Lineage by Michelle Qureshi
The album Lineage is inspired by the triple goddess energy of Maiden-Mother-Crone, reflecting on my role and the roles of mother and daughter within my own life. Tenderly composed for guitar, this music is dedicated to both my daughter and my late mother, and honors that sweet and powerful flow of love between us, both of this world and beyond this world.
"Perhaps one of her most personal, poignant, and important works, “Lineage” speaks volumes through the heartstrings of Michelle’s guitar."
Dyan Garris, New Age Notes, New Age CDs
"The eight tracks of Lineage find Michelle meditating powerfully on and expressing the daily realities of her life as a devoted caregiver at the end of her mother’s life and later as a mom in love with the baby girl who chose Michelle to be her mother in this lifetime. Starting with the contemplative, lyrical hypnosis of “Days So Long,” the emphatic multi-generational expression through the eight songs and 21 minutes of Lineage is a powerful flow of circular, divinely originated love inspired by the triple goddess energy of maiden-mother-crone and how it relates to the artist’s own life."
Jonathan Widran, JW Vibe
"The instrumentation on the album includes acoustic guitars, keyboards and synths, an octave lower guitar, and, on one track, ukulele - all performed by Michelle. The sequence of the titles/tracks aligns with Michelle's dual roles as the caretaker for her mother at the end of her life and, later, as a mother overflowing with joy and love for her newborn daughter. The album was mastered by Tom Eaton at Sound and Substance, and (as usual) the sound quality is amazing."
Kathy Parsons, Mainly Piano
Lineage by Michelle Qureshi brings to our table of tonal delight a very personal message of truth, life, reality and responsibility. This is the artist going back to her roots, to further understand her personal voyage and the next steps on the path ahead. Qureshi must be one of the finest ambient acoustic guitarists of her day."
Steve Sheppard, One World Music Radio
Tracklist
| 1. | Days So Long | 3:01 |
| 2. | Love What You Have | 3:01 |
| 3. | This Shade Of Love | 2:32 |
| 4. | Unbroken Love | 2:02 |
| 5. | So We Walked | 1:05 |
| 6. | Time To Let Go | 3:53 |
| 7. | Night Arrives | 3:08 |
| 8. | Rest Now | 2:42 |
Credits
All tracks composed, performed, & recorded by Michelle Qureshi
Mixed and Mastered by Tom Eaton, Sound & Substance
Published by Music as Metaphor.
License
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Award-winning Artist Michelle Qureshi is a composer, multi‐instrumentalist, and classically-trained guitarist who brings a contemporary yet timeless aesthetic to her music, which includes 20 albums 44+ singles/EPs, with tracks on editorials at SXM, Pandora, Apple, Amazon and Spotify.