Frozen Winter Morning

PESUNQUA

Dark Winter Night

Spring Peepers, Awake!

Green Lydian Rain

Lament

Summer’s Promise

Intrigue (Prelude)

May Dawn

Intrigue: Piney Creek

Wood Thrush Suite

The Hum of Life

Camp Blues No. 1

Concerto For Guitar and Thunderstorm No. 2: Three Movements

Wood Thrush (Reprise)

Summer’s Glory

Camp Blues No. 2

Summer’s Over

August

Bittersweet

October Cabin

Buck Eve

Frozen Winter Morning (Reprise)

December

Frostbite

December (Reprise)

All music improvised/composed/arranged/produced by Bud Tristano

All guitars played and recorded by Bud Tristano at Pesunqua 1988 - 1997

All nature sounds recorded by Bud Tristano at Pesunqua 1971 – 1997

Mastered by Dana Duke at Big Twig Studios

PESUNQUA – Bud Tristano Field Recordings

Frozen Winter Morning - Dark Winter Night - Spring Peepers, Awake!

Green Lydian Rain - Lament - Summer’s Promise - Intrigue (Prelude) - May Dawn

Intrigue: Piney Creek - Wood Thrush Suite - The Hum of Life - Camp Blues 1

Concerto For Guitar and Thunderstorm No. 2: Three Movements

Wood Thrush (Reprise) - Summer’s Glory - Camp Blues 2

Summer’s Over - August - Bittersweet - October Cabin

Buck Eve - Frozen Winter Morning (Reprise)

December – Frostbite - December (Reprise)

PESUNQUA – A Musical Cycle based on all 4 seasons of nature, 12 months:

Total time 60:02

MP3s(54.2 MB total)

January: Frozen Winter Morning (1:20)

February: Dark Winter Night (1:06)

March: Spring Peepers, Awake! (1:08)

April:

Green Lydian Rain (5:11)

Lament (1:10)

May:

Summer’s Promise (0:48)

Intrigue (Prelude) (0:31)

May Dawn (1:11)

June:

Intrigue: Piney Creek (1:01)

Wood Thrush Suite (6:06)

July:

The Hum of Life (1:30)

Camp Blues No. 1 (0:57)

Concerto For Guitar and Thunderstorm No. 2: Three Movements

(0:49, 1:04, 4:36)

Wood Thrush (Reprise) (1:04)

Summer’s Glory (7:10)

Camp Blues No. 2 (1:14)

August:

Summer’s Over (3:44)

August (1:22)

September: Bittersweet (6:00)

October: October Cabin (4:22)

November: Buck Eve (2:17)

December:

Frozen Winter Morning (Reprise) (0:38)

December (1:17)

Frostbite (0:39)

December (Reprise) (0:40)

The Long-lost Bud Tristano Field Recordings

This music was recorded in the backwoods of Pennsylvania at my camp, Pesunqua, over a period of ten years (1987-1997) using a small portable cassette player and one external microphone. Once a year I would compile a cassette and distribute it to a (very small) mailing list. Over time, a theme emerged. This collection represents the best of those years. "Pesunqua" reflects the four seasons at my hideaway in western Pennsylvania, as I bonded with the natural history of the woods while working on my music. Often you will hear nature sounds in the background, which became integral to the creative process. Once I finished editing a final draft CD at home, I sent a copy to Dana Duke of Big Twig Studios for mastering. In spite of the low-tech recording, he was able to improve upon the overall sound remarkably.

Pesunqua is the name of my hideaway deep in the forests of northwestern Pennsylvania.

It is a faux Native American word that I coined when I was a child. It means “Peace and Quiet” and is pronounced “pee sun KWAH”.

Pesunqua can be snowy pines in winter, spring peepers and wild turkeys in the spring, the gentle ripples of Piney Creek and the evening song of the wood thrush in summer, white tailed deer, the ducks and geese visiting in the fall's brilliant foliage ... So peaceful, the days blend one into another. Falling into nature's rhythm so completely, one often forgets what day of the week it is ...

A place of dreams …