Matt Schwarz Sealed CD - The Lost Way (Folk and 49 similar items

Artist: Matt Schwarz Title: The Lost Way Label: CD Baby Format: Full length compact disc Disc condition: Brand New Container condition: Sealed, with cracks in jewel case UPC: 616892589327 Comments: "The Lost Way" is a mix of British (and one Swedish) traditional ballads and original folk songs influenced by late 60's/early 70's British folk music by the likes of Bert Jansch (Pentangle), Ian Anderson (Jethro Tull), Dave Cousins (Strawbs). The acoustic guitar vocal approach is enriched by arrangements involving flute, female vocals, cello, and such. Five of the album's songs are Matt Schwarz originals, with varying styles: the bouncy, crowd-pleasing title track, with it's English fairy tale lyrics; the modern folk of 'Seasons', the Celtic-influenced, poetic 'I Long To Feel A Gentle Breeze'; the haunting, chromatic 'To The Distant Beloved'; and the multi-part mini-epic 'The Faerie Queene'. These songs focus on the guitar/vocal arrangements of Matt's live performances, with a couple mandolin contributions by Sacred Fool's Steve Klem and occaisional flute. Matt also includes two original instrumentals - the medieval-sounding guitar solo 'The Woode So Wylde' and the Irish-influenced flute solo 'Farewell Fare-thee-well', written in memory of Matt's grandfather, David Curtis Amidon. The remaining 4 songs are traditional.