Mostly instrumental meditations, 'Cloudburst' CD comes in a jewel case with two page booklet containing artwork by Andria Degens and full liner notes. Andria plays dulcimer, bouzouki and tambura with a languid touch, eschewing the raw speed that most of those instruments’ handlers evoke in favor of glistening texture. Her notes hang, twisting in

Mostly instrumental meditations, 'Cloudburst' CD comes in a jewel case with two page booklet containing artwork by Andria Degens and full liner notes. Andria plays dulcimer, bouzouki and tambura with a languid touch, eschewing the raw speed that most of those instruments’ handlers evoke in favor of glistening texture. Her notes hang, twisting in the breeze, and the vocals she offers on one track are reminiscent of Christina Carter at her most gravity-defying.” - HARP MAGAZINE NOV 2007

This is a kind of minimalist instrumental folk with spiritual undertones. The fourth track, “Numinosum”, is sung by Degens with a quietly centred intensity, somewhere between love song and devotional mantra, with a sedate, droning backing. Its vivid simplicity is, in its own quiet way, quite stunning.”- THE WIRE credits

Andria Degens: Voice, Appalachian Dulcimer, Bouzouki, Tamboura Recorded at The Diving Bell Lounge, Glasgow, between October-December 2005 Engineered by Marcus MacKay Mixed by Michael Lawrence & Andria Degens Mastered by Denis Blackham at Skye Mastering All tracks © Andria Degens. Design layout by Paul Jackson, and graphic design by Lauren Winton. The first 105 copies pressed of this CD accompanied the limited hand printed book 'Peeling Oranges Into Flowers' - book now out of print. released August 31, 2006