Eastern Strings by Nathan Craver
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Here are some of the recordings that I've played on over the years:
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Solo Improvisations:
Although I do not play either traditional Persian music or traditional Persian instruments, the instruments that I play on my Bijan Solos recordings are all descended from ancient Persian stringed instruments and it is thus fitting that they were recorded 'live' in a Persian restaurant.
First One In, Last One Home and Court Minstrel were recorded at the Waterfront Park in Martinez, CA for the Employee Appreciation Picnic at my workplace.
You can find these CDs for sale at the Good Stuff Guitar Shop and Natural Healings in Martinez, CA.
Mandolin Solo 2 (MP3, 5.7MB, 6:05)
Classical Guitar Solo 4 (MP3, 3.1MB, 3:18)
Storm Clouds (intro) (MP3, 2.7MB, 2:54)
Take A Breath (MP3, 2.2MB, 2:24)
Across The Straits (MP3, 6MB, 6:24)
Waltz By The Sea (MP3, 7.2MB, 7:41)
Far From Home (MP3, 8.2MB, 8:46)
Postcard (MP3, 2.8MB, 2:58)
Court Minstrel (MP3, 2.9MB, 6:13)
River Gypsies (MP3, 6.0MB, 13:02)
Time To Move On (MP3, 4.9MB, 10:38)
Race The Storm (MP3, 4.6MB, 9:59)
Night Train (MP3, 10.3MB, 22:28)
Some recent nylon-string guitar improvisations, recorded 'live' in my living room, December 2008: Alhambra (MP3, 8.6MB, 10:13) Fog On The Heather (MP3, 5.0MB, 6:14) Multimedia Compositions: The following are a series of recordings I made for several digital recording/multimedia classes that I took at Diablo Valley College in Pleasant Hill, CA from 2001 - 2003. Altitud (MP3, 2.1MB, 2:17) Walkabout (MP3, 2.7MB, 2:57) Flute Song (MP3, 1.7MB, 1:52) Tipsy Robots (MP3, 2.1MB, 3:17) Scratchin' Robots (MP3, 2.9MB, 3:07) Street Noises (MP3, 2.3MB, 2:26) St. Stevie & the Dragon (MP3, 2.7MB, 2:57) Viento de Frente (MP3, 3.0MB, 3:11)
I wasn't as much into serious composition as I was into having fun with synthesizers, as you will hear!
Flute Song was actually written in 1974 or 75 for a flute class I took at San Francisco State.
(Percussion sampled from Susu Pampanin)
