Hwyl by Anderson.Aue.McEvoy

Hwyl
“Literally the word for boat sail, hwyl is a wonderfully onomatopoeic Welsh word (pronounced who-eel) that means exuberance or excitement, as if clipping along on a gust of wind. Used to describe flashes of inspiration, a singer's gusto or raised spirits at parties, hwyl is also the word for goodbye:
Hwyl fawr - Go with the wind in your sails.”
‘The book of human emotions’. Tiffany Watt Smith, An encyclopedia of feeling from anger to wanderlust. (Little Brown Spark, 2016) p.146


In December 2019, we (Kyrie, Bonnie and Dave) hopped into the wonderful Wizard Tone studios to record some great standards that we’ve enjoyed playing together over the years.
After laying down some tracks, we spent the last hour of the day just playing and exploring the world of improvisation. Each of these songs were composed on the spot.

We hope you enjoy the rawness of these tracks. There is something so special about being able to create music with one another with minimal boundaries.
It feels pretty symbolic for 2020.
We sure are living through a time when all we can see are boundaries but imagine the freedom and joy we'll feel once they’re lifted?

Kyrie Anderson - Drums
Bonnie Aue - Bass Dave McEvoy - Piano