SOLITUDES continues to be a favourite among fans of Canadian West Coast acoustic music. Because of growing demand, all tracks on the album were digitally remastered at Record Time Productions in St. John's, Newfoundland and released as a CD in 2009. This recording remains a classic, linked to the spirit of the wild wet west coast of Canada. The songs explore the theme of being alone and range from quiet folk ballads to blues to real rockers. Written at a time when the composer made his home in the Gulf Islands of British Columbia, this is very much "island music," dreamy, compelling and melodic.
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SOLITUDES was recorded in the Golden Age studios in 1979-80 by Simon Garber, a Vancouver producer of great renown. Even though it is a solo album, a long list of some of the West Coast's finest musicians contributed to this gorgeous collection of original songs and instrumentals performed on a wide range of instruments, with vocals accompanied by guitar, violin, viola, bass, clarinet, saxophone, french horn, flute, alto flute, recorder, xylophone and percussion. Vintage copies of this recording are currently selling online for $35 and more. We still have some in stock and are happy to offer them at a reduced price.
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Somewhere in the morning hours you wake from a dream, the wilderness all around you. A celebration of finding my home in the wild.
lyrics
CRYSTAL CANYONS
Somewhere in the morning hours
I wake from a dream
Find the wilderness is all around me
Where was I for all those years?
Lost inside a maze
Until the moment that she found me
Walking down those crystal canyons
Couldn't see my own reflection
Fear of phantoms kept me from the forest
'Til she conquered my surprise
And I could see with my own eyes
That she knows best (yeah)
Walking down old logging roads
Singing to the rain
Wonderin' how soon I'm gonna see you
Falling of the autumn leaf
Hardly makes a sound
Is someone tapping at my window?
Outside the leaves are falling
Old voices gently calling
When I have this work all done
I'll leave here
Say goodbye to crystal canyons
Where lives of careful planning
Lead nowhere
Lead nowhere
They lead nowhere. . .
(Sax solo)
So somewhere in the morning hours
You wake from a dream
Find the wilderness is still around you
Where were you for all those years?
Lost inside a maze
Until the moment that she found you
Let the wild dance begin
Let the winds of morning in
Leave their fear and worry to the guilty
Throw away those tired things
And come with me. . .
Come with me
credits
from Solitudes: The Westcoast Music of Dan Rubin,
released April 28, 2009
Dan Rubin: vocals, guitar
Dennis Nichol: bass guitar
Jim McGillveray: drums
Ken Bloom: clarinet, saxophones
Drew Neville: piano
Dick Smith: saxophone solo
Tom Hazlitt: string bass (introduction)
Si Garber: slide guitar (introduction)
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