CD A0325: Naked Music

Naked Music - Deborah Henson-Conant

CD coverNAKED MUSIC is Deborah's 1994 recording for solo harp and voice, showing various from classical to flamenco, including some blues and Celtic influence. The songs include solo versions of - Love is on Your Side, Nataliana, Baroque Flamenco, Danger Zone, Home in Your Arms Again, Johnny Ramsay, New Blues, Dance with Me, All Through the Night and Closer to You.

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“Naked Music” was originally released in 1994. It was taken out of print around 2000 because Deborah planned to re-record it. That plan has been delayed, but there are many requests for this album, especially from musicians who play these pieces and want to hear Deborah’s solo harp performance of them so we’ve created this limited re-release of the CD in CDR format.

Deborah Henson-Conant profile page with index of recordings and compositions

Audio Samples

  1. Nataliana
  2. Baroque Flamenco
  3. Danger Zone
  4. Home in Your Arms Again
  5. Johnny Ramsey
  6. Love is on Your Side
  7. New Blues
  8. Dance With Me
  9. All Throught The Night
  10. Closer To You
  11. Noche

Notes & Credits

“Naked Music” was originally released in 1994. It was taken out of print around 2000 because Deborah planned to re-record it. That plan has been delayed, but there are many requests for this album, especially from musicians who play these pieces and want to hear Deborah’s solo harp performance of them so we’ve created this limited re-release of the CD in CDR format.

For years, people asked me to make a solo album.
“Just you,” they said, “your harp and your voice.., and nothing else.” So here it is, nothing to cover it, nothing to hide it. This is naked music.

All harps & vocals: Deborah Henson-Conant

The harp used for this recording is a Lyon & Healy Style 17 (circa 1920).
In addition to microphones, a Fishman Transducer and preamp were used to record the harp.

Produced: Deborah Henson-Conant
Co-Produced & Pre-mastered: Coleman Rogers
Co-Production assistance: Peter Cronemeyer & Susanne Marcus
Recorded & Mixed: Coleman Rogers at Wellspring Sound, Concord, MA USA
Concept & Art Direction: Deborah Henson-Conant & Peter Cronemeyer
Graphic Design this version: Deborah Henson-Conant.
Cover Artwork: Ellen Lebow

All songs copyright 1994 by Deborah Henson-Conant except “All Through the Night” (©1989 Deborah Henson-Conant/Roaring Fork Music (BMI) and “Nataliana” (©1979 Deborah Henson­Conant)

All songs published by Golden cage Music (BMI), except “All Through the Night’ (Golden Cage Music/Roaring Fork (BMl)

TECHNICAL NOTE: This release may be a “CDR” (recordable CD). CDRs can be slightly more finicky than CDs. They will play fine on 99.99% of CD players. However, sometimes they won’t play on car CD players or some “disc-person” type portable players. If you don’t hear anything when you play this CD, it probably doesn’t mean your CD player is broken or this CD is broken. If that happens, just try another CD player. If you STILL have problems, e-mail us at info@HipHarp.com. (Note: to date we’ve had no complaints about any of our CDRs, so the chances are excellent that yours will work perfectly.)


DEDICATIONS:
Nataliana for Natalie Cox
Baroque Flamenco for Bemie & Susanne
Danger Zone
(from the suite “Stress Analysis of a Strapless Evening Gown”) for Marc Abrahams & Bob Kmeger
Home in Your Arms Again for Dan Beach
Johnny Ramsay for Johnny and Archie
Love is On Your Side for my Dad, who waited
a long time.
New Blues for Patsy Seddon and Mary MacMaster
Dance with Me for Stephen
Closer to You for Stephanie & Adam (their wedding song)
— and for Barb (who said it would happen) Noche for Peter

SPECIAL THANKS TO: Stephen Powell, Stephanie Maillet Zand, Susanne Marcus, Peter Cronemeyer, Ulli Bögershausen, James Kilcoyne, Ruth Lemke, Fishman Transducers, Thorsten Schmidt, Andrea Engels, Sharyn Wolf, Steve Barta, T.G.F.C., Gunnar Madsen, Mall Witten and Barry Carl; Ricardo Monzon, Davey Tulloch, Joe Mekler, George Jinda, Chieli Minucci, Wolfgang Diekmann, Tim Archibald, David Clark, Cercie Miller and Mimi Rabson. Special thanks for pre-production help to Bob Kroeger and Bob Patten.

For the 2006 printing, special thanks to Jonathan Wyner.

Artist & Album Information

Title: Naked Music
Artist: Deborah Henson-Conant
Instruments: Harp & voice
Genre: classical to flamenco, including some blues & Celtic influences
Format: Audio CD
Our Ref: A0325
MCPS: GC-94/06-001-CDR
Label: Golden Cage Music
Year: 1994/2006
Origin: USA