A Cid Symphony

Ernie & Deborah Fischbach and their friend Charles Ewing, along with a few other buddies, recorded this for release as a 3-LP set in 1967; it has since become a collector's item, prompting this double-CD rerelease. Critics have described it glowingly as "world music before it was called world music"; it's a beautiful musical portrait of innocent knowingness, a time capsule of the original flower children. Amazing mixtures of vocals, flamenco guitar, swirling dulcimer, percussion, with touches of blues and raga plus a few surprises make this a uniquely wonderful musical experience.