Merrily Greet the Time [Live]

Merrily Greet the Time [Live]

Merrily Greet the Time [Live]

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CD Review
There's something about the sound of the hammered dulcimer that goes perfectly with the mood of Christmas!

Product Description
Merrily Greet the Time features 4- time Scottish harp champion Sue Richards on Celtic harp and Maggie Sansone on hammered dulcimer with special guest musician appearances on tracks 3,9,15,19 that includes Connie McKenna-Irish & English vocals; Karen Ashbrook-Irish flute, hammered dulcimer;Ralph Gordon-cello performing seasonal music from Autumn Equinox to the Celtic New Year ( Samhain), the Winter Solstice, 12 days of Christmas and the New Year from Ireland, Scotland, Wales, and other lands where Celtic people settled. Through harvest time, to the old Celtic new year called Samhain (now called "Hallowe'en"), the time of the Winter Solstice and the longest nights, and on to the coming promised light of Christmas and the New Year, our ancestors braced for the cold with the warmth that the winter hearth (and a good pint) could bring. Recorded live at the studios of XM Satellite Radio.

Merrily Greet the Time [Live]

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Merrily Greet the Time
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Excellent , quiet Renaissance type music
  • What a Beautiful Sound!
  • Seasonal music for any time of the year....
 Merrily Greet the Time
Sue Richards
Manufacturer: Maggie's Music
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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  2. A Feast of Songs: Holiday Music from the Middle Ages
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ASIN: B0000SVZVA
Release Date: 2003-10-01

Tracks:

  1. Slieve Gallen Braes
  2. Harvest Home
  3. Abbots Bromley/Twist Ye,Twine Ye (Song)
  4. The Ash Grove
  5. Captain OKane/Planxty George Brabazon
  6. Fire in the Hearth
  7. Cantiga de Santa Maria,No.4 (A Madre Do Que Livrou)/Cantiga de Santa Maria, No.166 (Como Poden)
  8. Garten Mothers Lullaby
  9. Sean Donegal (Irish-Gaelic Song)
  10. Swallowtail Jig
  11. Christ Child Lullaby
  12. Rorate (Nativity)
  13. Il est ne/Ding Dong, Merrily on High
  14. Balloo, Lammy
  15. Mist Covered Mountains of Home
  16. Bressay Lullaby/Don Oiche
  17. Drive the Cold Winter Away
  18. Drunk at Night, Dry in the Morning
  19. Song of Wandering Aengus (Song)
  20. Simple Gifts/Jingle Bells
  21. Greensleeves (What Child is This?)
  22. Christchurch Bells/Bottom of the Punch Bowl

Album Description

Merrily Greet the Time features 4- time Scottish harp champion Sue Richards on Celtic harp and Maggie Sansone on hammered dulcimer with special guest musician appearances on tracks 3,9,15,19 that includes Connie McKenna-Irish & English vocals; Karen Ashbrook-Irish flute, hammered dulcimer;Ralph Gordon-cello performing seasonal music from Autumn Equinox to the Celtic New Year ( Samhain), the Winter Solstice, 12 days of Christmas and the New Year from Ireland, Scotland, Wales, and other lands where Celtic people settled. Through harvest time, to the old Celtic new year called Samhain (now called "Hallowe'en"), the time of the Winter Solstice and the longest nights, and on to the coming promised light of Christmas and the New Year, our ancestors braced for the cold with the warmth that the winter hearth (and a good pint) could bring. Recorded live at the studios of XM Satellite Radio.

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Excellent , quiet Renaissance type music.......2007-01-15

I rate this a great CD for the holidays or any time. Its relaxing, quiet and great for backround music while you are working.

5 out of 5 stars What a Beautiful Sound!.......2006-01-06

Once you sample some of the tunes here, you won't be able to resist this CD. The sprightly hammered dulcimer tunes or the more decorous Irish flute are such a treat to hear. I loved the harp and cello pieces too.
When the voices blend in, they are perfect for the old world feeling of this collection. A few tunes are linked in our minds with Christmas, but most have year-round-listening appeal.

5 out of 5 stars Seasonal music for any time of the year...........2003-10-28

Its the first CD produced, recorded at the XM Radio studios which are state-of-the -art recording facilities and with Robert Aubrey Davis's liner notes- a grammy award winner himself and well known radio and tv host and personality in the Washington D.C. area - the notes are very informative and historically accurate and give a good picture of the overall content of the music. Grouping the music in sections that highlight music for Samhain- our modern day Halloween, Winter Solstice is very informative and the music is engaging. It's a treat to hear Irish- American singer Connie McKenna's vocals on 3 songs including a sean nos Irish-Gaelic. The interplay between Celtic harp and hammered dulcimer is a lovely sound for Christmas or any time of the year.Maggie's Music, record label with its home in the Washington D.C. area is highly regarded worldwide for its Holiday offerings ( Scottish Christmas featuring Bonnie Rideout and A Winter's Night with Ensemble Galilei, to name a few) and this one hits the mark for many reasons.

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