Ralph Stanley: An Eye For WoodRalph Stanley is a musician, a genealogist, a historian and an acclaimed storyteller. But more than anything, this Mount Desert Island native is a master boat builder. In particular, Ralph has a special genius for constructing beautiful yet durable wooden vessels, something for which he was won national acclaim and recognition. This captivating documentary tells the story of Ralph Stanley's life as a boat builder, from his childhood spent watching

" BBC Music Magazine gave this recording a Double 5-Star review

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who lives in voluntary exile in Santa Fe

with just two takes for each track

shredding curbs and tagging local ice cream trucks

a group with a much warmer groove than some of the 'Spank' records you might know from the disco scene of a few years before

moving with the greatest invention from one consonance to the next

This magnificent collection of works for strings from the 20th and 21st centuries is a reflection on the undiminished power of the immortal legacy of Eugène Ysaÿe as a genius musician whose extraordinary achievements as a performer and composer spread beyond his time

the album is'nt presented merely as a musical piece but bears a deep spiritual message and a counterblast to the rational

Veress was a pupil of Kodaly who studied with Hans (Janos) Koessler

the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra under Andrew Litton give it their all in this sonic spectacular

It's also the sound of a man - a husband