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A collection of compositions and arrangements for solo guitar based on
traditional Cornish music
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Pete is promoting the CD with a show that features stories inspired by the music, written and performed by Pauline Sheppard. See Performance Schedule for dates. |
| Track Listing |
| Click HERE to listen to sampler |
| 1. Porthlystry |
| 2. Delyo Syvy |
| 3. Plethen Newlyn |
| 4. Syans Den Bal |
| 5. St.Just Cock Dance |
| 6. Pentyr |
| 7. A Cornish Dance From a Fading Romance |
| 8. The Ghosts of May |
| 9. Joan Sanderson |
| 10. Lamorna |
| 11. Cambornia |
| 12. The White Rose |
Available on the Zefradot Label
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The inlay contains notes on the tunes taken from a conversation with Cornish Music specialist Merv Davey |
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On his new solo guitar album The Ghosts Of May (Zefredot), Berryman wordlessly investigates Cornish tradition over twelve finely-wrought tracks (most traditional, some newly-penned). This album is warm and inviting, and far from just a showcase for Berryman’s (obvious) guitar virtuosity." Jeanette Leach, Shindig
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| "Pete Berryman has been making fine guitar music for
a few decades now, and this latest album, based on traditional Cornish tunes
and songs, is as good as anything he’s recorded in the past. The word ‘based’
is the key: on tracks such as Delyo Syvy (“the ultimate Cornish
song”) and Plethyn Newlyn, the original tune is used as a springboard
for explorations using full, rich chording and sinuous melody lines; the
St Just Cock Dance is perhaps the best example of this, with the
stamping rhythms of the traditional tune framed by delicate intro and exit
playing, while The White Rose brings sensitive, measured slack-key
playing into the mix - anyone for the Hawaii/Cornwall border tradition?
There are three Berryman originals, of which The Ghosts Of May
is spooky and Pentyr is the standout track, with swooping
impressionistic bass runs evoking the Atlantic rollers on the shore. Caution:
master at work." Ian Kearey , fRoots
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"Pete's CD is a joy - a confident, witty and accomplished performance. The guitar work is elegant, whilst the Berryman talent for composition is to be heard maturing as he plays with traditional melodies, exploring harmony and tone. It is an album chock-full of Cornish music played by a composer, a jazzman and instrumentalist of international quality." Bert Biscoe, Western Morning News. |
CDs now available online!
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"Pete is one of the unsung heroes of the British
acoustic guitar movement." John
Renbourn
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| "Pete Berryman is one of the UK's hidden jewels." Guitarist Magazine |
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