The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #61181   Message #982876
Posted By: greg stephens
14-Jul-03 - 09:11 AM
Thread Name: Mary Humphreys and Anahata CD release
Subject: RE: Mary Humphreys and Anahata CD release
Just had the pleasure of listening to this for the first time. Excellent stuff. A very stunning Barbara Allen with miraclously seemless weaving together of voice and cello lines. And the melodeon/concertina interplay on some of the tunes is remarkably well thought out. Not only ingenious, but it sounds good! Students who stopped at the Beginners Book of Folksong Theory often maintain that traditional music is essentially monodic, but English tunes have more than a thousand years of harmonc tradition beind them. So why not recognise that when you play them! Being a cello player(I presume) has convinced Anahata of the impotance of a good bass-line, and it really shows in the arrangements. Altogether a very interesting and reqwarding listen. Buy now while stocks last.