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Ephemera (Hybr)

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I bought this CD for Flow My Tears, and have been enchanted with it. Carla's interpretation of Black Is the Color... leaves me wanting more. A real find is the title song, Ephemera. Purist who recoil at the idea of Yeats being put to music, may wish to stay away, but for me it is more rather than less. Thanks Carla, for songs that are beautiful, haunting and full of heart. I would have liked to have had Dowland credited for his song as well as his words, even though Carla's melody is certainly her own variation. Still, Dowland's Tears can be heard lingering there. It takes courage to play with something so perfect and pull it off. Magical.

I bought this CD for Flow My Tears, and have been enchanted with it. All of the cuts are consistently good. Carla's interpretation of Black Is the Color Of My True Love's Hair leaves me wanting more. A real find is the title song, Ephemera. Purist who recoil at the idea of Yeats being put to music, may wish to stay away, but for me it is more rather than less. Thanks Carla, for songs that are beautiful, haunting and full of heart. As for Flow My Tears, I would have liked to have had Dowland credited on the liner notes for his song as well as his words, even though Carla's melody is certainly her own variation. Still, Dowland's Tears can be heard lingering there. It takes courage to play with something so perfect and pull it off. Magical.

This is one of my all time favorite CD's...or should I write SACD. I am surprised that there is one other review that is copied as a 2nd. Chesky Records recorded this Hybrid disk in 1998 at St. Peter's Episcopal Church in New York & did a fantastic job with the balance & air of the music. If you have a good stereo system, this disc will shine through. I would classify this Hybrid disk as New Age but without all the soft philosophy that normally goes with the term. Maybe "Poetic Music" would be a better term. Carla Lother has one of the most interesting singing voices: gentle, clear, & emotionally present. 3 songs have lyrics from W. B. Yeats which Carla wrote music to: Ephemeza, The Song Of Wandering Aengus, & Sweet Dancer. There is one traditional song: Geordie. The remainder are from mixed authors & a few from Carla herself. After all these years I still give this disc a spin & enjoy the music.