Ariella Uliano

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Latest release:

1 Non Parlar Troppo D'Amore (P.Bernard, 1888 / Ariella Uliano;arr. A.U.) 2 Good Morning London (Ariella Uliano / Ariella Uliano) 3 Ellen's Third Song (Ave Maria) (F.Schubert / W.Scott; arr. Ariella Uliano) 4 So, We'll Go No More A-Roving - new version (M.White / G. Byron; arr. Ariella Uliano) 5 Skye Boat Song - remix (Scottish trad. tune / H.E.Boulton; arr. A.U.) 6 Salley Gardens - new version (Irish trad. tune / W.B. Yeats; arr. A.U.) 7 Untitled - live (Renzo Frontoni / Ariella Uliano) 8 My Jolly Plough Fellow - new version (English trad. song; arr. Ariella Uliano) 9 The Cherry Tree Carol - new version (English trad. song; arr. Ariella Uliano) 10 Danza Italiana (Italian dance tune; arr. Ariella Uliano) 11 Canto D'Autunno (Ariella Uliano / Ariella Uliano) 12 The Three Ravens - new version (Scottish trad. song; arr. Ariella Uliano) 13 In The Bleak Midwinter - new version (G.Holst / C. Rossetti; arr. Ariella Uliano)

Ariella Uliano - A.U. (almost) a Compilation

Once again, Ariella Uliano (successfully) breaks with a tradition dictating uniformity of style, to offer us a breathtaking and original artistic product, perhaps her best to date. In A.U. (almost) a Compilation the New and the Old combine beautifully with the pure sound of her unaffected soprano voice and the rich orchestral arrangements.

There is a sense of spirituality, love, introspection as well as a touch of lightness and irony in Ms. Uliano’s songs. Many the gems in this collection but three in particular are in my opinion outstanding: Walter Scott's Ellen's Third Song (from: The Lady Of The Lake, Hymn To The Virgin), for most of us Schubert’s Ave Maria, the Italian Canto D’Autunno and Child’s ballad The Three Ravens (new version).

In preparing this CD Ariella and her new ensemble of instrumentalists have created fresh arrangements for some of her old hits and the much loved So, We’ll Go No More A-Roving by Lord Byron, the moving In The Bleak Midwinter by Christina Rossetti and the Celtic classics Skye Boat Song and Salley Gardens are among the finest examples featured in this CD. Of her fondness for British traditional balladry she says: “Your beautiful old songs have a mantra-like effect upon me, they resound through my heart and soul and I feel compelled to sing them. When I do so, I inevitably change them a little, though not through a conscious effort. But it’s because they become a part of me and I keep singing them in my head wherever I go and whatever I do that when I do sing them aloud to whoever is there listening they sound different, though, strangely, not to me! Perhaps, if I may quote from Shakespeare, they are …translated!

I know this is not my tradition but that’s how I feel about them. Something similar must have happened to those European artists who went to Italy and Greece in the 18th and 19th centuries to visit, admire, absorb and eventually portray in their works the spectacle of our classical ruins and ancient cities, each in their own peculiar way. It’s a cultural exchange!”

Yet when Ms. Uliano sings Non Parlar Troppo D’Amore and Canto D’Autunno in the Italian language, as she does in this album, her voice and melodies reach a different level and depth, leaving her audiences enthralled.

Ariella Uliano is a complete artist and in this age of digital downloads she still loves details. She has chosen to release a limited edition of A.U. (almost) a Compilation with an accompanying 32 pages A5 size book: an elegant portfolio featuring some of her artwork and photographs. Difficult to guess whether the pictures are selected as a subtle commentary to the poetry or vice versa.

The B/W ink drawings are beautiful in their own right and the book which contains both them and the CD is a small work of art so that, in A.U.’s latest achievement, images and sounds form a harmonious whole and she delivers, once more, an excellent product.
The Publisher

TIP OF THE MONTH
If you love Jane Austen's dances, check out Mr. Beveridge's Maggot (track n.5) and Minuet (track n.8) from Ariella's CD Leave Only Your Footsteps Behind. They are also available as MP3s from major online distributors.
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Ariella Uliano - Leave Only Your Footsteps Behind

Ariella performs here original songs and more traditional material with virtuoso instrumentalists from Italy, Austria, Japan, England and Ireland. Enchanting vocals and haunting melodies skilfully arranged in a way which reflects the different backgrounds and abilities of the artists involved: from classical to country and jazzy, and even a fine example of slow rock, with the last track of the album sung by a male singer from the band and played by guitarist Osamu Yano.

An eclectic and very elegantly presented artistic product: Collage music at its best!
The Publisher

1 Southbank River Song (Ariella Uliano) 2 The Wraggle Taggle Gipsies (Scottish traditional ballad, arr. Ariella Uliano) 3 O My Love's a Red, Red Rose (Trad. Tune, R.Burns 1759-96, arr. Ariella Uliano) 4 House Carpenter (English traditional ballad, arr. Ariella Uliano) 5 Mr.Beveridge's Maggot (Dance Tune, Playford 1695, arr. Ariella Uliano) 6 Leave Only Your Footsteps Behind (Ariella Uliano) 7 Allan Water (English traditional ballad, arr. Ariella Uliano) 8 Minuet (Henry Purcell 1659-95, arr. Ariella Uliano) 9 The False Bride (Scottish traditional ballad, arr. Ariella Uliano) 10 La Siminzina (Trad. song from Sicily, arr. & translated A.U.) 11 Untitled (Renzo Frontoni / Ariella Uliano)

Greetings Ariella,
Happy New Year!
I wanted to let you know that I recently played a set from your wonderful new CD "Leave Only Your Footsteps Behind" on my radio show (1/7/09). I do believe that this is some of your best work yet, and I particularly loved the creative re-workings of the older ballads.

Keep up the great work, and keep me posted on any new projects.
Cheers,

Kelly
Kelly Clement
Celtic and Beyond
KTAO 101.9 FM
Taos, NM USA

To all my friends online: check out this radio...http://www.ktaos.com it plays some very good music (mine included!!) and it runs on Solar Power !!!!! Ariella.

"Tanto Gentile E Tanto Onesta Pare" 2006 Ariella Uliano	"The Wandering Spirit" 2004 Ariella Uliano	"So, We'll Go No More A-Roving" 2002 Ariella Uliano

TIP OF THE MONTH
If you love Traditional Ballads, check out Mary Hamilton (track n.2) and She's Like The Swallow (track n.10) played on the pianoforte by Stefan Oslansky in Ariella's CD Tanto Gentile E Tanto Onesta Pare. They are also available as MP3s from major online distributors.
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Are you the intellectual type looking for a full immersion experience into the beauty of the Italian language of Medieval and Renaissance poetry and songs?

Take a little break and enjoy Tanto Gentile E Tanto Onesta Pare, the whole album or the single tracks ! Make the best of this Special Offer and keep in touch !!!

Ciao, Ariella