We travel through American Landscapes on the next Echoes. On this July 4th week we hear the sounds of ambient Americana and music born from the landscapes of the country.
Coming up on echoes, pianist Chad Lawson goes purely ambient. Lawson has released some great ambient chamber albums over the last few years with interpretations of Chopin and others.
Head into orbit with the July CD of the Month, “Space” by All India Radio. Australia’s Martin Kennedy creates evocative spacescapes and freefall excursions.
Imagine the sound of pre-pop Genesis with a dash of Fleetwood Mac and a singer of folk-like purity and you’ve got the sound of Shriekback with singer Jo Beth Young. Hear her story on Echoes.
On a Slow Flow Echoes, it’s new music by guitarist Carl Weingarten. His new CD is “This is Where I Found You” and it includes musicians like Ulrich Schnauss, Michael Manring and Jeff Oster.
It’s the return of Irish singer Moya Brennan, a founding member of the group Clannad she comes in with her family band and Cormac DaBarra to play their best live Echoes set ever. including “Theme from Harry’s Game.”.