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Swirling Flame / Elysian Fields.
- Published by Earshift Music — 24 October, 2025 — 1 CD
- Purchase Price: $18.18 (Usually ships in 1-10 days) — Add to Cart
- Library Availability: CD 3343 — Available for loan
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Australia's only electric viola da gambist, Jenny Eriksson,
returns with Swirling Flame, the third album from her
genre-defying ensemble Elysian Fields. A project born from
recovery and renewal, Swirling Flame is a bold fusion of
jazz, baroque, contemporary classical and folk
influences-anchored by the haunting resonance of the rarely-heard
electric viola da gamba.
Swirling Flame is a kaleidoscopic collection of original
works and commissions, with contributions from band members and
acclaimed Australian composers. First Nations musician Troy
Russell opens the album with The Acceptance, a flexibly scored
musical Acknowledgement of Country. Other highlights include the
shimmering The Slow Tides by bassist Jacques Emery; a fiery new
solo work for gamba by Matt Keegan; November, a lush,
harmonically rich quartet from Matt McMahon; and Von-Hope, a
haunting Icelandic folk reimagining by composer Hildigunnur
Rúnarsdóttir. Eriksson herself contributes the title track,
inspired by the wood-fired ceramics of her close friend, Barbara
Campbell-Allen OAM.
Susie Bishop - vocals &
violin
Matt Keegan - tenor
saxophone & alto clarinet
Jenny Eriksson -
electric viola da gamba
Matt McMahon -
piano
Jacques Emery - double
bass
Brett Hirst - double
bass
Siebe Pogson - bass
guitar
Contents note: The Acceptance / Troy Russell -- Postlude / Jeremy Eriksson -- The Slow Tides / Jacques Emery -- Tetris / Alice Chance -- The Queen's Court / Matt Keegan -- Queen's Decree / Elysian Fields -- A Royal Quandary / Elysian Fields -- The Spanish Prince / Elysian Fields -- Death and Taxes / Elysian Fields -- Love and Consequences / Elysian Fields -- Dark Dreaming / Siebe Pogson -- Von-Hope / Hildigunnur Rúnarsdóttir -- Swirling Flame / Jenny Eriksson -- Prelude / Elysian Fields -- Menuet / Elysian Fields-- Gigue / Elysian Fields -- Interlude / Elysian Fields -- Sarabande/Double / Elysian Fields -- Le Tourbillon / Elysian Fields -- Shadow / Alice Chance -- November / Matt McMahon.
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