BRIAN HARNETTY
Rawhead & Bloodybones
BONNIE PRINCE BILLYとの「SILENT CITY」、今回のアルバムと同じベレーザ大学に所蔵されているアパラチアのルーツミュージックのフィールド・レコーディングを使った「American Winter」SUN RAのアーカイヴを使った「The Star-Faced One」をリリースしてきたBRIAN HARNETTY。待望の新作です！子供たちによる民話の朗読の録音をもとにBRIAN HERNETTYのローズピアノやヴィブラホン、バンジョーやストリングスのバンドでの音源とのコンビネーションでノスタルジックな素晴らしい音世界です。朗読の部分を省いたバンドのインストゥールメンタルだけを収録したCD2との2枚組。 (サイトウ)
| Disc 1 | ||||
| 1. | Merrywise | sample | ||
| 2. | Indians | sample | ||
| 3. | Jake And His Master | sample | ||
| 4. | Hale Family | sample | ||
| 5. | Greedy Bear | sample | ||
| 6. | Where Are You Going Pretty Bird | sample | ||
| 7. | Everlasting Water | sample | ||
| 8. | Rawhead & Bloodybone | sample | ||
| Disc 2 (Instrumentals) | ||||
| 1. | Merrywise (Instrumental) | sample | ||
| 2. | Jake And His Master (Instrumental) | sample | ||
| 3. | Greedy Bear (Instrumental) | sample | ||
| 4. | Everlasting Water (Instrumental) | sample | ||
| 5. | Rawhead & Bloodybone (Instrumental) | sample | ||
The third in a series of recording projects stemming from the Berea College Appalachian Sound Archives, Rawhead & Bloodybones (2015) combines samples of music and folk tales with live instruments. The historic archival recordings of children recounting folk tales were made by Leonard Roberts in the 1940s and 50s. The combination of the children’s youthful voices and the often gruesome stories they tell offers a striking and dramatic contrast. These recordings along with other archival samples from Berea are woven into a larger musical world, with additional instrumental parts added as a counterpoint to the stories.
