Chelsea R.
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contributing musicians on Arrowwood songs are/have been: Pythagumus Marshall, Kim Larsen, Melissa Dusoliel, Lindsey Hoffman, Josh Lovejoy.
Influences
In Gowan Ring (especially the album "...the Glinting Spade"), Espers, Mum, novemthree, Current 93, Dead Can Dance, Death in June, Unto Ashes, Gravenhurst, A Minority of One, Autumn Tears, Green Mistletoe, ballads of the Legendary Pink Dots, Vashti Bunyan, birdsong, enchanted woodlands...all things mysterious, old churches, abbeys and monasteries, gold embroidered indian cloth, earl grey tea...books about strange things, castles and tapestries, melancholy poetry, moss, persian cats, bells on strings, pre-raphaelite and victorian fairy art, gypsy rings, old dagguerotypes and artistic photography, skeleton keys, mint leaves, old carnival fortune-teller machines, dreams, candelabra and old chandeliers, tales of circus "freaks", velvet, ancient architecture, sacred geometry, faith and religious wonderings, folklore, mushrooms on forest pathways, the smell after rainfall, mountain streams, paintings in antique carved frames, old glass bottles, costume-ball masks, ghost stories, dust in the sunlight, windchimes, butterflies and dragonflies, cutglass doorknobs, unrequited love, chaos and harmony...foxglove, white moths and stellar jays, wildflowers...
melancholy experimental folk music using various instruments such as voice, acoustic guitar (also played by Pythagumus and *Kim Larsen -on yet to be released material-), nylon strung harp, bouzouki, glockenspiel, mountain dulcimer (played by *Melissa Dusoliel -on yet to be released material-), harmonium (played by Pythagumus and many moons ago by Josh Lovejoy), recorder/flute/pennywhistles (sometimes played by Pythagumus), latin and tingsha bells, wood and metal chimes, singing bowls (sometimes played by Pythagumus), tambourine, gypsy finger cymbals, goat's toenails, djembe & bodran (often played by Pythagumus), shakers & other noismakers....
Hello, and thanks for the nice comments. The castle is a great place to live, especially at this time of year when we have lovely weather, swifts flying about everywhere and an open air production of Midsummer nights dream in the courtyard last night. It can be a bit of a chore freezing for 9 months of the year, lugging coal up the stairs, and cleaning out filthy stoves and fireplaces. Its a good place to be a medieval muscian though! Helen
I think people can become obsessed with neatness and think it virtuous to 'tidy' up churchyards. This can remove their romantic appeal, but also diminishes important urban and suburban habitats for many species. Its the same with church architecture; The ancient walls of the castle I live in, are full of holes. These make homes for many kinds of birds, bats, bees and other insects. Often these kinds of wild areas are removed by those who prefer to look at an empty green lawn, rather than a rambling chaotic jungle. It tells us a lot about concepts of beauty! In my opinion there is much more beauty in the wild and mysterious landscape than the tamed and manicured one, and I'm certainly not the only one! Helen.
Just looked at your lovely new photographs. I love overgrown churchyards. When I was a little girl, My Dad (who was the vicar) would arrange a churchyard clear up, but he would always ensure there was a wild corner left as it was. That was the best bit. Helen
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