FAWM: "Navajo Bridge, Marble Canyon"

Navajo Bridge, Marble Canyon

2 weeks ago by @spinhead

Liner Notes

#folk #percussion #instrumental #flute #mandriola #charango

We used to travel a lot. Loads of cross-country trips by car. Leading to loads of photos. About 25,000 in all.

I made a travel vid of Marble Canyon and Navajo Bridge here in Arizona, composed of still photos I took when we were there years ago. This is the soundtrack I made for it.

Eleven percussion tracks, flute, piccolo, charango, and mandriola (oh my, what a thing to have in reality instead of a plugin: 4 sets of 3 strings tuned the same: a mandolin on steroids.)

Lyrics

instrumental

Comments

@jimeddy9 5d

Having lived in both Marble Canyon and Vermillion Cliffs, this soundscape took me way back to a magical time in my life. The music in fact captured part of the mystery that surrounded me when I hiked the various washes and side canyons down to the Colorado...Badger Creek and Cathedral being two of the most memorable. Nice use of the mandriola -- I inherited one, and it sure is a unique instrument.

@frozenlonesome 2w

The start really drew me in. Love the variety of percussion instruments you have used here. The flute and piccolo melodies anchor the whole song and the overall result is terrific!

@newukenewyork 2w

I was drawn in by the snaps. Lots of charming sounds here, atmospheric. The flute meshes well with the bell tones and rattles and claps. I enjoyed listening and was tapping my foot along by the 3 minute mark or so.