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Wellyn– the Double Dulcimer Magic of Force & d’Ossché This no-overdubs, no punch-ins, all-instrumental recording features eleven original F/d’O compositions as well as six arrangements of Icelandic and American traditional music. Dating back as a duo to 1971, with these tunes, Force and d’Ossché established a style of playing which would forever alter the perception of what was possible on this seemingly simple, pre-chromatic instrument. This recording is what prompted them to call their publishing, Hand Made Music. There are no recording tricks– just the blazing performance of two musicians who know their instruments and play them like no one else on earth. |
Firenze Wellyn Dixie’s Land Saint Peter Wabash Cannonball Swannanoah Tunnel/Reuben’s Train Last Tango in Tantra Rhythm Ship on the Ocean Sing Sailor Waltzing Matilda/Anthem Very Best Night of the Year Cornwall Conversations with the River Moon Void |
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Tiger Dreams– Force & d’Ossché Force and d’Ossché at their eclectic best. Before there was a category in the record shop bins for “world music”, these two careened across stylistic barriers with zany, carefree, insouciant aplomb. Featured are diverse world musicians–Indian Mridandum Master,Guruvayur Dorai, Zimbabwean “flat-five” marimba guru, Dumi Mariari seminal American talents Mitch Green, Darol Anger, Mike Marshall , Rob Wasserman, Alex DeGrassi and the third Heart sister, Nancy Wilson. Most of the material are F/d’O originals along with a 12th century Icelandic tune, two Carribbean flavored steel drum calypsos, a “moving voice”, Sea Island Georgia-style acapella number and a signature tunes about a hound dog named, Gnarled. |
Salvador do Bahia Slow Train to Georia Tabac Alegria (Happy Tobacco) Clicka dem Bones Deep Down in my Heart Dog Gnarled Sprong of ‘65 Workaday Daddy Krummi Paradise Boy Waltzing with Bears Ballad of the Loch Ness Monster Love is a Disease When the Moon Fell on California |
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Transformation– Force & d’Ossché As the title suggests, the compositions on this CD speak to some of the changes all of us go through in this journey through Life. It’s fair to say that it is all about love– defined in many ways– not about smarmy, “my heart’s going to break if you don’t kiss me” laments, but rather about those occurrences all around us which have the power to transform our thoughts and actions if we only took in the right direction– or perhaps, with a different frame of mind. Largely recorded in an ensemble format, this disc contains ten F/d’O originals and two of their arrangements of traditional tunes.. |
In the Fall Ship on the Ocean Very Best Night of the Year Saturday Night Sing Sailor Like a Ship Rekjavik ‘og Heigl St. Elmo’s Fire Conversations with the River Pokerface Smile Moon Void Coffeehouse of Glory |