a r t i s t : Hala_Strana
t i t l e : Heave the Gambrel Roof
d a t e : 2007
l a b e l : Music Fellowship
c a t : MF29
s o u r c e : Vinyl
g e n r e : Folk
r l s. d a t e : Jul/2007
t r a c k s : 11
b i t r a t e : VBRkbps
s i z e : 51,6 MB
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Steven R. Smith began recording music under the Hala Strana
moniker in 2002 as a way to further explore his interest in
traditional Eastern European folk music, apart from his solo
releases under his own name and collaborative work in Thuja,
Mirza, and other Jewelled Antler creations. Heave the Gambrel
Roof is Smith's fourth full length album under the Hala Strana
name. The album is a return to the shorter, more song-based
form of Fielding and Hala Strana and includes reworks of four
traditional Albanian tunes as well as seven original tracks.
As with all Hala Strana releases, Heave the Gambrel Roof
contains a wide variety of instruments (many built by Smith
himself) such as the hurdy gurdy, spike fiddle, gourd guitar,
bowed baritone psaltery, bouzouki, xaphoon, and the more
common electric guitar, organ, cello, and harmonium. The album
includes musical contributions from Loren Chasse (Blithe Sons,
Franciscan Hobbies, Of) on one track.
*The first pressing of the LP is limited to 250 copies. The
cover is a 12"x12" square of wood that has been hand cut and
hand sanded, with screen printing on both sides. Each copy is
hand numbered using a woodburner, with the vinyl wrapped in
felt, and includes an 8-page chapbook created and printed by
Smith.
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a1-Returning [03:15]
a2-Motra Dhe Vellai [03:26]
a3-Havazi I Dry Motrave [03:30]
a4-Grain [03:30]
a5-Marl [04:16]
a6-Home [02:11]
b1-Wedding of the Blind [05:10]
b2-Rat Lines [03:38]
b3-Heave the Gambrel Roof [03:06]
b4-Molars of Smoke [04:10]
b5-The Loss of What We Keep [03:18]
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39:30 min