Across the Mountains, Across the Sea
Channel: New Channel47
Date: 2020-02-19

Across The Mountains,  Across the Sea  - will also be a completely new kind of recording concept for me too. Over the last several years, the sounds of Appalachia, Old Country Music and Americana have been steadily been finding their way into my heart and repertoire along with Celtic music, which is only natural as they all share the same deep roots. The Mandolin has become as much a passion as the Pipes, and playing those Old Time Fiddle Tunes and singing Bluegrass Classics has become as much of a Delight as reveling in the reels, jigs and songs of Ireland and Scotland. On this recording, I will be playing music that celebrates the commonality of both Celtic,; and Mountain styles from this side of the Atlantic. Old Scots fiddle tunes that rolled off of sailing ships, across the Piedmont and up into the hills of Appalachia, Irish ballads that got passed down and morphed into forms that fit their new homes in the green hills and hollows of Georgia, the Carolinas, Virginias and my Western Pennsylvania birthplace. 

Peter Oviatt of Moonflower Sounds - is the man at the controls for the recording, engineering and mixing of this project, as well as providing sage production advice. Incredible Bonus! - He will also be sharing his skills here as one of the Best Banjoists I have ever known, and plays a tasteful and solid Upright Bass line to boot. We are more than blessed to have him as part of our greater Taos Bluegrass/Americana circle; he has produced, recorded and played on a number of friend's recordings. Like me, Peter prefers recording the body of a piece live, with guitar, bass and vocals all in one pass, and then sparingly dubbing in other instrument and harmony parts. The results have immediacy and vibrance, really capturing the essence of accoustic music performance.