Image: Yo-Yo Ma, American cellist (photo courtesy of the artist).
Week 50 (#2116)
Monochrome landscapes, wild weather and long dark nights are perfect for inspiring the songs and tunes of the season.
Snow on the Hills…by Kim Robertson from Christmas Lullaby Volume II (Gourd Music)
Long Shadows…by Maddy Prior from Ballads & Candles (Park Records)
Shenandoah…by Dean Shostak from Revolutions (Dean Shostak Music)
The Undefeated Sun…by Maddy Prior & The Carnival Band from Ringing the Changes (Park Records)
Cold Frosty Morning/Growlin’ Old Man, Growlin’ Old Woman…by Atwater.Donnelly from When Winter Calls (Rabbit Island Music)
Wild…by Atwater.Donnelly from When Winter Calls (Rabbit Island Music)
Planting in Winter…by Maggie Sansone from Cold Frosty Morn (Maggie’s Music)
[ID excerpt] The Snowy Path…by Altan from A Thistle & Shamrock Christmas Ceilidh (Green Linnet)
When the Wind Begins to Sing…by John Renbourn from Traveller’s Prayer (Shanachie)
Travellers’ Prayer…by John Renbourn with Mairead Ni Dhomhnaill and The Voice Squad from Traveller’s Prayer (Shanachie)
Improvisation on Dona Nobis Pacem (Give Us Peace)…by Yo-Yo Ma with Edgar Meyer and Chris Thile from Songs of Joy & Peace (Sony Classical)
Improvisation on Dona Nobis Pacem (Give Us Peace)…by Yo-Yo Ma with Sérgio Assad and Odair Assad from Songs of Joy & Peace (Sony Classical)
Improvisation on Dona Nobis Pacem (Give Us Peace)…by Yo-Yo Ma with Paquito d’Rivera and Alon Yavnai from Songs of Joy & Peace (Sony Classical)
Dona Nobis Pacem (Give Us Peace)/Auld Lang Syne…by Yo-Yo Ma with Chris Botti from Songs of Joy & Peace (Sony Classical)
Dona Nobis Pacem…by Jean Redpath from Still the Night (Jean Redpath Records)
The Moving Cloud…by Kipps Bay from A Thistle & Shamrock Christmas Ceilidh (Green Linnet)