Blind buskers, shamans, mediums, children, farmers, mothers; musiciens and beetles from some of the multitude of ethnic cultures that make up modern Vietnam appear in those new field recordings by Philip Blackburn. Paddies, porches, temples and shanties of mountain, forest, city and farm provide the backdrops for a survey of current traditional music and song, much recorded here for the first time. Stilling Time offers a variety of engaging music for work, welcome, prayer, possession and play : choice morsels to introduce the rich sound palette of the entire country.