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Spirit of the Garden

by Rose & the Nightingale

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It's so beautiful outside beams of sunlight as my guide we're so beautiful inside inside outside, we're all inspired sing truth the water's glisten sparkle pull sing truth a portal to the inner world sing truth an ageless spaceless timeless sphere sing truth remind us there's nothing to fear through the window I see folks are living so peacefully and how I wonder how those out there how they choose freedom, rather than fear when I walk alone in the wood open and aware I know that I can and I should learn all I need there
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Butterfly 05:16
Butterfly Beating your wings On this tiny leaf, all white You will gather the nectar Of the almond blossom And you will bring me back your breath
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I write you a love poem I tear the page from my notebook Fold it into an airplane And send it to you Caught on the breeze It floats gently down Engulfed by the fire That burns between us They don't matter anymore The words my companion It is the embers The ashes drifting The smoke rising That become a part of the air we breathe I write you a love poem I tear the page from my notebook Fold it into an airplane And send it to you
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Enter this room she said, giving permission to breathe the petals of breath orchids steal and give reminding us life begins like this in the beauty of being delicate and gasping crying out in streaks of red Everything we are is held in the gift of being alive Everything we will ever be is returning to soil and seed Enter this room she said, the rarest orchids are blooming again there's a silence in the words she says a giving permission and offering the beauty of being and being reminded we are this orchid delicate and gasping petals and petas Everything we are is held in the gift of being alive Everything we will ever be is returning to soil and seed

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Rose & the Nightingale’s album "Spirit of the Garden" celebrates the sublimity of gardens through song & poetry. Inspired by botanical gardens the world over, and the sense of contemplation & connection one can experience in these special spaces, Spirit of the Garden’s lyrical, energetic, and inspiring music features three part vocal harmonies, violin, cello, piano, trumpet, and percussion. Post-concert remarks from audience members have shown Rose & the Nightingale’s ability to cut through to a deeper level of human connection through the energy of music.

All the lyrics in Spirit of the Garden are poems celebrating the nexus of spirituality and nature, and the ability to connect and feel a part of something greater through open & aware engagement with the natural world. The songs offer immense gratitude to botanical gardens’ role as contemplative spaces, as places helping us reflect and engage with our concepts of individual versus collective identity. Poets featured include living American poets Maria Brady Smith, Ella Cvancara, & Wyn Cooper, as well as Oc poet Miquel Decor (southern France), and Rumi.

Spirit of the Garden is officially released on Sunnyside Records (www.sunnysiderecords.com) on May 7, 2013.

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released May 7, 2013

Music by Jody Redhage (Scarlet Tree Music ASCAP)
Words by Jody Redhage, Ella Cvancara, Miquel Decor translated by Jeannette Rogers, Maria Brady Smith, Rumi translated by Coleman Barks, Evan Karp, Silvi Alcivar, Wyn Cooper, and Japanese haiku masters Issa, Hoitsu, Shiki, and Koyo.

Jody Redhage, cello, voice
Sara Caswell, violin & mandolin
Leala Cyr, voice & trumpet
Laila Biali, voice & piano
with guest Ben Wittman, percussion

Recorded by Paul Wickliffe at Skyline Pro Studios, Hampton, NJ, on Feb. 21 & 22, 2012 and by Michael Brorby in Brooklyn on Aug. 15, 2012
Mixed by Ben Wittman at Wittman Productions, Brooklyn, NY
Mastered by David Glasser at Airshow Mastering, Boulder, CO

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Rose & the Nightingale New York, New York

Rose & the Nightingale is four powerful New York based multi-instrumentalists and improvisers: Jody Redhage (voice, cello, compositions), Leala Cyr (voice, trumpet), Sara Caswell (violin, mandolin), & Laila Biali (voice, piano). The band's warm sound of three part vocal harmonies, intricate arrangements, and burning solos has proven to cut through to a deeper level of connection with audiences. ... more

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