Introducing Morning Fox, a new guitar album by Philippa Dowding and Allister Thompson

This album is one year old today! Repost, for posterity.  

Welcome to MORNING FOX, a beautiful new guitar album of ten old and new instrumental pieces! 

As with all my music, my collaborator is my editor and friend, Allister Thompson. We've been making music together for 8 years now, and MORNING FOX is our fifth album.

The album is available here:

Bandcamp (please leave a small donation if you can)

Spotify

Youtube (free to you, artists get paid) 

Hopefully you'll find your own favourite, but personally I love the soft, sensual tones of SONNET, and the lively fingerstyle of LISLEHURST. The title track, MORNING FOX, is my signature version of Travis Picking style, pretty lively.

Art by Patricia Storms

This album is my first on a new, smaller guitar. Usually I record on a full throated L'Arrive 6-string, which I love. But most of the songs on this album were recorded on my new Taylor Grand Touring 3/4 guitar, a beautiful but smaller instrument that is easier on my hands, so you might notice a slightly quieter tone when you compare this album to previous recordings. 

A friend said to me on Monday, March 20 (after listening to the album), "Your music is becoming more nuanced." I think that's the whole point of mastering an instrument, a real compliment. I hope you enjoy this new album!

Thank you to the lovely Toronto artist, Patricia Storms, for the foxy album cover art. As always, I try to use high-quality art from talented local Canadian artists. The Henry VIII theme is in keeping with a trip to England I'm taking in the fall. 

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