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AIRDANCE - Cloud Nine - CD New Sealed
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- CD Baby
- UPC
- 826816121322
- Features
- Sealed
- Artist
- Airdance
- Format
- CD
- Release Year
- 2006
- Record Label
- CD Baby, Cdb
- Release Title
- Cloud Nine
- Genre
- Folk
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Product Identifiers
Record Label
CD Baby, Cdb
UPC
0826816121322
eBay Product ID (ePID)
4046034673
Product Key Features
Release Year
2006
Format
CD
Genre
Folk
Artist
Airdance
Release Title
Cloud Nine
Dimensions
Item Height
0.40 in
Item Weight
0.25 lb
Item Length
5.60 in
Item Width
4.90 in
Additional Product Features
Number of Tracks
13
Number of Discs
1
Tracks
1.1 Cloud Nine/ Broken Heart/ Cloud Nine 1.2 MacArthur Road/ Gravel Walk/ Shirley's Reel 1.3 Brimstone Corner 1.4 Cape Breton Jig/ Gallagher's March/ Jigermyster 1.5 Muddy Roads/ Lexi McKaskill 1.6 Arigana Highway 1.7 Up Downy/ Tongadale/ Johnny Murray of Lochee 1.8 Cleveland Park/ St. Patrice/ Balls to Hall 1.9 Chance Creek 1.10 Bubble Pop/ Hangman's Reel 1.11 Dot McKinnon/ Sheldon MacNeil/ Union Street Session 1.12 Rogue Wave 1.13 Hull's Reel
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THE BAND AIRDANCE Rodney Miller - fiddle Mary Cay Brass - piano, piano accordion Stuart Kenney - upright bass, banjo David Surette - guitar, mandolin Marko Packard - flute, saxophone, tin whistle, guitar Sam Zucchini - percussion It's been six years since the first practice sessions of the musicians that came to be known as Airdance. Although assembled as an ensemble that would record music to accompany a film about New England contra dancing, all five members of Airdance already had long careers playing for contra and square dances, in drafty town halls, cavernous school gyms, outdoor festivals, and the occasional barn. They had played for experienced dancers, rank beginners, and everything in between. They had worked for callers who demanded specific tunes, and for those with whom anything was pretty much okay, as long as it got people moving. That experience and dedication to the tradition was so joyously evident in their first CD, that listeners wanted more. Three years later, a second recording, Flying On Home, was released which further defined the Airdance sound: virtuosic, playful, and always surprising. " We're playing the music we love to play," says fiddler Rod Miller. "In that first CD, we were experimenting with repertoire. Now we're focusing in on contemporary contra music as it's heard around the country: with deep roots in Celtic and Appalachian old-time music." It's impossible to divorce this music from it's source as the impetus and support behind the figures of the dance, and Miller's fiddling is at the heart of the sound. From the opening notes of the first tune"Cloud Nine," a driving reel in the Quebequois style, Miller's superb articulation and sense of phrasing grab the listener's attention. Whether on guitar,or mandolin David Surette is a champion ensemble player. His bluesy duet with Miller on "Muddy Roads" is highlighted by South African accents. And he flows seamlessly into the melody of the reel "Lexi McKaskill." When he and Miller play there's a connection, as in a spirited conversation between old friends. Mary Cay Brass, who has collaborated with Miller countless times over the years, produces piano accompaniments that are always solidly in the groove. Brass has experience not only in contra music but also Scandinavian and Balkan styles, and uses her depth of knowledge to vary the colors and phrasing: from the jazzy vamping of "MacArthur Road," to the Irish details in "Up Downy." The addition of Marko Packard allows the band to add a new layer to the texture. Packard's strong rhythm guitar work adds to the old-time feel on Cloud Nine. He partners perfectly with Stuart Kenney's banjo on Kenney's "Bubble Pop." Packard also adds the sound of flute, giving the band a whole new take on their celtic repertoire; and his sax-playing on Josephine Marsh's tune "Jigermyster" is delightful. Miller likes to refer to Airdance's music as being "floor tested." "What drives our repertoire is enthusiasm and excitement," he says. "Not only do we love a tune or an arrangement, but the dancers have to love it too." Musicians learn from the reaction of the dancers which transitions, and what placement of solos, are right. They hear that satisfying whoop as people feel the music and the dance steps to be exactly in synch. Since dancers are always asking for more waltzes, Airdance includes three on this CD. "Brimstone Corner" is sweet and sexy with an irresistible swing. "Rogue Wave," is highlighted by Brass's spare accordion playing, giving it the feeling of a slow Irish air. And "Chance Creek," gets a real southern feel from Surette's guitar solo and Kenney's banjo. Speaking of which, dancers everywhere are familiar with Kenney's skillful bass playing, which highlighted the first two Airdance recordings. Cloud Nine places his banjo playing front and center, especially on his own reel "Arigana Highway." Weaving all these disparate instrumental elements together is where the genius of the Airdance personnel re
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