Sleepytime Guitar, by Kurt Leege

Sleepytime Guitar

by Kurt Leege

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1.	Shenandoah 04:21	info	buy track
2.	Wayfaring Stranger 03:57	info	buy track
3.	Ar Hyd y Nos 03:48		buy track
4.	Down by the Riverside 04:02		buy track
5.	Swing Low, Sweet Chariot 03:24		buy track
6.	Wild Mountain Thyme 03:59		buy track
7.	A Curvature of Shadow 05:57		buy track
8.	Scarborough Fair 03:39		buy track
9.	Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star 04:28		buy track
10.	Down to the River to Pray 04:21		buy track
11.	Bonnie Lass o'Fyvie 03:50		buy track
12.	Brahms Lullaby 04:23		buy track
13.	Danny Boy 04:04		buy track
14.	Riverbed 06:34		buy track

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I came to fatherhood late and somewhat unexpectedly. These meanderings are for my daughter Seren - may she always sleep through the night.

The idea for Sleepytime Guitar was born enduring those long nights the first several months of parenthood where you are desperate for your child to sleep and will try anything - but also face the constant anxiety of learning how to be a parent. Seren responded wonderfully to the slow piano lullabies that we found on spotify. Unfortunately, most ‘made for infants’ sleep music on the net is monotonous, sonically limited and can ultimately be quite annoying for the parents. I decided to begin crafting a series of guitar based renditions of lullabies and traditional spirituals that serve the same purpose, but present a much more interesting sonic palette that also serves adults for the purposes of relaxation and meditation. These versions rely heavily on delay effects, melody and counterpoint to create a textured, psychedelic, sonic hammock into which you and your child can dissolve. Think equal parts Bill Frisell, Brian Eno, Robert Fripp, David Gilmour, Jerry Garcia and Kevin Shields.

You can now get all of the benefits of using simple music to help your child sleep, while also getting a rich, meditative sonic experience and music for your yoga as well!

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released January 1, 2018

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Kurt Leege Northern Ireland, UK

Raised a classical pianist, Kurt Leege learned to read music at the same time he learned to read. By the time he was in high school he developed a desire to write music, but found himself trapped in his classical training. As a means to express the music in his head, he taught himself to play guitar and he's been doing that ever since. ... more

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