Description: Steve Tibbetts is an innovative Minneapolis-based guitarist who made some of the most fascinating & idiosyncratic albums to come out of the German ECM label. In 1999 he released A, an album of ambient music focused on the hardingfele, or Hardanger fiddle, a violin with a flat bridge and 0strings like a sitar.The album invokes a world of isolated, forlorn Nordic tradition. Tibbetts has been in love with this magical sound for years, and on A he teams up with acclaimed Norwegian hardingfele player Knut Hamre. Also here are fellow hardingfele player Turid Spildo, Tibbetts's longtime percussionist Marc Anderson, and jazz bassist Anthony Cox. Tibbets orchestrates ambient improvisations and atmospheres that hark back to his ECM debut. Like that album, A--also recorded in Norway--brims with haunting moods and textures that splinter like the spider-web cracks of an ice-covered lake. This isn't Norwegian folk music. Instead, it's the hardingfele spirit that is steeped in Nordic mythology.Tragically, this brilliant work is out of print, but we have some old factory sealed stock! A rare opportunity to get this brilliant work! BRAND NEW FACTORY SEALED! Check out the pics for track list (or Google if they aren’t shown on the artwork!). Guaranteed to play flawlessly. As always, if you have any specific questions not answered here, please contact me for more info.COMBINING SHIPPING: We are happy to do this for all customers, unless specifically stated in the listing, or if the items cannot be shipped together (for instance it's hard to send posters and records in the same package without damaging them, you get the drift). Please note you’ll need to use the “Add To Cart” button, NOT the “BUy It Now” button! Once you have all the items you want to buy from us in your cart, you request a total through the eBay system. We will do our best to reduce shipping for multiple items. 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Price: 17.99 USD
Location: Salem, Massachusetts
End Time: 2024-09-11T20:43:40.000Z
Shipping Cost: 5.13 USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Artist: Steve Tibbets & Knut Hamre
Format: CD
Release Title: Å
Record Label: Hannibal
Type: Album
CD Grading: Mint (M)
Case Condition: Mint (M)
Case Type: Jewel Case: Standard
Inlay Condition: Mint (M)