Wu Fei, guzheng and vocals ; Abigail Washburn, banjo and vocals. Recorded in 2017 at Sanctuary Studios, Nashville. Titles in English and Chinese. Title from disc label. Booklet with program and biographical notes in English and texts of the songs in Chinese and English with English translations (43 pages) inserted in container.
Contents:
Pretty bird (3:21). Four seasons medley. Four seasons/Dark ocean waltz (3:51) -- Ping Tan dance (2:33) -- Banjo guzheng pickin' girls (2:23) -- Who says women aren't as good as men (1:21) -- The roving cowboy/Avarguli (8:05) -- Weaving medley: Busy weaving/Julianne Johnson/ Open little hand/Back step Cindy (3:05) -- Bu da da (3:03) -- Ho hey/Cluck old hen (2:36) -- Pretty bird (3:21).
Summary:
Wu Fei and Abigail Washburn's duo project is as unlikely, perhaps, as it was inevitable-a manifest sonic consequence of politics and vibrations commingling across continents. There is a directness in the musical duo format that makes it such a good vehicle for melodic conversations between close friends who obviously listen to each other with an athletic respect matched by their respective virtuosity.
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