NOTES

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 originally 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).
• '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') was composed by the French harpist/composer Robert Bochsa (1789 - 1856).
• 'Prelude' ('Stepping Stones') was composed by the female Indian harpist Skaila Kanga.
• 'Evening Prayer' ('Words Between Our Words') was the second track to be composed by Skaila Kanga.
• 'Serenade Melancholic' ('Practiced In Weather') was composed by the French born Belgium harpist/composer Alfonse Hasselmans (1845 - 1912).
• 'Tennysons House' marks the first commercially-released composition by Florence Astley.
• 'Solstice' ('Etude') was omposed by harpist Jean Henri Naderman (1734 - 1799)
• 'Soupir' ('Nightfall') was composed by the French harpist Michael Tourier (b.1924).

TRIVIA

The album's original title was Kingfisher Days.

This album was not distributed commercially and was only available online.