| Strange New Land by Nadia Birkenstock |
Buy this album now CD: £12.00 + p&p |
"This
musician is more than an accomplished master of the celtic harp,
she is also an expert in uplifting your spirits in a musical way.
In short: Very relaxed, very atmospheric, very recommendable."
| Strange New Land by Nadia Birkenstock | ||
| 01 | Shine | 2.58 |
| 02 | Seven Years | 4.22 |
| 03 | My Strength | 4.28 |
| 04 | Across the Moor | 4.13 |
| 05 | Return | 4.31 |
| 06 | Distant Shore | 6.18 |
| 07 | Travel Song | 3.57 |
| 08 | Come sit down beside me | 2.15 |
| 09 | Everywhere | 3.56 |
| 10 | Silence | 4.19 |
| 11 | I lay my Heart into Your Hands | 4.16 |
| 12 | Wind, Sun and Stars | 4.20 |
Sleeve Notes The lyrics for the songs on the album are reproduced in the CD booklet. |
Credits Nadia Birkenstock - Vocals, Celtic Harp Recording,Editing, Mix and Mastering: Romin Katzer and Michael Schlutter at Tonstudio Katzer, Furth, Germany, in summer 2008 www.tonstudio-katzer.de Photography: Helmut Claus www.helmutclaus.com All songs written and arranged by Nadia Birkenstock, except Track 04"Across the Moor" fiddle arrangements by Tom McConville and Track 08 "Come sit down beside me" lyrics traditional. Fiddle recording on Track 04 "Accross the Moor" by Ron Angus at Studio One, UK. Nadia plays the CAMAC Electroharp 36 and her 34-string rosewood acoustic, celtic harp by Frank Sievert. I would like to thank all the people who contributed to this album. Gabriele, Elisabeth, Tom, Romin and Oliver
for sharing your superb musicality and talents. I would also like to thank: My audiences! ©2008 by Laika-Records www.laika-records.com |
| Instruments: | Solo Harp / Harp and Voice, accompanied by Violin, Cello, Fiddle, Percussion & Bodhran |
| Genre: | Folk / Celtic / Pop |
| Format: | CD |
| Our Ref: | A0271 |
| MCPS: | 3510245.2 |
| Label: | Laika-Records / Rough-Trade |
| Release date/Year: | October 2008 |
| Origin: | EU |
Nadia Birkenstock (Harp)
Thanks to a scholarship, she received her first vocal training in the USA (Westover School, Connecticut) and afterwards studied voice at the Music Conservatory of Duesseldorf in Germany. She taught herself to play the celtic Harp at 16 and attended masterclasses with Kim Robertson (USA), Bill Taylor (Scotland) and others. During her vocal studies she created her first solo performance program for celtic harp and voice. This was very well received and Nadia has since appeared to great acclaim in concerts at festivals, folk-clubs, concert halls, churches, castles and many stunning venues in Central Europe. Festival appearances include the ,,Rencontres Internationales de la Harpe Celtique" at Dinan (France, Brittany), the "Schlossfestspiele Potsdam Sanssouci" (Berlin), the Venne Folk Festival, Celtic Days Hude, Keltenfest Buchberg (Switzerland). Nadia has also appeared on TV and radio with WDR, SWR, RBB, France Musiques, Celtic World Radio Australia and others. She also frequently plays for the Irish Embassy in Cologne,Munich and Frankfurt. Besides her repertoire of traditional Celtic folk songs and harp tunes,she is also successfully performing her own compositions. And now she releases her fourth album "Strange New Land". As different as the character of the tunes, so different also the choice of their handpicked guest musicians: Fiddle legend Tom McConville, Gabriele Steinfeld, one of the most popular baroque violinist across Europe and Elisabeth Wand, with her voluminous cello sound between Bach and Apocalyptica, and Oliver Jochims(bodhran) and Romin Katzer(percussion),which give the songs additional Groove. |
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| Contact | Keltische Harfe |
| Telephone | +49 (7807) 957 657 |
| info@keltische-harfe.de | |
| Artist Web Site | www.nadiabirkenstock.com |
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