Thank you very much, Alex. I saw that you have been pretty busy during my absence. I will try to catch up later today.

Thanks! It took me some time before I got to this version, so it’s nice to read that people like it.

Thank you, Anchor. Always good to hear from you. I wish you all the best for the new year.

And thank you for your very kind words. As I already said, using one of your pellas was on my wishlist and this seemed to be the right opportunity. It wasn’t until later that I found out that it is an original Panu lyric.

Thanks, Joe. Your words are very much appreciated.

Thank you, Susan. I am also working on a remix containing your Hope For The Best spoken word piece. If only a certain guitar player would send me his solo…

I venture that I could coax a certain guitar player to do so. :-)

Ha! Your review is crackin’ me up! I needed a laugh…. It is a great song, though :)

I agree on the oboe and even more agree on the cowbell. A very underrated instrument. Maybe I will include it on a future remix. Thanks for the comment and a happy new year to you and your family too.

Ah, 300 years ago, when a chart position still meant something. ;-) Thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment. It means a lot to me, especially from someone who I consider one of the best around here.

I am not familiar with Bear McCreary, but I will be soon when I will start watching Battlestar Galactica. Thank you for your kind words.

Thanks and all the best to you too. And also my compliments for the lyrics. I only found out later on that the lyrics were yours. Great!

Thanks!

Thank you very kindly, Mikael. Like I said in the description, the oboe solo (or better said, the whole intro) is maybe a bit superfluous. But I left it in because I liked it on it’s own and it led the way to the second half.

Thanks, AT. I am still wondering where that oboe solo came from all these years ago.

Thank you. Of all the possible pellas that I tried against the backing music, Moira’s sounded the best, though the others didn’t sound bad either.

Thank you very much for your compliment.

The duduk is from the Woodwinds & Brass section of Ethno World 4 Pro. I purchased it as a download, together with the Stringed Instruments section, from Best Service’s Sounds On Demand download service. I also own Kontakt 4 and if I remember correctly, the duduk indeed didn’t sound so good. I understood from someone who has also bought a real duduk that it isn’t exactly easy to master. But it does have a fantastic sound, doesn’t it?

Hey, a new avatar. And you’ve grown a beard.

Thanks for the kind words. I guess you are referring to the duduk when you say cello?