This album was a collaboration between Virginia (who provides a spoken narrative) and her daughter Florence (who plays harp on all of the songs).
Many of the compositions are based on classic works:
- Barcarolle (Walking Early) was composed by the French born American harpist /composer Marcel Grandjany (1891 - 1975). The composition was the third part of Trois Petites Pieces (Three Little Pieces)....... Reverie/Nocturne/Barcarolle.
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- Au Bord Du Ruisseau (Skylarks At Higher Narn) The composer of By The Side Of The Stream was Henriette Renie (1875 - 1956).
- Air And Rondo (Kingfisher Days) Composed by the French harpist/composer Robert Bochsa (1789 - 1856).
- Prelude (Stepping Stones) Composed by the female Indian harpist Skaila Kanga.
- Evening Prayer (Words Between Our Words) The second track to be composed by Skaila Kanga.
- Serenade Melancholic (Practiced In Weather) Composed by the French born Belgium
harpist/composer Alfonse Hasselmans (1845 - 1912).
- Tennysons House ( Tennysons House ) :
The first commercially released composition by harpist /keyboardist /composer Florence Astley.
- Solstice (Etude) Composed by harpist Jean Henri Naderman (1734 - 1799)
- Soupir (Nightfall) Composed by the French harpist Michael Tourier (b.1924).
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The album's original title was Kingfisher Days.
This album was not distributed commercially but was only available online.
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