{"id":5087,"date":"2021-10-31T05:24:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-31T05:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cindyswriting.com\/?p=5087"},"modified":"2021-10-28T17:58:29","modified_gmt":"2021-10-28T17:58:29","slug":"music-review-winterfold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cindyswriting.com\/index.php\/2021\/10\/31\/music-review-winterfold\/","title":{"rendered":"Music Review: Winterfold"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I like listening to instrumental music while I write, and I’ve found Jeff Johnson and Brian Dunning’s work to be among the best–gentle, inspiring, and decidedly Celtic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I posted an interview with Jeff Johnson\u00a0earlier. Back when the interview first ran he asked if I’d like to review his latest CD. Of course I said, “Yes, please!”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Winterfold<\/strong><\/em> is the perfect combination of gentle spirit-lifting music and rhythmic toe-tapping pieces. Johnson is accompanied as he is on many of his CDs by Irish musician Brian Dunning, but this time they’ve also featured Wendy Goodwin on violin. A few other musicians join in as well, and the result is a nice long CD you can play this winter without the usual holiday tunes. Not that I don’t love Christmas music, but sometimes you want something new and fresh, and this is it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The CD was inspired in part by the writings of George Mackay Brown, a Scottish poet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of my favorite tracks is called Watching Clouds. It made me feel like I was back here, watching these clouds at Rosses Point, County Sligo, Ireland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Rosses Point, County Sligo. Photo by Cindy Thomson<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

But it’s hard to pick a favorite because all the tracks are inspiring. I hope you’ll check out\u00a0Winterfold<\/em><\/strong>!
You can listen to Watching Clouds<\/em> and purchase the CD here<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

FTC disclosure: Jeff Johnson and Ark Music provided me with a promotional copy of Winterfold for the purpose of a review. I was not otherwise compensated or required to write a positive review. This review is nothing but my own honest opinion.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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