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Dorothy Carter – Waillee Waillee
Dorothy Carter
Waillee Waillee
Style: Folk
Label: Palto Flats
Catalog Number: PF012
Released: 1978
The first ever reissue of Dorothy Carter’s folk/psych/drone masterpiece is one of those records that fills a hole in your listening psyche you didn’t realize you had. A truly unique album in Dorothy’s catalog, Waillee Waillee’s essence sits in Dorothy’s mastery of the dulcimer; its shimmering notes fully enmeshed with the cavernous drones of Bob Rutman’s bowed steel cello. The core of this album, Dorothy’s only with a full band, lies in the contradiction of traditional psych-folk idioms and the minimal avant-garde, referencing Laraaji and Henry Flynt as much as Karen Dalton. American multi-instrumentalist Laraaji was a longtime fan and described Dorothy as “someone who really influenced [his] early zither exploration and vocabulary and inspired [his] shift toward hammered zither performance and recording.”
Recommended – Full Listen
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Tags: Drone / Meditative / Psych-folk / Reissue
Tracklist:
A1 The Squirrel Is A Funny Thing…
A2 Dulcimer Medley – Robin M’aime
A3 Along The River
A4 Summer Rhapsody
B1 Waillee, Waillee
B2 Celtic Medley
B3 Autumn Song
B4 Tree Of Life
Credits:
Chimes [Bow Chime], Cello [Steel Cello], Other [Friendship And Support] – Bob Rutman*
Cover – David Zaig
Dulcimer [Hammered Dulcimer], Psaltery, Voice, Flute, Piano – Dorothy Carter
Lacquer Cut By – Josh Bonati
Liner Notes – Alexander Hacke, Celeste Carter, Daniel Orlansky, Danielle De Picciotto, Gail Faith Edwards*, Laraaji, Richard Blackmon, Bob Rutman*
Mastered By – Jeff Lipton
Photography By [Front Cover Photograph By] – Steve Baer
Producer – Dorothy Carter, Steve Baer
Recorded By – Jeff Gilman (tracks: B4), John Nagy (tracks: B1), Rex Morrill, Steve Baer
Reissue Producer – Daniel Ferrero (2), Jacob Gorchov
Sleeve, Design – Edward ODowd
Tambura [Tamboura], Slit Drum [Log Drums], Harp [Harps], Bells, Shaker [Shakers] – Gail Edwards
Transferred By – Rainer Maillard
