Winter at Maugha, 1996-97

winter_at_maugha Winter at Maugha, 1996-97 Ail Fionn audio opensource_audio A selection of lo-fi mono recordings of psychedelic <a target="_blank" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saz">saz</a> and mandolin jams from the winter we spent up at Maugha, a farmhouse in the mountains of <a target="_blank" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Cork">West Cork</a> - a few traditional tunes mixed in with various original pieces we were developing at the time. 2006-11-29 2006 mandolin;saz;baglama;drone;droning;acoustic;atmospheric;folk;free psych-folk;free psychfolk;free psych folk;freeform;improv;improvisation;improvisational;improvisatory;improvised;improvising;jam;jamming;lofi;lo-fi;organic;other;psychedelia;psychedelic;psychfolk;psych-folk;space;spacey;spontaneous;modal;elf;elven;fairy;faery;pixie;Celtic;West Cork;Bantry;Kealkil;Kealkill;Ireland;Irish folk;Irish trad;Irish traditional;traditional Irish;Irish http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ 2006-11-29 09:11:38 2006-11-29 09:00:32 mwatkins@maths.ex.ac.uk Matthew Watkins Matthew Watkins Matthew Watkins Matthew Watkins Matthew Watkins Matthew Watkins Matthew Watkins Matthew Watkins Matthew Watkins Matthew Watkins Matthew Watkins Matthew Watkins 2006-11-29 09:22:27 2006-11-29 09:29:53 2006-11-29 09:53:45 2006-11-29 10:13:10 2006-11-29 13:11:57 2006-11-30 13:22:20 2006-12-01 11:56:22 2006-12-01 14:16:30 2006-12-01 14:24:48 2006-12-01 14:39:13 2006-12-16 01:41:12 2006-12-18 21:23:43 MRW, Paul various cassette recorders 75:46 <center><table width="550" border="0"><tr><td> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.childrenofthedrone.net/network/ailfionn/matthew.htm">Matthew</a> - <a target="_blank" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saz">saz</a> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.childrenofthedrone.net/network/ailfionn/inge.htm">Inge</a> - mandolin with <a target="_blank" href="http://www.maths.ex.ac.uk/~mwatkins/imagery/andyman.jpg">Andy Man</a> - <a target="_blank" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Djembe">djembe</a>, other percussion, occasional vocal noises <a target="_blank" href="http://www.maths.ex.ac.uk/~mwatkins/imagery/mike-chelsea.jpg">Mike</a> - wooden flute warblings Tony - electric bass guitar (on 3, 6, 9, 11, 14) Paul - electric guitar (on 9) <center><img width="500" src="http://www.childrenofthedrone.net/network/images/maughamountain.jpg"> <span style="font-size:78%;">the mountain behind Maugha - photo by Inge</a></span></center> 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 12, 13, 15, 16 recorded in the front room or in <a target="_blank" href="http://www.futureforests.net/Christy_in_Ethiopia.htm">Christy</a>'s cabin at Maugha, in the mountains above Kealkil, near <a target="_blank" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bantry">Bantry</a> in <a target="_blank" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Cork">West Cork</a> (Ireland). 3, 6, 9, 11, 14 recorded at Paul's house, near <a target="_blank" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballydehob">Ballydehob</a> (or was it <a target="_blank" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skibbereen">Skibbereen</a>?) one evening when Mike drove us over there for a session. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/539">"Farewell to Milltown"</a> is a traditional Irish tune. So is <a target="_blank" href="http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/475">"King o' the Faeries"</a>, although we've mutated it considerably. "Cool Mountain Balalaika" may be (based on) a traditional Russian tune. Or Inge (or someone else) might have made it up. She can't remember. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.maths.ex.ac.uk/~mwatkins/imagery/kris-anglesey.jpg">Kris</a> made up "Whisper in the Woods" and "Morroc 'n' Roll" was Paul's. The rest are our own creations. Considering the appalling sound quality, to best appreciate this collection, we recommend imagining that you're alone on a little boat in the <a target="_blank" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_sea">North Sea</a>, late at night, tuning in to <a target="_blank" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mediumwave">mediumwave radio</a>, and that you've picked up this fairly weak signal of some strange music - is it from <a target="_blank" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latvia">Latvia</a>? Somewhere in the <a target="_blank" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balkans">Balkans</a> perhaps? You may never know. <center><b><a target="_blank" href="http://www.childrenofthedrone.net/network/ailfionn/ailfionn.htm">Ail Fionn</a>                 <a target="_blank" href="http://www.childrenofthedrone.net/network/ATW/index.htm">A Tiny Window</a></b></center> <center><a target="_blank" href="http://soundsfromthespring.blogspot.com/"><i>The Spring</i></a> - Matthew's 'audio blog'                contact: <a href="mailto:mwatkins@maths.ex.ac.uk">mwatkins@maths.ex.ac.uk</a></center> </td></tr></table></center> 2006-12-18 22:43:50 Matthew Watkins