Harp, by Magical Strings

Harp

by Magical Strings

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1.	First of Spring 03:55	buy track
2.	June Morning 03:23	buy track
3.	Jester 02:45	buy track
4.	Waterville Nocturne 04:32	buy track
5.	Nightside 03:05	buy track
6.	Song for Reconciliation 04:02	buy track
7.	Spiral Suspension 04:46	buy track
8.	St. Bridget's Mantle 03:33	buy track
9.	Brittany's Dream 03:43	buy track
10.	Jamaican Childhood 02:43	buy track
11.	Twilight Aire 02:49	buy track
12.	The Quiet Garden 03:25	buy track

about

My harp, its many strings vibrating with a healing energy, creates for me both a time of quiet and a time for rhythmic conversations. Musical impressions plucked from my string, then formed into compositions become expressions of my life, move from a joyous awakening on the ‘First of Spring’ to a gentle peace found in ‘The Quiet Garden’. In the realm between dreaming and waking, ‘Spiral Suspension’ seeks to interpret a vision midst the depths of the sea, while ‘Brittany’s Dream’ suggests the mystery of birth. The ‘Jester’ speaks of a lively level of activity that exist at home where juggling the children’s lives with mine poses the question, ‘am I the juggler or the juggled?’ From my retreat looking out over the pasture to Magic Hill and the Puget Sound beyond, news of a tragic event in Northern Ireland brings forth a ‘Song for Reconciliation’, carrying with it my desire to bring solace to troubled lives and a hope to inspire peace throughout the world.

Dedicated to Kenneth and Elise Boulding

credits

released January 1, 1988

℗ © August 1988, Magic Hill Music, BMI
Originally released on Flying Fish Records
Produced, engineered and mixed by Billy Oskay at his Nightnoise Studio, Portland, OR.
All compositions by Philip Boulding, who plays nylon and wire strung Celt harps, and whistles.

Guest Artists:
Billy Oskay – Violin, viola (on ‘Waterville Nocturne’ and ‘Nightside’), piano and harmonium (on ‘First of Spring’). Appears courtesy of Windham Hill Records.
Caton Lyles – Hand percussion (on ‘Jester’, ‘Spiral Suspension’ and ’Jamaican Childhood’)
Jonathon Drechsler – Fretless bass (on ‘Spiral Suspension’)

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Magical Strings Seattle, Washington

Philip and Pam Boulding form the core of Magical Strings, creating their singular sound with Celtic harps and hammered dulcimers of their own design and construction since 1978. Their lush mix of traditional Celtic and original music infused with classical/world music influences is supplemented by virtuosic multi-instrumentality on whistles, accordion, concertina, guitar, piano, valiha and more. ... more