Philip
Riley's first album for White Cloud, Celtic Visions
and Voices, is a stunning collection featuring eleven
tracks of haunting Celtic themes. The album's individual
compositions work together like a soundtrack to the listener's
own imagination: written, arranged, and performed by Philip
Riley and featuring the beautiful vocal talents of Jayne
Elleson.
Warm
floating multi-layered virtuoso vocals on tracks like
Hearts on the Rowan and Prayer to a Fledgeling
Moon contrast with the infectious rhythms of Scatterbone
Runes and title track Visions and Voices.
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Perhaps
Philip Riley sums up the overall theme best.
From the liner notes, "When I began developing the
musical concepts for Visions and Voices, an almost intangible
quality began to evolve, with Jayne Elleson's voice becoming
an evocative feminine presence. The honesty of emotion that
she so willingly imparted is a reflection of her generosity
of spirit."
Other
featured solo performers include:
*Kieren Newel (Irish whistles)
*Bernard Wells (woodwinds)
*Mick McKenna (bodhran)
*Sue Alexander (cello)
*Matthew Lark (Latin text and voice)
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Track
List |
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1.
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The
Romany Child |
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2.
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Prayer
to a Fledgeling Moon |
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3.
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Awakening |
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4.
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The
Last Blossom on the Tree |
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5.
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The
Quickening |
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6.
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The
Blackthorne Madonna |
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7.
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Hearts
on the Rowan |
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8.
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Terre
Verte, the Colour of Rain |
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9.
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Scatterbone
Runes |
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10.
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The
Belle Garde Chevalier |
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11.
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Visions and Voices |
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