Books, CDs and Videos For Sale

The following books and CD recordings can be ordered through Burnt Earth. Click on a picture of the cover to see a larger image.

	From Mud to Music Making and Enjoying Ceramic Musical Instruments by Barry Hall From Mud to Music is a large hardcover book of over 250 pages with more than 500 color photographs and a 74-minute compact disc representing the work of over 100 ceramic artists from around the world. Click here to order the book for delivery within the United States:Click here for more information and sound samples. If you would like your copy signed by the author, and/or personalized, please indicate in your order or email me (List price $59.95) Introductory price $54.95 plus $4.50 shipping to destinations in the USA (a note on shipping). (For shipping to destinations outside the USA please click here.)
	Terra Cotta The Burnt Earth Ensemble The Burnt Earth Ensemble performs music exclusively on ceramic musical instruments. This CD captures many facets of the sounds of clay in an evocative collection of the ensemble’s original music, with influences drawn from jazz, medieval, Celtic, African and Native American styles. From the haunting, ethereal flute melodies of “Pangea” to the raucous fiddle and drums of “Siberian Hoedown”, the Burnt Earth ensemble coaxes imaginative sounds and heart-felt music from the material of the Earth herself. The ensemble’s array of clay instruments ranges from the ordinary to the exotic, including flutes, ocarinas, fiddles, doumbeks, udu drums, didjeridus, nose flutes, and globular horns. 19 tracks, over 71 minutes of clay. Features Barry Hall, Richard Smith, Beth Hall, Geoff Brown and guest appearances by Stephen Kent, Mark Attebery and Alan Tower. Click here for more information and sound samples. Price: $14.99 with FREE SHIPPING in the USA. (For shipping to destinations outside the USA please click here.)
	Udu: Clay Pot Drums and How to Play Them by Barry Hall An instructional video covering the clay pot ('udu") drum and different techniques for playing it. Basic playing strokes are explained and demonstrated in detail, as well as more advanced strokes and rhythms. Several musical performances showing udus combined with other instruments round out the video. 95 minutes, NTSC, available in DVD or Hi-Fi VHS tape. For more information click here. Price: $24.98 with FREE SHIPPING in the USA. (For shipping to destinations outside the USA please click here.) <= Click here to purchase the DVD for $24.98 with FREE SHIPPING in the USA. <= Click here to purchase the VHS tape for $24.98 with FREE SHIPPING in the USA.
	A Feast of Songs Bary and Beth Hall A lively collection of familiar and unusual traditional songs and dances from the middle ages that celebrate the winter season and its associated festivals and holidays. Songs from the British Isles, Ireland, Germany, France, Poland and Sweden blend medieval and renaissance tonalities with a festive folk flavor. Barry and Beth Hall perform on lute, dulcimer, viola, violin, mandolin, guitar, sitgar, flute, recorders, French horn, herald trumpet, doumbek, tar, bodhrán, tambourine, Moroccan clay drums, miscellaneous percussion and voice. For the "Feast of Songs" web page (with information on the CD and sound samples) click here Price: $14.99 (CD) or $7.50 (cassette) with FREE SHIPPING in the USA. (For shipping to destinations outside the USA please click here.) <= Click here to purchase the CD for $14.99 with FREE SHIPPING in the USA. <= Click here to purchase the cassette for $7.50 with FREE SHIPPING in the USA.
	Trouz Bras and Friends Celtic Music from Brittany Trouz Bras (pronounced “True Brazz”) means "Big Noise" in the Celtic language of Brittany, the northwestern region of France. It also translates as “Great Sound” – a reference to the loud Breton bagpipes that fuel the band’s driving sound. Firmly rooted in the trance-like medieval spiral dances of Brittany, Trouz Bras catapults traditional Breton dance tunes into the 21st century with blistering bagpipes, soaring fiddle and a rocking rhythm section. Led by bagpiper and vocalist Ray Price, a globetrotting expert in Breton music and dance, Trouz Bras includes Barry Hall on fiddle, vielle, bouzouki and vocals, Brian Rost on bass and Mance Grady on the bodhrán and percussion. The CD "Trouz Bras and Friends" features tracks by the band as well as contributions by each of its members performing with other guest artists. The result is a high-energy collection of Celtic music from Brittany, France and Ireland. Listen to samples. Click here for more about Trouz Bras. Price: $14.99 plus $1.50 shipping in the USA. (For shipping to destinations outside the USA please click here.)
	Gravikords, Whirlies and Pyrophones: Experimental Musical Instruments various artists A CD and book celebrating 18 outrageously inventive designers and builders of new and unusual musical instruments. The package includes a small-format hardcover book with over 90 photographs and a foreword by Tom Waits, and a 73-minute CD of original performances the 18 artists featured in the book. Barry Hall and the Burnt Earth Ensemble are featured in the book and on the CD. For more information and sound samples click here. Price: $34.98 with FREE SHIPPING in the USA. This title is out of print and difficult to find - we only have a few copies left. (For shipping to destinations outside the USA please click here.)
	The Eternal Presence The Eternal Presence brings together four didjeridu virtuosos from around the globe to perform new compositions in a remarkable natural setting - a richly reverberant stone tunnel perched high above the Pacific Ocean. Transformed by the dense quiet of the night into a cathedral-like chamber for sacred sound, the tunnel becomes one of the players, contributing a powerful resonance that shapes every note of the performance. The resulting CD is an extended, continuous cycle of eleven interwoven compositions that takes the listener on a journey through landscapes that are ethereal, introspective and invigorating. This makes it an ideal accompaniment for meditation and "deep listening", as well as a wonderful tool to enhance yoga, massage or other body and healing work. For more information and sound samples click here. Price: $14.99 plus $1.50 shipping in the USA. (For shipping to destinations outside the USA please click here.)
	Didgeridoo USA various artists A double-CD set with 47 cuts featuring didgeridoo artists from all over the USA performing on traditional and unique instruments. Featured artists include Stephen Kent, Steve Roach, Randy Graves, Peter Spoecker, "Didge Elvis" and Barry Hall/Burnt Earth! Click here to see the ceramic instruments used in the Burnt Earth cut on this CD. Click here for more detailed information on the contents. Price: $19.99 with FREE SHIPPING in the USA. (For shipping to destinations outside the USA please click here.)
	QWIRE Qwire is a Silicon Valley musical group. Fusing jazz, rock and experimental music, the band explores various avenues of interaction by making extensive use of technology including digital interfaces and live sampling. Qwire features Chris Chafe on celletto (electronic cello), Stanley Jungleib on keyboards and bass, Fred Malouf on MIDI guitar, and Barry Hall on electric violin and bass. This 64 minute self-titled CD by Qwire was recorded live direct-to-digital in Stanford University's state-of-the-art digital multitrack studio. It features the members of Qwire plus Muruga Booker on drums and percussion. For the QWIRE website (with sound samples) click here Price: $12.99 with FREE SHIPPING in the USA. (For shipping to destinations outside the USA please click here.)

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