Recently came across some footage from a dance called “Called To Be’ filmed in Phnom Penh during the recording of Garlands for Ashes.
A number of nations came together on the Wind River reservation in Wyoming last year, to bless the land and the Arapaho and Shoshone people.
Drummer John Hendrickson from Kansas City took a drum idea I had captured on video and played his own wonderful part to the original groove. During this season of ‘being home’ it is exciting to see the incredible creative ideas that the internet allows us.
The incredible story of a singing revolution. This is a brief trailer telling the story – “The Singing Revolution shares how, between 1987 and 1991, hundreds of thousands of Estonians gathered publicly to sing forbidden patriotic songs and share protest speeches, risking their lives to proclaim their desire for independence. While violence and bloodshed was the unfortunate end result in other occupied nations of the USSR, the revolutionary songs of the Estonians anchored their struggle for freedom, which was ultimately accomplished without the loss of a single life.”
It was wonderful to meet Andreas Keller who told me about a Swiss tradition of blessing the land using a milk churn funnel.
Read MoreWanted to give a shout out to Orphan No More and the Bath Community of artists. Enjoyed a wonderful evening with them last week – here’s a track from their stable. A song by Susie Mills, produced by Joe Cazzulini.
Great to catch up with Paul and Cathy Ornelia. Cathy is from the Akimel O’odham (Pima Nation) and a member of the Gila River Indian Community in Arizona. She is an amazing artist who amongst other mediums uses gourds to convey stories and her creativity. Read More
This is the beautiful Sameba Trinity Church choir in Tbilisi, Georgia. Basiani. They are having their Christmas meal and in a spontaneous moment sing a Christmas Carol – Alilo of The dawn ( Tsiskris Alilo) by Vakhtang Kakhidze. Worth a listen.
Very exciting to see the release of Anna Raines new CD – We Face The Wind. We have been working on this for the last couple of years and it captures something of the sound of Northumberland. Some of the songs are Anna’s compositions and some are traditional songs that we have put our own little twist. Here’s a track to whet your appetite.
We are on the Wind River reservation in Wyoming, the seventh largest Indian reservation. A place of great beauty, with broad fertile valleys surrounded by incredible snow peaked mountain ranges. Read More
I am very excited to tell you about a new adventure in sound. The idea was birthed in the 1990s, whilst producing Fragile Warriors in New Zealand. Read More
