Yair Yona - World Behind Curtains

Today is the release of Israeli guitarist Yair Yona's new album 'World Behind Curtains' on Strange Attractors Audio House. On this new album Yair's musical vision has moved well past the American Primitive Guitar style of guitarists John Fahey, Jack Rose, and Glenn Jones who influenced his musical path and dominated the feel of his previous album 'Remember'. Tracks like 'Kottke and the Orchids' and 'Mad About You' are perfect examples of Yair's new musical vision. On Mad About You Yair (using a combination of acoustic guitar, strings and winds) creates a gorgeous musical landscape that is
utterly Breathtaking and Unique!

Arborea's Daytrotter Session

On November 1st, while on our two and half month US cross country tour we made a trip to the Daytrotter 'Horseshack' studio in Rock Island, Illinois and recorded a Daytrotter Session. We've wanted to record a session since 2007, so it was incredible for us to 'Finally' work with Sean Moeller, Mike Gentry (who engineered our session), and the rest of the crew. These guys are definitely doing some of the most essential work in the music business today...curating and recording sessions and presenting them to the world, without advertisements while offering everything for a subscription fee of only 2 dollars a month. Today is the official release of Arborea's Daytrotter Session, but there are many great sessions already posted that are worth listening to....Dave Rawlings Machine, Sarah Lee Guthrie and Johnny Irion, Jesse Sykes, Marissa Nadler, and many others.

Dust Radio: A Film About Chris Whitley Kickstarter Project

Help Support this important Kickstarter Project! Dust Radio: A Film About Chris Whitley . Chris made some incredibly passionate, beautiful and unique music that definitely inspired Arborea in our own musical path over the years.
Photo by Shanti Curran taken at the Unity Centre on Valentines Day, Feb 14th, 2004

Rolling Stone names Arborea's Red Planet 'Best Under-the-Radar Albums of 2011'

Arborea's 2011 release 'Red Planet' has made a few notable 'Year End' lists. Among them Rolling Stone 'Best Under-the-Radar Albums of 2011', Portland Phoenix 'Top 10' Albums of 2011, Textura's 'Top 20' (No. 3) Albums of 2011, Wild Hunt/ADSOP 'Top 10 Albums of 2011. Amoeba Blog's 'Top 50 Albums of 2011', XPN Host Gene Shay's 'Year End Host Picks', Uncut Editor John Mulvey's 'Top 100' Albums of 2011, Small Town Romance. The album also made Editors Top Pick in the December 2011 issue of Guitar Player Magazine, KEXP 'Song of the Day' in August, and 'Top Vinyl Pick' in the September 2011 issue of Mojo Magazine. Thanks 'So Much' to Everyone who took the time to listen to the album, write about it, and share it with the World!!

To Purchase 'Red Planet' go to iTunes or directly to Strange Attractors Audio House
To purchase in the UK go here iTunes UK

This husband-and-wife duo plays a trance-folk that, at every turn in the slipstream, seems to hail from another country: the murder ballads of Appalachia; the plucked-string stasis and Om drone of New York minimalism; the iridescent-Middle East imagination of the Incredible String Band. Singer Shanti and guitarist Buck Curran take Tim Buckley's "Phantasmagoria in Two" at a compelling near-standstill pace; their own "Wolves" is a long circular hush streaked with crying fuzz. Another primary instrument here: the soft oceans of reverb that cushion every minute of this stark and tender balladry.
~David Fricke/Rolling Stone 23 December 2011

Katey Sleeveless

Katey Sleeveless and two of her beautiful brilliant songs "The Government Seems To Have A Hard Time Passing Bills About Things That Are Free.", and "Sunshine and Water". Katey's music and tour dates can be found at Blank Tape Records

A New Year

The Sun is Shining In Wintertime...a song for the New Year! Video by La Forêt Des Renards 2011

Wolves by Arborea

Shanti's video for 'Wolves' from the album 'Red Planet'. Filmed on location in Maine

Phantasmagoria in Two (Tim Buckely cover)

Dismal Ax Red Bird

Playing the lastest Dismal Ax Red Bird Model made by George Downing! This guitar features a gorgeous curly Red Western Cedar top, and other reclaimed woods. This is an absolutely gorgeous guitar that we've been bringing with us on tour. Dismal Ax is taking orders on these beautiful custom guitars, so please visit their website for more details and information about this guitar.

New Tour Dates

2011
December
31 Open Sky New Year Celebration-One Longfellow Square/Portland, ME

2012
January
21 The Frontier/Brunswick ME
February
3 The Starving Artist/Keene, NH
4 Mindfull Books (w/Redwing Blackbird)/Jaffrey, NH
9 Workshop at Bates College/Lewiston, ME
19 Oak & The Axe (w/Jozef Van Wissem)/Biddeford, ME
March
1 The Landing-University of Maine/Farmington, ME
3 Rockwood Music Hall (3pm afternoon series)/NYC
4 Jammin java/Vienna, VA (DC Area)
8 Blue Tomato Cafe/Watertown, TN
9 tba House Concert (with Jeff Zentner)/Nashville, TN
13-18 SXSW/Austin, TX
16 Bethell Hall @ St David's (SXSW)/Austin, TX
30 Hitt House Concert/Fairview, PA
31 State College/PA

The Circle Is Unbroken - 40 Years of Psychedelic Folk Music by Gino Dal Soler

Gino Dal Soler's (Blow Up Magazine) 40 Year perspective on Psychedelic Folk Music 'The Circle is Unbroken'. We're very Honored that Gino asked Buck to write the Foreword for this book. Published 2011

Arborea 'Live in the West'

Arborea 'Live in the West'. US Tour September, October 2011. Photos by Buck and Shanti Curran

Wolves

Wolves by Arborea

'Wolves' from the latest Arborea album 'Red Planet'. Released by Strange Attractors Audio House 2011

Arborea in Paris (Le Cargo Session)

Jet Lagged and unclean in Paris 2010...but still a decent performance of 'Forewarned' (Le Cargo Session)

Helena Espvall - Kling Klang

Helena Espvall performing the traditional Swedish song Kling Klang! Share this Beautiful video!

Red Bird

One of the new 'Red Bird' model guitars that Buck designed and Tennessee luthier George Downing of Dismal Ax has made come to life. 25% of the sale of any 'Red Bird' will go to help relief efforts in Japan.
The neck pickup is designed to get that Peter Green tone.

The Family Jams, Arborea, and Greg Jamie (O'Death)

Arborea will perform at 'The Oak and The Ax' in Biddeford, Maine this Friday, November 18th at 8pm...along with a solo set by O'Death's Greg Jamie and a showing of Kevin Barker's documentary 'The Family Jams'...a film about the 2004 Joanna Newsom, Devendra Banhart, and Vetiver US Tour.

Meg Baird 'Seasons on Earth

A video for the song 'The Finder' from Meg Baird's gorgeous new album 'Seasons on Earth' (out on Drag City)

Arborea, Glenn Jones, Cian Nugent, and Reuben Son

Arborea, Glenn Jones, Cian Nugent, and Reuben Son performing at O'Brien's in Boston on December 18th, 2011.

Arborea at Daytrotter

Arborea records a Daytrotter Session at the Horseshack in Rock Island, Illinois with Engineer Mike Gentry. Sean Moeller and the rest of the crew at Daytrotter are the Best at what they do...archiving some of the most essential 'Live' sessions in the world. We've been big fans of Daytrotter since 2006, so it was a huge honor to work with these guys. Our session is forthcoming, but in the meantime become a member for only $2 a month and get some amazing sessions...Dave Rawlings, Meg Baird, Bon Iver, and Will Oldham to name a few.
Photos by Liam Curran