Piano/Glockenspiel/Synth/Programming/Marxophone/Vibraphone/Accordian - Douglas Romanow
Violin - Hugh Marsh
Bass/Chapman Stick - Fergus Marsh
Percussion - Ray Dillard
Percussion - Gary Craig
Harp - Sharlene Wallace
Guitar - Kevin Breit
Upright Bass - George Koller
Keyboard (Drift/Eurydice) - Sora
Wind Chime - Sora/Douglas Romanow
String Quartet:
Lenny Solomon - Violin
Ronald Bal - Violin
Claudio Vena - Viola
Wendy Solomon - Cello
*Produced by Douglas Romanow of Fire Escape Recording
Are these guys the bomb or what?
Influences
Oh there are so many influences, here are some that definitely are in there: Loreena McKennitt
Enya
Sarah Brightman
Kate Price
Tori Amos
Sarah McLachlan
Jewel
Sarah Slean
Indigo Girls
Aeone
Secret Garden
Sounds Like
Loreena McKennitt, Sarah Brightman, Enya, Kate Price, Connie Dover
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I imagine great Canadian painter Emily Carr would be keen on Sora’s music. They share an affinity for nature and forests that breath in their works. “I tread the forests of your eyes. Wild path within. Dappled sunlight moves us in circles. Gravity of a sigh.” These opening lines from Heartwood, the title track of Sora’s 2009 release calls to mind Carr paintings Path Among Pines or Deep Forest, Lighted.
Sora’s ability to conjure up scents, textures and the essence of nature through her lyrics stems from the deep meaning she finds in the natural world. “I am natural and enjoy organic design, music and writing. That is what inspires me…the feeling of fiery leaves falling around as you walk on an autumn day, a cherry tree full to the brim with blushing blossoms…my lyrics come from there. My ultimate goal in my music would be to create something that people could find themselves in; that they would want to listen to and get lost in. I want people to be touched by their environments as I am by mine.”
Since releasing her first album Winds of Change (2003), a collection of folk songs from the British Isles, Sora’s talents have been getting increasing support from industry and fans. In the year and a half that followed she began writing her own material which led to the recording of a demo with Romanow in late 2006. From there the flood gates seem to have opened with the awarding of several grants: 2007 -Demo Grant from FACTOR, 2008 - 10K20 grant from Rawlco Radio (to record Heartwood), 2008 -Juried Sound Recording Grant from FACTOR and pre-album release airplay of Light, a track from Heartwood on Magic 99 in Edmonton, Canada. The album includes Hugh Marsh, George Koller, Ray Dillard, Kevin Breit, Sharlene Wallace, Gary Craig and Fergus Marsh.
I come here wish a Merry Christmas and a new year full of achievements. That 2010 will be a year of great peace, health, happiness, inspiration and success.
I hope this finds you happy and well and having a good weekend. Just wanted to wish you a happy and merry Christmas with lots of joy and relaxation. XXXXXXXXXXXX
Sora, Thank you for adding me to your list of friends. I really appreciate it. My current project is a fiction novel with CD soundtrack due out in a few weeks. Wishing you continued success and a wonderful musical week. Hope all your projects are on track.
My book page is now up but still under construction.The link is http://www.myspace.com/joymillerbook Would love to have you as a friend there too.
Hiya, I hope you are ok and having a good day. It is horrible here - raining and gale force winds. I got soaked earlier today. It has been so dark all day like night. Been catching up on some internet jobs and record reviews. Next job writing the Christmas cards. They are on the bed waiting to be done. Sara
