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Music for the Motherless Child
Folk · 1997 · 6 tracks · 1h 3m

Music for the Motherless Child

Martin Simpson

A breathtaking cross-cultural dialogue between English slide guitar and Chinese pipa. Recorded in a chapel using vacuum tubes for immense, natural resonance.

March 11, 1997 · Water Lily Acoustics

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A profound, cross-cultural meditation that feels both ancient and spontaneously alive.

Tracklist · 6 Tracks · 1h 3m
01
One More Day
5:03
02
A-Minor Blues
16:38
03
White Snow in Spring
6:38
04
Dives and Lazarus
19:36
05
The Coo Coo Bird
7:14
06
Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child
8:29
Moments Worth Listening For
The sixteen-minute exploration of A-Minor Blues where the pipa mimics the microtonal bends of a slide guitar
The massive natural reverb of the Christ the King Chapel blooming after a particularly sharp percussive strike on the pipa
The closing title track where the familiar spiritual melody is deconstructed into a shimmering, cross-cultural lament

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