(Photo by Fiona Ritchie)
Week 51 (#2065)
Enjoy the rich acoustic instruments and voices of the festive season, with tales of tradition, rhymes of remembrance, and the unique flavors of a Celtic Christmas.
The Castle of Dromore...by Cherish the Ladies from On Christmas Night (Rounder)
Into the Light...by Al Petteway & Amy White from Winter Tidings (Maggie's Music)
The Holly and the Ivy...by Kerfuffle from Lighten the Dark (Kerfuffle)
Sweet Bells...by Phil Cunningham and Friends from Phil Cunningham's Christmas Songbook (Vertical)
Caílin Na Gruaige Doinne/New Year's Eve/The Palm Tree...by Cherish the Ladies from Heart of the Home (cherishtheladies.com)
Travellers' Prayer...by John Renbourn from Traveller's Prayer (Shanachie)
[ID excerpt] God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen...by Jerry Reed Smith & Lisa Maria Smith from One Wintry Night (Silent Planet)
Carol of the Birds...by Matt & Shannon Heaton from Fine Winter's Night (MattandShannonHeaton.com)
Improvisation on Dona Nobia Pacem...by Chris Thile and Edgar Meyer from Yo-Yo Ma and Friends Songs of Joy & Peace (Sony)
The Gift...by Maddie Prior & the Carnival Band from Ringing the Changes (Park)
Patapan/O come, O come Emmanuel...by Mindy Gledhill from Winter Moon (Blue Morph)
The Storm...by Jerry Reed Smith & Lisa Maria Smith from One Wintry Night (Silent Planet)
Christ Child's Lullaby/Star in the East/Born in Bethny...by Al Petteway & Amy White from Winter Tidings (Maggie's Music)