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Effesenden Music - Love Songs (2009)

Fresh and feisty arrangements of beloved Jazz, Pop, Classical and Americana music. Includes fiddles, string quartet, vocals and a swingin' rhythm section.  Over the years of playing for weddings and events, we've developed such a huge repertoire of music that it seemed right to put a sampling together of Effesenden Music's cover songs.  Many of Effesenden's wedding clients request arrangements of pop songs along the lines of what the Vitamin String Quartet produces.  At least up until now, the Vitamin String Quartet does not make their arrangements available to other artists who want to perform them... but that's okay because we prefer to give these songs the "Effesenden Spin," by creating arrangements that showcase the Effesenden style.  Also on the album are several jazz tracks with bass, drums, guitar and vocals.  We sometimes get categorized into the realm of "classical violin" or "string trio."  We wanted to show that we can go way beyond Canon in D! 
 
Follow the link below to listen to sample tracks and get your very own copy!

Effesenden Music: Effesenden Music

 
1. A Kiss to Build a Dream On
2. Red River Valley
3. Viva La Vida
4. Come Fly With Me
5. Canon in D
6. Use Somebody
7. My Romance
8. Sunrise Sunset
9. Autumn Leaves
10. All You Need is Love
11. The Lovers Waltz
 
Road Less Traveled - Pop Americana (2007)

Wendy Goodwin's vibrant fiddle playing and gentle vocals shine on this album featuring four original songs.  After years of providing fiddle and background vocals for other artists in the Indie Rock, Country and Inspirational genres, Wendy was ready to step to the center mic with her own tunes.  Wendy is always writing new songs and these together with favorite covers make up the program for the live shows that Goodwin frequently presents.
 
 

Effesenden Music: Road Less Traveled

 
1. Road Less Traveled
2. Sliding Down
3. Understanding
4. Shangri-la
5. Black Orpheus
6. Fields of Gold
7. Grateful
8. Bonaparte Crossing the Rockies
 
 
 
Night of Hope  - Acoustic Holiday Music (2004) $12

Fans of Effesenden Music look forward each winter to the annual Acoustic Christmas Concerts!  These evenings of warm and whimsical music feature Wendy Goodwin together with a large group of talented musical friends.  They are unique in their instrumentation:  lush strings that weave in and out of classical, Celtic and jazz together with piano, bass, drums and guest vocalists.  Night of Hope is a snapshot of where it all began--when Wendy and her friends recorded the music they would be performing at a benefit concert for Hospice.
 
Effesenden Music: Night of Hope
 
1. X Hark the Herald Angels Sing
2. X Come Thou Long Expected Jesus
3. X Let All Mortal Flesh
4. Go Tell It
5. X God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
6. X A Child is Born
7. X Silent Night
8. O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
 
 
To order CDs directly from Effesenden Music:
Please send a check or money order made payable to Effesenden Music to PO Box 6411 Portland, OR 97228-6411

Be sure to specify which CDs you would like to purchase and please remember to include your mailing address, email or phone number in case we need to contact you about your order.

All CDs $12

+ $2.50 for shipping
 
 

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