There is in fact more material to be released from this elusive studio ….in fact the best is yet to come. This project was supposed to be released years ago. These tracks were recorded at eieio studios out in the country in a field with two cows and the engineer (who chooses to remain nameless). Its going to emerge again and when it does it won’t mean I am at a loss for material – it’s just that some songs regenerate and remorph Precious Time this I guess is the only studio version but the live one is on a tape I released called First Civilianįar Away is the first tune I ever wrote back in the early 70s and it became a song recently. Its intriguing how our perception is based on such subtle circumstances ie the sky we see as blue isn’t in fact blue….nor the green painted fields. Greenfield first two lines was inspired by a poem by Caroline Armstrong which she wrote in response to Blue Sky (alternative title for Caroline) The key lines opening the song were penned by Caroline Armstrong. The kinda love that never can die has to be the holy spirit. Greenfields this was title track to an album of the same name that iris productions made with me Nikki Lindsay and Dave Murphy. Its a key song of mine and again…one day…the epic version will emerge Kings Cross – this is a version that needs to see the light of day played on the baritone takoma its caught the mood. Miracle cure is a new take on an oldie but its slow and down a few tones and played on a Takoma Hang on you still can its called channel 9 its owned by the ODT they play me often….come to think of it That was before the world’s media got taken over by Santa Klaus Shwab. Can you believe it? They actually encouraged the arts. Woke up – this was a song I first played on TVNZ Dunedin evening News show. Never got to own the guitar and never really got close to its namesake either. Is it as good? Who knows all i know is its quite different in feel and tone.Ĭaroline (Blue Sky) is about a Peter Stephen guitar (in this recording its played on a steve Barkman guitar) that took ages to make and we christened it Caroline after a friend of mine.
You can’t even hear the ticking anymore but I can”Īnyways this song from that time is a totally updated version recorded on a Takoma baritone at eieio studios. The best line in the original was the bit about her pink Rolls “I hear they’re using digital clocks in them now. What a blast.that track (Japanese Overdrive) got me orientation gigs too.Īuld Lang Syne was from the same time and it’s a story about a girl from Dunedin who got Hollywoodised and removed from her people group in dear old Dunedin. They flew me up and it was recorded in Avalon main studio. In the end Brent phoned me and said “enough!” But added “which song do you want to do on RWP?” Which left me speechless. In those days no one was selling original tapes so it even got airplay on student stations and got me a spot on Radio With Pictures on account of my “epistles” to Brent Hansen that I snuck into the overnight courier bag from tvnz Dunedin to tvnz wellington. It started out as an EP and became way better in production and length in its second edition. This is a very early song I released on a 60 minute cassette called Japanese overdrive. Where these effect a perfect marriage - as on Como La Rosa where Moon stretches into jazz phrasing and embellishment, Yo Hanino tu hanina with keening violin and sax, the traditional Israeli song Yad Anuga - they can be quite transporting and you could imagine yourself outside the wall of the Alhambra.Īn album which embarks on a courageous journey but which will take you along for an exotic, often quite moving, voyage of discovery.An 8 track album is being released today called Woke up. The effect is ancient music which sounds contemporary, and Moon has the vocal dexterity to explore the subtle glissandi of the style. These glorious songs - intimate, yearning, emotional - come from centuries ago but are here arranged for delicate piano (Kevin Field), guitars (Nigel Gavin), violin (Jessica Hindin), upright bass, hand drums and saxophones (Roger Manins). Although this enchanting album - songs of the Sephardic Jews of Spain might seem a departure for Auckland-based jazz singer Carolina Moon, she has previously explored what we might call world music, although never with this depth and resonance.