I am The Child of A Creek. I was born in a too small noizy town in september 1978. I learnt my father’s ancient ’76 folk guitar to play at 11 and began writing lyrics and songs, recording songs and ideas using an old small mumbling recorder at 15. My father loved Beatles, Rolling Stones, Frank Sinatra and he loved playing his folk guitar and singing seated close to the fireplace and my mother loved cooking delicious cakes and listening to my father’s songs. My father doesn’t play guitar anymore and he doesn’t sing close to the fireplace anymore now and my mother doesn’t listen to my father’s songs anymore. Life is curious sometimes. Anyway, I grew up with Beatles, Frank Sinatra, Pink Floyd, The Incredible String Band and Ennio Morricone in my ears. I sung and written songs and in a band for 8 long years. We have played several music festivals and shows here in Italy and I left this band in 2003.
“Once Upon a Time the Light through the Trees” is my first 6songs completely self produced album I sung, wrote, composed, perfomed, recorded, produced and mixed together in my small home recording studio and a little mic between september 2004 and july 2005 using acoustic classic electric and slide guitars, my harmonica honer, my wooden flute, organ, electric piano, timpanoes, snares, cymbals and various other percussions like wooden boxes and metal bottles. “Once upon a time the Light through the Trees” obtained good reviews and support from italian magazines and webmagazines MusicClub, Blow Up Magazine, RockLab.it, Rockit.it, ComunicazioneInterna.it, ImpattoSonoro.it, CoolClub.it, Comediscos.com [spanish webmagazine], Sodapop.it, MusicBoom.it from october 2005 to december 2006.
Between september 2005 and january 2006 I wrote songs, painted landscapes and created characters, drank long coffees ‘till come observing and shaping fresh tastes and new moods for the new stuff. The small room where “Once Upon a Time the Light through the Trees” was composed and recorded have been dismantled and I have prefearred go sleeping and dreaming together with mics, guitars and my home recording studio through large rooms, various friends bedrooms and gardens neighbour. New instruments joined the recording sessions like a little russian balalaika played as a percussion, a wall steiner piano, an old folk guitar, an irish bohdran, various wooden chairs and their squeakings. “Unicorns still make me feel fine” was sung, written, composed, arranged, performed, recorded, produced and mixed between february and 2006.
“Songs for Domestics” taken from “Once Upon a Time the Light through the Trees” [2005] has been included a digital compilation cd released by the italian label 42 Records in november 2007.
I was the Opening Act for Nedelle Torrisi and Amy Blaustein [Spiritual Heaven] at Banano Tsunami, Genova [Italy] 6/09/2006, for Mi and L’au at Indie Club Sintetika, Firenze [Italy] 4/04/2007, for Cesare Basile in Montepulciano [Italy] 8/09/2007, for Milenasong at Sala 5x10, Rimini [Italy] 10/04/2007, for Xabier Iriondo & Wu Fei at Tago Mago Lounge Cafè, Massa [Italy] 10/30/2007, for Laura Gibson at La Limonaia Music Club, Fucecchio [Italy] 11/08/2007, for José Gonzalez at Garage, Milano [Italy] 11/15/2007, for Carla Bozulich at Ambasciata di Marte, Firenze [Italy] 11/30/2007, for Larkin Grimm at Veronika Music Club, Parma [Italy] 12/01/2007, for Moltheni at Arteria, Bologna [Italy] 16/12/2007, for Ralfe Band at Mélos, Pistoia [Italy] 01/31/2008 and for Marissa Nadler at Pinocchio Jazz Club, Firenze [Italy] 04/10/2008.
“Unicorns still make me Fine” (2006/2008) has been released on September 2008 by the english label Dust Wind Tales run by Stephen Kent (also known as The End Springs). From December 2008 to May 2009 I shared the stage with some italian acts like Bachi da Pietra, Marco Parente, The Niro, I played a solo show at La Schighera, Milano [Italy] and I've toured Italy with Sharron Kraus.
Unicorns still make me feel Fine
“Unicorns still make me feel fine” is the second 10 song plus an hidden completely self produced album I wrote, sung, composed, arranged, performed, recorded, produced and mixed together in my home recording studio and mics through various rooms, bedrooms and gardens neighbour between February and May 2006. I’ve performed singing, acoustic old folk electric and slide guitars, harmonica, flute, organ, electric piano, Steiner wall piano, bohdran, timpanoes, wooden boxes, little russian balalaika, crashes and electronics. All lyrics, All songs by The Child of A Creek. Front and back cover Art by The Child of A Creek.
tracklist:
1) Oh, Little Man! [Your home like Mine]
2) Ballad of the Young Miner
3) A curious Girl called Josephine GoldenHeart
4) Say You have a Story to Tell
5) Home of Unicorns
6) Climb Darling Snow
7) The Village
8) Song of A Sad Nature Boy
9) Father Sea and Mother Sun
10) Unicorns still make me feel Fine, plus the hidden song “Echoes from the Forest”.
Check out www.dustwindtales.com for more details.
Once Upon a Time the Light through the Trees
I wrote, sung, composed, arranged, performed, recorded, produced and mixed this album together in a small home recording studio and a little mic closed in an empty room not so far from home between september 2004 and february 2005 with acoustic old folk classic electric and slide guitars, flute, harmonica, electric piano, organ, various percussions like snares, timpanoes, wooden boxes and metal bottles, electronics. Self released on july 2005. All lyrics, All songs by The Child of A Creek. Front and back cover Art by The Child of A Creek. Artworks are handmade and printed on old rough yellow paper.
tracklist:
1)venus so far
2)nature stands
3)two beautiful horses are dancing the descendent snow
4)yellow tea for my girl
5)the secrets of silverwood
6)songs for domestics
...Once Upon a Time the Light through the Trees has really nothing to envy to professional recordings in none of its tracks, songs don't lose their way home and remind of folk old decades... comediscos.com august 2006 [spain]
Once Upon a Time the Light through the Trees sounds old fashioned; it reminds of nature, light, trees, scents, open lands and airy overspreaded atmospheres. To take a listen to this record is like read a set storybook down inside a castle been spellbounded through the wood where the soundtrack is owned by The Child Of A Creek... coolclub.it july 2006
...as a well known folksinger's homework the beginning to come expanding and reverbering through vocal distorsive games and electric pianos that never contest any acoustic guitar's supremacy of and mostly, never forgetting home roads and directions. Add a characterical scent of fables to come observing its final suggestive ways. A Great Work really... rockit.it march 2006
...it's a bunch of delicious wild berries, picked and tasted with pleasure... blow up magazine n°90 november 2005
STREAM THE REST OF THE ALBUM here
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