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BARDINA's FOREST Stephanie Bennett: electric harp with digital effects, Celtic harps, vocals and narration. With: flute, french horn, percussion, and string quartet. Songs and stories about animals, nature and dreams with words by Bardina, Hans Christian Andersen, Henry David Thoreau, and Peter S. Beagle. Bardina, a cousin of the fairy Thumbelina, is a bard: a person who sings songs and tells stories while playing the harp. Bardina is portrayed by composer/lyricist/harpist/vocalist Stephanie Bennett. All music by Stephanie Bennett except Going Home and Pathtique, music by Beethoven. Total running time: CD 63 minutes, cassette 59 minutes. SELECTIONS ON BARDINA'S FOREST: 1. Planets & Stars (4:02) a loving lullabye that also teaches the names of the planets. 2. Ballad of Gorilla and Bear (3:57) the TRUE stories of a bear who made friends with a cat, and a gorilla who uses sign language. "I learned from this, and in many other ways, that animals have feelings too... and I hope that you and I can remember to be as kind as that gorilla and bear!" 3. I Can Imagine (3:00) "to begin any project, you start with a dream..." 4. The Harper (3:33) in the time of lords and ladies, a harp hastens true love. 5. Flutter By, Butterfly (6:20) the amazing true story of the insect who leads "four different lives"! 6. Crazy, Mixed-Up Platypus (9:07) this incredible animal has a secret weapon & unusual parenting techniques! 7. October Suite (5:52) celebrates the inspiring beauty of Autumn. 8. The Snow Queen (17:25) a little girl with a kind heart, courage and determination, rescues her friend. 9. Going Home (4:49) the joy & comfort of returning to the familiar after great adventures. 10. Pathtique (CD bonus track) instrumental version of Going Home.