 Strings
for a Season
$15.00 CD
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 Strings
for a Season- Richard Gilewitz |
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From fingerstyle guitarist
Richard Gilewitz (whose music is featured on the
Dynamic Flexibility
DVD)! A flurry of seasonal sounds of
fingerstyle guitar with cello, violin, banjo, and piano
that embraces the classical and steel string approach to
holiday favorites. Traditional English, French, German,
and Welsh carols and lively popular seasonal melodies.
GillaZilla Records has released Strings for a Season, a
collection of favorite seasonal tunes, gathered up by fingerstyle guitarist Richard Gilewitz. Recorded in
Nashville, Tennessee, with Grammy award winning sound
engineer Tim Roberts, and co-produced with Grammy
nominated artist Tim May, Strings for a Season is a
flurry of sounds from a family of strings from guitar,
cello, violin, mandolin, banjo, and piano.
This 15-track release features nine guitar arrangements
from Mel Bay Publications author Stephen C. Siktberg’s
1993 book, Christmas Music for Acoustic Guitar along
with a John Fahey arrangement of “God Rest Ye Merry
Gentlemen”, and five arrangements by Richard Gilewitz,
inspired by John Fahey’s earlier popular Christmas
albums.
Each track contains the signature 6 and 12-string guitar
sounds of Richard Gilewitz as he shares the spotlight
with the ambiance of cello from Laurie Jarski and Deidre
Emerson, piano and keyboard from David Webb, and the
violin of Gretchen Priest. Tim May, recording artist who
has played with the likes of Patty Loveless, Eddie
Rabbit, and Charlie Daniels, adds his touch with
mandolin, tenor banjo, acoustic guitar and resophonic
guitar. All solo guitar performances are by Richard
Gilewitz except for a guitar duet with Tim May on
“Angels We Have Heard on High”
According to Richard, his leap into the commercial arena
of holiday music for his 7th recording “began nearly a
year after first hearing Stephen Siktberg’s CD filled
with utterly brilliant and tasteful guitar arrangements
of popular seasonal tunes. These pieces from his release
simply titled Christmas Music for Acoustic Guitar, stuck
with me long enough to get my attention and never let
go.
“Convinced that I heard two guitars playing
simultaneously, one day just out of curiosity I examined
the music and realized these were arrangements for one
guitar. I was floored and hooked! I believe the first
piece I attempted was “Deck the Halls” and after four
more years I selected my favorites from the book, along
with some of my own arrangements inspired by John
Fahey’s earlier popular Christmas albums.”
tracks
1 Deck the Halls
2 O Tannenbaum/ We Wish You a Merry Christmas
3 O, Holy Night
4 O Come, All Ye Faithful
5 Silent Night
6 Hark! the Herald Angels Sing
7 Angels We Have Heard On High
8 What Child Is This?
9 Joy to the World
10 God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
11 The First Noel
12 We Three Kings of Orient Are
13 O, Little Town of Bethlehem
14 It Came Upon a Midnight Clear
15 Jingle Bells |
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This wonderful CD makes a great gift!
$15.00 |
