I first found out about Hugh Marsh via Loreena McKennitt's album "The Mask and Mirror," to which he contributed some wonderfully exciting solos. That album drew much inspiration from medieval and middle eastern styles, so it's not suprising to see Marsh working with sarod player Randev Pandit on "Anhata," an album that's 'fusion' not so much in the Mahavishnu sense as in a fairly elegant meeting of eastern and western folk styles and instrumentation.

Marsh's solo work is diverse, from "Shaking the Pumpkin's" first track - an arrangement of Purple Haze with Robert Palmer on vocals - to his rendition of Saint-Saens' Le Cygne (the Swan) on "Songs for My Mother and Father." This echoes much of his sessions work, where he's played with everyone from Bruce Cockburn, Michael Brecker, Nigel Kennedy, and Alannah Myles to Soul Asylum, Rod Stewart, Mel Torme, Hemispheres, Daniel Lanois, and the Barenaked Ladies.

Here are samples from various albums that show some of Hugh's range:

Santiago, from Loreena McKennitt's album "The Mask and Mirror"
(.AIFF format, 396K, 35 second clip)
Pizz Punk, from "Shaking the Pumpkin" (.AIFF format, 347K, 30 second clip)
Surya, from Randev Pandit's album "Anhata" (.AIFF format, 380K, 33 second clip)

Songs copyright © Loreena McKennitt, Hugh Marsh, and Randev Pandit, repectively.

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SONGS FOR MY MOTHER AND FATHER (1996)
SHAKING THE PUMPKIN (1987)
THE BEAR WALKS (1984)

With Bruce Cockburn:
CHRISTMAS (1993)
BIG CIRCUMSTANCE (1990)
WAITING FOR A MIRACLE (1987)
WORLD OF WONDERS (1985)
THE TROUBLE WITH NORMAL (1983)
INNER CITY FRONT (1981)
MUMMY DUST (1981)
HUMANS (1980)

With Mary Margaret O'Hara:
CHRISTMAS EP (1991)
MISS AMERICA (1988)

With Loreena McKennitt:
THE BOOK OF SECRETS (1997)
A WINDER GARDEN EP(1995)
THE MASK AND MIRROR (1994)
THE VISIT (1990)

With Montuno Police:
TOUCH (1996)

With Alannah Myles:
ALANNAH (1995)

With Marc Jordan:
COOL JAM BLACK EARTH (1996)

With Randev Pandit:
SILENT THUNDER (1997)
ANHATA: SOUND UNSTRUCK (1996)

With Nick Buzz:
CIRCO (1996)

With Art Turner:
STORY WATER (1997)