Sound and Light Signals, by Bridge of Eights

Sound and Light Signals

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1.	Ruth Grant 02:18	buy track
2.	Mull of the Mountains 05:27	buy track
3.	Eyesofsea 03:43	buy track
4.	Arran Air 03:30	buy track
5.	Lady Cassilis' Lilt 01:57	buy track
6.	Gur mis tha gu cràiteach o’n uiridh 01:43	buy track
7.	Fjords of Deaths 03:39	buy track
8.	The Sleeping Tune 03:37	buy track

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Recorded along the Inside Passage of the Pacific Northwest. Locations include the Haida Náay I´waans (Whale House) in Kasaan, the cupola of Five Finger Lighthouse in Frederick Strait, a boathouse on Kupreanof Island, on a boat at anchor in Eucott Bay, and in chapels in Port Townsend and Friday Harbor.

credits

released February 1, 2024

Bridge of Eights are:
Gregg Dietzman (concertina)
Rachel Dietzman (guitar, vocals)

with friends:
Doug Leen (piano, Track 6)
Eddie Owens (vocals, Track 7)
George Rezendes (guitar, Track 8)

Track 1: composed by Roddy (RS) MacDonald ©Grian Music.
Track 2: field recording: “Song of the Antarctic Weddell Seal” McMurdo Oceanographic Observatory.
Track 3: composed by Matthias Loibner ©Traumton Records.
Track 7: poem “Fjords of Deaths” by Zachary Schomburg, FJORDS vol 1. ©Black Ocean.
Track 8: composed by Gordon Duncan ©Grian Music; guitar recording by George Rezendes / Toolshed Soundlab.

Location and field recordings by Gregg Dietzman unless noted.
With production support from the Artist Residency Programs at Jack Straw Cultural Center and the Centrum Foundation.
Mastered by Jason Powers.

Cover art: Cape St. Elias Lighthouse, United States Coast Guard.

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Bridge of Eights Friday Harbor, Washington

Traditional acoustic music arranged with ambient nature sounds.

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