Musicians appearing on Lovefeast: guitars Mark Duffy, Anthony Ferrara, Erik Rex; bass Jamie Arnold, Jimmy Williams; drums Rich Ivanisi; percussion Ron Howerton, Shawnnea Lance; MIDI wind (WX7) Ron Kerber; Indian woodwinds Paul Alexandre John; tablas Lenny Seidman; doumbek Joey Tayoun; keyboards/programming John Avarese, Geoff Fala, Jim Gallagher, Lacy James, Drew Raison, Brian Shaw; vocals Lacy James; gorilla luv bvox Jim Gallagher.
Sounds Like
"Kate Bush/Tori Amos feel with an exotic Middle Eastern twist.... a sumptuous affair" - Philadelphia City Paper
"A host of multicultural influences come into play.... Similar in nature -- but not necessarily in style -- to singers like Ofra Haza, Sinead O'Connor and Enya... delicate and ethereal, with a molten core and a clear, strong delivery....hauntingly embracing; there's also a real sense of movement here, which may be due in part to her background as a dancer as well as a musician. You can almost feel a physical expression manifested in the turn of an instrument or a percussive rhythm" - Big Shout
Lacy James is a singer/songwriter, dancer and choreographer. She coproduced her debut CD Lovefeast with Jim Gallagher at the Gamble-Huff and Kajem/Victory studios in Philadelphia, where the basic tracks were enhanced by many wonderful guest musicians. In "Song of Songs," Old Testament love poetry drifts through a heavenly arrangement of Arabic and Indian drums, flute and keyboards. "Silverback," based on the life of gorilla researcher Dian Fossey, blends thundering drums and African percussion with ethereal sounds from a variety of sources: guitars, bass, sythesizers and the Rwandan gorillas themselves. Lacy's dance company, Mereminne Dancers, has performed extensively in New York City and her choreography has also been presented in Pennsylvania, North Carolina and Germany. Most recently, Lacy has been composing electronic soundscores for some of her choreography.
Visit Mereminne Well at mereminne.com for lots more!
The 10-song Lovefeast CD is available for purchase (CD or digital version) at CDBaby.com
You can get the individual songs from iTunes or Amazon
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"Song of Songs" (excerpt)
Concept by Lacy James; choreography by Ronen Koresh; produced by 8th Dimension Films
from osmosis - April 13 & 14, 2007
some shots from Birdsong Sketches/Oracle/disSolve subMerge...thank you to the beautiful dancers at UNCG! (Videographers: closeups - Katherine Stroscio; wide shots - Amy Brinkheide)
Thanks to you too! You must have opened my page right when I was changing my music. LOL Oh and I love your music! You have a nice voice. Hope things are well.
hey lacy!! aaah-- i'll actually be in asheville that evening for a wedding, and back to durham sunday. will you be coming down for any other show? would love to catch up!
Thank you girl !! I just woke up with your music...and the birds outside...so very nice!! On the first track you have something of Siouxie in your voice ( that's your voice right?) Are you still in NY? Still in contact with the whole Graham crew? I moved back to Paris, after a short time in Belgium dancing. But now I've stopped dancing..working on my 3rd album. Glad I found you!! xx natasha
hahaha thanks lacy. no longer in sc am i.. just got to durham for the festival. lemme know if you come down for any shows!! and have a great time in nyc!!..would love to hear about it
Hey Lacy, Thanks so much for coming all the way out to LA for the release party. You are a true friend, and your support means so much! Have a great week, Roxanne
hey lacy!! how is post-graduation life for you?! things are going pretty well-- making mochas and saving money to move to NYC. i'll be moving up there in August... if you're thinking about moving back there, lemme know if you need a roomie- i'm still looking for a roommate! i take class when i can (p.s. Leslie Myers is teaching a Graham class in Asheville now!) & i'm producing a dance concert in Asheville in April! i'll be posting a bulletin soon. i miss you & hope all is going well!
Thank you for your comment i will let you know when i perform. Are you close to charlotte? where do you dance? Spread the word about my music if you can.
Meilleurs voeux de réussite , de bonheurs et de succès pour 2008........ En cadeau une petite chanson sur ma page : AU BORD DE L'EAU................ Musicales bises de bonne année.........
