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NEWS RELEASE
Monday, March
7, 2005
Music from Land and Sea Released on CD
 ST.
JOHN’S – More than a dozen evocative musical interludes
from CBC’s popular and long-running Land and Sea television
series—including the opening and closing themes so familiar
to everyone who lives in the province—have just been released
on CD.
“Music from Land and Sea” includes 14 pieces that Newfoundland
musician Sandy Morris has married to the program’s moving
images over the years. All of them were composed or arranged by
Morris. The recordings feature his signature guitar work and the
accompaniment of Erin Best, Bill Brennan, Mary Brennan, Rick Hollett,
Pat Moran, George Morgan, Byron Pardy, Angela Picket, and Billy
Sutton.
The CD was Morris’s creative brainchild. He has been composing
music for the program for the last ten seasons. “Land and
Sea has always been very special to me,” he says. “It’s
been great to be a part of the team. I think the music has added
another level to the stories—it can deepen the sense of place
and mood.”
Land and Sea has showcased the culture and history of Newfoundland
and Labrador on CBC television for 40 years. Morris co-wrote the
show’s closing theme (“Freestyle”) with Ralph Walker
when the series first aired. That piece is included in the CD
collection, as are two versions of the well-loved opening theme,
“On the Beach”—both the one that airs on TV each
week, and a newly composed longer version. No one knows who composed
that tune, but its musical notation is reproduced in the CD’s
liner notes.
A versatile and experienced guitarist, musician, composer, producer
and engineer, Sandy Morris has enjoyed a musical career and been
part of bands from the Wonderful Grand Band to Rasa and the Eight
Track Favourites. He continues to perform, and has served as the
musical director for numerous film and television projects and
theatre productions across the province.
The CD’s official launch is March 16 at The Ship, 6:30 to
8:30 (before folk night). It will be a non-smoking event.
“Music from Land and Sea” is a collaborative project.
Partners include the CBC, the Newfoundland Labrador Arts Council,
and the governments of Newfoundland and Labrador, and Canada.
Following the launch, the CD will be available at regular music
retail outlets. To learn how to buy this CD or hear some sample
tracks click
here.
For further information contact:
Sandy Morris
23 Cornwall Crescent
St. John’s, NL, Canada A1E 1Z4
Phone: (709) 754-7423
Email:
cornerboy51@hotmail.com
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