The Liminality Of Her, by Amanda Whiting

The Liminality Of Her

by Amanda Whiting

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Sam Tweaks Magical, supremely musical album that amazes and warms the ears. Bringing so many influences and sounds brought together through Amanda's sublime harp. Beautiful. Favorite track: Nomad.

John Farrar Wonderful music that takes me to so many places and spaces all good, so varied feeling Rite of passage today.

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1.	Finding The Way 00:47	buy track
2.	Facing The Sun 07:04	buy track
3.	Intertwined ft PEACH 05:52	buy track
4.	Liminal 03:46	buy track
5.	Nomad 04:29	buy track
6.	Alchemy 01:49	buy track
7.	Waiting to Go (feat. Chip Wickham) 05:57	buy track
8.	No Turning Back 03:49	buy track
9.	Rite Of Passage (ft PEACH) 02:56	buy track
10.	Feels So Far Away 01:09	buy track

about

First Word Records is very proud to present 'The Liminality of Her', a brand new 10-track album from their newest signing, Amanda Whiting; a highly-acclaimed Welsh harpist & composer.

A virtuoso in her field, this classically trained musician has quickly established herself as an essential player in the UK jazz scene, carving her own unique sound, following on from the paths forged by Ashby and Coltrane.

Amanda recently joined the First Word label roster, via a collaborative project with Don Leisure, 'Beyond The Midnight Sun', as well as a feature on his Welsh Music Prize nominated project 'Shaboo Strikes Back'.

She's previously toured extensively with her own band, as well as with Matthew Halsall, Rebecca Vasmant, DJ Yoda and Chip Wickham (who also features on this new project), whilst previously releasing three solo albums on Jazzman Records, and a remix project for Scrimshire's Albert's Favourites imprint. Along the way, there's been a nomination for 'Instrumentalist of the Year' from Jazz FM and she's garnered the support of DJs such as Radio 2's Jamie Cullum ("highly recommended") and BBC 6Music's Cerys Matthews ("my highlight of the Cheltenham Jazz festival 2023").

This 10-track album exemplifies Amanda's talents as a performer and composer, taking in an array of hypnotising sonics from the worlds of jazz; from fusion to spiritual and beyond. She is backed with accompaniment from a remarkable set of players in their own right, including Chip Wickham on flute and PEACH. on vocals. A confident display of purposefully blissful compositions that saunter as much as they soothe, whilst being unafraid to lean into some deep uptempo grooves.

Amanda describes the theme of this project as "liminality... that place in between, the transition from one place to another. No longer what it was, yet not what it's going to be.

The harp always presents itself at these moments. It's a sound that causes an emotion. My instrument chose me. It's been with me through every chapter of life. It's how I speak, especially when there are no words.

This album is a rite of passage for "her". A feeling of alchemy, a feeling of liberation. Moments of inner searching, intertwined, waiting but moving forward. Never looking back.

'The Liminality of Her' encompasses the highs and the lows. The nomadic love of freedom and spirituality. It's all so much bigger than you or I…"

From the cinematic, classical fusion of 'After Dark', to the more playful 'Lost in Abstraction', this album invites you to float in a soundscape of liminality...

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released March 22, 2024

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Amanda Whiting UK

From Wales, land of the harp, Amanda has taken her classical roots and forged a path following on from Ashby and Coltrane.

With albums on Jazzman Records and Albert’s Favourites her latest release is from First Word Records.

“Extraordinary… an astonishing musical mind” Cerys Matthews BBC 6 Music

The Liminality is due out 22 March 2024 ... more

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