Hilary de Vries - ProfilesArchive

About Me

One day I wrote a tune, then another, and another, until I had a collection of tunes, which became The Buzzard & the Crow
Now I'm working on a collection of pipe tunes and other projects, and seeing where the music takes me next. 'The Buzzard & the Crow'Tune Book
70 new tunes for fiddle, recorder and other instruments
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My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 11/13/2006
Band Website: hilarydevries.com
Influences: Influences cover everything from bulgarian women's choir to whaling music. I love music that catches your ear and makes you sit up and listen, especially anything with an unusual rhythm or feel to it, and will listen to anything once.

Main Influences
Scottish folk music, especially bagpipe and Gaelic; English and Nordic folk music; different kinds of bagpipes & their music; Davy Spillane; Allan MacDonald; Varttina; Feis Rois
Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Windy Day

Windy Day A duet between bouzouki and the wind. I made a recording of the wind blowing a hoolie* round our house, and wrote the music in response to it. I felt that the instrument for this...
Posted by Hilary de Vries on Thu, 20 Mar 2008 08:42:00 PST

Corvus

Corvus This tune was written after reading the book ’Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell’ by Susannah Clark, all about gentlemen magicians and faeries. Much of it is set in the north of Engl...
Posted by Hilary de Vries on Thu, 20 Mar 2008 08:29:00 PST