Crawford, Kizzy / Gwilym Simcock - Birdsong/Can Yr Adar
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"Acclaimed pianist Gwilym Simcock follows a sustained period of touring with legendary guitarist Pat Metheny with a brand new collaborative project. Combining Simcock's formidable skills in composition, arrangement and improvisation with the lyrics and melodies of Welsh/Bajan singer-songwriter Kizzy Crawford and an ensemble drawn from leading Welsh chamber orchestra Sinfonia Cymru, Birdsong tells a story through music inspired by Carngafallt. Carngafallt is part of the Welsh rainforest territory and home to a complex ecosystem. These new compositions take the form of bilingual songs and fuse jazz, classical, contemporary and traditional Welsh music. Kizzy & Gwilym first worked together on a performance of Welsh music, arranged by Gwilym, at the Cardiff Millennium Centre in 2014. The same year they were approached by BBC Radio 4 to compose pieces about the Port Talbot Skyline. BBC Radio 4 broadcast a documentary programme about the Birdsong project in January 2017."
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