Barry Phillips (cello, mandolins, harpsichord and psaltry) received his M.M. in composition from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. He has been active in film composition, orchestration and conducting and is a woodworking fanatic as time allows. He has served in various capacities including performer, arranger and producer for numerous Gourd recordings including Simple Gifts, The Fairie Round, The World Turned Upside Down, Tree Of Life, Autumn in the Valley, Wondrous Love and Pavane.
Guitarist William Coulter has been recording and performing traditional music since 1981. His current passion is arranging and singing songs from the Irish Gaelic song tradition. He performs solo and in ensembles, and is preparing two books of guitar arrangements for Mel Bay. William is featured on several Gourd recordings including Celtic Crossing, Simple Gifts and Orison. He received his MM from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and his MA in Ethnomusicology from the University of California at Santa Cruz.
Check out the artist's website:
http://www.gourd.com/123A.HTML
Track List:
1. O Little Children / By Freedom Invited
2. Shuffling Song
3. A Cup of Rejoicing / Primitive Dance
4. Like Pretty Birds / Come Life, Shaker Life
5. Music on the Mountains
6. 'Parting Glass' March
7. Canterbury Solemn Song
8. The Burning Day
9. Heavy Cross / Mount Lebanon Solemn Song
10. South Union Marches
11. The Savior's Watchword
12. Good Evening, My Friends / Mount Lebanon March
13. The Ancients Song of Mourning
14. Step Tune / Who Will Bow and Bend Like the Willow
15. O Little Children (reprise)
Suggested CDs:
Guitarist William Coulter has been recording and performing traditional music since 1981. His current passion is arranging and singing songs from the Irish Gaelic song tradition. He performs solo and in ensembles, and is preparing two books of guitar arrangements for Mel Bay. William is featured on several Gourd recordings including Celtic Crossing, Simple Gifts and Orison. He received his MM from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and his MA in Ethnomusicology from the University of California at Santa Cruz.
Check out the artist's website:
http://www.gourd.com/123A.HTML
Track List:
1. O Little Children / By Freedom Invited
2. Shuffling Song
3. A Cup of Rejoicing / Primitive Dance
4. Like Pretty Birds / Come Life, Shaker Life
5. Music on the Mountains
6. 'Parting Glass' March
7. Canterbury Solemn Song
8. The Burning Day
9. Heavy Cross / Mount Lebanon Solemn Song
10. South Union Marches
11. The Savior's Watchword
12. Good Evening, My Friends / Mount Lebanon March
13. The Ancients Song of Mourning
14. Step Tune / Who Will Bow and Bend Like the Willow
15. O Little Children (reprise)
Suggested CDs:
- Jim Taylor & Friends
- Steve Coulter & Harris Moore
- William Coulter and Barry Phillips
- Neal Hellman
- Martin Simpson
- Shelley Phillips
- FOLK: Traditional Folk
- FOLK: Gentle
- TYPE: ACOUSTIC