This magnificent new CD, Dance To Your Shadow: Mouth Music Around The World, Pam Swan With A Cappella Tradition Bearers, is the Mudcat's own p.j.'s contribution to the preservation of mouth music from around the world. Pam has travelled far and wide, connecting with tradition bearers of mouth music, singing with them. She has immersed herself in this genre for several years and performs Scottish Gaelic mouth music herself. On this recording, Pam is paired with singers ranging from Scottish gaelic singing master Christine Primrose to the legendary Georgia Sea Island Singers, to singers from Thailand, Ghana, Japan, and several other countries. This is world music in its purest form.

The result of this worldwide exploration of mouth music is this exciting, beautiful recording. Pam takes the lead on several tracks, sings solo on the final track, and on the other tracks her voice blends in so well with each singer and each style of mouth music, her contribution never calls attention to herself any more than in her role as a supporting singer or as an equal partner in duet, complementing each singer and style.

Some singers names you may recognize: Peggy Seeger, Shay and Michael Black, Laurie Lewis, and the already mentioned Christine Primrose, and the Georgia Sea Island Singers. Others may be much less well-known outside their countries, but are all masters of their music. Here is the track list:

1. He Mandu (Scottish waulking song), with Christine Primrose.
2. Little Pack o' Tailors (Irish baby dandling song), with Shay and Michael Black.
3. Purty Little Girl Set (Appalachian chin music), with Laurie Lewis.
4. Siudhtha Bhalaichaidh (Scottish port-a-beul), with Christine Primrose.
5. Trip To Durrow Set (Irish diddling), with Shay and Michael Black.
6. Rattlesnake Mountain (Appalachian epenthetic song), with Peggy Seeger.
7. Tanda (Zimbabwean harvest chant), with Julia Tsi-Tsi Chigamba.
8. Dollo Day (Southern U.S. field holler), with Wendell Brooks.
9. Celia (Southern U.S. slave song), with Wendell Brooks.
10. Sino Adzinawo (Ghana dance-drumming song), with the Woe Ensemble.
11. Little Johnny Brown (Georgia Sea Island playsong), with The Georgia Sea Island Singers.
12. See Yambo (Ga. Sea Island Fishing Song), with The Ga. Sea Island Singers.
13. Chinyara (Zimbabwean lullaby), with Julia Tsi-Tsi Chigamba.
14. Nakile (Ghana coming of age song), with Julia Tsi-Tsi Chigamba.
15. The Saw (Inuit throatsinging), with Madeleine Allakariallak.
16. Ulluk Suli Tauva (Inuit pisiit), with Madeleine Allakariallak.
17. The Geese (Inuit throatsinging), with Madeleine Alakariallak.
18. Chang (Thai childen's song), 19. Bangkok (Thai spoken word), 20. Ramwong (Thai dance song), 21. Mon Sorn Pa (Thai childen's chant), 22. Mang Moom (Thai children's song), 23. Ri Ri Khao Sarn (Thai rice winnowing song), tracks 18 through 23 with Bo Leung.
24. Dyngyldai (Tuvan throatsinging), with Paul Pena.
25. Hotaru Koi (Japanese folk song), with Kyoko Fujita.
26. Dance To Your Shadow (Scottish peurt-a-beul), Pam Swan, solo, with harmony double-tracked.

For more information, and to order, here is Pam's website: www.pamswan.com.

Chanteyranger