Everything leaves us, everything stays.

[seanan_mcguire]

Sometimes I look back at my own teenage years, tangled and tempestuous as they were, and wonder if I knew how lucky I was, musically speaking. The Counting Crows still played at the U.C. Berkeley on-campus club; Heather Alexander was both local and frequently touring; Celtic rock was having a resurgence, with Avalon Rising and Four Shillings Short

Comments

[kshandra]

Has it really been that long?

To absent friends, in memory yet bright.

[sylphon]

I don't normally buy digital only albums, but "Come away to the hills" was delightful!

[vincentursus]

I had wondered where to find this.

Thank you.

[egoldberg]

Thank you so much, Seanan, for spreading the word. It is really touching to read the shared history of what Annwn and Leigh Ann's music meant to all of us -- especially for someone like myself who never knew Leigh Ann, and who never even met Elton.

And thank you so much to everyone who bought one of the downloads. I am working with Elton to get all of Annwn's recordings available in the places where people listen to music today -- Spotify, iTunes, etc.

And every penny of the purchases you've all made are going towards making that possible. We're ready to get "The Lovers Enchained" up in the next week, and "A Barroom Bransle" is next. And all of you here just paid for it (thank you!)

P.S. If you buy, I recommend the CD Baby links that Seanan used. We get 90% of the money, and you get 20% off (vs. iTunes).

[brooksmoses]

Yay, thank you so much for making these available! What's the best way to get notified when new things are up?

[egoldberg]

Unfortunately, there isn't a mailing list (the Elf Hill e-mail list all got erased).

I could comment on this post when new albums go up, if you would be getting a notification?

Or if you have a better idea, I'm all ears.

[egoldberg]

P.S. In an excess of caution, I should add that all of Annwn's music *is* actually freely available for download here: http://motogrrl.org/Bands/

But those are ancient 128 KB MP3s -- in an era where many of us demand higher quality rips, or have set aside our old iPods and listen entirely on Spotify or Google Play.