{"product_id":"liz-knowles-niwel-tsumbu-niall-vallely-sun-lines-pre-order","title":"Liz Knowles, Niwel Tsumbu, Niall Vallely - Sun Lines - pre-order","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-indent: 36.0pt; line-height: 115%;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Georgia',serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: black;\"\u003eSun Lines connect Cork, Kentucky and Kinshasa in a unique creative collaboration. This is music created with a sense of openness and curiosity reflecting the different musical and geographic backgrounds of the musicians.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Georgia',serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"s3\" style=\"margin: 0cm; text-indent: 36.0pt; line-height: 115%;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Georgia',serif; color: black;\"\u003eThis project centres on an exceptional trio of musicians that was originally put together for a highly successful Music Network tour of Ireland in May 2023. The trio brings together stellar fiddle and hardingfele player Liz Knowles from Kentucky, masterfully elegant Congolese guitarist-vocalist Niwel Tsumbu, and Irish concertina master and TG4 Gradam Ceoil composer of the year\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eNiall Vallely. Their genre-defying sound brings together elements from traditional music from Ireland, the Congo and Scandinavia, Classical music, contemporary music and Jazz.\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"s3\" style=\"margin: 0cm; text-indent: 36.0pt; line-height: 115%;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Georgia',serif; color: black;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"s3\" style=\"margin: 0cm; text-indent: 36.0pt; line-height: 115%;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Georgia',serif; color: black;\"\u003eThe musical\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eorigins of\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethis project\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewere\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eall about three musicians from diverse backgrounds sitting down and finding a way to communicate musically.\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"s3\" style=\"margin: 0cm; text-indent: 36.0pt; line-height: 115%;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Georgia',serif; color: black;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"s3\" style=\"line-height: 115%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36.0pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Georgia',serif; color: black;\"\u003e“\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Georgia',serif; color: black;\"\u003eWhen we came together in early 2023 we found that we all shared a curiosity in each other’s music and creativity. This\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebrought\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eus on a path to finding a shared language that reflects our own unique musical backgrounds while not sounding like a fusion of diverse genres.\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eWe\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eall\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003evalue the importance of openness as a way of exploring the rich traditions that we have inherited and as a way of finding a new collective voice.\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"s3\" style=\"line-height: 115%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36.0pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"s3\" style=\"line-height: 115%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36.0pt;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Georgia',serif; color: black;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003eThis album will be released on Sept 4th and orders will be shipped after that.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 115%;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Georgia',serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Crow Valley Music","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":62044823257356,"sku":null,"price":20.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0651\/5890\/6124\/files\/SUNLINEScover.jpg?v=1787220623","url":"https:\/\/www.crowvalleymusic.com\/products\/liz-knowles-niwel-tsumbu-niall-vallely-sun-lines-pre-order","provider":"Crow Valley Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}