| 1 |
Nothing
Greatrer Than Love | |
| 2 |
Angel
Voices | |
| 3 |
The Wise Old Man | |
| 4 |
Connected | |
| 5 |
I Thank You | |
| 6 |
The Circle | |
| 7 |
Here We Are | |
| 8 |
A Little Mantra - OM | |
| 9 |
Magical Child | |
| 10 |
Patiently
Waiting | |
| 11 |
Fields of Corn | |
| 12 |
Journey's End | |
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Kym - | .vocals |
| Chris
Conway - | keyboards,
piano, tin & low whistles, acoustic & electric 9 string guitar, acoustic
nylon string guitar, zither, electric kantele, vocals, percussion | |
Bernie Devine - | acoustic
guitar 3, 7, 11 | |
Dan Britton - | bodhran,
percussion 1, 6 |
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| background |
| at
the time | Kym
and Chris met at a Paradise Music label party where Kym was singing with her band
Maya, and Chris was also performing.
When Chris was to be the producer
of Kyms album the two set to work in an interesting way. Chris would compose and
record the music, then Kym would go away and come up with her own melody and lyrics.
Chris wrote Angel Voices especially for Kym, and he composed the wordless The
Circle for this project too.
Also in the mix was guitarist Bernie Devine
who contributed 3 tracks of music for Kym again to add melody and lyrics. Chris
then arranged, mixed and produced the album consulting with Kym on the key points. |
| influences | Alan
Stivell, Kate Bush, Bliss, Llewellyn & Juliana, Loreena McKennitt, Eva Cassidy |
| technical |
recorded digitally at Oblong Studios, Leicester, UK |
| hits | Angel
Voices, I Thank You | | CC's
fave track |
Connected | | retrospect | The
end result is a rich album with great new age hippy sensibilities with a warm
feeling and a wonderful showcase for Kyms unique voice.
Angel Voices and I
Thank You were included on a compilation Spiritual Woman. |
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| track
by track |
1.
Nothing Greater Than Love (Kym & Conway)
An upbeat peace song with
Celtic jig sections on Irish whistles and stunning harmonies.
Kym - vocals
Chris
Conway - keyboards, piano, tin & low whistles, electric 9 string guitar, percussion
Dan
Britton - bodhran
| 2.
Angel Voices (Conway)
Chris wrote this haunting beautiful ballad especially
for Kym based on experiences with angels she had written about on her website.
Kym - vocals
Chris Conway - piano, keyboards, electric 9 string guitar,
percussion
|
3.
The Wise Old Man (Kym & Devine)
This fun lilting song features some
wonderful guitar work from composer Bernie Devine.
Kym - vocals
Bernie
Devine - acoustic guitars
Chris Conway - keyboards, percussion
| 4.
Connected (Kym & Conway)
A strange Conway musical concoction. Starting
with a kind of Celtic ballad before going into a hypnotic mandala of zithers,
organ and overlapping interweaving voices.
Kym - vocals
Chris Conway
- zither, elecric kantele, organ, synthesizer, percussion
|
5.
I Thank You (Kym & Conway)
This song has something of a smooth chillout
feel - a hint of Latin vibe about it. Kyms voices shines like a jewel on this
track.
Kym - vocals
Chris Conway - keyboards, acoustic 9 string guitar,
nylon string guitar, percussion
|
6.
The Circle (Conway)
This instrumental chanting piece brings together a
Celtic and Indian feel - meeting somewhere in the middle. It feels like a cereony
of some kind. A slow chant section sets the scene with drone and zithers, before
the pace doubles with Kym's voice floating above the ethnic percussion and flutes.
The tune ends on a traditional Indian classical "tihai" ending.
Kym
- vocals
Chris Cownay - zithers, keyboards, tin and low whistles, vocals, percussion
Dan
Britton - bodhran
|
7.
Here We Are (Kym & Devine)
This awesome ballad again features Bernie's
supoerlative guitar playing. There is a really moving feeling about this piece
about waiting for love.
Kym - vocals
Bernie Devine - acoustic guitars
Chris
Conway - keyboards, percussion
| 8.
A Little Mantra - OM - Dedicated from the heavens (Kym & Conway, lyrics
traditional Tibet)
This Tibetan mantra just grew and grew, coming together
very quickly in the studio. There is a warm feel-good glow on this track.
Kym
- vocals
Chris Conway - piano, keyboards, tin whistles, vocals, percussion
|
9.
Magical Child (Kym & Conway)
A gentle lilting lullabye.
Kym
- vocals
Chris Conway - piano, keyboards
| 10.
Patiently Waiting (Kym & Conway)
One of those pieces of magic that
can happen in the studio. Kym laid down improvised vocal and after vocal in layers
- Chris had arranged the atmospheric music around it.
Kym - vocals
Chris
Conway - keyboards, nylon string guitar, samples, percussion
|
11.
Fields of Corn (Kym & Devine)
This wonderful simple ballad in praise
of the joys of nature. Just voice and acoustic guitar with an intimate feel.
Kym
- vocals
Bernie Devine - acoustic guitars
| 12.
Journey's End (Kym & Conway)
A magical song of homecoming - a perfect
was to end the journey.
Kym - vocals
Chris Conway - electric guitar,
low whistle
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total
time 53m55s
Produced by Chris Conway |
