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By Candlelight

by Joshua Hall

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Meditation in A Major 07:21
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2.
Meditation in F# Minor 06:51
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Meditation in F# Major/Minor 08:54
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4.
Meditation at Sunrise 06:06
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Meditation in Gray 07:19
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Meditation on Shenandoah 06:40
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From the CD Linear Notes:

Playing music is my spiritual practice. Many times when I am playing, especially alone, I loose all track of time and space. If there are no outside forces, such as an audience, then I fall into a deep meditation. I thought it would be interesting to record one of these sessions.

On the evening of October 20th, 2012, I set up the room to record and lit it with enough candles to see the fretboard. I played. When I woke up the next morning I continued the experiment with the light of the rising sun. Upon listening to the music, I was struck by how relaxed and peaceful it sounded. I continued the experiment again on the mornings of November 12th, 21st, and December 2nd.

Each piece I would begin with a sketch of a melody and a harmonic progression but how they developed was pure improvisation. I recorded each track in one continuous take, no cuts, no punches, and no overdubs.

It is my pleasure to share these recordings with you. (Warts and all)

Peace,

Joshua
12/4/12

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released December 20, 2012

This album written, performed, recorded, mixed, and mastered by Joshua Hall at Shavasana Kitty Studios in Cornish, NH.

Special thanks to the Candles and the Sun.

Extra Special thanks to my wife, Angie, who came home and heard the recordings playing on our home stereo and said "This is really nice, you should make this an album".

This album is Dedicated to my father, Harold Hall, who always wanted a recording of me "just noodling".

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Joshua Hall West Windsor, Vermont

Described as a Zen-Metal-Freak-Jazz Guru, I am a classically trained guitarist whose playing style owes as much to Barrios and Tarréga as Mustaine and Monk.

I am an Alternative Folk Artist whose songs engage the listener to feel and think deeply, to find the reverence in everyday life, and to question the stories that define so much of the modern world ... more

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