| Frankfurter, Aryeh / Twisting Of The Rope, The |
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| Album: | Twisting Of The Rope, The | Collection: | World | |
| Artist: | Frankfurter, Aryeh | Added: | Mar 2016 | |
| Label: | Self-Release | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2016-04-18 | Pull Date: | 2016-06-19 | Charts: | Reggae/World |
| Week Ending: | Jun 19 | May 29 | May 22 | May 15 | May 8 | May 1 | Apr 24 |
| Airplays: | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Jun 14, 2018: | Melange Eleanor Plunkett | 4. | Feb 02, 2017: | Melange Mull Of The Mountains | |
| 2. | Mar 15, 2018: | Melange Eleanor Plunkett | 5. | Jun 13, 2016: | Celtic By Caronis In A Garden So Green, Long Dance, Martin Wynne's Air, Ay Waukin O' | |
| 3. | Jan 11, 2018: | Melange Ae Fond Kiss | 6. | May 28, 2016: | Music Casserole Ae Fond Kiss |
| Album Review |
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| Margy Kahn Reviewed 2016-04-14 | ||
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Talented local multi-instrumentalist and arranger Aryeh Frankfurter uses the Swedish nyckelharpa to play haunting traditional melodies – mostly Celtic. The nyckelharpa is a keyed bowed instrument with sympathetic strings dating from the 1400's; very mellow music with interesting flourishes and feeling All instrumental – NO FCC's – Favorite tracks: 2, 5, 6, 8, 10, 13 1- 4:33 – old Irish air – sweetly played on nyckelharpas, bass, and guitar *2-4:26 – evocative Scottish air used by Robert Burns on nyckelharpa, guitars, cittern; modulates key partway through, giving it a modern air 3 – 6:08 – another Burns tune – more mysterious; Celtic harp adds treble to the mix. Slower 4—4:19 –Martine Wynne's air – from Sligo, a little livelier than previous *5—4:57 – blind Irish harper and composer (from the 1600's) Turlough O'Carolan's “Eleanor Plunkett” – very tender rendition by Lisa Lynne *6—2:46 – Long Dance from Sweden with nyckelharpa and bandura, oddly mournful and light at the same time 7- 5:22-- old Scottish melody – waltz time –romantic and sweet *8-4:41 –another Scots tune – rocking 4/4 beat – nice harpwork –very pretty 9-4:51-- melody of a popular Irish ballad –an Irish harper woos his lady love *10—4:02 – excerpt from Faure's Pavane inspired by Kim Robertson's idiosyncratic version 11-4:29 – melody from Irish song “Bridget O'Malley”-- sweet and a little melancholy 12 –3:33 – “Lo How the Rose E're Blooming”-- unusual version, very harpistic **13-3:48 – “She Moved Through the Fair – old modal Irish song – slow, slow, with a drone – multi-layered | ||
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