On this beautiful all solo Celtic harp recording Kim performs a wealth of seasonal pieces from all around the globe.
From Scottish pieces such as Christ Child Lullaby, Balloo Lammy, Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming to evocative medieval hymns as St. Bridget’s, St. Basil’s and Plain chant.
Robertson's crystalline harp sounds like a mountain brook coursing through a cathedral; the most peaceful and perhaps the most beautiful of this year's albums in loveley elegiac arrangements. The First Nowell, Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring, Greensleeves, Lo How a Rose, Christ Child's Lullaby, Coventry Carol, Good King Wenceslas.
With Virginia Kron. Virginia plays her beautiful sounding Cello like Harp and Cello were made for each other. This album adds a romantic touch to Christmas that is original and tastfull. Away in a Manger, We Three Kings, Silent Night, Noel Nouvelet, Merrily on High, Pastourelle, Come All Ye Shepherds.
Internationally acclaimed for her lush harmonies and atmospheric arrangements, Mary Mc Laughlin introduces her latest album. A Gaelic Christmas is a collection of Christmas carols and hymns all sung in the Irish Gaelic language. The material spans several centuries and includes ancient traditional Irish carols such as "The Wexford Carol" as well as Gaelic versions of beloved Victorian carols including "Holy Night," "I Saw Three Ships," and "Silent Night". Guest musicians, including many Gourd artists, enhance Mc Laughlin's rich multi-tracked vocals to create a unique and timeless holiday album.
Lee Spears with Donna Beck Michael. Instrumental impressions for Christmas and the winter season. Hammered Dulcimer, Piano, Guitar, English Horn and Cello.
Jody Marshall presents a delightful collection of seasonal favorites and new compositions, spanning the centuries with haunting medieval melodies, lyrical Renaissance dances, playful Celtic jigs, classics by Tchaikovsky and other composers.
The magic sound of the hammer dulcimer comes alive in this instrumetal recording of eighteen all time favorite Christmas carols.
Jerry Read Smith performing on Hammered Dulcimer and Lisa Marie Smith on Flute. A richly textured album with natural instruments.
Russell Cook. Christmas classics are given a whole new life through these unique beautiful arrangements of fiddle, mandolin, guitar, cello, flute, English horn, oboe, keyboard and snare drum.
Christmas
Maggie Sansone & Ensemble Galilei
Ancient carols, Renaissance rhythms and haunting medieval hymns bring to life images of desert landscapes, stone monasteries and the origins of Chrismas.
Bonnie Rideout, Maggie Sansone and Al Petteway
Traditional Scottish carols, wassail tunes, strathspeys and reels for the celebration of Christmas, Hogmanay & the New Year.
Sue Richards & Maggie Sansone
Seasonal music from Autumn Equinox to the New Year celebrates music from Ireland, Scotland, Wales, and other lands where Celtic people settled.
Featuring Lorraine Hammond, Linda Brockinton, Lorinda Jones, David Schnaufer, Stephan Seifert, and many more dulcimer masters showcasing their various styles, from the modern to the medieval.
Joe Weed
Joe Weed's choice of instrumentation and arrangement gives these tunes a beautiful flavor of Americana. Hark the Herald, Greensleeves, Cherry Tree Carol, I Wonder as I Wander, Auld Lang Syne, more.
Woody Phillips
Your favorite carols performed on your favorite hand and power tools. From the workshop of Maestro Woody Phillips, glorious holiday sounds ascend from the sawdust to the heavens.
Robin Petrie
An enchanting companion album to A Victorian Christmas... Oliver Cromwell and the Puritans officially outlawed all festivals, including the ancient Yuletide celebrations so beloved by the people.
Robin Petrie
Christmas had been a much neglected holiday until the Victorians revived its beloved traditions - trimming the tree, hanging the mistletoe, decking the hall...and celebrating it all in songs called carols.
On this exciting new work Barry Phillips has arranged three distinct types of music:
American choral pieces by William Billings and other early American composers, dance tunes from John Playford’s The English Dancing Master, and folk tunes of the period and earlier..
