Exclusively composed by Liza Mulholland for Webstrand, the Tooth Gatherer and Paul Taggart’s Elphen Chronicles, the musical soundscape that accompanies the Video-Storybooks of Webstrand and The Paintbox Tales, transports us into the Elphen world of Shimmistra – a soundscape that has subsequently been developed by Liza Mulholland into eleven wonderful full-length music tracks.
Join the Elphen Treasure Chest to keep up to date with all things Elphen, including the upcoming Concept Music Album, featuring these eleven full-blown music tracks with linking narrative.
THE MUSICAL JOURNEY of ‘Webstrand, the Tooth Gatherer’
“When Paul first approached me about creating an Elphen Song, for his story of ‘Webstrand the Tooth Gatherer’ - I immediately jumped at the chance. Reading through the manuscript and seeing Paul’s superb Masterworks paintings and vignettes, I at once felt the many layers of mood and atmosphere, lent themselves readily to musical interpretation.
I found the life-changing journey in the book immensely inspiring and was soon composing music for all nine chapters! From the iridescent shimmer of Elphen wings in the moonlight and Fizz’s comical attempts to get dressed, through the Starway and Crystal Caverns to the wonders of Shimmistra (populated by both magical Elphen and dreaded Shades), to the safety and serenity of home, all suggested to me soundscapes and tunes which, through a process of development, have found their way onto the upcoming album.
The opportunity to collaborate on Elphen Chronicles has been a magical journey of discovery, to a place where, as Paul so rightly says, ‘Imagination is more precious than diamonds.’”
Liza Mulholland
Liza Mulholland – Composer, Musician, Songwriter, Producer, Author
(Music Director, Paul Taggart’s Elphen Chronicles)
https://www.lizamulholland.com/elphen
A professional musician versed in many styles, including classical, traditional, folk, to name but a few; Liza Mulholland’s career spans many decades, involving a breadth of projects. Hailing from a Scottish-islands family, now based in the Highlands of Scotland, Liza’s creative soul is rooted in the form of music that has influenced many genres of traditional folk music throughout the world. A culture that inspires collaboration; where songs and music are passed down from one generation to another, through music first heard in the cradle, performed in family gatherings and at communal sessions.
This cultural heritage being evident in the major, multi-media project, ‘Metagama, an Atlantic Odyssey’ - founded by Liza, in conjunction with the writer Donald Murray, originally created to mark the centenary of the mass emigrations to Canada and the USA from the Outer Hebrides in 1923 and 1924. Brought to the stage through an ensemble of traditional musicians performing music and songs, interspersed with narrative story-telling, illustrated throughout via projected drawings, produced specifically to accompany this production. Live tours in 2023, 2025 and 2026, were given 5-star reviews and the resultant album has been nominated as finalist in 2026 for the Scottish Music Industry Awards.
Liza Mulholland’s love for collaboration is further reflected in a career that has not only featured performances in recordings and live concerts, but also included devising and producing TV, radio and stage productions, making award-winning arts documentaries for BBC Scotland. Solo works, include Liza’s album of songs and tunes on her debut album ‘Fine’n’Rosy’ and the first book in her ‘Inside Folk’ series.
“Delve in and you’ll discover all nine chapters in the Video-StoryBook - ‘Webstrand, the Tooth Gatherer’. Filmed, created and produced in our studio; I personally narrate this illustrated book, which features my scene-setting Masterworks oil paintings and Elphen portraits, plus over one-hundred storytelling vignette oil paintings. Jewelled border artworks, along with animation and additional visual features, adorn the pages of this Video-StoryBook; which is accompanied by the original Elphen soundscape, composed specifically for ‘Webstrand, the Tooth Gatherer’.”
Paul Taggart
“Nestling amongst the gems you’ll unearth the Video-StoryBook - ‘Starway Sapphires’. This stand-alone, illustrated story, the first to be released of the ‘Paintbox Tales’ from ‘Paul Taggart’s Elphen Chronicles’; features miniature Masterworks oil paintings, as well as illuminated letters, illustrations, animation and additional visual features - narrated throughout by myself and accompanied by the Elphen soundscape and tracks from our upcoming Concept Music Album.”
Paul Taggart
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Delve in to discover the Video-StoryBooks - ‘Webstrand, the Tooth Gatherer’ and ‘Starway Sapphires’, the first of the Paintbox Tales.
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Search out Bonus Features and Painting Reveals.
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ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 2026 – Paul Taggart has asserted his Rights as the Sole Artist & Author of Paul Taggart’s Elphen Chronicles. ALL RIGHTS (including Music) owned by Paul W. Taggart, Eileen M. Tunnell, Sunita J. Gahir [The Three Quills]
The Three Quills studio, symbolising the trio of creative strands that are art & design, writings and music.
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Paul Taggart – Artist : Author : Presenter : Producer [Sole Author & Illustrator of ‘Paul Taggart’s Elphen Chronicles©’]
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Eileen Tunnell – Project Director, Producer, Video Auteur ‘Paul Taggart’s Elphen Chronicles’
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Sunita Gahir – Design Director/Producer ‘Paul Taggart’s Elphen Chronicles’
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Liza Mulholland – Music Director/Producer ‘Paul Taggart’s Elphen Chronicles’