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Tune
List
- The
Osprey by Karen Ashbrook (2:59)
- Éirigh
Suas A Stoirín (Rise Up, My Love) by Al Petteway (2:48)
- Skye
Aire by Maggie Sansone (3:53)
- 'S
Truagh Nach 'eil Bodaich an Domhain/Maol Donaidh (Seal Songs)
by Sue Richards (4:26)
- Good
Morning to your Nightcap/Behind the Haystack by Karen
Ashbrook (5:21)
- Feuntuen
an Aod by Robin Bullock (3:55)
- Sundog
by Al Petteway (5:23)
- Rebecca's
Hymn by Bonnie Rideout (3:35)
- Da
Day Dawn by Sue Richards (2:42)
- Get
Up Early by Maggie Sansone (3:28)
- Macdonald,
Lord of the Isles/Romance Air by Bonnie Rideout (4:32)
- Mná
na hÉireann (Women of Ireland) by Ceoltoiri Celtic Ensemble/Connie
McKenna (5:03)
- Wild
Mountain Thyme by Al Petteway (5:54)
Liner Notes
MAGGIE'S MUSIC ARTISTS
KAREN ASHBROOKis a pioneer in the adaptation
of the dazzling ornamentation and style of Irish music to
the hammered dulcimer, as seen in her respected Oak Publications
book on the subject. Her virtuosity is equally evident on
pennywhistle and Irish wooden flute. Her recordings explore
the lush contemporary feel of Irish music in Hills
of Erin and the upbeat spirit of a traditional pub session
in Knock on the Door.
ROBIN BULLOCK, a virtuoso on guitar, cittern,
mandolin and fiddle, is one of the most remarkable multi-instrumentalists
of our time. His immersion in Irish, bluegrass and old-timey
styles has propelled him towards his own sound: a uniquely
Celtic American kind of roots music. Bullock tours and records
with the John Whelan Band and Footworks Dance Ensemble. His
solo albums on the Maggie's Music label are Between Earth
and Sky and Midnight Howl.
CEOLTOIRI CELTIC ENSEMBLE
with vocals by CONNIE McKENNA brings to the Celtic New Age
a haunting union of vibrating strings and mesmerizing flutes
and vocals. Sue Richards provides her shimmering Celtic harp,
Karen Ashbrook adds ringing hammered dulcimer and haunting
Irish flute and pennywhistle, and Connie McKenna sings in
Irish Gaelic in the ancient sean nos style. Ceoltoiri's recordings
on the Maggie's Music label are Women
of Ireland, Silver
Apples of the Moon and the instrumental Celtic
Lace.
AL PETTEWAY is one of America's leading acoustic
guitarists, as noted in Acoustic Guitar Magazine's "30 Hot
Guitarists" in 1998. His style is smooth, sweet and completely
his own - an artful synthesis of Celtic sounds and American
themes and drive. He has won awards from the Washington Area
Music Association for "Best New Age," "Best Contemporary"
and "Best Celtic" instrumentalist. His recordings are Midsummer
Moon, Whispering Stones, The Waters and the Wild and A Scottish
Christmas.
SUE RICHARDS The evocative power of the Celtic
harp has no greater genius than Sue Richards. The U.S folk
magazine Dirty Linen called her "one of America's brightest
stars." She is the four-time U.S. National Scottish Harp Champion
and has won equal fame for her masterful recordings of Irish
music. A member of Ceoltoiri Celtic Ensemble and Ensemble
Galilei, she can be heard on her solo recordings Hazel Grove,
Morning Aire and Grey-Eyed Morn.
BONNIE RIDEOUT leaped into the international
limelight as the first American fiddler ever invited to perform
the music of the Scottish Highlands at the prestigious Edinburgh
International Festival. As three-time U.S. National Scottish
Fiddle Champion, she has brought her unique balance of charismatic
stagecraft and passionate scholarship to her Maggie's Music
recordings which include Kindred Spirits, Celtic Circles,
Soft May Morn and the bestselling A Scottish Christmas.
MAGGIE SANSONE brings a unique vision
to the Celtic music she draws from her hammered dulcimer.
It's a fusion of ancient sounds and modern sensibility, fueled
by rich arrangements and innovative use of old and new instruments.
Her award-winning early recording, Mist and Stone brought
her national attention in the New Age market, and set the
tone for the success of the label she founded, Maggie's Music.
Other recordings are Music in the Great Hall, Dance Upon the
Shore and a collection of holiday recordings including A Scottish
Christmas with Bonnie Rideout and Al Petteway.
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