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The Music of Gwydion ReviewAfter an absence of far too many years, the music of Gwydion Pendderwen (Tom DeLong) has been re-released in CD format. Songs for the Old Religion was the first of its kind, music by pagans, for pagans - and vinyl copies of this album were treasured for years, carefully recorded onto cassette (and eventually "offically" released on cassette, years later.) Recorded literally in a garage in Southern California, Gwydion and friends suffered from poor mastering and substandard equipment - glitches, "oops" and other imperfections at times mar an otherwise enjoyable album, which was initially only a songbook collection for the pagan organization "Nemeton", which dissolved some years prior to Pendderwen's death in 1982. Unfortunately, all of the master tapes of the recording sessions were lost decards ago.
The Fairies Shaman, the second half of this collection fared much better in the recording department. Released initially following Pendderwen's "return" to the pagan community at Pagan Spirit Gathering 1980, the folksy character of these tracks reflect growing changes in Pendderwen's musical and magical focii.
Serpentine Music is to be commended and thanked for making this re-release possible.The Music of Gwydion OverviewGwydion Pendderwen's music is back again! Serpentine Music, in cooperation with the estate of the late, great Gwydion Pendderwen, has re-issued both of Gwydion's albums, "Songs for the Old Religion" and "The Faerie Shaman" on a new double CD to be released November 23, 2005. The original masters to these albums have long been lost, so for this re-issue they were painstakingly re-created from vinyl records using the best digital transfer technology available.Gwydion was a gifted songwriter and performer, and at the time these albums came out--in 1975 and 1982--they were by far the best examples of Pagan song in existence. Gwydion's tunes are catchy, with great hooks and nice chord progressions, and his finely crafted lyrics are always well-matched to the music. His music is a product of its culture and times: late 70s and early 80s Paganism, heavy on the Celtic themes and folk music instrumentation. But any sense of his music being dated is eminently forgivable simply because it is well-made and heartfelt. It stands on its own as some of the finest Pagan music made to date.This music has continued to be very influential in the resurgence of Pagan culture in the US and beyond. Now may they continue to inspire future generations of bards and poets.

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