Very dreamy improvised music following the landscapes of rolling hills and the excursions of traveling. LaDonna Smith plays violin and viola, sings and chants along with poet Misha Feigin's Russian folk influenced guitar and balalaika excursions.

6 MP3 Songs in this album (45:08) !
Related styles: Avant Garde: Free Improvisation, Folk: Alternative Folk, Mood: Dreamy



Details:
LaDonna Smith and Misha Feigin have been working together for more than 10 years, most recently touring U.S.A. and Europe together as a duo. Both lovers of the organic and woody voices of both stringed instruments and poetry, they combine a stream of conscience that is alive, poetic, epic, and musical. Their pieces range from large symphonic structures, to short lyrical poetics. A Russian Gypsy style guitarist along with an Alabama born folk and classical influenced violinist. Sh, also a composer, stretches the emotional voice of her viola beyond its' classical genre into a free and eclectic mix of influences derived from a Southern heritage, influenced and informed by folk music, ethnic music, contemporary composition and jazz - free improvisation in it's most elegant form. We know that you will enjoy this music as you ride the wave of spontenaety, creativity and heartfelt emotional quality in this music. Meet the music of Stringtrek.
Recorded live on June 6, 2007 at "Meeting of Improvisors" Centrum Sztuki Wspolczesnej ,,Solvay" Krakow, Poland. Our thanks to Rafal Mazur, Festival Director, Rafal Drevyani Recording-Producer & Bogdan Czyszczan, technical assistance. Stringtrek is LaDonna Smith and Misha Feigin. www.transmuseq.com