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About Follow The River
Product Description Follow the River by pianist/composer Michael Dulin, is simply extraordinary. It isn t just heard; it is experienced. From the surging title track to the toe-tapping finale, Dulin takes you on an adventure of the heart that you will not soon forget. Coming in at over 59 minutes of luscious music, with an outstanding selection of up-tempo tracks, we just call Follow the River longer and stronger Michael Dulin! Dulin s composing and pianistic skills, which have always been formidable, continue to get better and better. Follow the River is by far his best CD, and is a real tour de force that will captivate you with his musical wizardry. Standout tracks? All 13 tracks are perfectly wonderful. There is no filler here. If I had to choose my absolute favorites...Follow the River, Chasing the Wind, Nimrod, and Promised Land are all up tunes that sweep you along in a current of excitement. Siren Song spins a continuous melody into a silky and sensuous web that captures both your soul and your imagination. Beautiful and poetic are Letter from Home, A Mother s Love, and Family Bible. Heartache can be deeply felt in Farewell, and Regret is the perfect embodiment of a feeling that we all know too well. April Showers skips innocently along until exuberance breaks out at the end, and Gone Fishin brings the whole album to a rousing conclusion. Follow the River is Michael Dulin, for sure, but with more drama, more energy, and more emotional depth than ever. A real winner! Review Follow the River Michael Dulin 2008 / Equity Digital 59 25 Michael Dulin s new release, Follow the River, is his first release of new original material since his 2003 chart-topping Atmospheres. Anyone who has seen Dulin play live knows his virtuosity at the piano allows him to do virtually anything he can imagine on this most magnificent of musical instruments and make it all look easy. A graduate of Juilliard, Dulin is a lifelong musician who has immersed himself in just about every kind of music, from classical works to being a touring member of The Temptations Review, from hymns and gospel music to playing regularly with a group of Southern jazz legends. Dulin can do it all, and this myriad of influences works its way into his music, making it impossible to classify (a good thing!). Most of the thirteen tracks are more classical in style than jazz, and ten are solo piano - just Dulin and his Steinway. The other three are beautifully embellished with strings, percussion, and other instruments for a more orchestrated sound. I have always preferred Dulin solo, so this CD is just my cup of tea, and my favorite of his eight albums. The title track begins the journey on an energetic and upbeat note, suggesting a sense of adventure as well as fun. Or perhaps the energy comes from the flow of the river itself rather than its followers. Either way, it s a glorious start! A Mother s Love is a much slower and more subdued ballad with a slight southern accent (Dulin is from Alabama). The middle section becomes more effervescent, and then returns to the original theme. Farewell is one of my favorites. Chopin-like in its emotional intensity and tricky passages, it s a real beauty! Siren Song is one of the orchestrated pieces, and is as enchanting as its title implies - almost like floating on a cloud. Nimrod refers to a Biblical character mentioned in Genesis as the first hunter, and tells of his adventures and travels. Regret is one of my favorite Dulin pieces ever. It begins simply with a lovely melody that becomes much darker and more intense as it develops, conveying a tangle of emotions - a great piece! Dulin has a tradition of including a lullaby on each of his albums, and this time it s Teatime for Emily, a light, carefree piece that suggests the innocence of childhood. A very spiritual and religious man, Dulin expresses his faith and reverence in Family Bible. April Showers is a lively and colorful ode to spring that celebrates the refreshing rain
