Christian Dillingham - Halcyon (2024) [Official Digital Download 24/96]

Like the notes he plays, Christian Dillingham chooses his words with care and with precision. The word halcyon, he reminds us, describes “a period in the past that was idyllically happy and peaceful.” Implicit is the breeze of nostalgia, which carries a whiff of regret: such days do belong to the past. Implicit, too, is the idea of refuge.

Originally, the term “halcyon days” referred to the weeklong period each year when the Greek god Aeolus was said to have calmed the winds and quieted the world for his daughter Alycone (Halcyon). The fact that Dillingham’s own family plays so prominent a role in this repertoire, in compositions directly inspired by them, may not have been intentional. But it does seem more than coincidental.

TRACKLIST

1. Christian Dillingham - Dimepiece
2. Christian Dillingham - Halcyon
3. Christian Dillingham - Sinclair's Struggle
4. Christian Dillingham - Lowlands
5. Christian Dillingham - What'll I Do
6. Christian Dillingham - T.G.G.T.
7. Christian Dillingham - Twice Lost
8. Christian Dillingham - Peace Awaits
9. Christian Dillingham - Eleanor Jean
10. Christian Dillingham - Boots Of Spanish Leather



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