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Program #1869
Daniel Figgis, iconoclastic Irish composer, audio/video installation artist, sampling-innovator, and multi-instrumentalist, struck out in new innovative directions on his recent CD Skipper. This hauntingly beautiful disc was accurately described by Classic FM magazine as a cross between the "strange familiarity of a David Lynch film, the harmonic simplicity of John Tavener." We also hear Andrew Cronshaw’s The Great Dark Water; music by Mary Jane Lamond, Tannahill Weavers, Ensemble Sarband, and more.
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PROGRAM 1869 (First aired on January 2, 2001)
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ARTIST(S) |
RECORDING |
CUT(S) |
SOURCE |
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Daniel Figgis |
Skipper |
My Poor Little House Without Me In It [4:30] The Please Front [3:30] |
Black Burst #005. Black Burst Records, 66 Golborne Rd, London W10 5PS. www.danielfiggis.com |
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Andrew Cronshaw |
The Great Dark Water |
The Ship In Distress [8:00] Andro and His Cutty Gun [3:30] |
Waterfront #WF-009. Original English LP now reissued as part of The Andrew Cronshaw CD on Topic Records, available in stores or online, including www.cdnow.com |
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Daniel Figgis |
Skipper |
Foghorn/Bolted [6:30] |
See above. |
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Mary Jane Lamond |
Lan Duil |
Crodh Air A'Bhruach (Cattle On The Hill) [5:00] |
Wicklow/BMG #63643**; PRMS* or www.wicklowrecords.com |
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Tannahill Weavers |
Alchemy |
For Aye [5:00] |
Green Linnet #1210** (PRMS* or call 1-800-468-6644 or www.greenlinnet.com ) |
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Filippo Gambetta |
Stria |
The Long View [5:00] |
Felmay fy8026. Available as an Italian import; info at www.felmay.it; or nfo@felmay.it |
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Ensemble Sarband |
Sepharad |
La Rosa Enflorese [8:30] |
Deutsche Harmonia Mundi # 77372** (distributed by BMG Records). Probably available online at www.cdnow.com or www.amazon.com |
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