Helen Dorothy - Guitarist/Singer/Song-writer

Debut CD (2009): 'The Going Away'

All songs written by Helen Dorothy
except 'Windy Nights': poem by Robert Louis Stevenson

1. The Going Away (5:26) [ Lyrics / Listen ]
2. Island in the West (6:01) [ Lyrics / Listen ]
3. Dark and Fair (3:57) [ Lyrics / Listen ]
4. Dream to Meet(5:32) [ Lyrics / Listen ]
5. Windy Nights (4:14) [ Lyrics / Listen ]
6. Free-ranging (4:19) [ Lyrics ]
7. First Light (5:26) [ Lyrics / Listen ]
8. Song for Melody (5:01) [ Lyrics ]
9. Pink Soda Lakes (1:18) [ Lyrics / Listen ]
10. Let the Children (3:15) [ Lyrics / Listen ]
11. Ballad of an Albino (8:05) [ Lyrics / Listen ]
12. Eucalyptus Man (4:40) [ Lyrics / Listen ]
13. Wedding Song (4:46) [ Lyrics ]

Helen Dorothy - guitar/vocals (all tracks); accordion (track 5) with guest musicians:

• Fiona Smythe - violin (tracks 2, 8 and 11)
• Richard Prowse - double bass (tracks 4 and 7)
• Duncan Davidson - mandolin (track 1); flute (track 3)
• Robbie Duncan - guitar (track 5)
• Chris Price - percussion (track 10)

Recorded by Robbie Duncan at Braeburn Recording Studio, Wellington, New Zealand.
Produced by Helen Dorothy assisted by Robbie Duncan.

>>>Email: 2helendorothy@gmail.com (CD orders from CD Baby)

CD reviews

"...a splendid CD"
(Ken Nicol, former member of Steeleye Span and The Albion Band, and presenter of FolkCast - www.folkcast.co.uk - August 2011)

"Everything about this release seems to fit. The digipak layout, the album artwork and artist photo, the lyrical subject matter, and of course the songs themselves seem at one with each other. England-born, Wellington-based Dorothy is an acoustic folk artist in an honest sense. She's a singing, guitar playing storyteller. There are other musicians and instruments, sure. But there are no studio tricks going on here, nor is there wizardry in the arrangements or the mixing. Instead Dorothy's songs are left to speak for themselves - providing tales and observations, thoughts and commentaries. This is an intimate listen - if you aren't prepared to give it all your attention there's no point putting it on. The reward from these 'alone' kind of albums comes in the sad, thought provoking and beautiful places they can take you to...."
(Shaun Chait, NZ Musician magazine Oct/Nov 2009)

"I love the simplicity of her CD, and to coin an old phrase 'less is more'. One person and a guitar, modal tunings, and the interplay of voice and droning strings... Helen has cracked it in my books... this CD is not trying to push talent in my face with over engineering and instrumentation; she is simply singing and playing her haunting songs...."
(Julian Ward, musician, 2009)

Lyrics, music and images copyright © 2009, 2010, 2011Helen Dorothy
Cover and label design by Helen Dorothy (incl. artwork ) and Jaap Jasperse (incl. portraits)
Website: South Pacific Publishing Consultancy Ltd © 2009, 2010, 2011 SPPC