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Music
Letting Go Celia Farran
released February 2015
(Editor’s choice: available for review)
Free Track From Celia’s Brand New Album ‘Letting Go’: “Got Champagne? It’s OFFICIAL! My 10th Album -“Letting Go” has been Digitally Released!
Two years in the making & countless hours of soul spinning focus. I crafted this music to be medicine for the mind, body, and spirit. I can’t WAIT for you to hear it. Please enjoy this FREE track from the album titled “Release & Let Go”. From here you will get directed to samples of the ENTIRE album & receive a deep discount on the 80 minute album. Yes, you heard me right…80 minutes of musical medicine. Click here to download: http://www.celiasings.com/release
~ Musicallly Yours, Celia”
Fragments of Thanatos by Eidolorous
released 23 October 2014
(Digital Download)
(Editor’s Choice! Available for review.)
Tim Rayborn presents a recording of dark orchestral themes and electronic sounds. Behold fragmented windows into a Lovecraftian universe, inspired by weird tales and visions of cosmic horror.
http://eidolorous.bandcamp.com/album/fragments-of-thanatos
Recorded by Tim Rayborn between July and October, 2014
Mastered by Derek Bianchi, Muscletone Studios, October 2014: www.muscletonestudios.com
Cover art by Abigail Keyes: www.asharah.com
Parchment design from: www.myfreetextures.com
Stolen Season (unmastered digital release)
by SJ Tucker
Digital Download
(Editor’s Choice! Available for review.)
Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
This release contains S. J.’s unmastered mixes and is recommended for those who want to hear it NOW, as opposed to waiting until after her mastering engineer has had time to work his magic. S. J. will post the mastered version of this album as soon as it’s ready. Money from downloads of the unmastered tracks will go toward printing, replication, and mastering of the CD release.
http://music.sjtucker.com/album/stolen-season-unmastered-digital-release
THANK YOU!!
Acoustic Guitar Music for Yoga, Massage & Relaxation
Hobbyhorse
Music for yoga classes with a combination of acoustic guitars, singing bowls, chimes, bells, frame drums and vocals. Below are two samples of our music for Yoga.
http://www.hobbyhorsemusic.org/music-for-yoga/
Yoga teachers, please email [email protected] to discuss collaborating.
Modern Sounds of Ancient Juju
Howell Devine
(Editor’s Choice! Available for review.)
Arhoolie CD 550 / SF Bay Area blues trio
Joshua Howell, Pete Devine, and Joe Kyle Jr. play in a style evocative of the Mississippi juke joints of the ‘30s and ‘40s, but bring an energy and spirit all their own. / 11 tracks, liner notes by Charlie Musselwhite, dynamite cover art by John Seabury.
Released 14 September 2014
Purchase: https://www.downhomemusic.com/product/book-pioneers-of-the-blues-revival/
Download: https://howelldevine.bandcamp.com/album/modern-sounds-of-ancient-juju
Yesterday I Saw The Earth Beautiful
Gerry O’Beirne
(Editor’s Choice! Available for review.)
http://www.gerryobeirne.com/
“An Extraordinary album with innovative arrangements and hauntingly beautiful songs”- Folkworld
Faun – Luna
Medieval & ancient instruments with modern influences to create an enchanting and powerful music.
Click for Promo video “Walpurgisnaught”
To Purchase: http://www.universal-music.de/faun/diskografie/detail/product:215383/luna
Tour info: http://www.universal-music.de/faun/termine
A Secret River – Colours of Solitude
Jazz influenced Progressive Rock from Sweden.
To Purchase: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/asecretriver1
(digital Download)
https://www.facebook.com/asecretriver
Dead Can Dance – In Concert
(Editor’s choice. Available for review)
https://www.deadcandance.com/discogs/inconcert
Live music from the 2012-13 tour of this iconic ensemble.
Lisa Gerrard – Twilight Kingdom
(Editor’s choice. Available for review)
Free download “Seven Seas” on the webpage
http://www.lisagerrard.com
Evocative new works from an inspired vocalist, Lisa Gerrard. Daniel Johns, Patrick Cassidy, Astrid Williamson and words by Russell Crowe
Syd Arthur – Sound Mirror.
Pure straight-up progressive rock.
May 20 US / June 2 UK on Harvest Records.
Order here: http://smarturl.it/sydarthur
Tour Schedule: http://sydarthur.co.uk/gigs/
Faun – Buch der Balladen
http://www.faune.de/faun/pages/start_en.html
Medieval Folk Rock-fusion
Order here: http://www.miroque-versand.de/Faun-Shop:::295.html
Tour schedule: http://www.faune.de/faun/pages/start_en.html
Omnia – Earth Warrior
(available for review)
http://www.worldofomnia.com/?p=disco_Earth_warrior
Pagan ROCK! “OMNIA’s 14th independant production is a studio concept-album all about the Living Earth and the fight against her destruction by humanity containing 14 OMNIA compositions written in varying acoustic-music styles, from classical, country, bluegrass, hard rock, jazz, Native American, Celtic-folk, Balkan all the way to OMNIA’s original Pagan Folk”
Tour Schedule: http://www.worldofomnia.com/?p=agenda
Order: http://www.worldofomnia.com/shop/
The Awakening – Tales of Absolution and Obsoletion (CD)
Gothic Rock / Darkwave
Tales of Absolution + Obsoletion is the band’s 9th studio album. The CD sold here is brand new directly from the manufacturer and shrinkwrapped. It includes a full color booklet in jewel case.
The Old Dance School: STEER IN THE NIGHT: LIVE
Audio CD, 12 Tracks.
Released September 2014 Traditional Celtic and original songs
To order: http://www.theolddanceschool.com/shop.html
Tour info: http://www.theolddanceschool.com/livedates.html
The Young Dubliners, 9
Nine is the latest, and the first completely independent, album from the Dubs. Created by the band and financed by the people – by you – with “total creative freedom and control for the first time in the band’s history.” It is truly the Peoples’ album…
To purchase: http://www.youngdubliners.com/product/cd-9-nine-naoi/
Tour info: http://www.youngdubliners.com/events/
Tom Bruce: Free For All
(available for review)
Download here: https://sites.google.com/site/tomscd/
Original songs from a favorite Bay Area singer/songwriter. Folk, blues, quirky & fun.
With Stacy Karis Dulan on vocals and Rod Glaubman on bass.
This is a major site revision with new tracks as of August, 2014.
FREE Digital Download: https://sites.google.com/site/tomscd/download-the-cd
Caren Armstrong – Everything
(available for review)
http://carenarmstrong.com/music/everything/
New release by San Francisco singer/songwriter
Lloyd Maine dobro, Darol Anger fiddle, Joe Craven percussion, Robert Powell pedal steel and electric guitar/sitar, Shirley Muramoto koto.
http://carenarmstrong.com/
Books
Against the Friars
Antifraternalism in Medieval France and England by Tim Rayborn
https://mcfarlandbooks.com/product/against-the-friars/
…. It’s all about medieval opposition to the Franciscan and Dominican orders, in a variety of ways. The Inquisition! Obscene poetry! The Antichrist! Fart jokes! What more could you want from a medieval history book? Buy your copy here (currently getting a new printing due to a small error, but available for backorder).
Print ISBN: 978-0-7864-6831-7 Ebook ISBN: 978-1-4766-1914-9
The Four Cornered Castle – Damh the Bard Songbook Volume 2
from Damh the Bard
http://www.paganmusic.co.uk/songbooks/
NEW – This chord book contains the chords from my last three studio albums, The Cauldron Born, Tales from the Crow Man and Antlered Crown and Standing Stone. As with Songbook 1 there is no musical notation in the book – I don’t read music myself – but the chord shapes and locations within the lyrics will show you more about my writing process, and how to play the songs as I do. As with my last songbook, I hope you enjoy singing these songs around your camp fires, in your covens and groves, or simply on your own or with friends. Get strumming! A4 ringbound format.
Seasonal Occult Rituals
by William G. Gray
Reissued available from at retail outlets such as Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk or direct from the Skylight Press website.
The Flight of the Hyperboreans & Other Visitations [Kindle Edition]
Doug Peters (Author), Ade Barrett (Illustrator)
(Ed’s note: available for review upon request)
A past contributor of Coreopsis, Doug Peters is a musician and writer of note.
to order: https://www.amazon.com/
Sacred Lands and Spiritual Landscapes
Wendy Griffin, Ed.
Published by ADF Publishing- Ár nDraíocht Féin.
“Sacred Lands & Spiritual Landscapes is based on a symposium sponsored by an old southern university & a very new seminary created to serve the communities of Pagan and Earth-based religions. Individual chapters include topics as diverse as the Glastonbury Goddess conference, Southern Witchery, the lesbian land movement, and an industrial band from Britain, among others. An Introduction by noted historian Ronald Hutton and comments by Chas Clifton serve to put this unique collaboration into context as the first book to come out of a gathering of scholars of Pagan Studies in North America.”
Purchase: http://www.amazon.com/
Pioneers of the Blues Revival
Steve Cushing
Introduction by Barry Lee Pearson. University of Illinois Press, 2014 (Music in American Life Series) Eyewitness accounts of the blues’ evolution into a global music phenomenon.
to purchase: http://www.downhomemusic.com/?page_id=918
Other Media
Ashiq – 2010
Country: China Language:
Arabic | Uighur
Now available for download in the US & UK, this rare film documents the life of Ashiq, a traditional Uighur bard (wandering entertainer) from the southern border the Takla Makan Desert. Ashiq means “the one who being absorbed in something”. Although, he still lives his life traditionally like forefathers, Ashiq has various jobs to support himself outside of his art. This documentary covers the many challenges of Ashiq’s life, as well the challenges faced by the Uighur youth in the region. Director: Xiangcheng Liu
Trailer :
The Tempest The Independent Eye
DVD.
Shakespeare’s final masterpiece of redemption and forgiveness, a comedy with fierceness and deep soul. Our staging is faithful to the gorgeous text but unlike anything you’ve ever seen before—with five actors, 20 large puppets, masks, shadows, video projection, and Elizabeth Fuller’s stunning musical score. From the live stage performance in 2009.
http://www.independenteye.org/media
Worthy Crowdsourcing Campaigns
The Romance of Tristan and Iseult. Patrick Ball, Shira Kammen and Tim Rayborn
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-legend-of-tristan-and-iseult-cd#home
Tim Rayborn, Patrick Ball, Shira Kammen, need your help to fund finishing it. Every little bit helps, and there are some nice rewards for your patronage!
“Long ago, at a time when I was trying to decide what to do with my life, I discovered a small, beautifully bound volume of The Romance of Tristan and Iseult. I fell in love with the story … This story made me want to be a storyteller. It made me want to be a musician. …. Eventually, I asked acclaimed Early Music instrumentalists and singers Shira Kammen and Tim Rayborn to join me in performing the story. ”
Patrick Ball: Celtic Harp, Spoken Word patrickball.com
We also need to create art design of the CD. Tristan and Iseult is a legendary tale. We’d love to be able to afford a design as beautiful as the story. And we want to include extensive imagery and liner notes to bring to life as much of the history and scholarship as we can. (Luckily for us, Tim has a Ph.D. in Medieval Studies from the University of Leeds.)
The expense are pretty simple. It’s the paying for them that is a challenge:
Recording – $2400.00
Mixing and Mastering – $900.00
Art Design – $800.00
CD Manufacturing – $2400.00 (double CD)
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-legend-of-tristan-and-iseult-cd#home
The Gravel Spreaders’ New Album
The Gravel Spreaders formed in the San Francisco Bay Area in early 2011. Band leader, Bud Hole, called upon a few of his twangin’ redneck friends to fulfill his dream of a four-piece bluegrass band that covers ‘80s metal songs. Thus, “gravel-billy” was born. Bud Hole croons the tunes while hammering his signature Trans Am upright bass. Dr. Buck Knife sings and tends to the mandolin and jaw harp. Fallen ex-preacher, Buzzy Do-Well sings and plays a mean banjo. And crazy Uncle Mungar sings and picks his guitar and slides masterfully on the dobro.
www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-gravel-spreaders-new-album
More about this band on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Gravel-Spreaders/203373463036365?ref=hl
Other services offered
Still on the Hill – Ozark Folk Grass duo GIFT SONGS
A personal songwriting service Donna and Kelly have made a career out of writing songs about people, places and events.
http://www.stillonthehill.com/giftsongs.html
The Mug Tree Lady, Ed Stilley, Willie, Otis and Ocie, and now Elliot Smith (to name a few) have all been immortalized in songs by Still on the Hill. Now you can hear your own story in song!
After a consultation, Kelly and Donna will write your song, record it, design a cover and send you 5 copies. (Additional copies can be ordered at our special rates.)
Free music page: http://www.stillonthehill.com/music/mp3s.html
(Other songs and albums may be bought online at CD Baby, iTunes and other fine distributors)