It's an album respectful of tradition yet adventurous in scope, pointing to the future by boldly reclaiming the past. Kim's overlaying of Robert Burns' brooking ballad Ca' The Yowes onto the quicker rhythm of the Irish reel Plough The Stars uses harp, fiddle, flute, accordion, and whistle with modern drum loops and intriguing techno sounds. This juxtaposition of different instruments and tempos is both daring and refreshing, the mark of a fully matured and far-ranging talent.
Robertson also knows how to pare back a melody to reveal its core beauty. The harp-harmonica duet with guest George Winston on Thomas Walsh's shimmering Inisheer is a marvel of understated grace and charm, while her rendition of the Irish reel Morning Dew conveys a primal urgency through the inspired merging of harp, fiddle, accordion, and whistle with guest Sandip Burman's mouth music and tabla playing.
Kim Robertson takes wing throughout this album, stirring spirits ancient and contemporary to create music ambitious in reach and universal in appeal, music of lasting scope and substance.
~ Earle Hitchner
Kim Robertson has created a unique harp style by playing Celtic melodies with a jazz improviser's sense of rhythm and a classical harpist's sophisticated technique. On Dance to Your Shadow she uses Irish songs and dance tunes as a launching pad for a series of improvisations and meditations that blend traditional Celtic sounds like the harp, fiddle, flute, and accordion with instruments from other cultures like the djembe, didgeridoo, and tabla. Robertson is joined by an excellent crew of accompanists, including fiddler Liz Carroll, accordionist John Williams, and George Winston, who sits in on "/>
專輯簡介：
DANCE TO YOUR SHADOW is the eagerly awaited follow-up to Robertson's acclaimed solo debut, 1999'更多>
DANCE TO YOUR SHADOW is the eagerly awaited follow-up to Robertson's acclaimed solo debut, 1999's THE SPIRAL GATE. She brings a tantalizing contemporary touch and impressive singing to old melodies of timeless allure and new music of equal strength and depth.
It's an album respectful of tradition yet adventurous in scope, pointing to the future by boldly reclaiming the past. Kim's overlaying of Robert Burns' brooking ballad Ca' The Yowes onto the quicker rhythm of the Irish reel Plough The Stars uses harp, fiddle, flute, accordion, and whistle with modern drum loops and intriguing techno sounds. This juxtaposition of different instruments and tempos is both daring and refreshing, the mark of a fully matured and far-ranging talent.
Robertson also knows how to pare back a melody to reveal its core beauty. The harp-harmonica duet with guest George Winston on Thomas Walsh's shimmering Inisheer is a marvel of understated grace and charm, while her rendition of the Irish reel Morning Dew conveys a primal urgency through the inspired merging of harp, fiddle, accordion, and whistle with guest Sandip Burman's mouth music and tabla playing.
Kim Robertson takes wing throughout this album, stirring spirits ancient and contemporary to create music ambitious in reach and universal in appeal, music of lasting scope and substance.
~ Earle Hitchner
Kim Robertson has created a unique harp style by playing Celtic melodies with a jazz improviser's sense of rhythm and a classical harpist's sophisticated technique. On Dance to Your Shadow she uses Irish songs and dance tunes as a launching pad for a series of improvisations and meditations that blend traditional Celtic sounds like the harp, fiddle, flute, and accordion with instruments from other cultures like the djembe, didgeridoo, and tabla. Robertson is joined by an excellent crew of accompanists, including fiddler Liz Carroll, accordionist John Williams, and George Winston, who sits in on
