First Lights

Eglise Saint-Gervais

First Lights From Ireland to the shores of the Black Sea beneath the surface of time remain songs. They lie like strata of memory, shaped by peoples, landscapes and centuries. Then a light travels through them. First Lights invites you to journey through this Europe of traditions, where choir voices and nyckelharpas revive the musics of Ireland, Spain, Germany, Russia, Turkey, Lebanon and elsewhere. As winter approaches, while days shorten, these songs open a seam of light. They tell of waiting, hope, the che…