Ontario by Harry Bartlett

The four pieces that make up Ontario were written over a month traveling to different regions of the province concluding in a single remote recording session in Haliburton County. Each piece is a meditation on a particular place, much like a journal entry.

Fire Escapes

To the ornate myriad of iron that climbs the back of Toronto apartments. Sitting, smoking, eating, drinking – observing others in close proximity while simultaneously feeling a private sense of sanctuary.

Welland Locks

To the canal that connects Lake Ontario to Lake Erie, nicked with a series of locks that rise and fall with the lugubrious sound of metal. Unlike a river, this industrial waterway is lined with concrete and rusted implements.

Hwy 62

To the highway that veers eastbound at the town of Maynooth. When travelled at night there is no sound but ones tires and no sight beyond what headlights will grant. The warmth of a cab and the familiar glow of an instrument panel are like a tenuous asylum against anything that could go wrong.

The Lenten Rose

To the neatly manicured gardens of Niagara on the Lake that are organized as though by a child who wishes his peas not to touch his mashed potatoes.

Harry Bartlett is a guitarist and composer based in Nashville, TN.

His most recent album, Mountain Air, is "presented with a delicacy combining classical, string band and jazz elements” (The Whole Note).

harrybartlettmusic.com