The Many Are One is a compilation curated by songwriter Piers Faccini and released on his own label Beating Drum.

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Inviting old friends and collaborators for the record from various corners of the earth, the record introduces the notion of an inter-connected global 21st century folk music scene. If songs were landscapes, the album would takes us from the city to the plains and from the metropolis to the mountains and deserts and into the oceans beyond.
The album showcases the craft of many remarkable songwriters and musicians. Unreleased and exclusive to the compilation are tracks by Ben Harper, Dawn Landes, Emily Barker, young Swedish songwriting prodigy Jenny Lysander, Horsedreamer (Roger Robinson of King Midas Sound’s solo venture) and Les Fils du Calvaire, the French language incarnation of electro producers dOP, to name but a few.
There are also tracks on the compilation by several artists signed to Beating Drum whose songs are produced, arranged and often co written by Faccini. Horsedreamer, Yelli Yelli and Jenny Lysnader make up the collaborative projects that the label intends for release in 2015, while the Barzilian Dom La Nena and Neapolitan Gnut, whose debut albums Faccini also produced, provide songs.
If The Many Are One were a mask, it would be one that transforms in shape and colour with each voice that sings through it. A mask of many tongues, English, French, Kabyle, Bambara, Salentino, Napoletano and Portuguese spin a kaleidoscopic blend of voices and languages throughout the compilation. The album also highlights a rich variety of traditional and instrumental sounds. There are Malian n’gonis in BKO Quintet’s Dunsolu, a solo viole d’amour played by the Tunisian virtuoso Jasser Haj Youssef’s as well as the polyphonic vocals and pipes of the southern Italians Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino.

Extracts from The Many Are One (a Beating Drum compilation)

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This miraculous song is another firm favourite of mine. It transcends and touches the depths of essential truth. The song is based on a prayer chanted in Hebrew on the day of Atonement, the day one has to stand solemnly before the judge. ‘Who by Fire’, like the prayer that inspired it, solemnly calls out the different ways we might die, some by fire, some by water, some by slow decay. Cohen adds his poetic wit to the chant with the line at the end of every verse: ‘Who shall I say is calling?’
 
I realised, after having written it, that my song, ‘Time of Nought’, was inspired by this extraordinary song and had I never heard ‘Who by Fire’ I most certainly would not have written it. I read that Leonard Cohen described his songs as muffled prayers; sometimes I think of my songs as religious music for non-believers so perhaps we have a little something in common, at the very least in the way a pupil might look up to his master.

Artwork : portrait of Leonard Cohen by Piers Faccini
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Piers Faccini - Who By Fire (Cover #17)

Jesus I'm Calling - Tangled Eye

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Horsedreamer is a collaboration project by Roger Robinson of King Midas Sound and Piers Faccini.

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Horsedreamer - Bolder

"Keep me" is a new song written and composed for the Beating Drum label compilation The Many Are One, out Dec. 8th

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Piers Faccini - Keep Me (From The Many Are One)

The Cinematic Orchestra - Regen

From The Many Are One, a compilation curated by @Piers-Faccini out now

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Yelli Yelli - Ddunit Tentar (From The Many Are One compilation)

From The Many Are One, a compilation curated by @Piers-Faccini out now

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Jenny Lysander - Lavender Philosophy (From The Many Are One compilation)

Taken from the new album "The Fine Art Of Hanging On" out now!

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The Leisure Society - Tall Black Cabins

New Song: “I Don’t Know Why”
Sometimes it feels like the world is spinning faster every day — and I’m not sure I can keep up anymore.
“I Don’t Know Why” is my reflection on time, faith, and the speed of change.
It’s about holding on to what matters when everything around us rushes forward.
Watch the video I created with Canva and let me know if you’ve ever felt the same.
👉 https://youtu.be/D7J5A8Y2gio

Neuer Song: „I Don’t Know Why“
Manchmal habe ich das Gefühl, die Welt dreht sich jeden Tag ein Stück schneller – und ich weiß nicht, ob ich noch mithalten kann.
„I Don’t Know Why“ ist mein Lied über die Zeit, den Glauben und das Tempo der Veränderung.
Es geht darum, festzuhalten, was wirklich zählt, wenn alles um uns herum rast.
Schau dir das Video an, das ich mit Canva erstellt habe – und sag mir, ob du dich darin wiederfindest.
👉https://youtu.be/D7J5A8Y2gio 

#Neuer Song #SingerSongwriter #Nachdenklich #Glaube #IDontKnowWhy

"I Don’t Know Why"

Verse 1
The days are flying, I can’t slow them down,
The world keeps turning, faster every round.
I try to follow, but I lose my way —
Still I’m holding on to yesterday.

Chorus
I don’t know why — the world’s in such a hurry,
I don’t know why — my heart is full of worry.
If God’s still near or watching from the sky,
I don’t know why — I don’t know why.

Verse 2
They call it progress, say it’s all for good,
But I still wonder if they understood.
What’s the meaning, where’s the truth inside,
When even faith can’t catch the ride?

Chorus
I don’t know why — the world’s in such a hurry,
I don’t know why — my soul is feeling blurry.
If God’s still near or watching from the sky,
I don’t know why — I don’t know why.

Bridge 
Maybe I’m just getting older,
Maybe time’s a restless tide.
But I still pray for something slower,
Just a place where peace can hide.

Final Chorus (repeat / fade)
I don’t know why — the world’s in such a hurry,
I don’t know why — my heart still carries worry.
If love’s still real beneath this speeding sky,
I don’t know why… I don’t know why.
(Lyrics & Music by Gert Holle - 021125)

I don't know WHY - Gert Holle - 021125 Ulfa

'Cwlwm' from Gwyneth Glyn's new album 'Tro' which releases worldwide on the bendigedig label on 29th September. 

Tro, which is Welsh for ‘turn’, is the first major solo album from one of Wales’ most intriguing and talented artists, with a passion for language, who applies her delicate craft and exquisite gift to this compelling new work, which also features Senegal’s acclaimed kora player Seckou Keita and BBC Radio 2 Folk Award Winner Rowan Rheingans.

'Cwlwm' - drac o 'Tro', sef halbwm newydd Gwyneth Glyn, yn rhyddhau ar label bendigedig ar y 29ain o Fedi. Tro yw’r albwm unigol ddiweddaraf gan un o artistiaid mwyaf diddorol a disglair Cymru. Mae cariad Gwyneth at iaith, a’i chrefft a’i dawn fel cyfansoddwraig yn amlwg yn y caneuon grymus hyn. Hefyd yn ymddangos ar yr albwm mae Seckou Keita, y chwaraewr kora adnabyddus o Senegal, a Rowan Rheinigans, enillydd Gwobr Werin BBC Radio 2.

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Cwlwm - Gwyneth Glyn (Tro)

Single from the upcoming full length "Akaline Kidal"
Coming March 1st
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Ahmed Ag Kaedy - Imetawan

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I started out as a painter writing music on the side and then I ended up writing songs and painting on the sly. If my songs were maps I'd want them to stretch from the English moors to the Saharan dunes via the plains of the Mediterrannean.
Most of the time, I release my music on my own label Beating Drum.
I've collaborated with many wonderful artists and musicians over the years, amongst them, Vincent Segal, Ballake Sissoko, Ben Harper, Ibrahim Maalouf and Rokia Traore and more.

Beating Drum is an Independent record label run by @Piers-Faccini.
Masters of eclecticism we create lovingly made objects that bring together music, art and writing.


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