The Rainbow Tree, by Melanie Mau & Martin Schnella

The Rainbow Tree

by Melanie Mau & Martin Schnella

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Nickie Harte Kelly These cover songs are acoustic arrangements, and are intricate and engaging, with plenty of edge and forcefulness where it suits. Here the duo remain true to their distinctive sound and expert intertwining of their voices (along with other guest vocals). Instrumentation is all kinds of guitars and basses, Uilleann pipes, various whistles, cello, bouzouki, flute, and percussive elements including bodhrán. Favorite track: 14. Siúil A Rúin (Traditional/Clannad).

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The Rainbow Tree is the 4th cover album released by the German Acoustic Duo Melanie Mau & Martin Schnella. Their unique acoustic interpretations of Progressive Rock and Metal classics have gathered much international attention to Melanie and Martin and their co musicians Lars Lehmann (bass), Mathias Ruck
(vocals) and Simon Schröder (percussion) during the last few years. The Rainbow Tree continues this musical journey with completly different acoustic arrangements of Prog Classics by Kansas, Gentle Giant, Rush, Porcupine Tree, Peter Gabriel and many more.

Melanie Mau & Martin Schnella give these songs their own personal note, focusing on 3-part vocal harmonies, fine and also powerful acoustic guitars together with their passion to Celtic sounds. The latter are highlighted by the contribution of their longtime co musicians and friends Jens Kommnick and Rolf Wagels.
Because of their shows at ProgStock Festival in New Jersey in 2019 and 2022 the collaboration with other musicians of the international Progressive Rock scene grew. So the idea was born to record an acoustic version of the Kansas classic „Song For America“ together with Rachel Flowers, Dave Meros (Spock's Beard, Pattern Seeking Animals) and Dennis Atlas (Pattern Seeking Animals).

Musicians:
Melanie Mau: Vocals
Martin Schnella: Vocals, Acoustic Guitars, Additional Percussion
Mathias Ruck: Vocals
Lars Lehmann: Bass Guitar, Fretless Bass
Simon Schröder: Percussion

Guests:
Jens Kommnick: Uilleann Pipes, Whistle, Cello, Acoustic Guitar, Bouzouki, Vocals
Rolf Wagels: Bodhrán
Dave Meros: Bass Guitar
Rachel Flowers: Flute, Vocals
Dennis Atlas: Vocals

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1.	1. Free Hand – Medley (Gentle Giant) 05:17	buy track
2.	2. Song For America (Kansas) 09:27	buy track
3.	3. Something Happened On The Way To Heaven (Phil Collins) 04:47	buy track
4.	4. Rainbow Demon (Uriah Heep) 04:08	buy track
5.	5. Alleviate (Leprous) 04:09	buy track
6.	6. Teardrop (Massive Attack) 03:00	buy track
7.	7. A Love That Never Dies (Neal Morse Band) 05:21	buy track
8.	8. Secret World (Peter Gabriel) 06:59	buy track
9.	9. Tom Sawyer (Rush) 04:28	buy track
10.	10. Blackest Eyes / The Sound Of Muzak / Halo (Porcupine Tree) 06:00	buy track
11.	11. Hallowed Be Thy Name / For The Greater Good Of God (Iron Maiden) 08:47	buy track
12.	12. Noise (Nightwish) 04:35	buy track
13.	13. Ghost Of Perdition (Opeth) 07:21	buy track
14.	14. Siúil A Rúin (Traditional/Clannad) 03:24	buy track

about

The Rainbow Tree is the 4th cover album released by the German Acoustic Duo Melanie Mau & Martin
Schnella. Their unique acoustic interpretations of Progressive Rock and Metal classics have gathered much
international attention to Melanie and Martin and their co musicians Lars Lehmann (bass), Mathias Ruck
(vocals) and Simon Schröder (percussion) during the last few years. The Rainbow Tree continues this
musical journey with completly different acoustic arrangements of Prog Classics by Kansas, Gentle Giant,
Rush, Porcupine Tree, Peter Gabriel and many more.
Melanie Mau & Martin Schnella give these songs their own personal note, focusing on 3-part vocal
harmonies, fine and also powerful acoustic guitars together with their passion to Celtic sounds. The latter are
highlighted by the contribution of their longtime co musicians and friends Jens Kommnick and Rolf Wagels.
Because of their shows at ProgStock Festival in New Jersey in 2019 and 2022 the collaboration with other
musicians of the international Progressive Rock scene grew. So the idea was born to record an acoustic
version of the Kansas classic „Song For America“ together with Rachel Flowers, Dave Meros (Spock's
Beard, Pattern Seeking Animals) and Dennis Atlas (Pattern Seeking Animals).

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released November 21, 2023

Melanie Mau: Vocals
Martin Schnella: Vocals, Acoustic Guitars, Additional Percussion
Mathias Ruck: Vocals
Lars Lehmann: Bass Guitar, Fretless Bass
Simon Schröder: Percussion

Jens Kommnick: Uilleann Pipes (1, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13 ), Tin Whistle (1, 11, 13), Low Whistle (1, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14), Alto Whistle (7) Cello (1, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14), Acoustic Guitar (7), Bouzouki (7, 14), Vocals (1)
Rolf Wagels: Bodhrán (1, 7, 14)
Dave Meros: Bass Guitar (2)
Rachel Flowers: Flute (2), Vocals (2)
Dennis Atlas: Vocals (2)

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