Gavin Sutherland Diamonds and Gold

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gavin sutherland
diamonds and gold

"Just about the best chill-out album I've ever heard. A quiet masterpiece."
Classic American Magazine, June 2000

acoustic music to soothe the troubled soul

After a large boogie session down at Dog Kennel Wood Terry was putting his new piano in the back of the famous Red Sierra. As I walked back to the house to get my guitar I heard a loud bang and the sound of shattering glass. He had slammed the back door down onto the corner of the piano, smashing the window into a million pieces. "It must have been stickin' out a bit" he said. I agreed. I felt privileged, it's not every day you get to witness an act of such blatant stupidity. There was no point in talking about it so we got in the car and headed for home. A couple of miles down the road Terry suggested that I should "stick some tunes on a CD". I agreed. A few miles further on and, with a little help from my friends, here they are and here it is.

go the distance hardluck town dancing in the kitchen
after the storm the road song diamonds and gold interlude
lily's bible hard sometimes the prisoners' song
over abilene sky so blue it's a mess i'm in

With Washburn guitar at Dog Kennel Wood
Recorded for Corazong Records at Protston, Aberdeenshire, 1998 '99.

Songs written, performed and produced by Gavin Sutherland

All titles ©Spaceman Music ‘99.

Mastered by Professor James Hunter.

thanks and deep joy to
Adrian Baillie, harmonica on The Prisoner's Song and Over Abilene.
Terry Butters, piano on Dancing in the Kitchen and Sky So Blue.
John Coletta, mandolin on After The Storm.
Norman Robertson, horns on Lily's Bible and Sky So Blue.
Adrian P. Robbins, tech-aid.
Lorna Sutherland, cover painting.

Special thanks to Jim Hunter for his skills, cunning and sense of adventure.

sounds

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The real audio sample plays selected cuts from dancing in the kitchen, hardluck town, go the distance and sky so blue. The mp3 sample (962kb) plays most of the prisoners' song.

the prisoners song mp3
compatible with windows and mac on-board media players and most plug and pray devices

what the papers say. . . . .

"The Scotsman's stripped matters to the bare bones to record a set of stirring,
sing-em-like-you-lived-em gems. Good'un." Guitar Magazine March 2000

"Gavin Sutherland (of Sutherland Brothers, natch) has fashioned the achingly beautiful Diamonds and Gold from bits and bobs of acoustic blues and folk. Highly recommended."
Joe Cushley, Mojo October 2000

"I have no doubts that this will be regarded as one of the finest folk works of the 90s."
Peter Smith, Sounds Country February 2000

"It's all good stuff. . . Diamonds and Gold should bring endless hours of listening pleasure."
Alan Cackett, Country Music International March 2000

"It's a tuneful affair. . . perfect for any artist looking for strong material from an outside writer."
Fred Dellar, Q May 2000

"En sångröst långt inifrån och bakifrån: rik på erfarenheter, ärrad men inte bitter utan liksom förlikad med livet. Lillebror Gavin Sutherland gör fortfarande lika fina sånger. Nog är det märkvärdigt, minst sagt. Betyg:
Bengt Ericsson, Göteborgs-Posten 13 mars 2000

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download tracks from the album at: Vitaminic

further reading: Sutherland Brothers and Quiver SB/SBQ info SB/SBQ sales