The School of Trobar have created four samples for you to downlod that shall be appearing on the debut album to be released spring 2007.
All music is Recorded, Engineered and Produced by:-
Martyn Hutchings
at Pure Defintion Music, Devon
www.myspace.com/puredefinitionmusic
The four tracks you can sample are described by Phil and Tobias as follows:-
- Bele Aelis (1,180KB)
...is an innovative adaption of the melody from a song that was popular amongst medieval troubadours: 'Main se leva la Bele Aelis'. The piece is a masterful celebration of the acoustic trance sound that Phil & Tobias are moving towards; & contains elements of Indian influence & American minimalism. - Elderflower Wine (1,266Kb)
... is a piece of English soul music; inspired by campfire scenes in late summer & the home-brewed wine of the title. The song highlights Tobias & Phil's ability to interweave soulful shapes & sounds and create their unique interlocking guitar patterns. Amongst its influences are the British fingerstyle guitar tradition and introspective singer/songwriters like Nick Drake. - Bellamy Blues (1,534Kb)
...is written and performed by Phillip Henry on lapslide guitar and described by Henry as an old school, good time breakdown. - See my brother's a sailor too (1,499Kb)
...Tobias' fascination with English balladry is attested to on this piece as well as the tradition of the protest singer. It is essentially an anti-war song & is rated high amongst a collection of songs opposing the Iraq war, listed on Neil Youngs 'Living With War' website (www.neilyoung.com/lwwtoday).
Go to 'MySpace' to listen to these tracks in full & join the friends network:-
www.myspace.com/theschooloftrobar
To download these in full go to www.boothillrecords.com - costs 99p per download:-