'Der Belsnickel' Live Backstage - Perfect Fit by Patrick McAvinue

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Der Belsnickel Live Backstage in Rm. 3 – Patrick McAvinue

Songwriter: Patrick McAvinue
Publishing: McAvinue Music, BMI
Album: Perfect Fit
Release Date: July 12, 2019

A modern Christmas carol for the Belsnickel. The Belsnickel is a darker German Folklore character that visits children during the Christmas holiday. For you music nerds, the tune is in the mode of Lydian b7. It gives it a bright character, while still sounding lightly sinister – much like the Belsnickel.

Patrick-Fiddle
Gaven Largent - Resophonic Guitar
Darrin Vincent - Bass
Jamie Dailey - R. Guitar
Shaun Richardson - L. Guitar
Matt Menefee - Banjo
Bob Mummert - Glass Table & Brushes

Video - Adrienne Kelley, Apex Management
Audio - Dan Mikesell, Scott Vestal

Taped May 31, 2019 backstage in room 3.

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About Perfect Fit:
Release Date: July 12, 2019

Featuring:
Audie Blaylock, Michael Cleveland, Cris Jacobs, Ethan Jodziewicz, Cody Kilby, Alex Lacquement, Gaven Largent, Sean McComiskey, Aaron McCune, Bob Mummert, Savino Palumbo, Shaun Richardson, Letitia VanSant, Scott Vestal


Liner Notes
On Perfect Fit, Patrick McAvinue clearly shows that playing the fiddle is way deeper than playing the right notes in tune or having magnificent bowing and chops under his hands. Music often speaks louder than words, and when this fiddle master does use words, they are well chosen. But it’s Patrick’s versatility, sense of composition and inventiveness that make for a perfect recording.

The compositions trace an emotional parallel track to Patrick’s rise as a preeminent fiddler. His melodies are surrounded by textures and tones played by virtuosos who serve the ensemble sound with elegance and drive. You couldn’t write a more beautiful love song than “The Perfect Fit,” a testament to Patrick’s effort to make his life embrace the love he has to give and his openness to receiving it in return.

Perfect Fit tells stories that connect Patrick to his ancestors and family, while exploring his own heart and artistry. I know I will listen to this recording over and over again, and it won’t be long till I’ll be saying, “I knew him when...” - Cathy Fink, GRAMMY® Award Winner

Songwriters & Publishing
All compositions by Patrick McAvinue, McAvinue Music (BMI) except:

Gagging Order - Colin Charles Greenwood, Edward John O'Brien, Jonathan Richard Guy Greenwood, Philip James Selway, Thomas Edward Yorke, Warner/Chapel Music Ltd
Carriage House - Patrick McAvinue & Alex Lacquement, McAvinue Music (BMI)
Prayer Under the Pressure of Violent Anguish - Public Domain, lyrics by Robert Burns/adapted by Patrick McAvinue, McAvinue Music (BMI)

Production
Session Dates: May 15-18, 2017, and November 14, 2018

Recorded, mixed and mastered by Scott Vestal at Digital Underground, Greenbrier, TN
Additional recording by David Nachodsky of Invisible Sound Studios Inc., and Mario Palumbo of Omni 1 Productions in Baltimore, MD

Artwork by James Elston · Photos by Russ Carson · Album Design by Robert Hakalski