Acclaimed pianist Gwilym Simcock follows a sustained period of touring with legendary guitarist Pat Metheny with a brand new collaborative project. Combining Simcock's formidable skills in composition, arrangement and improvisation with the lyrics and melodies of Welsh/Bajan singer-songwriter Kizzy Crawford and an ensemble drawn from leading Welsh chamber orchestra Sinfonia Cymru, Birdsong tells a story through music inspired by Carngafallt. Carngafallt is part of the Welsh rainforest territory and home to a complex ecosystem. These new compositions take the form of bilingual songs and fuse jazz, classical, contemporary and traditional Welsh music.
1. Introduction - Birdsong
2. Another Source / Tarddle Arall
3. Where We Came From / Ble Y Daethom
4. Wildlife / Bywyd Gwyllt
5. Rhododendron
6. Angelic Soul / Enaid Angylaidd
7. Back To The Trees / Nôl I'r Coed
8. Into The Dark Mystical Beauty / Mewn I'r Harddwch Tywyll Cyfriniol
9. Owl Song / Can Y Gwdih 175
Gwilym Simcock piano
Kizzy Crawford vocals and guitar
Sinfonia Cymru:
Simmy Singh Violin 1
Lucy McKay Violin 2
Francesca Gilbert Viola
Abel Selaocoe Cello
Sarah Bennett Flute
Carys Evans Horn
Music and lyrics by Kizzy Crawford and Gwilym Simcock, arranged by Gwilym Simcock
Birdsong - Cân yr Adar from Sinfonia Cymru on Vimeo.
