CD743 The Healing Circle: Shaman Reimagined

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This album has been created with a deep respect for all the forms of Shamanism around the World. A re-imagining of my old Shaman album originally released in 1995. Herne the Hunter, Thor, Odin and the Great Goddess were all in my mind’s eye, along with deeper insights assimilated through travel and study over the last 30 years. With this in mind I was inspired by the idea of creating a deeper journey using the original album as a starting point. Inspiration and influence was derived from a wide range of Tribal cultures with the focus on our relationship with the natural World. Sections of the original album were carefully overlaid and mixed together, New instruments and Natural location recordings have been added resulting in a totally immersive experience. It has become a journey in four parts, The Healing Circle is now at its heart.

The listener is encouraged to imagine a journey into the Forest… Where a Thunderstorm heralds the arrival of the ‘animal guides’ that will escort you In to the deepest part of the forest, drawn by the call of the Tibetan Thigh bone. As Night Falls you enter the Cloak of Darkness and are welcomed in to the Sacred Grove to Join the Healing circle. A joyful ritual dance, concluding with the sounding of the great horn. The animal guides gradually return you to the here and now. As dawn approaches you are guided back through the Forest following the path of the babbling brook.

RELEASE DATE 27TH SEPTEMBER 2024 – PRE-ORDER NOW

LIMITED EDITION

Artist:- Phil Thaornton

Total running time:- 60:08