Release Date: 23 June 2009
Label: Smithsonian Folkways
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 093074055229
Genres: Rock
Description
Wales, a country as ancient as it is forward-looking, boasts a wealth of contemporary musicians who harvest the best of their past to craft an artful future. Blodeugerdd ("song of flowers" in the Welsh language) features a garland of intimate musical interpretations by leading keepers of Welsh music today. Each track is an act of remembering something personal and an illustration of how Welsh culture, in the words of producer Ceri Rhys Matthews, "has survived by quietude and tenacity." This recording received a 2009 Independent Music Award for Best Traditional World Album. 14 tracks, 60 minutes, 44-page booklet with photos and bilingual notes.
Tracklisting
Bessie Jones, John Davis & The Georgia Sea Island Singers with Mississippi Fred McDowell & Ed Young
Sonya Cohen Cramer
Various
Ann Savoy
Charlie Parr
Mariachi Los Camperos
Matmos
Aga Khan Master Musicians
The Verlaines
Noctorum
As December Falls
As December Falls
Various Artists
Unwritten Law
The Octopus Project
The Michael Schenker Group
