Legend of Inishcahey, by Magical Strings

Legend of Inishcahey

by Magical Strings

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1.	Stroll With Me 03:51	buy track
2.	Vali Carol 03:37	buy track
3.	Legend of Inishcahey 06:33	buy track
4.	Out of the Darkness 03:38	buy track
5.	House on the Hill 02:50	buy track
6.	Hardiman the Fiddler 04:12	buy track
7.	The Green Island 03:36	buy track
8.	Sail Far Away 04:07	buy track
9.	Miss Hamilton 04:02	buy track
10.	Adtift 07:19	buy track
11.	Oud Night 03:06	buy track
12.	Houmours of Ballyconnell 02:40	buy track
13.	At the End of the Day 03:07	buy track

about

We had the most fun creating "Legend of Inishcahey", our 10th album. We had a pre-production meeting with our long-time friend, producer and engineer, Billy Oskay, of Portland, Oregon (Nightnoise and Windham Hill artist) during which we determined that above all, we would all have a good time on this project. We lived up to our promise, recorded many of the tracks live together in the studio with relatively few overdubs, creating a sense of cohesiveness, intimacy, and danceableness that holds together well through the great variety of instrumentation and musical influences from Ireland to Madagascar.

The title track, composed in Ireland, takes us on a journey from our Celtic spiritual roots, based on an archetypal vision of mankind's struggle to transform darkness within and without.

From the opening track "Stroll With Me", a musical reflection of my childhood in Jamaica, on solo harp, to "Vali Carol", a string trio composed on the Valiha (a bamboo harp from Madagascar), to "House on the Hill" a lively set of Irish reels learned in County Clare, to the closing "End of the Day", composed on our last day in Ireland overlooking the western sea from an old stone cottage at sunset, this album is a current reflection of our world Celtic journeys, and a true labor of love by our family quartet on Celtic harp, hammered dulcimer, violin, 'cello, and whistles. We are ever grateful for wonderful musical contributions and talents of our friends, cellist Eugene Friesen (on the harp/cello improvisation "Adrift"), percussionists Jarrod Kaplan, Tarik Banzi, Sean Sharp, and of course, the master work of Billy Oskay. We hope you enjoy listening to this album as much as we enjoyed making it.

credits

released January 1, 1999

℗ © 1999, Magic Hill Music, BMI
Produced by Philip and Pam Boulding
Co-produced, recorded, and mixed by Billy Oskay
All compositions and arrangements by Pam and Philip Boulding

Magical Strings:
Philip Boulding - Celtic harp, wire-strung harp, valiha, whistles
Pam Boulding - Hammered dulcimer, concertina, harmonium
Brenin Williams - 'Cello
Brittany Boulding - Violin

Guest Artists:
Tarik Banzi - Darbuka (2, 5), oud (11)
Eugene Friesen - 'Cello (10)
Jarrod Kaplan - Djembe and shakers (11)
Sean Sharp - Bodhran (3, 5, 6), riq (12)

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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