A historian of Celtic and Appalachian folk music, Carter wields traditional instruments such as the dulcimer, zither, hurdy-gurdy and harpsichord on this solitary psychedelic folk sound work that roams between early and contemporary music, the medieval and the modern. New age. Alongside the deep resonance of the steel cello, a homemade instrument built by sound sculptor Robert Rutman, her collaborator in the Central Maine Power Music Company that she founded, this is a jewel-like patchwork of sound rising from the deepest reaches of American folklore. The title track (sample1), one of her rare full-band recordings, is superb. Includes an 8-page booklet with rare period photographs, drawings and scores. (Original Japanese text by Adachi)