365 Complete Works 8, by Aidan O'Rourke

365 Complete Works 8

by Aidan O'Rourke

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	1.	‘Now, you know about clootie wells, do you? 03:12
	2.	It was the day of the great unveiling 02:13
	3.	We were undertaking a major study of the Upper Diyala that year 01:37
	4.	There was once a man so old that most of his family, and all of his friends, had left the world long before him 03:11
	5.	‘How long have you known me, Brent?’ 01:40
	6.	There lived a wife at Usher’s Well 02:29
	7.	A bell above the door jingled as I entered 01:43
	8.	It had to happen 02:22
	9.	Everything was too much, yet it was not enough 02:17
	10.	I don’t know how he got up there 02:04
	11.	The observatory tower 01:31
	12.	For about a month 03:50
	13.	First to go was the television 02:03
	14.	Was there ever an invention as benign and brave as the bicycle? 02:17
	15.	‘The bloke in the leather jacket,’ 02:30
	16.	We did not think we would miss the unlocked doors 02:40

about

In 2013, James Robertson – one of Scotland’s leading authors – wrote a short story every day for a year. It became an enchanting, roaming collection of fairytales and memories and provocations; that was only the beginning.

Aidan O’Rourke wrote a tune every day in response to the stories. The result is a major new body of 365 tunes – a significant addition to the Scottish traditional music canon. Aidan’s playing and writing are renowned for deep lyricism and off-kilter twists, here paired with kaleidoscopic harmonies of Kit Downes on harmonium and piano.

Carefully sequenced by Tom Rose from a years worth of new material, the album is another beautifully sparse and emotive collection recorded with Mercury Prize nominee Kit Downes (ECM) as part of the Scottish New Music Award winning 365 project.

Bold, tender, full of old truths and distilled modern wit, 365 is built on the beauty of the miniature. It’s a collaboration between artists steeped in tradition but constantly breaking new ground.

‘An interesting exercise in music responding to James Robertson’s short stories, inspiring some beautiful nuggets from O’Rourke and piano/harmonium player Kit Downes’
THE GUARDIAN

‘365 is a huge undertaking by an obviously dedicated artist determined to realise an ambitious vision. Sky-high quality and a strong sense of artistic progression - an excellent piece of work’
ALBUM OF THE MONTH : FOLKRADIO.CO.UK

'It's as if Debussy and Ravel were orchestrating Scottish Folk - truly beautiful'
**** SONGLINES

’Stories become music with the same succinct, meaningful style’
THE SCOTSMAN

‘Exquisite fiddle and thoughtful arrangements on a whole heap of intriguing new music - O’Rourke has significantly raised the bar’
LIVING TRADITION

‘A huge range of textures - new and unusual - you have to admire O’Rourke as a composer for being so prolific without resorting to repetition or minor variation’
LONDON JAZZ NEWS

‘The musicianship is exquisite and each track weaves its tale with ease and creates little sparks of magic along the way - challenging, inspiring and ultimately hugely rewarding, a triumph’
BLUES AND ROOTS RADIO

‘Sometimes the tightest parameters inspire the best work’
THE FOUNTAIN

’An interesting, and more importantly, successful experimentation in the relationship between literature and music’
BRIGHT YOUNG FOLK

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released July 24, 2020

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Aidan O'Rourke Edinburgh, UK

Aidan O’Rourke: Fiddler, composer, producer, curator. One third of the trio Lau. Multiform solo projects and collaborations. Pioneering new sounds in Scottish traditional music.

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