Daughter Earth, by Dick Claassen

Daughter Earth

by Dick Claassen

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1.	Amazing Grace 02:39	info	buy track
2.	Medicine Woman 02:46	info	buy track
3.	Appalacian Romance 02:57	info	buy track
4.	Cradle of the Deep 03:01	info	buy track
5.	Sakura 01:43	info	buy track
6.	Gretchens Lullaby 02:49	info	buy track
7.	Sky Spirits 03:47	info	buy track
8.	Two Worlds 02:48	info	buy track
9.	Parsons Farewell 02:40	info	buy track
10.	Daughter Earth 03:33	info	buy track
11.	Prayer Cycle 02:15	info	buy track
12.	Sweet Hour of Prayer 03:18	info	buy track
13.	Saint James Infirmary 03:20	info	buy track
14.	Maiden of My Heart 03:32	info	buy track
15.	Taps 02:17	info	buy track

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REAL EMOTIONAL POWER: The emotional power of the Native American flute is considerable. This humble folk instrument can be used to play the haunting traditional music of the ancient Native American culture, and the peaceful pure tones of this music can put us into a state of deep meditation.

A LIMITLESS INSTRUMENT: But the Native American flute isn't limited to only traditional music. This wonderful instrument can touch us through many genres. "Daughter Earth" explores several of these genres: Native American traditional, Christian hymns, Japanese traditional, Buddhist chanting, sea shanties, the blues, lullabies, several original compositions by Dick Claassen.

THE DRONE FLUTE: The drone flute is featured in this album. This unique double-barrel flute is too often treated as a curiosity, ignored by many. But the tonal richness of this beautiful instrument is seriously explored in "Daughter Earth," with four of the album's fifteen tracks played with the drone.

ACCOMPANIED BY THE SOUNDS OF NATURE: Many tracks are accompanied by the rich sounds of nature. One of the tracks, 'Two Worlds,' is a sea shanty. But the real stars in this particular piece are the whales. They have as much if not more to say than the flute!

BEYOND THE SLICK: This album moves beyond the slick, heavily produced music so typical of today's Native American flute albums. "Daughter Earth" is an exploration of the pine and bamboo Native American flutes, from the higher F# pine flute to the contrabass C# bamboo flute, and from the gritty and bluesy bamboo E flute to the musically complex drone flute. With a variety of flutes and genres, Dick Claassen takes the simple pine and bamboo 6-hole flutes into completely new directions.

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released December 21, 2015

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