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Product Description 8 String Religion is a timeless masterpiece by composer/cellist David Darling and sound engineer/producer Mickey Houlihan. The album marries Houlihan's nature recordings to Darling's cello, piano, and vocal improvisations. Appropriately, 8 String Religion features eight nature-oriented pieces that evoke the unity of nature, humanity, and music. Sweet River features recordings of songbirds and water from a wilderness canyon blended with delicate string textures, piano, and vocals, while Sojourn swells with soft keyboards, cello, and ocean sounds. More traditionally, the album's title track highlights Darling's technical skills, meshing an acoustic-cello melody with a plucked rhythm figure. 8 String Religion is a creative, intimate recording from a unique collaboration. ~ Heather Phares, Review ...David Darling has concocted an elixir of skill, wisdom, love, and beauty that is truly nourishment for the soul. -- Ram Dass The music is simple but never simplistic, and Darling's head is on his shoulders, even if it's soaring through the clouds. -- John Diliberto, Pulse! Magazine