Dry Spell
I. A Dry Spell (Prologue) 6:30 II. Twilight Soliloquy 2:33 III. Moonstones 4:09 IV. Before First Light 1:02 V. Fire Orb 7:54 VI. Watercolor Tapestry 6:40 VII. Beyond the Ruins 1:05 VIII. Land of Iron, Land of Rust 7:40 IX. Petrichor 1:15 X. Softly Came the Rains 16:55 XI. A Dry Spell (Reprise) 1:55 Total Running Time 57:30 © 2021, All rights reserved. Unauthorized duplication or distribution is prohibited by law 
Seven Sails
I. Seven Sails 7:44 II. Castles of Sand 5:14 III. Journeyman's Tale 5:01 IV. Pieces of Eight 5:04 V. Azure Garden 5:05 VI. Soul of the Abyss 4:39 VII. On Distant Shores 7:07 Total Running Time 40:54 © 2001, All rights reserved. Unauthorized duplication or distribution is prohibited by law |
DRY SPELL
The remote canyons and shifting sands of our Earth’s desert environments are worlds unto themselves. Water, the desert’s lifeblood, leaves it’s ubiquitous mark. Through original composition and classical guitar, Eric captures the longings and feelings of tranquility, thirst, festivity, sorrow, wanderlust & weariness that reside within the inhabitants and travelers of these arid realms. Graced by violin, cello, and upright bass arrangements and traditional percussion instruments, Dry Spell straddles contemporary classical, world music and instrumental storytelling. Purchase Musicians - Instruments
Eric McKenna - Classical guitar, tambourine, claves, rainstick Jonni Lightfoot- Upright bass, keyboards, accordion, percussion, soundscaping Aisha Zuiter - Cello ~ Theresa Ellis - Violin & viola Kevin Flynn - Cedar flute, steel flute, didgeridoo, oboe, bodhran Shawn Vincent - Classical guitar, doumbek ~ Solange Gomes - Voice Jason Deamer - Drums & orchestral percussion Dan Chamberland - Djembe & hand percussion 
Credits
All music composed by Eric McKenna except Before First Light composed by Aisha Zuiter, Petrichor composed by Aisha Zuiter & Eric McKenna, and Beyond The Ruins composed by Jonni Lightfoot All music arranged, engineered & produced by Jonni Lightfoot & Eric McKenna with additional string/wind arrangements by Aisha Zuiter (Softly Came the Rains, Moonstones, Watercolor Tapestry, Land Of Iron, Land of Rust, Break of Dawn, Petrichor), Theresa Ellis (A Dry Spell - Prologue, Watercolor Tapestry and Land Of Iron, Land of Rust) and Kevin Flynn (Fire Orb) Mastering by Matthew Loel T. Hepworth Artwork by Kirsten Gellella, QB Design & Aisha Zuiter Photography by Eric McKenna & Meghan Balough SEVEN SAILS
A mystical yearning for distant places besets a young seafarer, leading them from a nostalgic seaside home into an oceanic world of numinescent wonder. Yet they drifts off course, as insidious desires for wealth and glory precipitate a fall from grace into abandonment and despair. Of greater age and wisdom, our protagonist ultimately returns to their origin, their avaricious ambitions dashed, but their spirit restored. Through the vessel of music I have sought to tell a story. An account of separation, initiation & return, this album outlines a rite of passage. Seven Sails in it's entirety is intended as a conceptual voyage across a nautical landscape of tranquility & turmoil. Equivocally, it is a passage through the dreams and perils of the human psyche. May Seven Sails take you to Distant Shores and back again. Purchase Musicians - Instruments
Eric McKenna - Classical & 12-string guitars, mandolin Shawn Vincent - Fretless, nylon & electric guitars, bass, percussion, keyboards & additional piano Desmond Moser - Fiddle ~ A. Bronwen Beecher - Violin Shane Vincent - Piano ~ Marylin Allridge - Voice Ryan Stewart - Recorder & additional piano ~ Ellen Bridger - Cello 
Credits
All music composed, arranged & produced by Eric McKenna & Shawn Vincent Recorded & engineered by Shawn Vincent at DreamAttik Studios Photography by Shawn Vincent & Wendee Mitchell Graphics, design & layout by Shawn Vincent Art concept by Shawn Vincent & Eric McKenna |