Knotwork

Track Listings

1. Belltower

2. Starship Trooper (Instrumental)

3. Cranborne

4. Claymont Court

5. Knotwork (Ferry Song)

6. RV (Recreational Vehicle)

7. Wave (Instrumental)

8. BootlegTV

9. Cheeseballs

10. Seattle Guitar Circulation

11. Red Lion

12. Mary is Kneeling Down

13. Mercury Man

14. Molehill Out of a Mountain

15. Milky Way (Instrumental)

Editorial Reviews
About the Artist
"Steve Ball Roadshow" music features gentle, textural, hummable songs arranged for multiple voices and interlocking acoustic guitars. Their live sets feature an exceptional blend of musical influences including Robert Fripp and the League of Crafty Guitarists, Steve Reich, Kate Bush, Simon and Garfunkle, Jonatha Brooke, U2, Pete Townshend, David Byrne, Richard Thompson, the Cars, the Church, U2, Yes, and Peter Gabriel.

The Steve Ball Roadshow (SBRS) has been playing in and all around the Seattle area since 1997 in different configurations, both acoustic and electric. The current lineup features combinations of guitarists Austin-transplant Travis Hartnett, Portland-transplant Travis Metcalf, and Canadian-transplant Derek DiFilippo playing acoustic and electric guitars and basses. All members of the Roadshow sing.

The current lineup has recently recorded three CDs of music from our recent live repertoire.

Album Description
"Knotwork" is CD3 of a 3-CD set and features fifteen instrumental ambient acoustic guitar interludes and remixed arrangements of new, historic, and select songs from the 'Steve Ball Roadshow' live repertoire.

Highlights include track #2 "Starship Trooper (Instrumental)" which features Tony Levin on acoustic bass.

Tracks:

Belltower
Starship Trooper (Instrumental)
Cranborne
Claymont Court
Knotwork (Ferry Song)
RV (Recreational Vehicle)
Wave (Instrumental)
BootlegTV
Cheeseballs
Seattle Guitar Circulation
Red Lion
Mary is Kneeling Down
Mercury Man
Molehill Out of a Mountain
Milky Way (Instrumental)

Album Description

"Knotwork" is CD3 of a 3-CD set and features fifteen instrumental ambient acoustic guitar interludes and remixed arrangements of new, historic, and select songs from the 'Steve Ball Roadshow' live repertoire.

Highlights include track #2 "Starship Trooper (Instrumental)" which features Tony Levin on acoustic bass.

Customer Reviews:

5 Stars for Mr. Ball's Knotwork & BoxSet overall.......2004-01-01

I have a little bias since I've had the pleasure of working with Steve and other musicians appearing on these CDs for a while now. However, one of the things that particularly struck me with these recordings is how the excellent guitar work doesn't get in the way of the Music that drips from these CDs. Roadshow (CD1 of 3) has a wonderful blend of all original compositions many of which have a delightfully pop sensibility to them. Pop and Guitar Craft are rarely heard in the same sentence! Naive Melodies (CD2 of 3) is a great collection of uniquely interpreted covers from a wide range of artists from The Who to U2 to Brian Eno. I love all of these, but perhaps my favorites are Wave with the beautiful additional female vocal and Under the Milky Way with the stunning emotive E-bow lead intro. Finally, but not least, Knotwork (CD3 of 3) is an all instrumental collage. The musical textures on this CD are wonderful and at times breathtaking.

Great melding of Guitar Craft style with popular material.......2004-01-01

Roadshow was a bit surprising with its popiness (in a good way)-- especially the first few selections -- but it also got into a nice 'craft' groove later. Naive Melodies is great. A great melding of Guitar Craft style with the popular material to give consistent, valid interpretations of these songs. I particularly liked Lay My Love. What a neat mix -- even got the Church in there. I probably liked Knotwork even better than the other albums.

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Feasibility Studies

Manufacturer: Metier
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music

General | International | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000056V9T
Release Date: 2001-01-23

Tracks:

Voices from the Ancient World: Eos
Voices from the Ancient World: Pan
Voices from the Ancient World: Boreas
Voices from the Ancient World: Circe
Voices from the Ancient World: Pandora
Voices from the Ancient World: Selene
Three Minute Philosophy
Celtic Knotwork
Bird Tableau

Music Album:

Music Album

1. Belltower
2. Starship Trooper (Instrumental)
3. Cranborne
4. Claymont Court
5. Knotwork (Ferry Song)
6. RV (Recreational Vehicle)
7. Wave (Instrumental)
8. BootlegTV
9. Cheeseballs
10. Seattle Guitar Circulation
11. Red Lion
12. Mary is Kneeling Down
13. Mercury Man
14. Molehill Out of a Mountain
15. Milky Way (Instrumental)