Product Description

Nicholas Gunn spent 31 nights deep in the jungle and on the beautiful shores of Mexico s Yucatan Peninsula. He watched ancient Mayan ruins shimmer against aqua blue waters, witnessed a reverence for a simpler way of life, and emerged with a newfound passion for music. Thirty-One Nights expresses the story of his journey. More than two million units sold worldwide! Fifty-five consecutive weeks on Billboard s New Age Music Charts. The Association For Independent Music (AFIM) nominated Gunn for 2002 Best Album for Through the Great Smoky Mountains: A Musical Journey. New Age Reporter (NAR) Lifestyle Music Award Best Album nomination for Beyond Grand Canyon.

Review

Give the man a guitar and a flute and you have a symphony. Add a piano and sacred drums and you have Nicholas Gunn at his best. --Last.fm

New Instrumental Music Review: Thirty-One Nights by Nicholas Gunn, with vocalist Dana Kemmerle and guitarist Chris Fossek.

Instrumental new age recording artist Nicholas Gunn has always been intensely passionate about his flute music, and his new instrumental album, Thirty-One Nights is no exception to the rule.

For the acclaimed flutist Nicholas Gunn, who made Billboard s Top 10 Charts, with 55 consecutive weeks overall on Billboard s New Age Charts, and over two million in album sales, Nicholas Gunn is clearly a master at producing instrumental music that touches one in a profound way.

Thirty-One Nights, which is his 14th album after an interval of 5 years, is a significant new release by its uncompromising instrumental qualities.

Thirty-One Nights is like a case study of the depth and beauty in which he, Dana Kemmerle and Chris Fossek communicate the splendor of the natural world and beauty of its environment. Nicholas Gunn traveled to the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico and spent 31 days in the Caribbean shoreline to find inspiration for this project. As if researching a part for a movie role, his true life experience of one month devoted to nature in its purist form is recreated and brought to life on Thirty-One Nights.

The real time connection of a scenic, tropical atmosphere gives reflective depth and balance to the 13 songs of serenity that waltz hand in hand with songs rich in auditory intensity. Beautiful acoustic instrumentals and vocals paired with flute are key elements that have made this recollection one of true excitement.

Two professional artists in accompaniment are vocalist Dana Kemmerle singing soft poetic verses on a number of songs and Chris Fossek, himself a wonderful guitarist well versed in Flamenco guitar tradition.

For the classically trained flutist Nicholas Gunn, re-living the sight and sound experience has without exception, proven to be a wonderful true life excursion worth sharing. Included in the audio CD is an embedded journal about the creation of the album, and a 10 page cover booklet with bi-lingual lyrics. --New Age Music World, John P. Olsen