[HANASHIR:7423] Journeys!

[Rick Calvert <calvert...>]

Dear HN friends -

So here?s my first (and not last, I trust) shameless plug, as permitted by
this listserve?s minchag.  My debut CD, "Journeys", a year-long labor of
love, has been completed, and has turned out beautifully!  (How?s that for
objectivity?!)  

"Journeys" is a 15-song collection of original, contemporary settings for
familiar blessings, Shabbat and other liturgy, and ethical writings (cuts
3,4,6, and 9), composed over a two-year period.  I tapped into Fran Avni?s
notable producing genius for this adventure, and had the time of my life
working with a wonderful Montreal studio and a host of INCREDIBLE Canadian
musicians who play all kinds of instruments that I don?t (cello, flutes,
recorders, mandolin and mandocello, keyboards, drums and percussion, etc.)!
 This is a beefy CD, with over 50 minutes of really nice stuff.  Honest!
The song list includes:

 1 ~ Baruch Haba B?shem Adonai (a traditional welcoming blessing)
 2 ~ Modim Anachnu Lach 
 3 ~ Histakeil
 4 ~ Asarah
 5 ~ Yis-m?chu (included on Craig Taubman?s latest collection, "Celebrate
Shabbat")
 6 ~ Hakinah
 7 ~ T?shuvah
 8 ~ Hineni
 9 ~ Marbeh Niggun (came to me on the way back from Oconomowoc two summers
ago!)
10 ~ Eilu D'varim
11 ~ Ashreinu
12 ~ Shehecheyanu
13 ~ Hariu Ladonai
14 ~ Y?vareh-ch?cha
15 ~ Baruch Ata B?voecha (a traditional closing blessing)

The plug on the back cover notes that "listeners of all ages will be drawn
to these accessible melodies, rich harmonies, infectious rhythms, and
tasteful production."  Early reactions seem to be confirming the hype, so
.  .  .  don?t delay!  Chanukah is coming!  Here?s a CD your friends and
relations will love and don?t yet have!

Tara should be carrying the CD shortly, but, in the meantime, direct mail
orders are the way to go.  The "Journeys" regular price is $16 plus $2 S+H,
but I?ll cover the shipping as a HN early bird special, and offer 2-for-$28
and 3-for-$36 deals until Chanukah.  My mailing address is 18 Happy Acres
Road (no joke), Clinton (no Bubba jokes, please), CT   06413.  While I
don?t have my own web site up yet, I should have some MP3 clips available
soon.

Rick

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