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- Arborea, Indie folk/Psych folk duo from Maine. Formed in the summer of 2005 by husband and wife team Buck and Shanti Curran, their music follows in the progressive folk tradition of the American Iconic guitarists/composers John Fahey, and Robbie Basho, British Folk group Pentangle, as well as contemporaries Marissa Nadler, Espers, Devendra Banhart, and Iron and Wine. Buck plays guitar, slide guitars, bowed strings, flutes, banjo, and vocals. Shanti provides lead vocals, banjo, ukulele, bowed strings, harmonium, and percussion. Their songs are, as described by George Parsons of Dream Magazine,” Low key intimate spellcasting affairs; the fact that they are a couple might help to explain the seamless organic blending of their music together. Conjuring truly transportational magic out of the simplest ingredients. Their songs might be a hundreds of years old, and there’s little here to lock them into any moment other than forever”. In October of 2006 the duo released their first cd ‘Wayfaring Summer to glowing reviews and airplay throughout the U.S., the U.K., and Europe. In 2007 Arborea performed at the Green Man Festival in the U.K (with a lineup that included Robert Plant, and Joanna Newsom), the Tanned Tin Festival in Spain, and the Time of Rivers Festival in Portland, Maine.

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1	Dance, sing, fight free download	39
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allusfall wrote:
21 days ago

arborea will be playing several dates in France next month! Check back for more show details soon.

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Maximilian3490 wrote:
November 2009

I love "River and rapids"

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Nippon_Nita wrote:
November 2009

Thanks thanks thanks! I'm so in love with your sound. PLEASE, don't forget to come to Barcelona! I want you near, and live! Anna.

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thetrousers wrote:
October 2009

Buck and Shanti have recorded a version of traditional folk song 'This Little Light Of Mine' for Wears The Trousers magazine's Odetta tribute album – more info here: http://wearsthetrousers.com/2009/10/26/wears-the-trousers-records-presents/

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evanmbk wrote:
July 2009

really nice

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Shax_ wrote:
May 2009

Forewarned is one of the creepiest songs I ever heard.

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weone wrote:
April 2009

Love

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LaSky42 wrote:
April 2009

красивый мелодичный фолк :-)

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Mary-loup wrote:
March 2009

La grande décOuverte de ce mOis..!!! Tranquill'ment assoupie, en plein sieste...en écOutant (comme à mes habitudes..!!) Last Fm...magnifiiiquement transcendant..!!! I lOve....

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acuareladiscos wrote:
March 2009

House of Sticks is the third release by Arborea. Following closely on the heels of their 2008 critically acclaimed self-titled record, it is a verdant, personal collection of singles, drawing the best tracks from their highly praised debut CD Wayfaring Summer and several new songs recorded between 2007 and 2008. Arborea also offers up new versions of their songs Dance, Sing, Fight and Beirut. Out now in Borne! Recordings / Acuarela // Buy CD in Europe: www.acuareladiscos.com/index.php?/en/catalogo // Buy CD in the US: www.darla.com/

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CaptureTheCat wrote:
March 2009

I luv this sound Arborea are king!!!

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royalantelope wrote:
December 2008

please tour

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hudgie wrote:
August 2008

Lovely indeed!

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chicodelacalle wrote:
May 2008

Vinesci, there's a metal band called arborea, from barcelona, spain.

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Khyne wrote:
May 2008

"Rise like a swan, in the midst of sampled violin lines and into backward guitars, no percussion yet. [Follow me where the north wind goes to the end of Black Mountain Road.] It's all over now, you are a good person, it's just not the right time for you, just listen to the music and forget about the world..." www.thekilnzine.com

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DarkTemplar007 wrote:
May 2008

Beautiful

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bonusgrooves wrote:
August 2007

Join the greenman festival group, it's dead nice and tha' http://www.last.fm/group/Greenman+Festival

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___idioteque wrote:
June 2007

oh i love them so much!

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Jan 8 Arborea Solidarity Center, Brewer, Maine, United States
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Jan 21 Arborea Espace B / Espace Blues, Paris, France
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Lewiston Maine

3 Nov 2009 | from arboreamusic.blogspot.com/

photo/art by Shanti Curran Lewiston is a Mill Town in Maine that came to prominence during the Industrial Revolution. Shanti created this image, that for me…

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