Tania Opland & Mike Freeman: Recordings

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CUT TO RHYTHMS A splendid multicultural collection. MASTERHARPER OF PERN Lyrics by Anne McCaffrey, music by Tania and Mike. (songbooks)	ALBUMS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE
	HUNTER'S MOON Traditional music from around the world. SUNSET'S GOLD Music from Anne McCaffrey's Harperhall novels
		TANIA OPLAND It's finally back, on CD & mp3. CHOICE FARE Remastered, enhanced tracks from Tania's first 2 cassettes.

ALL CASSETTES ARE ON SALE NOW (details)

on CD or cassette:		planned for future CD release:		on cassette only:
BONNIE RANTIN LASSIE	TANIA OPLAND	WINTER'S TIME	JACK ORION (out of stock)	CHOICE	RENAISSANCE FARE
(CD title: HUNTER'S MOON)	ORDERING INFORMATION Click on album covers or titles for descriptions.

NEWS

* The Masterharper of Pern, Sunset's Gold, Hunter's Moon and Tania Opland are available for DIGITAL DOWNLOAD

* We're having a blow-out clearance on all of our cassettes. Last of the stock - when they're gone, they're gone.

* Listen to samples from our recordings:
{ CD Baby } { myspace.com/oplandfreeman } { myspace.com/taniaopland }

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CUT TO RHYTHMS : Tania Opland & Mike Freeman

A cross-cultural romp through a dizzying assortment of styles, instruments and ideas, with an underlying unity of performance and production standards.

CLICK ON LINKED TITLES FOR MP3 SAMPLES
or listen on CD Baby or on myspace.

Mike Freeman: Djembe, darabouka, vocals, guitar, mandolin, cittern, percussion

Tania Opland: Guitar, vocals, violin, hammered dulcimer, Kiowa (Native American) flute, tenor recorder, keyboard, piccolo-melodeon.

with Dee de Wit on 'cello and double bass.

Total running time 59:56.

(Click here for lyrics)

Fair &Tender Ladies (trad. American)
Julian of Norwich (Sydney Carter)
Kerry's Waltz/Flowerpot Frog (M. Freeman)
Borderlands (Danny Carnahan)
Katyusha (trad. Russian)
Merry Blacksmith/Heathery Cruach
/Paddy O'Brien's (trad. Irish)
A River (T. Opland)
Marylou Murphy's (T. Opland)
Jovano, Jovanke (trad. Macedonian)
Styrman's Waltz/Lokkerin Waltz (trad. Norwegian)
Jack Monroe (trad. English)
Andijan (trad. Uzbek)
Bound Away (Susan Welch)
Cut to Rhythms (Opland/Freeman)

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CHOICE FARE : Tania Opland with Mike Freeman

Released independently in March, 2000.
The CD compilation of material from Renaissance Fare (1987) and Choice (1989), carefully selected, enhanced and meticulously re-mastered. A predominantly traditional/ Renaissance collection with exotic touches.

Mike Freeman adds vocals & percussion, as well as co-producing.

Philip Boulding guests on harp. Running time: 42 min.

(listen to samples on CD Baby or on myspace)

Includes: Flower of Northumberland/Gai Branle/Sir John Fenwick's Flower Amang Them All
(English ballad/French dance tune/Northumbrian pipe tune)
Rosebud in June (trad. English song) - Montarde Branle (16th c. French dance tune)
Bailiff's Daughter of Islington (English ballad)
When I was a Young Maid (trad. English song)
The Roses Grown/Thompson Jig/The Close Call (unknown/Danny Carnahan)
Fire of Love (Tania Opland) - Fact'ry Girl (trad. American song)
Chastity Belt (silly song of questionable origin) - Blow Thy Horn, Hunter (an English madrigal)
The Cruel Sister (traditional ballad adapted by Dave Webb)
Pois Branle/Charlotte's Branle (16th c. French dance tunes)
True Thomas (a traditional ballad rewritten by Danny Carnahan)

LYRICS

Tania Opland - vocals, guitar, tenor guitar, violin,tenor, soprano and sopranino recorders, hammered dulcimer, cittern, mandolin, keyboard

Mike Freeman - additional vocals, djembe, darabouka, bones, claves, bells, eggs

Guest musicians:
Philip Boulding - harp
Erin Shrader - violin
Dale Blindheim - dulcimer

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Lyrics

Running time: 52 min.

HUNTER'S MOON : Tania Opland

Now available for DIGITAL DOWNLOAD

Released originally in 1993 as BONNIE RANTIN' LASSIE (still available on cassette). Re-issued in 2005 as HUNTER'S MOON on CD only.
This album highlights Tania's traditional repertoire, from English and Scottish to Turkish and Ukrainian.
Guest musicians: Mark Geisler, John Peekstok, Felicia Dale, William Pint, Mike Freeman, Ray Wood and Hank Cramer.

(listen to samples on CD Baby or on myspace)

Original Bonnie Rantin' Lassie cover art by Jan Reed

The Hunt is Up/Branle d'Escosse (England/France) - Otdavali Molodu (Russia)
Torch Branle (France) - Death and the Lady (England)
An Cailin Fion/The Black Nag (Ireland/England) - Podolyanochka (Ukraine)
The Female Ramblin' Sailor (England) - When I was in my Prime (England)
The Rantin' Laddie (Scotland) - Black Sea Dance (Turkey/Gypsy)
Chi mi na Morbheanna (Scotland) - Juice of Barley/Gathering Peascods (England)

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cover photo by
Mike Freeman

Running time: 59 min

TANIA OPLAND : Tania Opland

Released in 1995 by Squire's Own Music (Seattle) on cassette and CD.
Re-released in 2009 (in environmentally friendly cardboard sleeve).

Mostly contemporary songs and tunes, including originals. Guest musicians: Mike Freeman on percussion, William Pint (guitar) and Felicia Dale (tinwhistle), Orville Johnson (dobro, mandolin & fretless bass), Pauline Cato on Northumbrian pipes, additional percussion by Jan Reed and harmony vocals from Artisan.

(listen to samples on CD Baby or on myspace)

Ketchikan (Opland) - La Bastringue/Gaspé Reel - Khaghun Tavra Tunni (A. Muktoyuk)
Rosemary's Sister (H. Williams) - Pair of Bears (Opland) - Not Too Late (P. Loughran)
Barbara Allen Blues (Opland) - Somewhere in America (E. Bogle)
The Oregon Trail (KW Todd) - Trip to Mabu Ridge - Tonkaya Ryabina
Why Does Love... (TR Ritchie) - Last Call (Opland)
Lefty's (R. Head) - Roads (B. Bedford)

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Cover by Catharine Gallagher

Running time: 37 min.

WINTER'S TIME : Tania Opland with Mark Geisler and Felicia Dale

Released independently in 1990 on cassette only.
Songs and tunes for the winter season, including holiday music, with vocals, dulcimers, harps, recorders and more! Features both vocal and instrumental selections, well blended and beautifully arranged.

Tania Opland: vocals, recorders, bouzouki, guitar, hammered dulcimer and violin
Mark Geisler: vocals, harp, hammered dulcimer, violin, cello, keyboard and percussion
Felicia Dale: vocals, tinwhistles, hurdy-gurdy and bodhran
Produced by Tania Opland and Mark Geisler.

Listen to samples on myspace.

Winter's Hymn (Stanley Greenthal) - Pat a Pan - Gaudeamus - Winter Rose (Meg Davis)
Candle Blessings - Good King Wenceslas (John M. Neale/trad.) - Somerset Wassail
In the Bleak Midwinter (Gustav T. Holst) - O Tannenbaum
O Come Emmanuel (Thomas Helmore/John M. Neale) - March des Roi - Twelvetide

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Cover photo by Dale Blindheim

CHOICE : Tania Opland

Released independently in 1989 on cassette only.
An eclectic collection of songs and tunes from the British Isles, America and Russia. Mostly vocal, it features a little bit of everything from ballads to ragtime with a wide variety of instrumentation and vocal styles.

We Are All Candles (Emilie Aronson) - Vo Polye Beryozena Stoyala (Stoi! Stoi! Stoi!)
Tania's Choice (trad/Danny Carnahan) - When I was a Young Maid
Stone's Rag/Pig Ankle Rag - Nickels and Dimes (Spare Change) (Emilie Aronson)
Idaho Rose (K.W. Todd) - Flower of Northumberland/Flower Among Them All
The Bailiff's Daughter - Tania's Waltz (Dale Blindheim)
The Bonny Lass of Anglesey - The Wind That Shakes the Barley/The Drunken Piper
Milyenkoi Ti Moi - Fact'ry Girl

Running time: 52 min. Many of these tracks are now available on CD.

Tania: vocals, guitar, violin, hammered dulcimer, cittern, mandolin, recorders, keyboard
Dale Blindheim: hammered dulcimer on "We Are All Candles"

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Cover photo by Dale Blindheim

RENAISSANCE FARE : Tania Opland

Released independently in 1987 on cassette only.
Tania's first studio recording is a blend of traditional and contemporary music with a Renaissance flavor.

Tania plays multiple instruments, with guest appearances by
Philip Boulding (harp), Erin Shrader (fiddle) and
Dale Blindheim (hammered dulcimer).

I Have a Song to Sing (Gilbert/Sullivan) - Fire of Love (Opland) - Trotto
Branle Cheveaux - Call to Battle (Opland) - Cruel Sister (Dave Webb)
Montarde Branle - Blow Thy Horn, Hunter - Oak, Ash and Thorn (Kipling/Bellamy)
The Earl of Salisbury - Chastity Belt - Branle d'Officiale - Feasting Day (Opland)
Pois Branle/Charlotte's Branle - Rosebud in June - True Thomas (Danny Carnahan)

Running time: 42 min. Many of these tracks are now available on CD.

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Cover art by Mike Freeman

JACK ORION : Jack Orion (Mike Freeman, Jon Hooton, Paul Keeler, Helen Boreham)

Released 1991 on cassette only. Currently out of stock.

The premier recording from Jack Orion - a four piece band based in Norfolk, England, with a devoted following for their mixture of musical styles, firmly rooted in no tradition at all.

English tunes and songs sit comfortably alongside Scottish airs, Yiddish dances, French bourees, Irish jigs and reels, Cajun and ragtime played on an amazing variety of instruments including fiddle, guitar, piano accordian, whistle, recorders,mandolin, bouzouki and percussion.

Parlez-nous a Boire/J'ai Fait tou le Tour - First of May/The Drunken Piper
The Black Fox (G. Pratt) - Anthem: The Scot's Lament (J. Oswald)
Polka/L'Arquenniere/Pas d'Ete - East Virginia - Hey Boys, Up We Go/Grimstock
Tsadik Katamar - Jack Orion - Barbara Allan (Trad)/La Rejouissance (Handel)
Bouree Carree de Vouvray (G. Chabenat)/Bouree (J. Blanchard) - Lovely Joan/Cooley's Reel
Minute Rag (Mike Freeman)/Walkin' Up Town/Stones Rag/Ragtime Annie
Comb Your Hair and Curl It/Another Jig Will Do/Dever The Dancer
Jolie Blonde - Piper's Fancy/Paddy Worked on the Railway

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