Phillip Henry - True North (CD) (US Import)
Phillip Henry - True North (CD) (US Import)
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Imported from the USA
- Artist
- Phillip Henry
- EAN/UPC
- 0735850478005
- Product Type
- CD
- Cat No
- DRCD005
- Released
- 2018
- Pressing
- UK
- Studio
- Dragonfly Roots
- Music Genre
- Folk , World music , Country
- Styles
- Folk, World, & Country
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Description
Phillip Henry (5) — True North
Format: CD • Label: Dragonfly Roots (DRCD005) • Released: 2018 • Pressing: UK • Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Tracklist:
1. Little Bird
2. The Road To Tofino (She's Like A Swallow / Sweet Reunion)
3. True North
4. Domino Road
5. Keep Saying Hello
6. O'Carolan's Welcome
7. I Can't Keep From Crying Sometimes / Not Over Yet
8. Attingham Waltz / December
9. Brother Wind
10. Reverence Revisited
11. Kalyan Variations
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About the artist
True North : Ten years of travels with a slide guitar
Ten years ago this January I set off on a solo journey to Kolkata. I was going to study under the slide guitar master Pandit Debashish Bhattacharya. Prior to this I had moved out to the Devon countryside, living in a variety of tents and caravans, dedicating myself to exploring the real essence of slide guitar.
I have always been interested in the slide guitar as a solo instrument. These arrangements aim to highlight the special ability of the slide guitar to sing to the soul; its vocal quality combined with the guitar’s depth of range and chordal nature lend its sound to unaccompanied settings of both instrumentals and songs. I have used the pieces on this record to explore the many facets of the instrument and the range of its capabilities. The tracks are recorded live in the studio, though I get a little assistance in realising some of the arrangements from a foot powered shruti box, foot percussion, and on Reverence, a hand fan with feathers attached to create a drone on the sympathetic strings.
I returned from my Indian travels with the Chaturangui - a remarkable 22 string instrument designed by my teacher Debashish. This marked the beginning of a decade of travels with slide guitars... more
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