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Celtic, Folk, World.  Alle twee de albums zitten in de map.

Songs of the Celtic Winter II covers Ashley’s greatest scope of writing to date. The soothing new album ranges from lush piano arrangements to middle-eastern influences that she has gathered along her travels. In writing and putting together this album, Ashley says of it: “There has been an aftermath of healing needed in this world post COVID. I wrote this album with friends to help people move from that place of sadness into a steady peace. And that’s the beauty of music; it transports us to healing places.”

About the artist:
Think Joni Mitchell meets contemporary Celtic and you’ll get something like the creative force of Ashley Davis, an American singer-songwriter whose musical imagination invites the world into her eclectic sphere. While this mash-up may classify her work, Ashley’s unique ability to capture and cross musical traditions ultimately transcends comparison. Her soft-spoken music conjures a genre and world all its own. Good Morning America, for instance, describes the Ashley Davis Band as “new music springing from ancient roots.” A culmination of the many influences that have inspired her over the years, Davis’s songwriting has captivated audiences on either side of the Atlantic. She has excelled in Celtic folk, Americana, and even electronic, proving she can turn any musical style into a spellbinding story. In the words of Academy Award-winning composer Philip Glass, Ashley Davis has “as much musicality as anyone could wish for.”

A native of Kansas and a graduate of the University of Limerick’s World Music Centre, Ashley Davis writes music that lives between continents and speaks to two national traditions. Between her background in American roots and love of Celtic folk, she possesses a unique talent for conjoining ancient history with modern, intercultural interpretation. As a performer moving between Nashville, New York, the west of Ireland and even the Isle of Man, where she served as artist-in-residence in 2006, Ashley has always applied her distinct Great Plains perspective to a range of genres and cultures, forging songs out of the moment when different minds and backgrounds meet.

Tracks:
CD 1 (2013):
01 - Nollaig Moon
02 - Banquet
03 - Fare Thee Well
04 - Fuacht
05 - Wild Mountainside
06 - Winter Jig
07 - This Now I Heard
08 - The Silence of Snow
09 - These Winter Days
10 - To Drive the Cold Winter Away
11 - Auld Lang Syne

CD 2 (2023):
01 - A Winter's Dream
02 - The Snows of Marrakesh
03 - Song for a Winter's Night
04 - Silver Lights
05 - Song of Midnight
06 - Into Emptiness
07 - Let Merry Meet
08 - Sailing Back to You
09 - The Curlew's Song
10 - Most Days

Staat er compleet op, 10% pars mee gepost. Met zeer veel dank aan de originele poster. Laat af en toe eens weten wat je van het album vindt. Altijd leuk, de mening van anderen. Oh ja, MP3 doe ik niet aan.

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