GAYLA DRAKE PAUL: GDP

Gayla Drake Paul

GDP

© 1995 Gayla Drake Paul (791022007329)

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Debut recording; Acoustic Musician Magazine called it a "top flight" debut, a cross between Irish tradition and Brazilian jazz.

tracks

1 There Is A Castle
2 Who Knows Why?
3 Tell Her Tonight
4 The View From My Window
5 Beyond Words
6 He Walks With Me
7 Dangerous Water
8 Circles Turn
9 Bring Me Home
10 The Green Hills of Galena
11 Blood Red and Ghostly Green
12 Prelude: The Return of the Forest King
13 Riddle Me This Riddle
14 Tra Bo Dau
15 Firestorm

notes

Gayla's first CD was received with great critical acclaim, and has appeared on countless "Top Albums of the 90's" type lists, and is included in "Music Hound Folk: The Essential Album Guide." Recently re-released by Ivanhoe Road Music, this little treasure is a wonderful introduction to this always inventive and passionate artist. Listen with care - this music can be addictive!

reviews

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  • Honest Passion, Virtuoso Guitar
    author: Simon PC Frost

    I love this disk. In tracks such as 'Tell Her Tonight', we are given sound advice, taking us back to a place where we all have been at one time or another. The prayer-like qualities portrayed in 'He Walks With Me' where a mystical lover, real or imaginary, is conjoured from a tune that almost forms a circle around the mind and heart. 'Dangerous Water' brings a little of Gayla Drake Paul's folk-rock persona forward, again taking us on another very familiar path. The dexterity, accuracy and spirit of the acoustic instrumental tracks is unparalelled. The recording quality is excellent with clarity to a point where one can almost see Paul's fingers on the strings and feel the singer's breath. Yes, this one gets all five stars.... and would receive more if they were available.

  • Honest Passio, Virtuoso Guitar
    author: Simon PC Frost

    I love this disk. In tracks such as 'Tell Her Tonight', we are given sound advice, taking us back to a place where we all have been at one time or another. The prayer-like qualities portrayed in 'He Walks With Me' where a mystical lover, real or imaginary, is conjoured from a tune that almost forms a circle around the mind and heart. 'Dangerous Water' brings a little of Gayla Drake Paul's folk-rock persona forward, again taking us on a familiar path. The dexterity, accuracy and spirit of the acoustic instrumental tracks is unparalelled. The recording quality is excellent with clarity to a point where one can almost see Paul's fingers on the strings and feel the singer's breath. Yes, this one gets all five stars.... and would receive more if they were available.

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