Sounds
Dawn Landes: ROW
(strings arranged, performed, & recorded by OSR)
This concept album represents a studio version of the music from the musical ROW, based on the story of Tori Murden McClure, the first woman to row solo across the Atlantic Ocean. The record features a brilliant Louisville-centric cast of guest musicians. More about this interesting and inspiring project at Dawn’s site; or, listen & buy ROW on Bandcamp or your platform of choice.
All of the strings were arranged, performed, and recorded by Scott Moore; in a way, this project was the maiden voyage for Open String Recordings!
“Dear Heart” (above) is a nice showcase of a part that weaves from a single fiddle line to a fuller “section” sound. By permission of the artist, here are a couple of additional short excerpts from the album, before & after strings were added:
Note: "Before" (no strings) excerpts are from early rough mixes, sent to us to arrange and overdub onto. "After" (with strings) excerpts are the same files with string arrangements overdubbed. Strings are heard here at a relatively high volume, so the string parts are easily distinguished. To hear the excellent finished product, go check out ROW!
Before & After:
Dawn Landes, ”Tee-a-Wee”
Awhile back, Dawn asked about adding a bit of violin to a short song she’d written, inspired by the biologist Rachel Carson’s transcriptions of birdsong.
One violin track became two, then three, and then . . . hey, she told us to “go to town,” so we did!
Strings arranged and recorded by Scott Moore
Before & After:
excerpts from the album Hello It’s Me
by Chris Crofton
“Before and after” excerpts from the album Hello It’s Me by Chris Crofton, used here by permission of the artist. Buy the album here. And go check out Chris on Instagram @chris_crofton or his “Advice King” column for Nashville Scene — hilarious, tender, tragicomic, unique . . .
Strings arranged by Scott Moore and Kevin Ratterman, and recorded by Kevin.
Music for two violins
performed & recorded by OSR
Canonic Sonata No. 1 in G, TWV 40:118
by Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1787)
I. Vivace (1:37)
II. Adagio (1:49)
III. Allegro (1:54)
Scott Moore & Erica Pisaturo, violins
Recorded 2020 by Scott for Open String Recordings
All rights reserved.
Strings performed & arranged by OSR musicians
“By The Beams,” from the album Never Look Away by Daniel Martin Moore. Buy the record, and the rest of his music, here.
Strings arranged by Scott Moore & DMM, and recorded by Daniel.
Other recordings featuring OSR musicians
Two videos from the album The Clearing by Rachel Grimes
Temporary Residence Ltd.
Mossgrove Music / BMI
Scott Moore, violin
Rachel Grimes, piano
LOSCIL - processing
Video by Greg King
Soundtrack to the film The Doctor from India
Rachel Grimes - piano, sound design
Jacob Duncan - saxophone, flute
Scott Moore - violin
For tracks which prominently feature the violin, check out Tracks Nos. 6 “Sacred Knowledge” and 10 “Ancestral Home” — or better yet, watch this beautiful and inspiring film.