The Windmills And The Stars
by Ali Ferguson
-
CD
Jewel case with 8-page booklet including lyrics and artwork from Magdalena BogdanBuy Now €10 EUR or more
ships out within 4 days -
-
Digital Album
Immediate download of 8-track album in your choice of high-quality MP3, FLAC, or just about any other format you could possibly desire.
Download includes hi-res versions
of all cover art photos by Magda BogdanBuy Now €5 EUR or more
1. |
Hidden Instruments
06:14
|
|||
|
| ||||
2. |
||||
|
| ||||
3. |
A Child's Song
06:37
|
|||
|
| ||||
4. |
Flickering Golden
04:55
|
|||
|
| ||||
5. |
Awakening (The Stars)
05:34
|
|||
6. |
In Morning Sky
06:52
|
|||
|
| ||||
7. |
||||
|
| ||||
8. |
The Windmills
07:15
|
|||
|
| ||||
about
"...laid back and beautiful.." -Melodicnet
"...as a radio presenter and one that hears thousands of albums a year, this stands out as one of the best of 2011....."
- Steve Sheppard, One World Radio
"...delicate and ethereal.."
- Jam Magazine
"..envelops you in layers of aural textures as sublime as you could possibly want...sheer musical bliss.."
- Graeme Scott, Leith FM
"..Musically, it is in a fairy tale world.... in the vastness of nature..."
-Music Headquarter
"...the guitar playing is a joy.....An album that stands up to repeated listens, close scrutiny and also a nice backdrop to the end of the day..."
-DPRP
"...accomplished, intelligent, sophisticated....it leaves a lasting impression...."
"...great guitar work, sophisticated arrangements and an overall sound that is like a fine glass of wine on a warm summer evening..."
-Genesis News
"...as a radio presenter and one that hears thousands of albums a year, this stands out as one of the best of 2011....."
- Steve Sheppard, One World Radio
"...delicate and ethereal.."
- Jam Magazine
"..envelops you in layers of aural textures as sublime as you could possibly want...sheer musical bliss.."
- Graeme Scott, Leith FM
"..Musically, it is in a fairy tale world.... in the vastness of nature..."
-Music Headquarter
"...the guitar playing is a joy.....An album that stands up to repeated listens, close scrutiny and also a nice backdrop to the end of the day..."
-DPRP
"...accomplished, intelligent, sophisticated....it leaves a lasting impression...."
"...great guitar work, sophisticated arrangements and an overall sound that is like a fine glass of wine on a warm summer evening..."
-Genesis News
credits
released 11 May 2011
Ali Ferguson- Vocals, Guitars,Keys,Bass, Programming www.facebook.com/alifergusonmusic
Chris Agnew-Bass
Liam Saunders- Keys
Lawrie Macmillan- Bass www.lawriemacmillan.com
Kim Shepherd- Backing Vocals www.myspace.com/kimshepherdmusic
Produced and Engineered at Little Blue Room
by Ali Ferguson and Ben Baldock
Additional Engineering by Simon Walker
Mastered by Liam at Loopmaniac www.facebook.com/loopmaniac
and Chris at Blissful Classics www.chrissmith.tv
Gear rental- Barclay's Beats www.barclaysbeats.com
Photography by Magdalena Bogdan
Samples and "found sounds"by the sonic geniuses of the freesound project at www.freesound.org ;
acclivity
ashassin
Arctura
ERH
dobroide
dommygee
fauxpress
genghisattenbourgh
Incarnadine
Kaiho
kerouacsamerica
pcaeldries
reinsamba
Thanks go to:
All my family and friends for their constant support and understanding
Most importantly.."my girls" J & T who mean the world.
For my Dad..I know you're still listening..
"Be kind whenever possible..... It is always possible"
Dalai Lama
Ali Ferguson- Vocals, Guitars,Keys,Bass, Programming www.facebook.com/alifergusonmusic
Chris Agnew-Bass
Liam Saunders- Keys
Lawrie Macmillan- Bass www.lawriemacmillan.com
Kim Shepherd- Backing Vocals www.myspace.com/kimshepherdmusic
Produced and Engineered at Little Blue Room
by Ali Ferguson and Ben Baldock
Additional Engineering by Simon Walker
Mastered by Liam at Loopmaniac www.facebook.com/loopmaniac
and Chris at Blissful Classics www.chrissmith.tv
Gear rental- Barclay's Beats www.barclaysbeats.com
Photography by Magdalena Bogdan
Samples and "found sounds"by the sonic geniuses of the freesound project at www.freesound.org ;
acclivity
ashassin
Arctura
ERH
dobroide
dommygee
fauxpress
genghisattenbourgh
Incarnadine
Kaiho
kerouacsamerica
pcaeldries
reinsamba
Thanks go to:
All my family and friends for their constant support and understanding
Most importantly.."my girls" J & T who mean the world.
For my Dad..I know you're still listening..
"Be kind whenever possible..... It is always possible"
Dalai Lama
tags
license
all rights reserved
feeds
feeds for 
contact / help
For help with downloads, click here.
For all other inquiries, including help with merch, click here.
Redeem download codes here.
- Track Name: Hidden Instruments
-
Don't worry about saving these songs!
And if one of our instruments breaks,
it doesn't matter.
We have fallen into the place
where everything is music.
The strumming and the flute notes
rise into the atmosphere,
and even if the whole world's harp
should burn up, there will still be
hidden instruments playing.
So the candle flickers and goes out.
We have a piece of flint, and a spark.
This singing art is sea foam.
The graceful movements come from a pearl
somewhere on the ocean floor.
Poems reach up like spindrift and the edge
of driftwood along the beach, wanting!
They derive
from a slow and powerful root
that we can't see.
Stop the words now.
Open the window in the center of your chest,
and let the spirits fly in and out.
-Rumi - Track Name: Coincidence Is No Accident
-
Coincidence Is No Accident
You ask yourself…….why?
That it takes all you have, everyday,
Just to feel alive
Remember the future…..Illuminate it
Remember the future…..Illuminate
Coincidence is no accident
Its our faith in love that keeps us strong
Tears fall and I don’t know why…
But I am overcome
So what are you to do…..through it all
Can you imagine the path?
See it before you?
We’re holding the vision, we’re letting in light
We’re holding the vision, let in light
Coincidence is no accident
Its our faith in love that keeps us strong
Tears fall and I don’t know why…
But I am overcome - Track Name: A Child's Song
-
A Child's Song
And as I watch you cry, tears forming in your eyes
Feels like there's nothing I can do to stop them falling
So break it up, open up and let it out...let it out
So calm down and come round
There is nothing here that can hurt you anymore
So calm down...calm down - Track Name: Flickering Golden
-
Flickering Golden
Sun, flickering golden ,
Is one and one is all
Tides, that pull on the ocean,
Have crashed and forced the fall
We’re watching the world moving in time
Coming alive and waking up
Its part of the moment the planets align
Coming alive and waking up
Life, is given and taken
Come the hour, come the day
Memories are often mistaken,
For love, and love for pain
We’re watching the world moving in time
Coming alive and waking up
Its part of the moment the planets align
Coming alive and waking up - Track Name: In Morning Sky
-
In Morning Sky
Dream, dream , the night away
Sunlight breaks, warms the day
Hope inside, You and I
Dark turns light, in morning sky
Sounds of song, reach us here
Fears , like leaves, are lifted clear
High and far away from me
Lost in fading melodies
And now as stars form with love,
Constellations far above
Good things come to those who chose to wait - Track Name: Bending Bullets, Breaking Falls
-
Bending Bullets, Breaking Falls
Stop, breathe in the day and feel,
The light surround you,
In the eye of this summer storm is peace,
The calm has found you
Some will never know, just passers by,
Waiting to fade out
Growing up, growing up, only to break down
And in this world we're in, we fly to stall
It seems its all about
Bending bullets and breaking falls
The space between us all grows wide,
So pull it closer,
As love has given way to machines
Don't hide away from fear, in darkness lie,
We cannot let go
Or turn and run, turn and run,
Live life in slo-mo
And in this world we're in we fly to stall
It seems its all about
Bending bullets and breaking falls - Track Name: The Windmills
-
“..for what is it to die, but to stand in the sun and melt into the wind?..”
Kahlil Gibran
The Windmills
...and from one space to another,
There is nothing between us, we are one and other,
An endless, constant loop of which there is no beginning nor end
A form is given, silence is broken by a distant voice calling into the void,
It answers itself.....be
Born and reborn
...and in the stillness of the distance and perpetual motion,
You will find yourself, in the windmills and the stars...
