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Dawn To Dust Composer Andrew Norman Named Composer of the Year!
Musical America names Dawn To Dust composer Andrew Norman their 2017 Composer of the Year! “He has likened his start-and-stop rhythms and rapid-fire exchanges to video games, YouTube playback, and other digital-age phenomena. It is a voice singularly his own, and several major commissions from leading orchestras and soloists of our time have vindicated his vision. Contemporary composers often find themselves caught between two groups that stand in stark opposition to each other. On one…
Fiona Boyes CD Launch in Melbourne
Order Now Sunday, October 23 Fiona Boyes returns to Melbourne to launch her brand new acoustic album ‘Professin’ the Blues’. Recorded at Skywalker Ranch, California, by Grammy-winning audiophile engineer ‘Professor’ Keith O Johnson, the album is a lush 16 track offering featuring intricate fingerpicking, swampy blues grooves and cigar box slide. At the launch Fiona will be accompanied by the fine musical talents of Dean Addison (double bass) and Mark Grunden (drums/percussion). Opening set from…
The Acoustic Blues Club features Professin The Blues
Ian McKenzie’s Blues Podcast features tracks from the new Fiona Boyes “Professin’ The Blues” recording: Professin’ The Blues Fiona Boyes Professin’ The Blues proclaims Fiona Boyes passion for the Blues as she celebrates the unique contribution of recording and mastering engineer ‘Professor’ Keith O. Johnson, Reference Recording’s Technical Director and audio legend. In her self-penned and illustrated liner notes Fiona makes the declaration, “’Professor’ Keith’s amazing approach to capturing sounds, mostly with his own hand…
Fiona Boyes: Professin’ The Blues is Available Today!
Professin’ The Blues Fiona Boyes “…our heroine perpetuates the blues legacy with a brave attitude and amazing conviction.” —Vicente Zumel, La Hora Del Blues Buy Now Professin’ The Blues proclaims Fiona Boyes passion for the Blues as she celebrates the unique contribution of recording and mastering engineer ‘Professor’ Keith O. Johnson, Reference Recording’s Technical Director and audio legend. In her self-penned and illustrated liner notes Fiona makes the declaration, “’Professor’ Keith’s amazing approach to capturing…
Rhythms Magazine Reviews Fiona Boyes Professin’ The Blues
Order Now “Boyes has a strong, searching voice and tackles a variety of blues genres without missing a beat, skipping lightly from a strong Texan, Lightnin’ Hopkins opener through ragtime rhythmic drive and reggae-inspired numbers that also include light jazz touches and some absolutely top quality fretwork. This is an album that is immediately gripping from the very off and hi-lights Boyes’ own song-writing strengths, with only two covers in the mix, one being the…
Fiona Boyes Plays “Baby Please Don’t Go”
Order Now Baby Please Don’t Go Blues DNA runs deep in this song popularised by Big Joe Williams in the mid 1930’s but believed to have older folk origins. It’s something that fascinates me about the blues; something so old and familiar is rearranged and reinvented by each new musician and era. Almost every traditional blues player has recorded a version of this song, along with acts like AC/DC, Aerosmith and doo-wop group The Orioles!…
Nojima Plays Liszt Now Available on Vinyl!
Just Arrived — Nojima Plays Liszt! A great gem from our catalog, now released for the first time as a 45 rpm 2-LP set, half-speed mastered. Nojima Plays Liszt (RM-2516) is pressed on 180 gram virgin vinyl from Quality Record Pressings, and packaged in a beautiful old-style gatefold jacket.RM-2516 – NOJIMA PLAYS LISZT – Order Now! Nojima Plays Liszt (RR-25) was named “Best Recording of the Month” by Stereo Review when it was originally released…
“Go Get ‘Professin’ the Blues’ Right Now”
Order Now “Fiona has been around for a long time, her credits are well known. Nevertheless, it is always good when an established artist doesn’t loose momentum and hits the jackpot again.…Masterful execution of acoustic Blues guitar, all styles and then some. Vocals that range from soulfoul to spooky. Lyrics sometimes dead serious, turn into open satire on occasion. Blues, gospel, rock ‘n’ roll, the woman does it all. …Professin’ The Blues is a great…
Fiona Boyes Is Topping The Charts!
The Roots Music Report is out for the week of October 1, 2016 and Fiona Boyes “Professin’ The Blues” is the #1 Acoustic Blues Album and features three of the top 15 Acoustic Blues Songs!Pre-Order the album TODAY!
Moszkowski Scores Four/Five from ClassicalEar
“Martin West and his excellent San Francisco Ballet Orchestra[‘s]… affable and lively performances, always well played, fall very happily on the ear, and the sound is superb. … the programme is well worth hearing, especially the polonaise-style Torch Dance, Habanera, Six Airs de Ballet and the Gondoliera, all of which are here given their world première recordings. And what to expect, musically? Think of the lighter side of Elgar and that will give you some…
Midwest Record Reveals A Fiona Boyes Secret
Order Now “With her latest release we can now let the cat out of the bag. Fiona is Boyes middle name, her first name is The Great.… Boyes is sounding like she’s on the run from Piedmont and the delta with hell hounds on her tail and they think she’s a steak. With an audio team that puts her front and center in your face… using her amazing command of all the authentic, traditional moves,…
Classical Candor Reviews Moszkowski: From Foreign Lands
“Most of this material is lightweight, to be sure, yet it’s also most delightful in the capable hands of West and his players. The opening “Torch Dance” has a rousing spirit. The six movements of “From Foreign Lands” are colorful and characterful, each exemplifying a different country. They reminded me of things by maybe Glazunov, Gounod, or Rimsky-Korsakov. In their time (the late nineteenth century), the “Foreign Lands” suite was apparently quite famous, although today…
Fiona Boyes “Professin’ the Blues” is a “Gem”
Order Now “Australian singer/songwriter/guitarist Fiona Boyes is an earthy force of nature. Her gravelly vocal timbre is straight out of the red dirt of the Outback. No swishy Blues affectation, here. You’ll be getting as honest a voice as you’ve heard in a long time. ‘So bloody refreshing’, as the Aussies might say. … It seems to be a project that each Reference stakeholder got behind. It’s a gem, musically and technically. … Boyes has…
Fiona Boyes Plays “One Rule For You”
Order Now One Rule For You The notion of power and its potential misuse is not a new theme in my songwriting. It’s unfortunate that a highly developed sense of entitlement often leads people to behave badly. Although this song is about a particular person and situation, I think there is a universal element to it. No names to protect the guilty – but some folks may recognise the scenario!
San Francisco Ballet Orchestra’s Moszkowski Gets Four Stars From Audiophile Audition
“These are memorable and melodious orchestral compositions which, especially in their full orchestra versions, seem much more than mere salon pieces from the 19th century. The opening Torch Dance is based on a tradition at some German weddings in a certain area of a dance with torches featured. The From Foreign Lands is a nearly half-hour suite which has been a San Francisco Ballet performance. This ballet orchestra is one of the leading ones in…