Uisneach, by Maja Elliott

Uisneach

by Maja Elliott

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	1.	Fire 05:05		buy track
	2.	Rain 06:53		buy track

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Materialized from the mysterious treasure chests of the Universe, the harp players sit at the walls of Sintra. I approached them and struck up a conversation without saying a word. They responded with music. Mountains were anointed with the harp melodies and this godly beauty of the creation prompted me to add my notes to it. With the harps and Sintra still resonating in me, I ended up in Ireland, whose open gates were an entrance to the otherworld, Uisneach. A sacred fire, lit by the druid Mide, raged on Uisneach for seven years, but sparkles of Sintra and of Uisneach planted a fire in me that carried its spiritual power for twenty years.

This is a distance between the track Uisneach and the track Rain. They are close in their spiritual power but far apart if judging by the time of creation. My fire - carried by me as though I was an Olympian - from the hills of Sintra, flourished in Ireland and kept raising my creative temperature culminating in fever… and then this burning mountain, a burial ground was consumed by Rain that refreshed everything that got burned… Both, Uisneach and Rain, represent a creative balance that I achieve, when one element doesn’t negate but complement one another.

credits

released December 18, 2020

Both songs written and performed live by © Maja Elliott 2000 & 2017.
Cover artwork by Simon Finn, layout & typography by Shiftkey Design.

Voice & piano - Maja Elliott
Electric guitar - Frank Zimmermann
Bass - Sam Wright

Fire recorded by Petr Vastl.
Rain recorded by Frank Zimmermann.

10 to 1 records TTO 013

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Maja Elliott London, UK

"Maja's piano playing has touched me.
She is so expressive, holding notes in fearless
witness to subtle emotions."

~ Anohni (Antony and the Johnsons)

10 To 1 Records

discography

LIMIИAL

Dec 2022
Girovagabondo

Mar 2021
Uisneach

Dec 2020
Dreams Of Elyssia

Jan 2009

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