Amanda Whiting

First Word Records is very proud to present 'The Liminality of Her', a brand new 10-track album from their newest signing, Amanda Whiting; a highly-acclaimed Welsh harpist & composer.

A virtuoso in her field, this classically trained musician has quickly established herself as an essential player in the UK jazz scene, carving her own unique sound, following on from the paths forged by Ashby and Coltrane.

This 10-track album exemplifies Amanda's talents as a performer and composer, taking in an array of hypnotising sonics from the worlds of jazz; from fusion to spiritual and beyond. She is backed with accompaniment from a remarkable set of players in their own right, including Chip Wickham on flute and PEACH. on vocals. A confident display of purposefully blissful compositions that saunter as much as they soothe, whilst being unafraid to lean into some deep uptempo grooves.

This album is a rite of passage for "her". A feeling of alchemy, a feeling of liberation. Moments of inner searching, intertwined, waiting but moving forward. Never looking back.

PERSONNEL:

Amanda Whiting - (harp)
Aidan Thorne - (bass)
Jon Reynolds - (drums)
Mark O'Connors - (percussion)
Chip Wickham - (flute)
Peach - (vocals)

Recorded at Giant Wafer Studios, Mid Wales. May 2023

TRACKS:

A1. Finding The Way
A2. Facing The Sun
A3. Intertwined (feat. PEACH)
A4. Liminal
A5. Nomad

B1. Alchemy
B2. Waiting to Go (feat. Chip Wickham)
B3. No Turning Back
B4. Rite Of Passage (feat. PEACH)
B5. Feels So Far Away