BASHO,ROBBIE - SNOW BENEATH THE BELLY OF A WHITE SWAN: THE LOST LIVE RECORDINGS Price: €89.99 Format: CD Box Set Availability: Immediate Dispatch

5 CD

All live, all unreleased (save for a few on unofficial digital releases)
Six never before heard original compositions
Two never before heard covers
Poster with artwork by legendary Tom Weller.

It has been said that Robbie Bashos art was strongest in concert. To what extent the experience can be reconstituted is uncertain. Whatever the case, Snow Beneath the Belly of a White Swan is the mother lode of Basho live recordings. On these five discs we are treated to some remarkable pieces that have never been published, as well as surprising renditions of old favourites. Compiled from Basho's sprawling personal collection of master tapes (discovered during the production of Voice of the Eagle: The Enigma of Robbie Basho), and potentially encompassing his entire career, this edition represents a live companion to the studio set Song of the Avatars: The Lost Master Tapes (Tompkins Square, 2020). While the tapes have (in the main) survived incredibly well over the decades (against the odds), please note that some previously unpublished tracks with subpar to poor fidelity have been included. - Liam Barker



Tracklisting:
DISC 1

Chung Mei - The Chinese Orchid
Some Summer Day
Sligo River Blues
Autumn Nocturne
In the Meadows
Snow Beneath the Belly of a White Swan
DISC 2

The Falconers Arm
Himalayan Highlands
The Golden Shamrock
Bear Medicine
Charles Ives Paints Modern America
Portrait of Fahey as a Young Dragoon
DISC 3

Song of God
Kowaka DAmour
Pasha
Cathedrals et Fleur de Lis
Cantos California
DISC 4

Green River Suite
California Raga
Silver Curls
The Lady She is a Waiting
Chaconne Fandango
Song of the Stallion
A North American Raga (The Plumstar)
DISC 5

Eagle Sails the Blue Diamond Waters
Kateri Tekakwitha
Orphans Lament
A Song of Kings
Moon Milk
Wonder Song