Liz Knowles, fiddle, viola
Deborah Nuse, Scottish small pipes, fiddle
Sue Richards, Celtic Harp
Carolyn Anderson Surrick, viols
Sarah Weiner, oboe, tin whistle, recorder
and with Kieran O'Hare, Uilleann Pipes, flutes, low whistles & tin whistles

Tune List

1. Salterello/Bring A Torch, Jeanette Isabella, 2:43
2. New Prince, New Pomp/Galician Carol, 4:33
3. Christmas Day I'Da Moornin', 2:15
4. Bressay Lullabye (Balloo Lammy)/Don Oiche, 4:09
5. Of Darkness and Light, 4:05
6. Rorate, 2:52
7. The Donkey Carol/The Friendly Beasts, 2:59
8. O Come, O Come, Emmanuel/What Child Is This,4:50
9. Bells and Bows/New Year's Dawn,4:37
10. Bottom of the Punch Bowl/The Man Who Died and Rose Again/Ward's Jig/Apples in
Winter, 4:16
11. Easter Snow, 3:31
12. Puer Natus est in Bethlehem, In Dulci Jubilo/Saw Three Ships, 2:52
13. Danse Arabe (from The Nutcracker Suite), 3:36
14. Congaudeat, 1:56
15. The Bellman's Carol/The Moon Shines Bright, 2:56
16. The First Nowell/Joy to the World/Joy to the World Jig, 3:56

Total Playing Time: 56:15 minutes

1. Saltarello (14thc. Italian Dance)/Bring a torch Jeanette Isabella (17thc. France) - harp, fiddle, soprano recorder, finger cymbals, bass viol/ 2 fiddles, harp, whistle, tenor recorder, bass viol.

2. New Prince New Pomp (16th c. England)/Galician Carol (Trad. Galician carol, arr. C. A. Surrick) - two fiddles, treble viol/oboe, harp, bass viol, fiddle, Uilleann pipes.

3. Christmas Day I'Da Moornin' (Trad. Shetland Jig) - two fiddles, 2 whistles, bass viol, harp.

4. Bressay Lullabye-Balloo Lammy (Trad. Scotland)/Don Oiche (Trad. Ireland) - harp, low whistle/viol, fiddles, Uilleann pipes, harp.

5. Of Darkness and Light (C. A. Surrick) bass viol, treble viol, fiddles, harp.

6. Rorate (Trad. Scottish Carol) - fiddle, viol, harp.

7. The Donkey Carol (Medieval French)/The Friendly Beasts (Trad. French) - harp, fiddles, viol/low whistle, viol, harp, fiddles, tenor recorder.

8. O Come Emmanuel (12th c. France arr. C. A. Surrick)/What Child is This (16th c. England arr. L. Knowles) - viol, oboe, harp/fiddles, low whistle harp, oboe, viol.

9. Bells and Bows (Liz Knowles)/New Year's Dawn (Deborah Nuse) - fiddles, harp, finger cymbals/Uilleann pipes, oboe, Scottish smallpipes.

10. Bottom of the Punch Bowl (Trad. Irish Jig)/The Man who Died and Rose Again (Trad. Irish Jig)/Ward's Jig (Trad. Irish Jig)/Apples in Winter - fiddles, oboe, viol, harp/flute, fiddle/flute, fiddle/whistle, fiddles, harp, viol, Uilleann pipes.

11. Easter Snow (Trad. Irish Air) - flute, harp.

12. Puer Natus est (Michael Praetorious)/In Dulci Jubilo (Hieronymus Praetorius)/I Saw Three Ships (15th c. England) - oboe, harp, viol, fiddles viola/whistle, fiddles, harp, viol, soprano recorder/Scottish small pipes, Uilleann pipes, harp, viol, soprano recorder.

13. Danse Arabe (from The Nutcracker Suite) (Pyotr Ilyitch Tchaikovsky 1840-1893, arr. L. Knowles) fiddle, viola, viol, low whistle, tenor recorder, harp, oboe, percussion. Commissioned by Gerard Field for Ensemble Galilei, with Nancy Karpeles, tambourine.

14. Congaudeat (12th c. France arr. C.A. Surrick) - tenor recorder, harp, viol, fiddles.

15. The Bellman's Carol (17th c. English)/The Moon Shines Bright (17th c. English) - Scottish smallpipes, harp/Uilleann pipes, harp, viola, viol.

16. The First Nowell (17th c. English)/Joy to the World/(18th c. English) Joy to the World Jig (var. Sue Richards)- fiddles, viol, harp, whistle/fiddles, harp, oboe, viol/Uilleann pipes, fiddles, harp, viol, soprano recorder.

The Production
Recorded in concert at McDowell Hall at St. John's College, Annapolis, MD
December 15 & 17, 2000
Recording: Blue Hyacinth Productions
Recording Engineer: William Krantz
Assistant Recording Engineer: Ron Freeland
Editing and Mastering: Charlie Pilzer @ Airshow, Springfield VA
Producer: Benjamin K. Roe
Executive Producer: C.A. Surrick

CD Booklet: Graphic artist, Jennifer Johnson; Art Director: Maggie Sansone, Maggie's Music; Cover Art: Sue Richards; Cover Artist Photo: Irene Young.