tracks

Gao Shan Quing
Jasmine Flower
White Clouds In The Sky
Nomad's Rustic Song
Lift Your Veil
Orchid
Ah Li Li
In That Faraway Place
Kang Ding Love Song
Song Of The Mountain Stream
Feng Yang Flower Drum
Sleep My Little Baby

notes

Subtitled "Innovative rearangements of traditional Chinese folk songs"

Village Tales is a pioneering cross-cultural interpretation of 12 Chinese folk songs performed in English and Chinese by acclaimed artists from both communities, plus an informative 40 page booklet with music, lyrics, pronunciation keys, charts and more!

This recording was made possible through the assistance of the Music Section of the Canada Council for the Arts.

Recording Studio: Riverside Recording, Burnaby, B.C.

Graphic elements in the style of traditional Chinese paper cut art
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Released in standard jewel case including 40-page booklet.

credits

Artwork [Chinese Calligraphy] – Gu Hua
Band – Silk Road Music
Composed By [Guest Composers], Arranged By [Arrangers] – Jin Zhang, Laurence Mollerup, Mark Armanini
Engineer [Recording Engineer] – Dwayne Harder
Executive-Producer – Valerie Dare
Guest [Special], Bass, Instruments [Da Ruan] – Laurence Mollerup
Guest [Special], Dizi – Jian Min Pan,
Guest [Special], Guitar, Oud, Shanai – Andre Thibault
Guest [Special], Percussion – Celso Machado
Layout, Design [Graphic Design] – EyeSoar Graphics, Frank Henning
Liner Notes [Guitar Charts] – Laurence Mollerup
Liner Notes [Music Notation] – Paul Nicholls
Performer [Silk Road Music], Erhu – Shirley (Yan Feng) Yuan
Performer [Silk Road Music], Pipa, Percussion – Qui Xia He,
Performer [Silk Road Music], Zither [Zhong Ruan] – Zhimin Yu
Photography By [Photos] – Willy Miles
Producer – Qui Xia He, Rick Kilburn (2)
Sleeve Notes – Qui Xia He,
Text By [Chinese Information] – Jenny Low, Mei Han, Qui Xia He,
Translated By [Lyric Translation] – John McLachlan, Qui Xia He, Willy Miles
Translated By [Translation] – John McLachlan (tracks: 1, 2, 5, 8, 9,11), Qui Xia He, Willy Miles (tracks: 3, 4, 6, 7, 10, 12)
Vocals [Additional Singers] – Dorothy Liu, Katherine Goheen, Lin Wei Xu, Michael Friedman (2), Siri Oleson
Vocals [Principal Singers] – Feng Jun Wang, Willy Miles

companies

Recorded At – Riverside Recording, Burnaby, B.C.
Published By – Autumn Recording
Made By – Precision Sound Corp.

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