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A Slight Departure – Birdsong At Morning – Expanded Edition (Video & Pure Audio Blu-ray + CD) – Blue Gentian

by Audiophile Audition | Oct 21, 2016 | SACD & Other Hi-Res Reviews

A Slight Departure – Birdsong At Morning – Expanded Edition (Video & Pure Audio Stereo Blu-ray + CD) – Blue Gentian 008, 53:22 (7/21/15) ****: A very unusual video Blu-ray plus CD and unusual hi-res music too. (1st Amazon button may be for the CD alone, the 2nd for the Blu-ray) (Alan Williams – acoustic & electric guitar, marimba, vibraphone, vocals; Greg Porter – bass, backing vocals; Darleen Wilson – electric guitar, backing vocals; Ben Wittman – drums, percussion; Robert Holmes – electric guitar; The Mehr Aufgaben Orch. – strings; David Moore – musical saw; Helen Sherra-Davies – violin solo; Thomas J. – electric, acoustic guitar) Birdsong At Morning is an unusual group. The core group consists of Alan Williams (songwriter, guitar, vocals), Greg Porter (bass) and Darleen Wilson (electric guitar). The first configuration occurred in the folk/rock band Knots and Crosses. Problems with their label impeded any measurable success. Then Birdsong At Morning was firmed and filmed…Their debut in 2011 was a 4-CD box set, Annals Of My Glass House. With a combination of folk/pop music and orchestrated strings, the core talent of these individuals has been articulated. Birdsong Act Morning has returned with a new release that showcases the […]