A fabulous composition, playing and production......So good.

Amazing! Amazing!! I love the main theme, almost a lilting celtic melody, expanded in so many ways in less than 9 minutes!!! Amazing!!!!

Gorgeous composition & arrangement with excellent playing & beautiful development!👌❤️👏👏

Absolutely gorgeous! Take us on a journey...away!

You take us away to a beautiful journey and smoothly back again

Galaxy

78rpm Disc 173: Seamus Ennis: The Connemara Whistler (reels)

We hear it's International Bagpipe Day (March 10), so here's a set of reels by Seamus Ennis recorded on 78rpm for Bill Stapleton's Irish Recording Company (that through some twist of fate ended up in the States and eventually into David Giovannoni's collection). The Connemara Whistler tune name is the only one that appears on the disc, but the second tune is another of Ennis' takes on The Silver Spear. The two tunes together are similar to Ennis' track featured on the recently released Taisce Luachmhar The Piping Album, but seem to be a different recording, labeled here as IR 1020-B for Stapleton's IRC.

From the David Giovannoni Collection, DG 78 00-183.

DG 78 00-183

Seamus Ennis: The Connemara Whistler (reels)

Originally released in 2011, Janis Crunch & haruka nakamura’s collaboration album “12 & 1 SONG” is now reissued on vinyl for the first time. 

On a wintery night in 2007, the duo were in a recording session for haruka nakamura’s solo album “grace”. Instinctively, they decided to venture off the album recording and to compose a Christmas carol of their own. The track was christened “12 & 1 song” and then published online on a time-limited basis during the Christmas season. The spontaneous sessions spawned a few more winter-themed compositions and quickly became favourites among fans of both haruka nakamura and Janis Crunch. Even as the two ventured apart on other projects, their creative bond sustained this year-end tradition till a substantial collection of winter-themed songs, recorded between 2007-2011, was borne.

Janis Crunch’s warm, sonorous vocals ring bright and true above haruka nakamura’s placid classical guitar and soundscape arrangements. The former reveals the heart of her compositional skills of her primary instrument, in particular her solo piano performances on “SOLITUDE” and “Reqiuem”. “12 & 1 song”, “nuit” and “prayer” promptly bring to mind the early signature sounds of haruka nakamura. ARAKI Shin, who has been featured prominently on haruka nakamura 2nd album “twilight”, collaborates with the flute on “insincere love”. A treasury of 13 compositions themed with hazy childhood memories and the phenomena of the winter solstice, at times tender and childlike, yet at others, imbued with a sense of humanity and world-weariness, glow with the warmth of a log fire. 

The vinyl edition will be released on December 16, 2022 via KITCHEN. LABEL. Remastered by Gen Tanabe in Japan, the reissue is presented in a 12” outer sleeve and 4-page insert, printed on premium paper stock with artwork faithful to the design on the original first press edition. The package also comes with a digital download card that contains six bonus tracks that were recorded during the original sessions, five of which were previously made available as digital downloads on earlier editions and one of which, "A graca economica de Deus," has not yet been released.

Janis Crunch & haruka nakamura - Nuit (12 & 1 SONG, 2022)

Janis Crunch & haruka nakamura - SOLITUDE (12 & 1 SONG, 2022)

I thought it would be fun for you to hear me cover a little future soul repertoire by Hiatus Kaiyote. They’re an Australian band combining elements of jazz, soul, hip hop, and electronic sounds. This song is originally off of their first album. The song also has a wild remix featuring the rapper Q-Tip from the hip hop group, A Tribe Called Quest. I chose to do the band only arrangement. Their music also got noticed by several people from the soul, and hip hop community including Questlove, Erykah Badu, and especially Prince. I really like Hiatus’ second album, because there’s more of a jazz meets hip hop sound. Next time, I’ll share you my cover of one of those songs. Hope you enjoy it.

Nakamarra - Hiatus Kaiyote cover

Same As Ever

The ballad of sad young men

Produced by Robert Smyth
Mixed by Ally Jowett
Produced by Paul Winstanly
Music written and performed by Flip Top Head 
Flute by Fran Larkin

Blitzcat Records © 

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Lyrics:
You see, in my prefacing background
Prefacing back

And with the lick of a flame you entered my mind,
Like the flickering of Alfred Street
But now it’s red
(Now it’s red)
And we’re all equivalent to the gulls of the night,
The foam rolls- a child in a ball pit
And i’m here and you’re there
And we’re thrown down, deep under so i’ll roll with it
And if you were sat on that box,
Steadfast, the opposite of her waves
I’d be there
I’d
Ankles scuffed, fingertips kissed with cold
Kiss me cold, please unfold

Alfred Street

Final Fantasy XVI - Find The Flame (FFVI Soundfont V7)

Composed, orchestrated, and performed by Rachel Flowers on piano, keyboards, voice, flute, and fretless bass

Copyright Rachel Flowers 2015

Away

Away - Rachel Flowers

Recorded live October 27, 2019 at the Friday Harbor Grand B&B in Friday Harbor, WA. I was playing classical music on a beautifully restored Steinway piano that is over 100 years old, and felt inspired to create this improvisation. I hope you enjoy it!

Friday Harbor Improvisation - Rachel Flowers

Next to East Village

You can now purchase Rachel's solo albums "Bigger on the Inside" (2021), "Going Somewhere" (2018), and "Listen" (2016) along with "3x2," Rachel's collaboration EP with Michael Sadler of Saga!

From the first moment she touched the piano, Rachel Flowers has been consumed by music. Like a sponge she has spent her life absorbing every kind of music she encounters. This channel is her outlet where she gets to play, creating covers of the music she loves, and sharing that music with the world.

Now you can also hear Rachel's original music! Just visit shop.rachelflowersmusic.com

Away - Rachel Flowers

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