沖縄の友人が歌ってくれて初めてこの歌を聴いたときに、涙が流れて以来、いつか録音したいと思っていた曲。”yellow”では、中国、韓国/朝鮮と並んで、どうしても沖縄とつながりのある音楽を入れたいと思っていた。デイブが美しくもかわいらしい、やさしいアレンジをしてくれた。録音はブリストルの古い教会を改築したスタジオ。デイブが全てのコーディネーションまでしてくれた。

I first heard this song when my Okinawan friend sang it for me and it reduced me to tears. Since then I have wanted to record it someday. As well as music from China and Korea, I really wanted to include some music with an Okinawan background on “yellow”. Dave gave it a beautiful, pretty and gentle arrangement. The recording was done in a studio in a converted old church in Bristol. Dave arranged everything for us himself.

Traditional in Okinawa
Co-produced & arranged by Dave Gregory
Recorded at Christ Church Studios in Bristol UK November 2000
Recorded by John Waterhouse
Dave Gregory : acoustic guitar, hammond organ & Programming
Stuart Gordon : violin & viola Minerva quartet
Roly Latham : violin
Lisa Betteridge : violin
Sarah Heins : viola
Emmelire Brewe : cello