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Noonan began composing all the Pavees Dance pieces soon after returning from his journey and shared only song titles and general themes with Mooney, who he still had not meet. “We communicated through exchanging poems and artwork that we were inspired by. For me the compositional process was a synesthesia-like experience where this effect, along with extended metaphors, was a large part of the foundation for the intricate harmonic forms.” Noonan shaped melodies and adapted lyrics from Mooney’s poems, a different approach from how he engaged with vocalists Abdoulaye Diabate and Susan McKeown on his 2007 and 2008 Songlines releases, Stories to Tell and Boxing Dreams, where the musicians communally created or improvised their own lyrics off specific themes.
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There's Always the Night
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Quick Pick
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Moonwalk
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No Strings Attached
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Sean Noonan | drummer, composer, storyteller
Drummer and composer prefers the term “Rhythmic Storyteller” to describe his audacious, genre-defiant artistry. As a modern- day sonic griot he combines the most ancient of traditions with forward-seeking experimentation; as a kind of post-modern wandering minstrel he gathers irreverent folk tales and offbeat inspirations from various cultures and translates them through his own singular worldview ... more
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