Written by Nhung Candy
Earthsongs is a simple, beautiful and healing album. Violin and piano sound are extremely pure, like a spring wind, the summer sun and an autumn stream.. The harmony of sound is not only natural but also sentimental. The opening track Sometimes when it rains was inspired by Rolf's rainy autumn mood, when he realised: " the repetitive rhythm of raindrops tapping on the window still createda poetic melancholy." The song wont be poetic without Fi's soulful violin and Des Moore's romantic guitar sound. Field of Fortune leads us to the land of endless fantasy when keyfiddle sound recalls the voice of dreams and desire :" One of our most valued assets is our ability to dream, to give our thoughts wing to fly. By wandering in our mind, we can visit places without physical limitation, and hourey to beautiful imagined lanscape.Music is our way of traveling- a free ticket to go anywhere, anytime. Fields of Fortune is a fairytale journey to where we find oneness with the earth and its precious treasures". Return from that journey, we let the darkness surround ouss to bring us back to the memories- most of them are sad but still close to us.Rolf's piano sound is deep in sorrow , strong in reminiscence ( we can feel that in Searching for the past too).Out of the night, here comes the light- Always there, a warm, heart touching piece,with wonderful lyrics written by Brendan Graham: When I'm less than I should be
And I just can't face the dayWh
en darkness falls around me
And I just can't find my way
When my eyes don't clearly see
And I stumble through it all
You, I lean upon, you keep me strong
And you rise me when I fall
You are there when I most need you
You are there so constantly
You come shining through, you always do
You are always there for me
There are MORE special things here, in this album. The Reel-Violin duet of Fionnuala and Maread Nesbitt, a " 21st century reel" and Daughter of Erins give us joy and energy. And how wonderful it is to see the band play this song live! Earthsongs also have some melancholic pieces like Lotus- influented by Chinese traditional music and expressed by violin and erhu sound.We also mention Grace, an elegant piece with Baroque- inspired moment and trumpet sound
What a gift!
Earthsongs is a simple, beautiful and healing album. Violin and piano sound are extremely pure, like a spring wind, the summer sun and an autumn stream.. The harmony of sound is not only natural but also sentimental. The opening track Sometimes when it rains was inspired by Rolf's rainy autumn mood, when he realised: " the repetitive rhythm of raindrops tapping on the window still createda poetic melancholy." The song wont be poetic without Fi's soulful violin and Des Moore's romantic guitar sound. Field of Fortune leads us to the land of endless fantasy when keyfiddle sound recalls the voice of dreams and desire :" One of our most valued assets is our ability to dream, to give our thoughts wing to fly. By wandering in our mind, we can visit places without physical limitation, and hourey to beautiful imagined lanscape.Music is our way of traveling- a free ticket to go anywhere, anytime. Fields of Fortune is a fairytale journey to where we find oneness with the earth and its precious treasures". Return from that journey, we let the darkness surround ouss to bring us back to the memories- most of them are sad but still close to us.Rolf's piano sound is deep in sorrow , strong in reminiscence ( we can feel that in Searching for the past too).Out of the night, here comes the light- Always there, a warm, heart touching piece,with wonderful lyrics written by Brendan Graham: When I'm less than I should be
And I just can't face the dayWh
en darkness falls around me
And I just can't find my way
When my eyes don't clearly see
And I stumble through it all
You, I lean upon, you keep me strong
And you rise me when I fall
You are there when I most need you
You are there so constantly
You come shining through, you always do
You are always there for me
There are MORE special things here, in this album. The Reel-Violin duet of Fionnuala and Maread Nesbitt, a " 21st century reel" and Daughter of Erins give us joy and energy. And how wonderful it is to see the band play this song live! Earthsongs also have some melancholic pieces like Lotus- influented by Chinese traditional music and expressed by violin and erhu sound.We also mention Grace, an elegant piece with Baroque- inspired moment and trumpet sound
What a gift!
RSS Feed