A Christmas Celtic Sojourn
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Edition: Music CDCD Release Date: 2001-10-09
Music Label: Rounder / Umgd
Soundtracks:
- It Came Upon a Midnight Clear - Maddy Prior
- Gloomy Winter - Bonnie Rideout
- Christ Child's Lullaby - Sheena Wellington
- Sou Gan - Steve Schuch
- Oiche Mhaith Leibh/Good Night to You - ?ine Minogue
- Wexford Lullaby - Maighread N? Dhomnaill, John Renbourn
- Drao?cht Na Ho?che [The Magic of the Night] - Dord?n
- Cradle Song - Maddy Prior
- Spered Hollvedel - The Revels
- Misteriou Joaius - L'Ensemble Choral du Bout du Monde
- Leanbh Ghil Mhilis [Bright Sweet Child] - Dord?n
- Midwinter Waltz - The Boys of the Lough
- I Saw a Maiden - Nowell Sing We Clear
- Ditchling Carol - Waterson:Carthy
- Personent Hodie/Cantus - Connie Dover
- O Na Kaerra Burzud - L'Ensemble Choral du Bout du Monde
- Silent Night - ?ine Minogue
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Free Music Review: A Delightful Collection!
Hit: 5 Stars
If you are looking for a CD that offers something other than standard Christmas carols, this collection is for you. The songs are beautifully arranged and sung. My personal favorite is Maddy Prior's Cradle Song. My husband and I played this CD over and over during the holidays and look forward to hearing it again next Christmas
A Christmas Celtic Sojourn Poster
On A Christmas Celtic Sojourn, Brian O'Donovan, the host of the Celtic Sojourn radio show, compiles a collection of songs that mixes the contemplative with more raucous fare, ancient melodies with modern, and the earthy with the ethereal. The musicians come from all corners of the Celtic world, and include the Breton choir Ensemble Choral du Bout du Monde, who blend medieval vocal harmonies with modern instruments such as the tin whistle and the guitar; Dordan, the masters of Irish baroque music; and the pan-Celtic band the Boys of the Lough. Also included are English performers Maddy Prior (the lead singer of Steeleye Span) and the family group Waterson:Carthy, who deliver a hearty version of the "The Ditchling Carol." The majority of the tracks feature vocals, but the instrumental selections--particularly fiddler Bonnie Rideout's haunting "Gloomy Winter" and the lovely "Midwinter Waltz" from the Boys of the Lough--do a beautiful job of wordlessly evoking the season. By passing over too-familiar Christmas songs in favor of less-well-known melodies, O'Donovan has come up with that rarest of all holiday treats--a gift that that both surprises and delights. --Michael SimmonsFolk Music CDs
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