DARTMOOR
ROUNDHOUSE
Nigel Shaw
This
beautiful new album features ancient flute songs recorded
in a Dartmoor Roundhouse with instruments made from the
wood of thirteen indigenous trees.The
journey to create this album has taken over a year to complete.
Each of the twenty or so flutes featured was specially made
for this recording from indigenous woods sourced on Dartmoor.
Each flute has its own voice within the grain of the wood.
The flutes were recorded around the roundhouse fire, usually
at night. These source recordings were then taken to the
studio where some layers and effects were added to enhance
the different atmospheres of each track. There were no other
instruments used to create the sounds on this album, as
the intent was to make a recording of pure acoustic sound
within a natural environment.
All
the flute designs were based on a Native American style
but many are tuned to typically European keys. In total
there are thirteen keys used on the album. They range through
a full octave from a low C (Oak) to a high C (Willow). The
result is one of the purest and simplest of recordings that
carries with it the spirit of the Dartmoor Roundhouse and
of our ancient ancestors.
Track
list - Oak, Yew, Thorn, Beech, Rowan, Alder, Elm, Holly,
Scots Pine, Hornbeam, Ash, Silver Birch, Willow.
Dartmoor Roundhouse is available on CD for £13
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