Credits:

Lucy Goddard

Description:

A contemporary work depicting majestic nature and the human inner journey*PlainAir* is a musical work inspired by *The Living Mountain*, a masterpiece of English-language nature literature by Scottish author Nan Shepherd. In this 53-minute work, Shepherds beautiful, crystalline prose is set within a vast and primal soundscape. Pianist Sian Rees creates a serene space enveloped in a halo of electronic sounds, within which singer Lucy Goddard singsalmost as if recitingShepards words, journeying deep into the mountains and into the depths of her own soul.The music, which unfolds slowly over the course of about an hour, creates an immersive listening experience that vividly portrays Shepherds unique poetic world and the mystical beauty of the Cairngorms.FIRSTHANDRECORDS