Parlour EP Cover
Recording trip in the Philippines (for Archipelago).
Recording trip in the Philippines (for Archipelago).
Parlour EP Cover
Parlour EP
2020
A short collection of pieces played on an Art & Lutherie parlor guitar. All pieces written / performed by Jack Hooker. Recorded by Gerry Pineda Diwa at Sound Weavers 4149 Studio in Makati, The Philippines. Mixed and Mastered by George Kariotis at Sierra Studios, Athens, Greece.
Archipelago
Archipelago features a sampled kolitong, a traditional bamboo tube zither instrument from the Kalinga province in the Cordillera region of the Philippines. The kolitong used in the track was built by Dr. Benicio (Beni) Sokkong, a distinguished Kalinga musician, instrument maker, teacher, and founder of the Cordillera Music Training and Research Centre. In 2015, I received funding for a three-week trip to the Philippines, where I lived and studied with Beni and his family in Baguio and the wider Cordillera region, learning about traditional Kalinga instruments and music. Half of any revenue from the piece will go to Beni and the Cordillera Music Training and Research Centre, and I am deeply grateful for his teaching and to his lovely family for hosting me during my visit.
