Friday 4 March 2022
Bandcamp Appeal Update
It's still Bandcamp Friday, so still time for donations to have maximum effect, but just to say that the https://aeappeal.bandcamp.com/ page will be here for the long haul, as Jon Durant and I have a few more tracks we previously recorded with Inna Kovtun, and we'll be posting some up in the future, so we'll be continuing to raise funds for the Red Cross Ukraine Crisis Appeal for as long as we can.
If you can't donate, then please download, and help Ukrainian (...or at least, our take on it!) music reach new ears.
Make no mistake, Putin's war is also a war on Ukrainian culture, alongside the terrible devastation being done to civilian lives and infrastructure, cultural institutions, museums (see Maria Prymachenko), memorials (see Babi Yar), historical buildings and universities have all become targets, things to be erased and destroyed.
Music is perhaps the most portable and durable cultural artifact, but I am sure Putin would like to erase Ukrainian music too.
The Astarta/Edwin and EDK tracks are, for the most part, based around traditional folk forms and melodies, which have been passed through generations, long may they continue to be passed on.....
Heartfelt thanks to all those who have donated so far! Approaching £500...!
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