Ah, now there is a very different exploration of the vocal instrument! The recordings I have heard produce such very fine harmonies, some with no instrumental accompaniment at all - to do so requires great skill, as much as any composer for multiple instruments. And then to have learned that this form originated from people who had no musical training at all! As a musician myself, I am amazed. The lyrical content is interesting, as well; I find myself frequently amused that the number of songs about the sea as a terrible and trying place seems exactly equivalent to the number of songs about the sea's glory and majesty.
Please do come to the reception this evening. I think you will enjoy these paintings very much. There is one of a house that I cannot walk past without taking a moment to appreciate it again.