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storybook   Solo Guitar New Release 2008

Storybook CD

 

 

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Water—its appearance, sound and feel—soothes and relaxes me. Thomas Handy’s album of solo acoustic guitar tracks evokes the same feelings of calmness that water creates. In “Yesterday’s Highway,” the notes swirl around the central motif, recalling the rhythmic lapping of an ocean against the shore. And Handy’s cascading notes in “Bird of Prey” recall something more vigorous—a bird swirling over a lake, looking for lunch, perhaps. Much like the stillness of a lake’s surface can hide all the activity occurring below, Handy’s guitar-playing operates on different levels, too. At times, the music flows along gently, with stronger emotions surfacing for breath occasionally. But nothing ever disturbs this album’s overall tranquility. - Maria Kotovych Vue Weekly -Week of January 22, 2009, Issue #692

 

Storybook is a collection of original guitar pieces played solo on nylon string guitar. Some of Handy’s relaxing tunes are reminiscent of Spanish composer Joaquin Rodrigo. Others evoke the unbounded feel of new age jazz and acoustic world music. Most of the pieces could be described as minimalist. 
Uncluttered and understated, Storybook reveals Handy’s mature musical sensibility. Its experimental allure is surely enriched through Handy’s history as a member of an acclaimed trio that included Ravi Naimpally (tabla, percussion) and Oliver Schroer (violin). Its sensitive treatment of melodic lines might owe something to earlier collaborations with well-respected Canadian folksingers-songwriters. 
The CD jacket information is sparse, but it does indicate Handy’s interest in visual art, and how the two expressive forms, music and art, might inform each other. 
Storybook is a pleasant surprise. It is unassuming yet filled with possibilities.
– By Ed Koenig, Penquin Eggs, Summer 2009 Issue#42

 

 



tracks

Rachel's Song

 

Mayra's Dance

 

Children of Mennoz

 

Home & Away

 

Bluebeard & Quicksilver

 

Yesterday's Highway

 

Candle

 

Bird of Prey

 

Fifty Fifty Blues

 

 



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This is a blessing, so concentrated. just what i need.
thank you, -
Julian Doepp, Berlin, Germany

Thank you so much for the absolutely beautiful music! What an unbelievably beautiful, complicated and heady sound! Such a treat. Thank you!!!!! - Daphne Plessner, visual artist, London, England.

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He is sort of a new poet our days need!

Playing the right way. He is a musician.

Kurt Stadlmeyer, classical pianist, Munich, Germany.

Extraordinary, intense and full of emotion Thomas is a master. His mesmerizing sound is full of surprises.

A journey of sound into stillness. - Mark Huthmacher, British Columbia, Canada.

We have listened to Thomas' new CD several times and find it very beautiful. Congratulations for creating such wonderful music. -
Jessica DeVaal, graphic artist, Toronto, Canada.


The joy of the music for me is that it breathes, stirs my soul in a refreshing way, it makes me make time to listen and the fact that its very fluid just makes it that much more enjoyable. kudos to real art -
Kevin Manning, musician,Toronto, Canada


I was awestruck while listening to Thomas’ new CD, ‘Storybook’. Thomas’ music is compelling, intelligent, sensitive, played with honesty and a depth of passion. The effect is immediate and tangible, inviting the listener to open up and journey with him as he reaches for deeper layers of feeling and expression. His delivery is a natural flow and outpouring of the heart. His rhythm and sound is clearly poised and defined by contrast to his refined sense and observance of space and stillness.

The overall quality of Thomas’ new CD, ‘Storybook’, is uniquely Thomas’ gift and marked contribution as an outstanding artist in his field.Elvira Clare, singer songwriter, British Columbia, Canada. 

 

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