J. Michael Kearsey is well known as a musician and composer in Oregon and the Northwest. His music on Suite for the Columbia Gorge was used in a traveling show to raise awareness for federal protection of this area of natural wonders. Legislative efforts by the Friends of the Columbia Gorge succeeded and the album was released in 1982. A sense of timelessness carries the music: an instrumental mix of jazz, classical and folk styles with the emphasis on acoustic instruments. Kearsey plays guitars, bass, piano and percussion and is joined by Oregon's finest musicians on trumpet, flute, dulcimer and pedal steel guitar.
Track List:
1. Introduction
2. Spirit of the Gorge
3. Dawn on the River
4. The Ancient Message
5. Welcoming Song
6. Immigrants, Pioneers and Hoboes
7. Lancaster's Folly
8. Coming of Age: Threats and Hopes
9. Spring Theme Reprise
10. Who Is Watching?
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