Agota Zdanavičiūtė | Kur Giria Užėjo CD

“Where the woods came” is the first solo album by Agota Zdanavičiūtė – a talented Lithuanian singer and kanklės musician, known for Sen Svaja group and many other folk music projects. The album presents 8 creative post-folklore compositions, inspired by fairy tales of legendary herbalist Eugenija Šimkūnaitė (1920—1996).

Motifs, texts and mythic incantations come from Eugenija Šimkūnaitė’s books “Girios medeliai, žali žaliuonėliai” (Trees of the Forest, the Green Ones), “Indraja – Saulės duktė” (“Indraja, the Daughter of the Sun), and “Gyvačių karalystė” (The Kingdom of Snakes). Dr Eugenija Šimkūnaitė was a famous pharmacist, ethnographer and herbalist, real sorcerer, she dedicated her entire life to the beauty and wisdom of Nature.

Agota has followed Eugenija Šimkūnaitė’s paths in the moss of forests with tender attention – she composed original compositions with her voice and beloved traditional Lithuanian string instrument – kanklės (zither).

The album is published in a very original and artful form, each copy of the CD has a personal touch of Agota’s hands, and each is different and carries a blessing piece of Nature. Go forward to the forest for new magic discoveries!