Album Review: Hairetis Harper - Draft (2020)
Picture Credit: Hairetis Harper Hairetis Harper - Draft Release Date: December 07, 2020 Label: Same Difference Music Format: Vinyl / Digital Length: 49:38 Genre: Folk Rock / Experimental Origin: Crete , Greece / London , England The album "Draft" is a collaboration of London's harpist Maria-Christina Harper and Cretan lute player Yiagos Hairetis . Together those two exceptional musicians are Hairetis Harper. And the word exceptional fits this album very well. "Draft" does willingly break with genres or styles - it just forms a new one. The terms that apply to the seven tracks are Progressive Folk, Avantgarde, Experimental Folk or Psychedelic Ambient. Listening to "Draft" feels like a romantic journey through a colourful forest, alongside creeks and a glade where wild animals peacefully browse while the sunlight is creating the most beautiful game of colour and reflections. You might as well discover elves or fairies, but that is up to your imaginati...