Seattle's 'Avant Goddess' has invited 24 creative colleagues from the US, Mexico, Italy and Spain to join her on this audio adventure, and the results are fabulous! This array of rich original music features Denio's unique and beautifully skewed pop/world soul songs and stories in English, Italian and Spanish, woven with field recordings. This multi-instrumentalist composer and singer has created 15 gorgeous anthems, songs and stories ~ regarding love, the gloaming, visions in an Irish graveyard, commentary on the infinite by her mother, parallel universes, the apocalypse, piano tuning, gall stones, an imagined nightmare scenario, and life in a nursing home. It contains some of her field recordings as well as long-distance contributions from musicians worldwide. Denio presents her fine multi-instrumental talents, playing 12-string and electric guitars, bass, alto saxophone, clarinet, wooden flute, accordion, piano, a variety of percussion instruments, and a jar of her mother's gallstones. Her voice soars with unearthly harmonies, her lyrics are serious, playful and thought-provoking, and the songs are unforgettable. Collaborators include: Scott Adams: voice, accordion / Danny Barnes: voice, banjo / Nancy Denio: voice Anne Denio: voice / Marchette DuBois: voice, accordion Martha Enson: lyrics to 'Come To Us Now' / Stephen Fandrich: piano tuning Bianca 'La Jorona' Giovannini: voice / David Greenberger: oral history transcription & voice Eli Kaufmann: voice, accordion / Detonator Beth Lawrence: mouth sounds Mary Grace Lawrence the dog: bark / Francisco Lopez: noise of tomatoes Jane Mabry: glockenspiel / Jim McAdams: theremin, sound sculpture / Eli McBett: voice Frank Pahl: horn, guitar, kick drum, whistling, bamboo flute, bell Bob Phillips: tape squish sounds, 'gajangle' / Nick Ripley: science set / J.R. Rhodes: voice Abel Rocha: voice, guitar, cuatro / Madeleine Sosin: voice, violin, bombo Chris Stromquist: drums / Michael Vlatkovich: trombone Prodigal Light is Denio's finest work yet with the synergy of 24 inspiring musicians and artists participating on this musical journey. Thanks to everyone! For further information, please contact Amy Denio at Spoot Music in Seattle. Email: amy@amydenio.com Website: www.amydenio.com