A Review from
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I like the name of this musical offering
-- Apasionada rolls off the tongue in soft,
succulent motions. Alison Vardy's fingers
ride the waves of her harp strings -- sometimes
strumming, sometimes plucking, like a turbulent
ocean.
….….Vardy
stirs the ocean to motion with "Get
Moving," a lively tune with Russian-influenced
rhythms. This one makes me long for a challenging
game of Tetris.
…….."Dunedin" slows
the pace as Vardy gives her own musical
tribute to a place she knew well -- it's
a soothing and reverent piece.
...... The listener
may catch a glimpse of fairies dancing in
the fields while taking in "Peerie
House ahint the Burn/Spoot O'Skerry,"
a collection of Scottish tunes from the
Shetland Islands -- all with satisfying
Celtic flavour.
...…."Yvone Yvonke/Los Bibiliocos"
features a rhapsodic combination of both
Macedonia and Greece and Sephardic Jewish
cultures. Like the combination of oil and
vinegar, this traditional love song and
melancholy melody blend for a thirst-quenching
sip of Middle/Eastern Europe.
..……Alison
Vardy's accomplished harp playing provides
a soothing, 65-minute drift on the ocean
with Apasionada. "Carousel," Vardy's
own composition, provides one last spin
before the plug of the melodic ocean is
pulled and the listener is left on dry land.
But there's a cure -- immerse yourself in
this CD again!
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Release Notes
Artist:
Alison Vardy
Album: Apasionada
Release: 1 June, 2000
In Stock: Ships within
72 hours
Label: Harpsound
Distributor: Independent
Suggested Retail: Cdn$14.99
/ US$11.99
Catalogue: AV02
Bar Code: 7 82241 14422
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File Under: World / Celtic
/ Classical Instrumentalist / Folk Harp
Description:
Vibrant, rhythmic, syncopated, multicultural, solo harp
music
Producers:
Alison Vardy
Recording: John Ellis,
Melodeon Studios,
Victoria, BC
Mastering: Russell Dawkins,
Seabourne Studios, Victoria, BC
Future:
- Planned Tours in Vancouver/ Lower Mainland, Whistler
and Vancouver Island
- Showcase at Pacific Contact
Present:
- National promotion through CBC Radio
- 3rd release of Apasionada (2000) - 2500+ independent
sales in Canada & Internationally
- 2nd release of Island
Suite (2003) - 1000+ independent sales in Canada
& Internationally
- 5th release of Harping
On (1997) - 3500+ sales in New Zealand, Canada &
Internationally
- Extensive promotion via official website - www.alisonvardy.com
Past:
- Numerous concerts and tours throughout Victoria, Vancouver
Island, Sunshine Coast,
Gulf Islands, American Pacific Northwest
and the South Island, New Zealand
- TV New Zealand Nature Productions
- First Australian Harp Festival - selected performer
in Canberra, ACT, Australia
- The International Folk Harp Conference - performer
in Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.
- The International Folk Harp Conference - workshop
presenter in Bloomington, Indiana, U.S.A.
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