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Sistere

by Intarsia

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    Intarsia's debut album 'Sistere'.

    Sarah Matthews - Vocals, Fiddle (Sivori), Viola (Ron Wilkinson), Octave Violin (Elodie Wary), and Tenor Guitar (Colin Kendall)
    Jo May - Balafon, Tan Tan, Cajon, Conga, Pandeiro, Spoons, Sansula, Bodhran, Bass Drum, Renaissance Drum, and assorted foot pedals and hand-held percussion instruments

    Sistere (verb, Latin): To stand still

    Intarsia (noun, English): A style of knitting with different strands of varied colours and textures.
    An elaborate form of marquetry using inlays of wood.
    Our desire is to create an acoustic intarsia: An intricate blend of patterned musical sounds using wooden instruments and voice.



    'Sistere' dropped on my mat this week - what a joy! Sarah Matthews is no stranger to English folk music circles but perhaps you may not have yet discovered the magic that is Jo May who casts away any preconceptions about percussionists (hooray for the rhythm-explorers!). Her deep musicality and joy for sound, rhythm and taking tunes into new wardrobes of colour and rhythm make this a wonderful partnership. Her compositions are beautiful and extraordinary.
    Together they breathe new light and playfulness into great tunes and songs, whether traditional or newly composed and these ladies' compositions stand tall.
    I also love the photos which hint at what to expect - this CD will brighten and inspire every ear!

    Karen Tweed November 2020
    www.karentweed.com

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Lost At Dusk 03:11
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Sol Sistere 05:35

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The physical CD has four additional tracks that are not available for download:

1 - Les Doigts De Carmen/Round The Corner - Evelyne Girardon/Andy Cutting
Two fabulous schottisches from two great composers within the tradition. The first from a respected and influential French Hurdy Gurdy player; the second from our very own Diatonic Accordion wizard!

2 - The Barmaid's Song - Bill Caddick
Perhaps one of his best known songs, this is the song-story of a lonely hard life.

3 - Wooden Boat - Take That and Billy Mann
Taken from their Beautiful World album, we found that this little acoustic reflective number translated well onto our instruments and straight into our set. Not only is it great to sing along to, but it is such a succinct way of expressing the phases of life, and how you just never know what is waiting for you.

4 - Running Through Tall Grass - Jaime RT
In 2006, Sarah travelled to Canada where she first met this fine fiddle and viola player and composer, and was thoroughly impressed with this seven-time piece of music.

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released October 3, 2020

Engineering, mixing and mastering by Doug Eunson at Old Hall Farm Studios, Derby
Additional engineering on track 15 by Dave Sturt and Sarah Matthews
Flutes on track 8 by Frances Watt
Sleeve design by Sarah Matthews
Photography by Mel Biggs

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Intarsia Derby, UK

Intarsia is an emerging duo of performers from diverse backgrounds. Jo May & Sarah Matthews bring together voice, violin, viola, octave fiddle, tenor guitar, balafon & a wide range of other percussion instruments. The sounds of these wooden instruments blend to create intricate delivery of original & traditional material inspired by English songs, European dance tunes, West African rhythms & more. ... more

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