suite". This piece is arranged for violin/fiddle and guitar. It has a slower, more contemplative spirit in comparison with the other two pieces in the suite, however, draws upon similar features/influences  from music repertoires hailing from Jewish/Klezmer and 'Gypsy' music traditions. The piece is dedicated to one of the best mates I ever had, my kelpie-cross 'Gentle George'.

II Gentle, Gentle (from Petit Fiddle Suite) by K. Watson

'Celtic Trade' is a set of 5 original tunes, inspired by Celtic music traditions from around the world. Although arranged for/recorded with fiddle (violin) and two guitars in this instance, the tune compositions are open to ensemble arrangement/solo performance and interpretation - originally written with arrangement flexibility in mind, inspired by song and dance music contexts of the associated Celtic regions.

fiddlekez

Popular tracks