"These songs are characterized by an intimate simplicity, bringing us with them on an inner journey.... They have taken me into a dimension of depth that I miss in so many other places... like a coming home to myself."Take Wing in Song contains a collection of beautiful songs based on spiritual texts (widely defined) from different sources. These include the writings of the Indian mystical poet Rabindranath Tagore, Hilde Domin, Hannah Senesh, Theodore Roethke, Mary Austin, and the Psalms. The songs are composed and arranged by Deborah Langstaff, variously accompanied by guitar, cello, piano, accordion and percussion, and interwoven with vocal harmonies. Surrounded by music all her life, Deborah's compositions are influenced by folk, celtic and early music traditions. They are melodic, harmonious and accessible for many different listeners.Deborah is joined by a number of wonderful musicians and friends on this recording, including Rob Bethel on cello; Megan Henderson on piano; Susan Robbins on piano, accordion and harmony vocals; Ellen Epstein on harmony vocals; and Marytha Paffrath on harmony vocals and percussion. (all are well known musicians with their own groups and recordings - check out their music as well!)"The music in Take Wing in Song is really beautiful....I have been moved by the purity, humility and power of what you have created. Thank you for that."