Recordings For Sale
ENCOUNTERS ON THE WESTERN SLOPES
Sasquatch CD - SA 104
$12.97
Recordings For Sale
ENCOUNTERS ON THE WESTERN SLOPES
Sasquatch CD - SA 104
$12.97
David Rogers, known more for his classical guitar playing than his songwriting, goes whole hog into a singer-songwriter mode on this album. His practiced classical guitar playing is still here, accompanying his vocals of mostly original songs largely revolving around folklore and mythology of the Great Northwest. It contains the legendary Bigfoot song, performed at wilderness rallies and benefits from Breitenbush Hot Springs to Bald Mountain. The title song contains a range of characters based on real people. Other inspirations range from the song about the Forest Cathedral to reflections on spotted owls, a green escalator, and the ghosts of Shakespeare and a Kalapuya warrior. These intermingle with a re-adaptation of Antonio Caldara's 18th century dirgelike opera aria 'As on the Swelling Wave', and one inspired ballad each by songwriters Eric Park and Jim Scott. Truly one of a kind.
Titles:
Encounters on the Western Slopes / Bigfoot / Redwood Forest / Ashland / Too Many Hustlers / As on the Swelling Wave / Big Green Escalator / Forest Cathedral / Name Dropper's Rag / I Wasn't Born to be a Working Man / Spotted Owls and Loggers / I Will Shelter You / Kalapuya Warrior's Ghost
Recorded over 15 years ago, these inspired all-original guitar instrumentals are still worth the finger exertions required to do them justice. No recording tricks, no overdubbing; just live playing right into acoustic mikes. Recorded at Lark in the Morning Recording Studio in Mendocino, CA. A true classic.
Titles:
I-5 / Lithia Park / The Twilight Quickstep / Fantasia Cascadia / Young's Valley / Rock Outcrop / The Delphic Oracle / Barengo Badlands / Shasta-McCloud Reel / Lament and Renewal / The Plain Speaking of Gwendolyn Brooks / The Transcendent Mountaineer
To buy a copy of this collector's item, contact me at:
davidrogers@sasquatchguitar.com
Mailing address:
1945 W 12th Ave, Eugene, OR 97402
Phone:
(541) 683-1215
"A wonderful set of acoustic guitar solos done on the classical guitar. Very satisfying and different."
--Chris Lunn, Victory Music Review [Seattle, WA]
"A folk-classical bootstrap-powered troubadour. Some jazz technique, Some brilliant playing, some fun."
--Eric Park, Woodlark Review [Sacramento, CA]
CLASSICAL GUITAR SAMPLER
Issued by Jefferson Classical Guitar Society of Ashland, Oregon
This CD is a wonderful and varied collection of classical guitar instrumentals by a number of accomplished guitarists who reside in the Ashland area, or in the case of David Rogers of Eugene, former Ashland resident. Some of the selections contain other instruments and vocalists.
Featured Guitarists:
David Rogers (of Eugene) / Jaxon Williams / Jeff Rinkoff / Dan Ferris / Grant Ruiz / Steve Berman / David Rogers (of Ashland) / Joseph Thompson / Dark Rose Trio
Titles:
Planxty Fanny Power / Habanera from 'Carmen' / Prelude by Antonio Lauro / Evocation by José Merlin / Homenaje á Debussy by De Falla / Mazurka by Villa-Lobos / My Funny Valentine / Alegrías / Gymnopedie #1 / Huayra by Yupanqui / Trad. Sephardic Dance / Entr'acte by Ibert / Capricho Arabe / Allegro from Concerto in D by Vivaldi / Etude # 1 by Scriabin / Evocación by Albeniz
