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I've recorded many versions of this song. It began as a duet with George Winston on PASSAGE and appeared as a trio with George and Michael Hedges on AN EVENING WITH WINDHAM HILL LIVE. Most recently I recorded it with the Ugandan singer Samite whose STARS TO SHARE is on Windham Hill.

In my entire history, there is only one instance of two songs sharing the same open tuning. In 1979 Sony was letting me experiment with early digital technology. It was payback time and I was doing a video of "Anne's Song" on a California hillside just off Skyline Boulevard between Palo Alto and the Pacific. I was waiting for the lights and sound to be right and fairly bored out of my mind when I looked up at two hawks drifting on the warm spring air. I watched for a few minutes until I realized that my hands were moving and that a song had appeared: "Hawk Circle".

This is the only real duet on the recording. I decided it needed to be the only song which didn't fit the solo criteria. the arguments in favor of including it are three. First of all, it is all about guitar. Secondly, it is something I play in every concert I give. Thirdly, it features my long-time friend and colleague David Cullen who has toured with me since 1986. This was recorded as a live duet in one take on May 6 of 2004. My admiration for and gratitude to David can't be measured. His recordings are available on Solid Air Records. His website is www.cullenguitar.com

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from Returning - Grammy™ Award Winning Album, released January 1, 2004

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William Ackerman Vermont

I recorded my first record for about $300 in 1975, creating Windham Hill Records in the process. I’ve produced George Winston and Michael Hedges among many others.

I’ve toured in the US, Europe and Japan. I have a Grammy Award and 21 Gold and Platinum Records as a producer in the US and overseas. My studio is in Windham County, Vermont. It’s been a lot of fun. Still is. ... more

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