Kay Gardner Biography by Laura Post

An internationally known composer of healing music and a pioneer in the women's spirituality movement, Kay Gardner takes the listener on an inspirational journey through the curative and transformative ingredients of music and sound, offering insights into their origins and mysteries and how they may be used in the healing process.

Kay Gardner's many albums, on the Ladyslipper label, have featured acoustic instrumentation using the principles of droning, toning, mantra, and chant; harmonics/stairway to the spiritual; rhythm as pulse; and melody/heart and soul of music.

Sounding the Inner Landscape

Kay Gardner has written for several professional music journals, for Women's Music and Culture publications, and for spirituality pages. She regularly teaches workshops on the healing properties of music and sound at the Omega Institute of Holistic Studies and has been invited to medical schools (including Yale) to present her views. Years of research on this subject went into Kay's book, Sounding the Inner Landscape: Music as Medicine. In 1994, she released the oratorio, Ourobourosa, a broad work featuring soloists, a 40-piece orchestra and a 100-voice chorus. In 1996, she followed with Drone Zone. Dancing Souls was issued four years later.

Moon Circles Review by Bruce Eder

Her earliest instrumental album is a mellow, luscious collection of compositions for her instrument, the flute, with piano and guitar accompaniment.

Kay Gardner – Moon Circles

Label:

Urana Records – ST-WWE-80

Format:

Vinyl, LP, Album

Country:

US

Released:

1975

Genre:

Folk, World, & Country

Style:

Folk

A1 Prayer To Aphrodite

Alto Flute – Kay Gardner

Cello – Martha Siegel

Viola – Nancy Uscher

Violin – Dora Short, Olga Gussow

3:16

A2 Changing

Cello – Martha Siegel

Viola – Nancy Usher

Violin – Dora Short, Olda Gussow

Vocals – Juliana Smith, Kay Gardner

4:33

A3 Beautiful Friend

Piano – Althea Waites

Violin – Dora Short

Vocals, Guitar – Kay Gardner

4:30

A4 Moon Flow

Composed By [Piano] – Beethoven*

Flute – Kay Gardner

Piano – Althea Waites

5:47

A5 Wise Woman

Cello – Martha Siegel

Drums [Hand], Cymbal – Bethel Jackson

Vocals, Autoharp – Kay Gardner

3:33

B1 Inner Mood I

Alto Flute – Kay Gardner

1:30

B2 Touching Souls

Alto Flute – Kay Gardner

Drums [Hand] – Bethel Jackson

Guitar – Meg Christian

5:38

B3 Inner Mood II

Flute – Kay Gardner

Guitar – Meg Christian

1:29

B4 Lunamuse

Bells [Attar] – Angie Walls

Cello – Martha Siegel

Cowbell [Queen] – Jenny Smith

Drums [Hand] – Bethel Jackson

Flute, Vocals [Loop], Finger Cymbals – Kay Gardner

Guitar – Meg Christian

9:00

Produced For – Wise Women Enterprises, Inc.

Distributed By – Olivia Records (2)

Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Urana Records

Published By – Iris Publications

Graphic Design – Carol Clement

Liner Notes – Kirsten Grimsted

Photography By [Cover] – Alix Jeffry

Producer, Engineer, Mixed By – Marilyn Ries

Producer, Mixed By, Written-By, Arranged By – Kay Gardner

This version has white backgrounds on both labels. Another pressing variation has a "Side A" label with a blue background Moon Circles.

Matrix / Runout (Side A, Label): ST WWE 80A

Matrix / Runout (Side A, Runout, Etched): ST-WWE-80A 12-4 10-75 A

Matrix / Runout (Side B, Label): ST WWE 80B

Matrix / Runout (Side B, Runout, Etched): ST-WWE-80B 12-4 10-75 A

Rights Society: ASCAP

GOLDMINE GRADING

MINT ---- It should appear to be perfect. No scuffs or scratches, blotches or stains, labels or writing, tears or splits. Mint means perfect.

NEAR MINT ---- Otherwise mint but has one or two tiny inconsequential flaws that do not affect play. Covers should be close to perfect with minor signs of wear or age just becoming evident: slight ring-wear, minor denting to a corner, or writing on the cover should all be noted properly.

VERY GOOD PLUS ---- The record has been handled and played infrequently or very carefully. Not too far from perfect. On a disc, there may be light paper scuffs from sliding in and out of a sleeve or the vinyl or some of the original luster may be lost. A slight scratch that did not affect play would be acceptably VG+ for most collectors.

VERY GOOD ---- Record displays visible signs of handling and playing, such as loss of vinyl luster, light surface scratches, groove wear and spindle trails. Some audible surface noise, but should not overwhelm the musical experience. Usually a cover is VG when one or two of these problems are evident: ring wear, seam splits, bent corners, loss of gloss, stains, etc.

GOOD ---- Well played with little luster and significant surface noise. Despite defects, record should still play all the way through without skipping. Several cover flaws will be apparent, but should not obliterate the artwork.