The Library CD Shelf
Evensong: Canticles for the Earth
Meg Bowles
www.megbowlesmusic.com
Candlewood Digital
www.candlewooddigital.com
$TBA CD / $9.49 MP3 amazon.com
Evensong: Canticles for the Earth is an orchestral, instrumental album craf
ted as a tribute to the Earth and all aspects of nature. Mysterious, creati
ve, and vibrant, Evensong stirs the soul with its subtle beauty, and is ent
husiastically recommended for both personal and public library ambient musi
c collections. The tracks are "Hymnus", "Migration at Dusk", "The Ridgewalk
er", "Chalice of Shadows", "Berceuse for a Star Child", "Evensong", and "Ti
me and Light".
Fellowship of Solitude
Lynn Tredeau
www.lynntredeau.com
Privately Published
$12.99 CD / $9.49 MP3 amazon.com
Fellowship of Solitude is the fifth solo piano album by music artist Lyn Tr
edeau. The new age songs reach out to the listener with a lofty, timeless q
uality that frees the mind to creatively soar. A timelessly beautiful and t
houghtful reflection on dreams, memories, and inner peace, Fellowship of So
litude is highly recommended for new age connoisseurs. The tracks are "Fell
owship of Solitude", "Traces of Daylight", "Land of Forgotten Dreams", "Cal
l of the Owyhees", "Love Leaves a Memory", "What Hides in the Dark", "After
noon Reflection", "The Time Machine", "Peace in the Midst", "Left Behind",
"Life is in the Journey", and "Purple Fog".
River
Don Latarski
www.donlatarski.com
Heart Dance Records
www.heartdancerecords.com
$12.99 amazon.com
River is a new age album featuring solo, acoustic fingerstyle guitar music
by Don Latarski. Its individual tracks from a continuous suite, creating a
smooth, gentle audio experience that encourages the listener to flow with t
he soundscape, River uplifts the spirit like a bubbling wellspring. Highly
recommended for personal and public library collections as well as gift- gi
ving. The tracks are "Into the Clouds", "Gravity", "Serpentine", "Undercurr
ent", "March to the Sea", "Eddify", "Reflections", "The Falls", "Full Circl
e", "Tough by Nature", "Fall from Place", and "Bently".
Songs from Lyon County
Dennis Duff
Gracey Holler Music
$15.00 www.graceyhollermusic.com
Songs from Lyon County is a music album of original songs written by Kentuc
ky native Dennis Duff. Delving into the history of Kentucky's Lyon County,
including the Civil War, tobacco wars, floods, the iron industry, the bedro
ck that is faith in God, and more, the songs are from the perspective of pe
ople who lived, loved, and labored through Kentucky's history, and feel lik
e a window into the personal lives of past generations. Songs from Lyon Cou
nty is a captivating treasure, highly recommended. The tracks are "Wilson H
oller", "Hey Mr. TVA", "Road to Dover", "Night Riders", "TC & Pearl", "Cast
le on the Cumberland", "Iron Hill", "37 Flood", and "When I Leave Kentucky"
.
Somewhere New
Sherry Finzer & Mark Holland
www.sherryfinzer.com
Heart Dance Records
www.heartdancerecords.com
$12.99 amazon.com
Somewhere New is a beautiful collaboration of contemporary, instrumental al
bum by award- inning music artists Sherry Finzer and Mark Holland. Sherry F
inzer plays concert C, alto, bass and contrabass flute while Mark Holland p
erforms on a variety of world and Native American style flutes. Additional
artists contribute to individual tracks, making Somewhere New a joyous, ori
ginal fusion. A treasure for connoisseurs of new age music, Somewhere New i
s highly recommended for both public library and personal collections. The
tracks are "Never Forgotten", "As the Night Blooms", "When the Stillness Co
mes", "In Search of Somewhere New", "Evening Star", "Leaving All Shadows Be
hind", "Five Shades", "The Beauty Lies Within", "Golden Daybreak", "Silence
of a Cavern", "Deeper Distance", and "Dolphin Dreams".
Baby You Win
Cliff Westfall
cliffwestfallmusic.com
High Fidelity Recording
$TBA CD / $9.49 MP3 amazon.com
Country songwriter Cliff Westfall presents Baby You Win, and original count
ry album crafted with a flair for bittersweet humor. The music reflects on
serious troubles, but also applies turns of phrase as a subtle way to keep
the listener's spirit elevated with a wry spark of hope. A captivating Amer
icana treasury, Baby You Win is highly recommended. The tracks are "It Hurt
Her To Hurt Me", "Baby You Win", "Till the Right One Comes Along", "More a
nd More", "Off the Wagon", "Hanging On", "I'll Play the Fool", "The Man I U
sed to Be", "A Lie If You Must", "The End of the Line", "Sweet Tooth", and
"The Odds Were Good".
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