Album Notes

"wonderful flair and freshness..." Ann Ghandar, composer.

It seems like quite a while since one Steve said to the other, “Why don’t we ask as many local composers who’d be up for it to write some music for us”? And so it happened, a little idea bringing together composers, players, instrument makers and the wider community. The idea evolved quickly from pieces for a concert, to more concerts and a CD, but one focus remained, that the whole project would be resourced locally. All the music written by local composers, the guitars made by local makers, funding provided by local businesses, individuals & other bodies, played and recorded by local musicians - there was only one name for the project that we could think of that encapsulated all these aspects into one word - GUITARmidale!