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Recording sessions, new Collaborators and stories from the making of Waves of Harmony.
We have a very exciting update in the Waves of Harmony soundscape - we're honored to be joined by immensely talented performers of Biwa, Sho, and Gidayu Shamisen!
Read more →Recently we've been preparing an arrangement of the beautiful Irish folk song Maid of Culmore. The melody and lyrics makes this song perfect for the delicate and sensitive arrangements I like to have for Waves of Harmony.
Read more →Many thanks to the The Japan-America Society of Georgia (or JASG as the cool kids say) for spreading the word about the Waves of Harmony project, and a wholehearted shout-out to the executive director Yoshi Domoto! He's been immensely encouraging and supportive with providing great ideas for creating a stronger campaign for Waves of Harmony. It's really inspired me to set up a much stronger web presence so the project can be proudly shared around. Capital gratitude!
Read more →Although shamisen is my main instrument now, my family and I started out in Folk and Bluegrass. From that background, I fell in love with Appalachian folk music in my early teens (around the time I picked up shamisen), which led to a love of world folk music (including Japanese traditional musics, which I later pursued more intently). In any case, one of my favorite folk songs was St. James Hospital, a haunting ballad I heard from Doc Watson.
Read more →With our arrangement of 'Hyuga Kobiki Uta' nearing completion, it's time to layer on some final countertenor vocals.
Read more →Aided by Reigen Fujii as trusty recording engineer, Masters of Minyo Abe Kinzaburou-san and his wife Maya Nemoto (根本麻耶)-san just finished recording incredible vocals for our two World arrangements of Kokiriko Bushi and Hyuga Kobiki Uta!
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