As Roses Bow: Collected Airs 1992-2002

by Loren Connors

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Adam Neddo Beautiful, sincere. Perfect music. Favorite track: Airs No. 2.

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nobirds71 Calming, mysterious, and restorative. Just what I need to close the day. Favorite track: Dance Acadia.

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1.	An Air 01:22	buy track
2.	Child 01:46	buy track
3.	Sorrow in the House 02:33	buy track
4.	St. Brigid's Air 01:36	buy track
5.	Moonyean No. 3 01:30	buy track
6.	Moonyean No. 7 01:52	buy track
7.	O'Connor's Last Air 02:56	buy track
8.	Moonyean No. 9 02:10	buy track
9.	Onora's Kid 03:14	buy track
10.	Moonyean No. 13 02:01	buy track
11.	Frozen Star 01:56	buy track
12.	O'Carolan's Air 02:54	buy track
13.	Little Shoes 02:28	buy track
14.	Brigid's Air 01:58	buy track
15.	No Way Home 01:42	buy track
16.	Air For Bobby Sands and the Huger Stikers 03:51	buy track
17.	Evangeline 01:10	buy track
18.	Dance Acadia 01:18	buy track
19.	A Boy's Day at the Fair 01:08	buy track
20.	The Cart Ride 01:15	buy track
21.	Airs No. 1 01:43	buy track
22.	Airs No. 2 01:53	buy track
23.	Moonyean 02:18	buy track
24.	Airs No. 4 02:16	buy track
25.	Airs No. 5 02:00	buy track
26.	Airs No. 6 03:21	buy track
27.	Airs No. 7 02:05	buy track
28.	Airs No. 8 01:42	buy track
29.	Airs No. 9 01:59	buy track
30.	Airs No. 10 01:47	buy track
31.	Airs No. 11 02:04	buy track
32.	Airs No. 12 03:22	buy track
33.	Airs No. 13 01:48	buy track
34.	Airs No. 17 02:25	buy track
35.	Airs No. 18 01:17	buy track
36.	Death of Shelley 01:53	buy track
37.	On Patrick Hill 02:00	buy track
38.	O'Connaira's Air 01:19	buy track
39.	Silent in the Soul 01:43	buy track
40.	At the Playground 02:41	buy track
41.	Stephen Foster's Air 01:49	buy track
42.	The Kiss - A Moment at the Door 03:32	buy track
43.	As Roses Bow 03:00	buy track

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As Roses Bow: Collected Airs 1992-2002 is Loren Connors' assembly of his most melodically rich and stunning miniature compositions. Inspired by O'Carolan's airs and other Irish airs of the past, these works, recorded during a ten year period, are melded with the distinctly personal and iconoclast adaptation of Connors' blues.

These 43 pieces are Connors' complete airs, culled from 10 albums (eight of which are out of print) and one single, including his groundbreaking Hell's Kitchen Park (Black Label, 1993), Moonyean (Road Cone, 1994), as well as obscure titles like St. Vincent's Newsboy Home (Item Recordings, 1998) and Lullaby (Carbon, 2001) plus four unreleased airs. Nearly the entire critically heralded Airs (Road Cone 1999) is remastered and included as well. A timeless collection of the most gorgeous and accessible work from one of America's most iconoclast artists. Vocalist and long-time collaborator Suzanne Langille appears on four pieces.

Also includes pieces from Five Points EP (Table of the Elements, 1994), 9th Avenue (Black Label 1995), Calloden Harvest (Road Cone, 1997), Evangeline (Road Cone, 1998), Standing Upright on a Curve (1998), and Sails (Table of the Elements, 2006). Remastered by Jim O'Rourke.

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released November 5, 2007

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Loren Connors Brooklyn, New York

Loren Connors has improvised and composed original guitar music for over four decades. His music embraces the aesthetics of blues, Irish airs, blues-based rock and other genres while letting go of rigid forms. Connors, who names abstract expressionist painter Mark Rothko as his most important influence, also creates evocative print work that arise from the aesthetics of his music. ... more

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