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Merivale, Finola / Catherine Sikora

Abhaile

(Relative Pitch

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Personnel:

Catherine Sikora-tenor saxophone

Finola Merivale-field recordings, electronics

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UPC: 5904224875510

Label: Relative Pitch
Catalog ID: RPR1287
Squidco Product Code: 37642

Format: CD
Condition: New
Released: 2026
Country: USA
Packaging: Cardboard Gatefold
Track 1 recorded at Centre Culturel Irlandais, in Paris, France, in August 2020 by Finola Merivale.

Track 2 saxophone recorded at The Studio of the Lost Realm, in New Mexico, in January, 2026, by Catherine Sikora; field recordings recorded by Finola Merivale.

Track 3 saxophone recorded at The Studio of the Lost Realm, in New Mexico, in December, 2025, by Catherine Sikora; field recordings recorded in County Cork, Ireland, and New York City, by Finola Merivale.

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"This collaboration brings together Catherine Sikora's saxophone and Finola Merivale's compositions for field recordings and electronics. Sikora's incisive, texturally rich playing unfolds against Merivale's carefully shaped sonic environments, where found sounds and subtle processing create shifting atmospheres. The work emphasizes deep listening, blurring the line between instrumental gesture and environmental sound, and moves between stark minimalism and dense, evocative layers."-Relative Pitch

Artist Biographies

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"Tenor and soprano saxophonist, improviser and composer Catherine Sikora was first electrified by the sound of air vibrating in a metal tube when, as a child, she heard the wind playing tones and overtones in a metal gate. She has devoted her life to researching the magic of that sound with her saxophones, particularly in her solo work, which forms the main backbone of her creative output.

Catherine's first solo album 'Jersey' was released on Relative Pitch Records in July 2016. She followed this with 'Warrior', an all-soprano saxophone solo recording in 2019. Her next solo tenor recording, 'Sanctuary', recorded live in Paris in summer of 2020, was released in fall 2020.

In addition to her solo work, Sikora works frequently in duo and larger settings, with Eric Mingus, Brian Chase, Ursel Schlicht, Ethan Winogrand, Ross Hammond, Christopher Culpo and Matteo Liberatore. She is proud to be one third of the joyful rowdiness that is Eris 136199.

Sikora is active as an educator and writes extensively on the subject of practice."

-Catherine Sikora Website (https://catherinesikora.net/)
7/24/2026

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Track Listing:

1. Des Os 18:42

2. The Sea Has Hooves 07:54

3. Closing Doors 10:40

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