Beacons, by Vinta

Beacons

by Vinta

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1.	Whippersnapper 03:13	info	buy track
2.	High Park 02:41	info	buy track
3.	Bourrée isolée 04:20	info	buy track
4.	Marjo and Everest 04:17	info	buy track
5.	Paper Beacons 03:50	info	buy track
6.	Four-Leafed People 03:32	info	buy track
7.	Le réveil des coccinelles 03:46	info	buy track
8.	La Neylière 04:50	info	buy track
9.	Rosedale Valley Waltz 04:20	info	buy track
10.	The Heron's Rookery 02:53	info	buy track
11.	The House the Spirit Builds 04:13	info	buy track

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At a time when joy and celebration were far away, the four of us came together and shared everything we could. First came the old tunes, hot meals, and loud laughter - sure enough, then came the new tunes.

The compositions on this album are inspired by the folk music and social dancing traditions of western Europe. Two shining lights have led us to the music we create together: recordings of bygone musicians whose repertoires we revere, and our friends whose spirits keep these traditions alive.

With ever-deepening gratitude towards our beacons of music and dance,
-Emilyn, John, Nathan, and Alan

Thank you to our parents, our Balfolk Toronto family, the Big Branch community, Alison, Anne, Bethany, Lumyhna and Mikey, Bri, David and Nancy, Ellen and Chris, Jan, Kristi, Pat and Julie, our Patreon supporters, and our house concert/backyard concert hosts.

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released November 26, 2022

All tunes composed and arranged by Vinta, except “Séduction”, composed by Mario Cazes and arranged by Vinta.

Emilyn Stam
Fiddle 1-3, 5, 6, 8, 9
Accordion 4, 7, 10, 11

John David Williams
Clarinet 1-4, 6, 7, 9-11
Diatonic Accordion 5, 9
Bass Clarinet 8

Nathan Smith
Fiddle 1-7, 9-11
Viola 8

Robert Alan Mackie
Double Bass

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2022

Produced by Andrew Collins
Recorded by Andrew Collins at Chalet Studio in Uxbridge, ON
Mixed by Andrew Collins at Sytesounds Productions
Mastered by David Travers-Smith at Found Sound Mastering Toronto
Artwork and Design by Melika Saeeda

We acknowledge the support of The Canada Council for the Arts

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Vinta Toronto, Ontario

Four brilliant performers at the cutting edge of European traditional music in Canada. Bringing new intensity to old tunes, and growing new tunes from old sources, Vinta is making music that is powerful, profound, and fiercely danceable.

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