Portraits Of Japan

Portraits of Japan by Tim Lake

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Portraits Of Japan

Release Date: 2023

Product No: Padraig Records PAD35451CD
UPC Code: 761463545124

“Portraits Of Japan” is a collection of 13 songs recorded over many years by Tim Lake and a very talented cast of Kentucky and Japanese friends. Showcasing Lake’s breadth as a 5-string banjo player and songwriter, this album covers many Japanese classics along with Lake’s compositions inspired by his many wonderful sojourns through Japan. Serving as the centerpiece of the project, the introductory tune “Rokudan Breakdown” is Lake’s original 5-string banjo composition complimented and brought to life by the outstanding performance of his friend and one of Japan’s greatest shakuhachi players Kuniyoshi Sugawara. Lake’s “Home In Hokkaido” examines the unlikely life of a Kentucky girl who finds her true destiny in Hokkaido, Japan while his “At The Foot Of Mt. Fuji” communicates the spellbinding effect Mount Fuji has on all who are lucky enough to visit. Jay Flippin adds his piano magic to these two songs. Showcasing 5-string banjo duets with koto (Tomoko Yonenaga) on “Oedo Nihonbashi” and shamisen (Ben Botiller) on “Yaoya Oshichi,” Lake is also joined by taiko drums (Takumi Kato) to provide performances by a full complement of Japanese traditional instruments. This album is not only an exceptional musical achievement, but it more importantly serves as a multicultural musical collaboration between outstanding world musicians and Padraig Records, LLC is proud to add it to our catalog.


1.
Rokudan Breakdown
5:54
  

2.
Sakura, Sakura (Cherry Blossoms)
4:25
  

3.
Home In Hokkaido
4:05
  

4.
Oedo Nihonbashi
2:54
  

5.
Taikobayashi
2:42
  

6.
Akatombo (Red Dragonfly)
1:15
  

7.
Tsunami
3:20
  

8.
Haru no Ogawa (The Stream In Springtime)
2:14
  

9.
At The Foot Of Mt. Fuji
3:53
  

10.
Yaoya Oshichi
2:51
  

11.
Foster Medley: My Old Kentucky Home/Old Folks At Home (Swanee River)/Oh Susanna/Camptown Races
4:52
  

12.
Kojo No Tsuki (Old Castle By Moonlight)
4:19
  

13.
Hotaru (Firefly)
4:27
  

All songs written by Tim Lake except for his 5-string banjo arrangements of “Sakura, Sakura,” “Oedo Nihonbashi,” “Taikobayashi,” “Akatombo,” “Haru no Ogawa,” “Yaoya Oshichi,” “Foster Medley,” and “Kojo No Tsuki.”
Words and music by Tim Lake
Padraig Publishing, ASCAP
All Rights Reserved/ Used by Permission

Musicians

Tim Lake – 5-String Banjo, Guitar and Lead and Harmony Vocal
Ben Botiller – Shamisen
Jay Flippin – Piano and Accordion
Takumi Kato – Taiko Drums, Flute, Percussion and Vocal on “Taikobayashi”
Kuniyoshi Sugawara – Shakuhachi Flute
Tomoko Yonenaga – Koto

Produced by Tim Lake for Lake’s Sake Productions
Recorded and Mixed by Tim Lake at Pad’s Place
Mastered by Neil Kesterson, Dynamix Productions, Lexington, KY
Cover Artwork and Graphic Design by Neil Kesterson, Dynamix Productions, Lexington, KY
Photograph of Mount Fuji by Tim Lake

Tim Lake “Portraits Of Japan”
Product No.: Padraig Records PAD35451CD
UPC Code: 761463545124

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