The Singing Places, by Virginia Astley

The Singing Places

by Virginia Astley

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NGathany What a magical gift to hear beautiful instrumentals again from Virginia, the master of pastoral spellbinding beauty. The sequel to "From Gardens Where We Feel Secure" I've always wanted :) I can't wait to hear what Virginia does next.

Teedubyabee A marvelously melancholic midwinter meander. The field recordings mixed with the bucolic long-form composition makes it a wonderful sister album to shoveldancecollective.bandcamp.com/album/the-water-is-the-shovel-of-the-shore

Marcos Vieira Videos Virginia in perfect style! Thank you again!

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The Singing Places – music of the upper reaches, consists of five tracks that cross fade into each other. The music interweaves with field recordings made in different locations on the upper reaches of the Thames. The titles reveal where these places are: Hobbs Boathouse, Lapwings at Shifford, Summer Rain & Bells at Dorchester, Water over Stones and Grafton Dawn. The field recordings were made either in the evenings or early hours of the day and are the essence of the tracks. My old friend from Moulsford, Ted Morse played the baritone horn and Jon Bowyer, my lock keeping friend played the harmonica. I’m very grateful to my daughter, Florence for playing her beautiful harp. I’m playing my dad’s old piano, my flute, and a field harmonium I came across on my travels. I used a Sony PCM D100 for the outdoor recordings and recorded the music on my laptop. It was mixed at Mill Farm Studio in Bradford Abbas with Tom Jobling. The birds in order of appearance are: chiffchaff, moorhen, woodpigeon, greenfinch, little grebe, lapwings, oystercatcher, Canada geese (mixed in with the lapwings), tawny owl, collared dove, robin, jackdaw, blackbird, house sparrows, carrion crow, rook, magpie, wren …blackbird/wren exchange.

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released October 14, 2023

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Virginia Astley England, UK

Virginia Astley is a musician who emerged in the 80s. Most well-known for her album From Gardens Where We Feel Secure. Her poetry book The English River is published by Bloodaxe and available here.

ヴァージニア・アストレイは個性的な才能を持つ作詞作曲家/ミュージシャンとして1980年代から活動を続けています。
1986年にリリースの“Hope In A Darkened Heart”は坂本龍一によるプロデュース、デイビッド・シルビアンとの共演のアルバムであるように
数々の著名な各界のミュージシャンとのコラボによるキャリアを重ねた後、現在もクリエイターとして彼女独自の世界を創り続けています。 ... more

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