Land of Enchantment

Musical Postcards from New Mexico

Michael Chapdelaine

From the Liner Notes:

“…I have seldom heard a more beautiful album. Other young guitarists have excellent technique, but few have such style and musicality, and Chapdelaine;s beautiful tone is the nearest to Segovia’s that I can recall.” —Acoustic Guitar

“…an ambitious and original work (Red Sand); Chapdelaine is as formidable a composer as he is a guitarist.” —Soundboard

Track List:

01) Rain Dance [7:53]

02) Sol y cerveza [5:54]

Red Sand, Homage to the American Indian
03) Chant [4:08]
Joy and Reverence for Life and Earth

04) Despair [4:05]
Losing the Ancient Ways and Ancestral Lands

05) Leaving Sorrow [5:10]
Regaining Hope and Balance

06) Land of Enchantment [4:07]

07) Blue Chile [5:53]

08) 2000 Miles from Beth [5:08]

09) Cowboy Waltz [3:55]

10) Requiem for Geronimo [6:52]

Total Program Length: 53:31

Recording Information:

Recorded at Stepbridge Studios, Santa Fe by Kyle Johnson
and at Ratcat Sound, Albuquerque by Michael Chapdelaine

Edited, mixed and mastered at Ratcat by Michael Chapdelaine
Design and Layout (CD Liners) by Michael Chapdelaine
Photos by Kim Jew
Special Thanks to Pimentel & Sons for the guitar used on this album.

For Information contact:
Michael Chapdelaine
University of New Mexico
Music Department
Albuquerque, NM 87131
(505) 277-3928
e-mail: mchap@unm.edu

© 1998, All music composed and performed by Michael Chapdelaine (BMI)