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Release Date: 12-08-2000
Label: White Cloud
Catalog Number: WCL11050-2
Barcode: 747313005024
Musical Style: New Age
Track Listing:
| Disc 1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sedgemere Hedge [04:18] | 6 | For Far [03:44] |
| 2 | Skyclad [05:37] | 7 | Singing Sands [02:56] |
| 3 | Two Tales [06:19] | 8 | Something There [05:46] |
| 4 | Views [05:56] | 9 | Jordi In The Sea Cave [08:20] |
| 5 | Melisma [04:38] | 10 | Westward [03:58] |
Biography:
James Wilkinson was born in Lincoln, New Zealand in 1969, and according to him, 'was raised among folk music lovers who encouraged real involvement with music.' He began playing guitar when he was ten, studied classical guitar at secondary school, and started writing his first compositions at fifteen. He credits local guitarist Graham Wardrop and British troubadours John Martyn and Ian Anderson as influences on his early musical growth.
He is best known internationally for his work in Europe and Australia with the Celtic band Rua. At home in New Zealand, he is a familiar figure with performances as a solo guitarist, and with his folk/rock band Hampster. He counts Michael Hedges as his biggest musical influence. 'He reinvented the whole way acoustic guitar is played. I think he is the most important guitarist to emerge in the last decade.'
