Yumi Kagura = 弓神楽

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Album Info

Release Date: 2016-07-23

Labels: EM Records, Riyo Mountains

On back and disc:
"Takusa Saimon" Performed By Shigeo Tanaka
手草祭文 (奉仕：田中重雄宮司)
"Inagahachiman Jinja Yumi Kagura Hōnō" Performed By Ritsuko Tanaka
井永八幡神社弓神楽奉納 (奉仕：田中律子宮司)

Booklet credits:
Track 1 "Takusa saimon" (1991)
Performers:
Shinto cleric (bow), Chief Priest of Inagahachiman jinja, Shigeo Tanaka
Musician (tebyōshi), Senior Priest of Inagahachiman jinja, Kensuke Tanaka
Musician (flute), Jōge kagura Club, Yoshiaki Ōhata
Track 2 "Inagahachiman jinja yumi kagura hōnō" (2016)
Performers:
Shinto cleric (bow), Chief Priestess of Inagahachiman jinja, Ritsuko Tanaka
Musician (tebyōshi), Preservation Society for Inaga kagura, Isao Tanaka
Musician (flute), Preservation Society for Yano kagura, Yasuhiro Sasaki

Directed by Riyo Mountains. Mastered by Takuto Kuratani (Ruv Bytes). Cover art by Shinsuke Takagi (Soi48).
All photographs courtesy of Ritsuko Tanaka.

Liner notes: Riyo Mountains (Takehiko Sato & Takumi Saito) May 2016

Booklet photograph, p. 17: Toshiyuki Danda
Booklet photograph, p. 24: Kōichi Mimura

On disc: Issued under license from Ritsuko Tanaka. This edition © & ℗ 2016 EM Records
On back: This edition ℗ & © 2016 EM Records

On back, disc, obi; in booklet:
[EM Records logo]

Released in standard jewel case with 24 pp. booklet with Japanese / English liner notes and photographs. Includes obi.

From the EM Records website:
"Previously available only on a ridiculously obscure 1990 [sic] cassette release, Yumi kagura is the first collaborative release by EM Records and Riyo Mountains, a Japanese folk song research team. Available on LP and CD, with the CD featuring a bonus track: "Inagahachiman jinja yumi kagura hōnō", recorded in 2016 by Tanaka's daughter and successor Ritsuko Tanaka."

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