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The View

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Chiemsee
Wonderful Tonight
David Buckingham & Group - El Atardecer
1 Waterscape
2 Brisa Flamenca
3 You Are the Sunshine of My Life
4 Chiemsee
5 Wonderful Tonight
6 San Vicente
7 The View
8 Streetlife
9 Agua Clara
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The View was the name of an estate in the heart of the English countryside that David Buckingham used to work at when he was a student to fund his way through college. Some of the views reflect the crossover of influences and inspiration in Buckingham's compositions. Or as Gordon Giltrap put it: "It's good to hear so much Englishness coming through those Spanish influenced pieces". Views aren't the only form of inspiration that seems to run as a theme throughout these compositions; water also plays a big part in the inspiration, from Waterscape, a composition for Spanish guitar re-tuned to DADGAD, an Irish tuning; to the composition entitled Chiemsee, inspired by a lake in Southern Germany of the same name; to Agua Clara (Clear Water).

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  • David Buckingham reflects on a myriad of influences with new release - The View
    Posted At: October 22, 2014

    The View was the name of an estate in the heart of the English countryside that David Buckingham used to work at when he was a student to fund his way through college. The photo on the album cover is of the Andalusian skyline. These two "views" reflect the crossover of influences and inspiration in David's compositions. Or as Gordon Giltrap put it: "It's good to hear so much Englishness coming th...
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