September 12, 2020

Flairck ‎– Variaties Op Een Dame (1978, CD, Netherlands)

Songs
1. Aoife (6:28)
2. Voorspel in Sofia (7:06)
3. April 3rd (5:39)
4. Oneven Wals (7:17)
5. Variaties op een Dame (21:25)
6. Dubbelspel (1:22)

Musicians
Erik Visser / 6- & 12-string acoustic guitars, sitar, mandolin, mandola
Peter Weekers / flutes (transverse, bamboo, piccolo), panpipes
Judy Schomper / violin, viola
Hans Visser / acoustic bass, Classical & 12-string guitars
Fred Krens / vibes, marimba, glockenspiel, gong & cymbals


Flairck's first album. Aoife is a lullaby written for the birth of Mary Coughlan's daughter. ('Aoife' is Gaelic for 'Eve'.) Sofia's Foreplay: a reflection of an amourous event in a big city in Eastern Europe. April 3rd: played for the first time on that date in 1977 in a church during the wedding of the piano-player/composer Jolyon Jackson and his bride Theresa. Odd Waltz: in which the three-fourth bar is used as the building stone in a rhythmically unusual construction. The piece Variations on a Lady nearly covers the whole B-side and is one of the eldest compositions of Flairck. It is written for a female violinist and exists of two parts that are separated by a violin solo. Doubles is a short guitar duet.