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Bowfire
Here is the debut CD from an exciting ensemble of ten talented violinists and
fiddlers, representing a wonderful array of genres and styles. You'll
hear: classical, jazz, country, rock, old-time, Texas-style, Bluegrass,
Gypsy, Celtic and more. The music is both a showcase for the virtuosity
of the musicians, and a tribute to the amazingly versatile, complex
and lyrically romantic violin. Their performances are "an evening
of show-stopping hits strung together in glorious sequence... an awesome
range of music. If it's violin or fiddle music you're after, you can't
go wrong with Bowfire." - Robert Reid, Kitchener-Waterloo Record.
Assembled by acclaimed jazz violinist Lenny Solomon, the group's Artistic
Director, the CD features eleven violinists, piano, bass, drums, guitar,
and cello. Lenny is joined by the ten other acclaimed violinists: Quebecois
jazz talent Stephane Allard; classical virtuosos Moshe Hammer, Lara
St. John, Scott St. John and Peter De Sotto; Bluegrass fiddler Ray Legere;
George Gao, virtuoso of the Chinese erhu; Celtic fiddler Richard Wood;
fiddler Shane Cook, and Daniel Lapp, whose wide-ranging interests embrace
a host of modern styles. Catalog: MAR 279
Track Listing
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1. Fiddler In The 'Hood
A funky fiddle tune, full of complex rhythms and shifting musical
patterns.
2. Father Fugue
Begins with a fugue then morphs into a jazz-swing number. Bach
meets Dizzy.
3. Suns and Moons
Raga rock with the haunting sounds of George Gao on erhu.
4. Mystic Moon
A cinematic ballad with a poignant and haunting melody.
5. Fiddle Medley
An Irish tune in the French Canadian style,
a traditional Scottish tune, and the all-American Sally Goodun.
6. Czardas Caprice (Listen)
Raw emotion meets virtuoso technique in this fiery Czardas.
7. Fire Dance
A Celtic rock explosion!
8. Lazy Ray
A blues duet between cello and erhu, with big-band jazz violins.
9. Introduction and Rondo Capriciosso
A classic Romantic piece with a Bowfire twist to the orchestration.
10. Hungaria (Listen)
Intoxicating rhythms and old-world harmonies: a Hungarian gypsy
fantasy.
11. Estrellita
A mellow, jazzy take on this Mexican classic inspired by Jascha
Heifetz.
12. Orange Blossom Special
Classic Bluegrass fiddle tune played with steam and whimsy.
13. Mattinata
An impassioned tenor aria.
14. Galloping Horses
East meets Wild West in this tour de force of erhu brilliance.
15. Fiddle Medley
Richard Wood couldn't just stand and play this infectious medley
so he stepdances along.
16. Caravan
A new take on a classic Ellington tune.
17. The Reel
Each violinist takes a solo moment in this feel-good reel.
Total Playing Time: 70:18
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