| Description |
1 audio disc : CD, audio digital ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet. |
| Note |
New Age-style music, consisting of songs with instrumental accompaniment, poems, and instrumental renditions of songs, all revolving around the theme of winter and traditions of the winter solstice. |
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Most melodies traditional, from England, Ireland, Wales, France, Russia, and Scandinavia or by Jessica Radcliffe; except track 10 by Robin Williamson, track 12 by Gabriel Yacoub, and part of track 2 by Lydia Maria Child. Poems by Jessica Radcliffe, John Matthews, Caitlin Matthews, Martin Ludgate, and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. |
| Contents |
Northern lass/ Snowflakes/ Snowflakes (instrumental) (6:38) -- Time is a little girl/ Over the river and through the woods (2:18) -- The time is drawing near (3:45) -- Kolyada/ Old one (2:45) -- Räven och Bonden/ A gift/ Giving the gift (2:37) -- Give me the moon (3:00) -- Abbott's Bromley horn dance/ In winter's shadow (3:19) -- O vent (3:11) -- The cutty wren/ I look for you (4:41) -- Til here is there (2:27) -- To drive the cold winter away (1:45) -- One small candle/ Beautiful darkness (4:49) -- Winter wedding (tune: Wexford carol)/ The king/ The holly and the ivy (5:09) -- Solstice fire (:17) -- Tourne, tourne (4:11) -- Bright child/ Magic (2:41) -- The holly bears the crown (1:32). |
| Performer |
Jessica Radcliffe, vocals, speaker ; Lisa Ekström, vocals, wooden flute, accordion ; Martin Simpson, mandola, guitars ; Barry Phillips, violoncello ; Gerry O'Beirne, ukulele, guitars ; Shelley Phillips, oboe, English horn, wooden flute. |
| Subject |
Winter -- Songs and music -- Sound recordings.
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Winter solstice -- Songs and music -- Sound recordings.
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New Age music -- Sound recordings.
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Folk music -- Sound recordings.
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Songs, English -- Sound recordings.
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Folk music. |
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New Age music. |
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Songs, English. |
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Winter. |
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Winter solstice. |
| Genre |
Music.
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| Added Author |
Radcliffe, Jessica, composer, performer.
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Ekström, Lisa, performer.
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Simpson, Martin, performer.
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| Added Title |
celebrating the winter solstice |
| Standard No. |
616895310126 |
| Music No. |
HBR CD002 High Bohemia Records |
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