The Italian Chronicles Vol. 4

My partner and I took a lengthy vacation to Italy in April. We stayed in the Abruzzo, Tuscana and Umbria regions. The scenery, food and people were wonderful and exceeded all expectations. I literally did not want to come home. ❤️ As usual, I took my portable digital recorder along to document the journey. I ended up with a 5-hour audio diary of nature and small-town life in Italy. On the musical side and as usual, I have added modular synth and various synthesizers to the field recordings. The result is a kind of musical documentary for our trip. There will be five volumes of The Italian Chronicles. A few of the volumes will be label released and others by me. So, they won’t be released in order or complete for a while. This is nice in the instant gratification world we live in. 😎 The field recordings for Vol. 4 came from our stay in Foligno in the Umbria region. We were there the week of Easter and consequently the passing of Pope Francis. We tried to go to a national park the Monday after Easter and were unable to get through the historic city of Assisi. We found a close by natural area called Green Bastia Umbria aka the Green Path. The first part wasn't particularly scenic, but the second part made up for it. Spring was in full swing on this day and there was a special quality to everything. The first track documents our walk. The second track field recording is from the wonderful B&B we stayed at in Foligno. We had the place virtually to ourselves with a nice area to sit outside in front of our room. There were two days of afternoon rain and thunderstorms. This track has the first of two field recordings of this wonderful time spent soaking up the atmosphere. Again, I hope these tracks convey the peace and tranquility I experienced in Italy. And as always, thank you for listening and your support.