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CDs: Signs and Wonders | Here Below | Ngatiimbe | Little Boots | Magic Foot You can also purchase scores and limited copy licenses for my original choral works. Please contact me for details. A shipping discount will be automatically applied to orders for multiple items. International shipments require a shipping surcharge. Signs and WondersThe second collection of songs by The Bright Wings Chorus, including original shape note songs, traditional American ballads, and contemporary choral pieces.
What People are Saying: "I've been recovering from a concussion for the past several months, which means that I need to sleep A LOT. Signs and Wonders has been a huge comfort, and is my go-to when I'm exhausted and need to recover. I arise more powerful and healed than I was when I lay down." "1000x better than listening to the annoying guy next to me on the bus. . ." The Bright Wings Collection: Buy Here Below and Signs and Wonders together Here BelowA collection of original shape note songs, composed from 2003–2011. Recorded live in August, 2011 amidst lots of wine and laughter with nine friends at the Old Meeting House, Montpelier, Vermont.
What People are Saying: "My husband and I joke about 'talking each other down' when things get too crazy and overwhelming, especially the things you can't control, no matter how you try. I might need to listen to your song Wester Caputh daily. There is so much hope and joy and certainty in that tune: it sings me down." "I was walking the boardwalk at lunchtime and felt I was about to join the seagulls in flight listening to your CD on my ipod! There's such a sense of sheer beauty and joy in it." "If you are moved by the sacred, if you need music that takes hold of your bones and won't let go, you should own a copy of Here Below. It's simply the most powerful stuff I've heard in a long time and I don't know what to do with it except tell you over and over that you must have it." NgatiimbeA collection of field recordings of Zimbabwean makwayera singing, recorded in February and March, 2011. Includes groups from Seke Teacher's College in Chitungwiza, The College of Music in Harare, A UCC congregation in Chikore, and Nhimbe for Progress in Mhondoro.
Little BootsInspired by my nephew, this is a collection of music for children. Drawn from years of working in schools, the songs range from African-inflected lullabies to Irish kids' songs.
What the Reviews are Saying: "Little Boots is a sweet collection of tunes and songs." — Sing Out! "If A Prairie Home Companion did a kids' show, this would be the music they'd play throughout." "Little Boots is a sweet little disk your family may find itself listening long after you've packed up the crib. Recommended." "Great Music. Period." "There is no preconceived notion of what kids may or may not like. It's simply an album of good songs, played exquisitely by very talented musicians."
Magic Foot: Stomping GroundRecorded in the spring of 2009, this is Magic Foot's first full length album. On it, we bring together traditional Irish music, a few foreign visitors, and some poignant songs. Lauded by Brian Conway as "tasteful, soulful music."
What the Reviews are Saying: "Their sound is that of musicians who really enjoy playing together. The arrangements are not bombastic but wonderfully played, with all the necessary pulse and drive intact. As I listened to this wonderful collection of lovely songs and tunes, I was transported back to the classic Sunday ceilidh performances at the Philadelphia Folk Festival [...] Many thanks to Magic Foot for helping me reconnect with a very special time in my life." — Sing Out! Ngatiimbe: Sing Zimbabwe
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A collection of 13 original shape note songs, composed from 2003–2011. The songs included are: Agawa Bay, Arkansas, August, Caspian, Chasm Lake, Deep Springs, East Pond, Kilfenora, Loblolly, Rochestown, Weatherhead, Wenlock, and Wester Caputh. Most of these songs (11 of the 13) feature on Here Below. "Can't stop listening—it has an amazing holiness about it." —Ali Burns $25 (US) plus $4 shipping/handling to the U.S. |
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A collection of interviews and biographical sketches of eleven Irish fiddlers. Compiled from work I've done for Fiddler Magazine, along with some unpublished material, the book includes pieces on Tommy Peoples, Siobhan Peoples, Caoimhin O Raghallaigh, Sarah Blair, Paddy Glackin, Matt Cranitch, Séan Ryan, Patrick Kelly, Junior Crehan, Brendan McGlinchey and John Carty. Includes transcriptions. $15 (US) plus $4 shipping/handling to the U.S. |
Some of the most common destinations and items are below. If you would like to order a combination of things or live elsewhere, please e-mail me and tell me how many and what types of items you wish to order, and I will reply with the correct surcharge. This charge will not show up the Shipping & Handling line of your order, but instead as an item purchased.
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The following are the most commmonly-used international surcharges: Europe, 1 CD = $2 |
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