Sleep Songs: Wordless Lullabies for the Sleepless, Volume 2

by Megan Ihnen

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1.	Hush, Little One 03:34	info	buy track
2.	August 02:10	info	buy track
3.	uhtceare 04:35	info	buy track
4.	Compline 02:38	info	buy track
5.	Lie Flat 02:55	info	buy track
6.	The Quiet Way you move me 03:51	info	buy track
7.	Wordless Lullaby 04:05	info	buy track
8.	Sleepless Cycle 05:14	info	buy track
9.	i would like to be the air 02:59	info	buy track
10.	Zion Lullaby 06:47	info	buy track
11.	Hanging 02:48	info	buy track
12.	Lullaby 10:20	info	buy track

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An album of wordless lullabies for solo voice (plus piano, fixed media, and white noise machine) featuring music by Rachael Forsyth, Forbes Graham, Chris Hutchings, Thomas J. Dempster, David Howell, David Warin Solomons, Clive Whitburn, Ryan Keebaugh, Michael Oberhauser, Cassandra Venaglia, Kathryn Rose, and Ian Power.

Born out of a tweet exchange in 2017, Sleep Songs: Wordless Lullabies for the Sleepless is an artistic response to a friend’s request for soothing sounds when sleep seemed too far away. This is the second of three albums to come out of the Sleep Songs project. Thank you to Shaya for the inspiration and support.

This enchanting album showcases a mesmerizing collection of ethereal melodies composed by a stellar lineup of contemporary composers. Building on the success of the first volume, Megan Ihnen's captivating performances, coupled with the imaginative compositions, offer a listening experience that traverses tranquility and insomnia as well as anxiety and solace.

While some of the works address the soul-stirring feeling of quietly soothing a loved one or the worries that keep you awake in the early hours of the morning – above all, the music on this album reflects the composers’ desire to explore the concept of the lullaby and the moments in our lives that inspire us to sing each other to sleep.

All of the compositions on this album were commissioned by and performed by mezzo-soprano Megan Ihnen.

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released June 1, 2023

Engineered by Andrew Rodriguez.
andrewmrodriguez.com

Recorded by Michael Tubbs at Pulp Arts in Gainesville, FL.
www.pulparts.com

This album was made possible with the support of 154 backers over the course of seven days who donated to the Sleep Songs: Wordless Lullabies for the Sleepless project on Kickstarter.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/sybariticsinger/sleep-songs-wordless-lullabies-for-the-sleepless/.

Thank you to SW, Cristin, David, Andy, Michael, Mark, Amanda, Neil, Judah, Erin, Logan, Ryan, Rosalie, Peter, Philippa, Donald, Nick, Evan, Maren, Lynn, Ann, David, Lindsay, Wes, Shane, Rosemary, Nathan, Carson, Elizabeth, Mary, Rebecca, Alex, Rebecca, Molly, Jean, Kevin, Nick, Katie, David, Nathanael, Liz, Erika, Jocelyn, Christian, Gordon, Drew, ranjit, Marceline, Ashley, Don, Alan, Jay, Nancy, Samson, Sandra, Elisabeth, Justin, Bridget, Tammy, Jay, Pierce, Colleen, Kerri Lynn, Aleks, Jason and Nicole, Arthur, Sugar, Isaac, Meg, Courtney, Gahlord, Dustin, Price, Susan, Pascual, Paul, Patrick, Jim and Joc, Angelina, Lee, Meerenai, Elizabeth, Zachary, Shaya, Hart, ruby, Stacey, Clare, Jaime, Adam, Melissa, Ellen, Dennis, Liz, Kathleen, Ruben, Anthony Joseph, Christian, David, Kayleigh, Bryant, Julie, Jean, Emlyn, Iain, Aidan, , Julie, Sarah, Therese, Sara, Shana, N, Kirsten, Lauren, David, Jenny, Hillary, skoosh, Lisa, David, Kat, Cheryl, Kathe, Victor, Adam, David, Carol, Arlene & Larry, Kelly, Alan, Julia, Jessica, Holly, Michelle, Elisabeth, David, Neil, Joshua, Anna, Jonathan, Ann, Garrett, Kathlee, Manny, Margot, Max, Nat, Philip, Rhonda, Robert, Scott, William, and the many anonymous supporters.

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Megan Ihnen New Orleans, Louisiana

Megan Ihnen is a “new music force of nature.” Through narrative and non-narrative musical storytelling, she explores the subjects of memory, nostalgia, the perception of time, and relationships. She emphasizes the full range of vocal sounds, timbres, colors, and uses that characterize the 21st century voice. Find out more at meganihnen.com ... more

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