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Bess Durey: Arctic
by Raul d'Gama Rose
There is something ethereal about the Arctic Canadian sky--especially one that is visible in winter. Nothing can begin to describe the kind that can be seen on a clear night. The perfect way to communicate what it feels like is through a song. But to make this a metaphor for loneliness and loss, and describe it as endless white," gives it a poetic twist and infuses it with layers of meaning. Then, to sing it in a narrow band of ...
read more“This is the best Vocal disc I have heard in years”. Steve MacLeod - Host of Jazzology, CJSR
“Artic is the epitome of everything that is ensconced in gentleness and mystery; and in the art of writing and singing a song. This is what makes a record such as this a rather brave adventure. No one can really predict how songs as seemingly personal and embedded with secret references and meanings as these will turn out. Beauty and perfection is always the expectation, but those are like rare and transient moments
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