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BY THE RIVER (2005) - original music for harp and guitar.

Music inspired by the gentle landscape of the River Nene, from spring bluebells to a blue sky soaring over winter's first snowfall.

                     
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1 bluebells 8 all is still
2 first snow 9 swanglide
3 by the river 10 through the dawn
4 ripples of light 11 song of the trees
5 mist on the meadow 12 lilies
6 safe haven 13 the harp tree
7 wrens in the willow 14 blackbird at dusk
     
   
 
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BIRDS ON A SPRING EVENING (2005) - birdsong

The lovely and evocative song of woodland birds recorded near my home in Oundle, Northamptonshire. Includes blackbirds, nightingales, robins, thrushes, and warblers in the natural music of the evening chorus.

 
 Tracks 1, 12, and 14 have all been played on Radio 3's Late Junction programme 
       
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1 robin and church bells 8 blackcap and willow warbler
songthrush and blackbird 9 blackbird, woodpecker, geese
3 nightingale, thrush, tawnies 10 robin and nightingale
4 chiffchaff and robin 11 chick and blackbird
robins 12 solo thrush
6 thrush and woodpigeon 13 robins
robin and blackcap 14 solo nightingale
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WINDHARP AND WAVESONG (2004) - windharp

The windharp is an ancient instrument whose strings are played by the wind. I recorded the harp on a Pembrokeshire beach, with different winds and tunings, and with the sound of waves in the background.

                 
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 tidelines  heaven's breath
 across the wind  after the rain
 pink air  salt breeze
 drifting clouds  windhymn
 the singing sky  
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NIGHT AND DAY (2003)  harp and nightingales

Harp music written and played with recordings of nightingales I made in local  woods.  Click here  for more information and sound samples                

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WHERE FISHES SWIM AND SONGBIRDS FLY (2007)  poetry, music and birdsong

A collaboration with Northamptonshire poet David Garrett.  Click here or on the image for more information and sound samples                

             
                 
                       
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