An INDIE finalist for "Best Seasonal Album of the
Year"! Ancient carols, Renaissance rhythms and haunting
medieval hymns bring to life images of desert landscapes,
stone monasteries and the origins of Chrismas.
Maggie
Sansone on hammered dulcimer with
members of Ensemble Galilei: Marcia Diehl on recorder, bowed
psaltery and pennywhistle; Jim Brooks on recorder and
concertina;
Sue
Richards on Celtic harp; Carolyn
Surrick on treble viol & bass viola da gamba; and special
guests
Bonnie
Rideout
on Scottish fiddle, Zan McLeod
on cittern and guitar and Ben Harms on hand drums and medieval
tambourine.
Includes: Basque and Galician carols from Spain, medieval
Dutch & French carols, and Renaissance tunes by 16th
century master Tilman Susato.
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51:55 minutes.
"An enticing blend...
unorthodox instrumental combinations result in interesting
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CLIP Ancient Noels - The Golden Carol
(275k 8-bit mono) .
1 Cantiga de Santa Maria, No. 48
(3:35)
2 Gloucester Wassail / Tomorrow Will Be
My Dancing Day / The Sussex Carol (3:15)
3 Hoboekentanz / Schafertanz (6:00)
4 O Bethlehem / Bethlehem's Stall / A
Maiden Was Adoring God, The Lord / Great Gentlefolk, Hold
And Bethink You (5:02)
5 The Bellman's Song (3:50)
6 The Truth Sent From Above (4:33)
7 Nowell, Nowell: Tidings True / Riu,
Riu, Chiu (3:30)
8 I Must Go Gather Comfort / There Was
A Maid So Lovely / When Judah's Loyal Soul Alone (6:05)
9 Cantiga, A Madre Do Que Livrou
(3:33)
10 Whenas The Rose Of Jericho / A Year
Begins Of Joy And Grace / To Us A Little Child Is Born
(3:30)
11 The Donkey's Carol / The Friendly Beasts
(3:20)
12 Here Betwixt Ass And Oxen Mild / The
Golden Carol (2:45)
13 In The Bleak Midwinter (2:35)
An INDIE finalist for "Best Seasonal Album of the
Year"! Ancient carols, Renaissance rhythms and haunting
medieval hymns bring to life images of desert landscapes,
stone monasteries and the origins of Chrismas.
