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MAGGIE'S MUSIC NEWSLETTER
always the Newest News! Maggie Sansone, Editor
MAR. 12 8pm and throughouth the month of March, Maggie Sansone's music from the CD: A Celtic Fair will be aired. and on this date, listen to the live Concert
presented with interview and performances with Maggie Sansone,
Sue Richards, Seth Kibel, Rob Greenway, Matt Bell, Andrea Hoag and
Paul Oorts. It will be aired on Ben Smith's Fine Tuning (XM 76).
0n XM RADIO; with Encores later on in the month. (( XM )),(202) 380-4272.below: Maggie Sansone & the Celtic Fair Band and various audience members and fans at the
. Photo by:
Harmeet Kaur.
Maggie's Music is proud to announce the 2007 Wammie Nominees featuring
recording artists and recordings from Maggie's Music record label.
Classical Instrumentalist Tina Chancey ;Chamber Ensemble- Ensemble
Galilei;Hesperus; Folk Traditional Instrumentalist- Bonnie Rideout;
Maggie Sansone ;Folk- traditional Recording- A Celtic Fair, Maggie
Sansone ; Washington Area Record Company- Maggie's Music. WAMA is an umbrella organization
of Washington area musicians, concert promoters, lawyers, recording
engineers, managers, graphic artists, and related businesses working
together to address areas of common concern. www.wamadc.com ...
Mark your calendar for the WAMA Awards Ceremony. Feb. 18, 2008.
Sunday, February 17, 2008, State Theatre, Falls Church VA.
2008: Maggie Sansone group and private lessons resume
Jan. 15, 2008, Maryland Hall of Creative Arts, Annapolis. MD.
(410)867-0642 ( call office after Jan. 3, 2008 for details)
Karen Ashbrook Hammered Dulcimer Group Classes:
3 Sessions- Saturdays, 10-11:30 a.m. January 19, 26 & February 2 -
Working with fun, Swiss-German dulcimer (hackbrett) repertoire, learn
to hear and accompany with I & V chords. These tunes switch
key every part and are perfect for practising back-up. You will
learn, melody, harmony and accompaniment in 3/4 and 2/4 with cheerful
polkas and mazurkas to chase away the winter blues!
COST: $60 for current Karen's private students ($75 if you aren't taking private lessons);
$80 for everyone else
PLACE: 820 Dennis Ave, Silver Spring, MD 20901
Pre-registration required. Call Karen at 301/592-0101, mail@karenashbrook.com new CD by HESPERUS
called AN EARLY AMERICAN QUILT ( MM235) - produced by director Tina
Chancey. It's a 22 year retrospective with new music and a few amazing
gem from a rare live recording with the late Scott Reiss. . It is over
one hour of elegant and lively chamber ensemble music. "Hesperus deftly
conjures another time and place time and again, resurrecting Celtic
hornpipes, jigs and odes, English country dances and French cotillions
along the way. As for the common thread running though this musical
quilt, it's easy enough to spot, thanks to the finely honed artistry
and rapport consistently displayed by Tina Chancey (fiddle, viola da
gamba and recorder), Scott Reiss (recorders and pennywhistle) and Grant
Herried (lute, guitar, theorbo and recorder."
:REVIEW: Maggie Sansone- A CELTIC FAIR;(MM112)
The ancient hammered dulcimer, according to Maggie Sansone, has
“followed the migrations of early travelers across Asia Minor to the
European continent.” And in these 12 pieces, Sansone and company have
pushed that versatile instrument on into the 21st century. This
collection rings with the rich melodies of centuries-old compositions,
presented in ways their original composers could never have imagined.
The arrangements include not only the typical Celtic mix — Irish flute,
fiddle, bodhrán — but the addition of such instruments as
woodwinds and even sax that lend a contemporary, even jazz-new-age
flavor, creating pensive tones, mystical auras — and all manner of
merriment.
Sansone performs masterfully on hammered dulcimer and smallpipes, along
with Sara Read (fiddle), Rob Greenway (guitar, Irish flute, button
accordion), and Paddy League (bodhrán). Most notable, however,
is the contribution of Bobby Read (sax, clarinet, bass clarinet,
flutes, accordion, woodwinds, keyboards, percussion). (He also performs
with the Bruce Hornsby Band.) Read's innovative arrangements and
seamless engineering allow the material to retain its Celtic
sensibility, which is only enhanced by the some brilliant innovation.
Standout tracks include “Breton An Dro,” in which delicate string-reedy
tones are overtaken by the silky, gentle swing of a sax. In this richly
textured presentation, the artists demonstrate just how much can be
accomplished within a simple, repetitive melody. There are two jig
sets, the typical toe-tapper “Breton Jig/Castlebar/Train to Dublin”
(Sansone's original) and the more moody “Comb Your Hair & Curl
It/The Butterfly/Barney Brallaghan.” The lovely “Variations on an Irish
Air (Pretty Girl Milking the Cow)” has all the emotional impact of the
most heart-wrenching traditional song.
Throughout, Sansone performs in that hold-your-breath emotive style
that has the listener hanging onto every note, awaiting the next bend
in the road — and for sure it will be a delight.— Linda J. Morris (Glen
Rock, PA), Dirty Linen Folk & World Magazine
March/07: NEW CD featuring Maggie's Music Artists :Time-Life produced a 2- CD set that features all 12 Maggie's Music Recording Artists! This exciting new CD is called Celtic Tapesty: A Collection of Contemporary and Traditional Celtic Music.
Its a one of a kind 2-CD collection produced by Time-Life and contains
32 tracks from the Maggies' Music catalog that includes recording
artists Karen Ashbrook, Robin Bullock, Ceoltoiri, Ensemble Galilei,
Hesperus, Ken Kolodner, Jody Marshall, Al Petteway & Amy White, The
City of Washington Pipe Band; National Scottish fiddle and Celtic harp
champions Bonnie Rideout and Sue Richards and Maggie Sansone. Celebrate
the sound and essence of the Celtic spirit - the driving energy of jigs
and reels; lilting melodies, haunting traditional and contemporary
songs from artists bringing their own spirit to the genre. Available
now! and through Amazon.com, all major retail outlets and wherever fine
music is sold. For more information, visit: www.TimeLifeEntertainment.com
REVIEWS Celtic Tapestry: follow this links below....
http://www.corazine.com/reviews/celtic-tapestry-contemporary-and-traditional-celtic-songs
http://www.smother.net/reviews/items/world/729/Various_Artists-Celtic_Tapestry%3A_Contemporary_and_Traditional_Celtic_Songs.php
also a Contest! and win prize....
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10/07:Maggie Sansone-musicians and now a published author! Read the nature article " Osprey."... click : http://www.bayweekly.com/year07/issuexv38/reflectxv38.html
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ACOUSTIC GUITAR REVIEW- Land of the Sky, click here:
a link to the article online: http://www.acousticguitar.com/article/173/173,7516,PLAYLIST-1.asp
NPR's ECHOES, http://www.echoes.org ;http://www.echoes.org/stattime.html
http://www.echoes.org/blog
Maggie Sansone & Friends: Thursday 11/23 & Sunday 11/26
A THANKSGIVING ECHOES ...
An
All Acoustic Living Room Concert for Thanksgiving with Alex De Grassi,
Preston Reed, Eric Tingstad & Nancy Rumbel, Maggie Sansone &
Friends. We go back through seven years of Echoes
Thanksgiving performances to pull out some of our favorites in an
all-acoustic performance..... Rounding out the show is Maggie Sansone
and Friends, bringing a Celtic-Appalachia touch to the holiday with
music for dulcimer and chamber group.
Al Petteway & Amy White:SONIC SEASONINGS 2006
LIVE PERFORMANCES FOR THE HOLIDAYS
WITH OTTMAR LIEBERT, THE CALIFORNIA GUITAR TRIO &
AL PETTEWAY & AMY WHITE,
ACOUSTIC EIDOLON....Immerse
yourself in a different kind of Christmas soundscape with Sonic
Seasonings 2006, a quartet of intimate acoustic performances for the
holiday season featuring Ottmar Liebert, The California Guitar Trio, Al Petteway & Amy White and Acoustic Eidolon.
Al Petteway and Amy White have just released a seasonal CD called Winter Tidings.
With a delicate mix of guitars, mandolins and dulcimers, they play
tunes that evoke the winter landscape of their North Carolina home. All
four artists performed this winter on Sonic Seasonings 2006, heard on
public radio stations throughout December and on Echoes December 22nd
and December 24th. Contact: Kimberly Haas at kimberlyh@echoes.org for
more information.http://www.echoes.org 610-827-960
Here's a recent quotes from reviews for Maggie's Music new Holiday recording WINTER TIDINGS by Al Petteway & Amy White:
[Winter Tidings]“Easily the best Seasonal CD of 2006.”--John Diliberto, Echoes Radio Show ( 11-21-06)
more comments from Echoes: John says...
" Winter Tidings is the seasonal CD I’ve been waiting for. It’s a disc
that captures that chilled air, fresh snow and magic world of Christmas
that I grew up with in New England. They don’t take a religious view of
Christmas but a country cosmic view born in Ireland, distilled in
Appalachia and captured on the strings at their fingers. So they came
up from their North Carolina home in mid February and cut a set for us
in mid-November.
So tune in to Sonic Seasonings this year for some meticulously crafted acoustic chill.
"Winter Tidings
happens to be one of the best of the season. Every year I name about a
half-dozen CDs as Recordings of Exceptional Merit, and yours will be
among them this year. I can hardly wait to play it for my listeners
because you and Amy have put some real magic into your recording. Merry
Christmas!" ---Gerry Grzyb,Host of Dr. Christmas WRST-FM ( 12-06-06)
Click here for more info about Gerry's show: www.uwosh.edu/wrst/christmas.php ;ABOUT GERRY:Gerry
Grzyb, host of the Dr. Christmas radio shows on WRST-FM -- America's
most diverse, for 17 years! Former Association For Independent Music
"Indie" Award judge in the Seasonal Music category. Grzyb...is perhaps
the nation's foremost authority on Christmas music" - Kyle Munson,
Music Critic - Des Moines Register (12/23/04)
JODY MARSHALL can be heard live on Metro Connection, click here:
http://www.wamu.org/programs/mc/06/12/01.php#12596
NEW
CD: Winter Tidings ( MM234)
New release from Al Petteway & Amy White, go to artist page. Reviews and announcements coming in... Al & Amy CD got a picture link on the main page.
Henk te Veldhuis.
Bridge Guitar Reviews. http://www.xs4all.nl/~guitars
stuff to do on our website that' s new and fun... Visit Apple I-tunes - straight from our website to digital download. You can preview
all the music too!,www.itunes.com.
Download the Maggie's
Music Catalog
: Click:
here.
Photo
gallery:Click here
.
Listen to our music~At the top of every album page on our website- you will see the link click here to hear... This
link will take you to our partner-internet retail store CD BABY. Once
you get to the CD Baby website..you can then hear 2 min.audio samples
of every tune on every Maggie's Music CD ( that's almost 50 CDs!)
MUSIC FOR WEDDINGS....and your special event? Listen to our
newest CD- Carolan's Gift and also Mystic Dance ( The Celtic Wedding
Set). Contact Maggie Sansone for bookings and
recommendations for your weddings or special events!
Concert Highlights...Christmas Concert Highlights click here: Christmas Concerts ...
Concert flyer (also see Performance Schedules for all artists) *The BIRCHMERE CONCERT:
Read more on newsletter page or click here to download flyer
Bonnie's new fiddle CD :MM306 A Scottish Fiddle Collection by Bonnie Rideout collection - celebrate
the dazzling artistry of Scottish fiddler Bonnie Rideout with fiery
jigs, reels & ancient Gaelic melodies with all instrumental music
including the best and most often requested music from her six solo
recordings on the Maggie's Music record label.Guest artists: guest
artists: Eric Rigler, Jerry O'Sullivan on Highland Bagpipes, Ulilleann
pipes, small pipes;Al Petteway; Robin Bullock on guitar, cittern and
more! click here... New CD from Bonnie Rideout: A Scottish Fiddle Collection
Jody Marshall's new CD...Cottage
in the Glen,
on the Maggie's Music label.Recently described by The Washington Post
as "enchanting" and "delightful," [with] "imagination and musicianship
equally evident." Jody's new CD features spirited Celtic and
contemporary music performed on hammered dulcimer, piano, fiddle,
guitar, flute, harp, accordion, and more--from Jody's own delightful
compositions to her creative arrangements of tunes and songs from the
likes of Duane Allman, Gordon Bok, and Ian Anderson. See her schedule
for concerts and Irish- Gaelic folk singer Grace Griffith.
Al Petteway’s won a Grammy! “Pink Guitar”
Henry Mancini Tribute CD has been wonfor a a Grammy! Al Petteway
contributed a fingerstyle rendition of “The Theme from the Thornbirds”
to the project. He is joined by many other fine guitarists and
the recording has been very well received. “Pink Guitar” is on
the “Solid Air Records” label – the same folks who released “Shades of
Blue” and “Gratitude.”
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Radio News:Here the NPR WAMU radio interview, The Monsters of the Hammered dulcimer!
Maggie Sansone, Jody Marshall, Ken Kolodner...HEAR
THE RADIO INTERVIEW- David Furst interviews Jody Marshall, Ken Kolodner
and Maggie Sansone on WAMU's NPR's Metro Connection.click here and
listen: www.wamu.org and search under: Metro Connection , or try : www.wamu.org/mc/shows/2004/mcarc_040116.html
Uppper Potomac Dulcimer and folk festivals.in Harpers Ferry and Shepherdstown,
WVA.Just a skip and a hop from Washington D.C. and Baltimore...do check
their website for all the latest festivals and events...For more information see web page at: www.home.earthlink.net/~updf/celticwknd , email updf@earthlink.net .
More REVIEWS...
mystic dance
(MM111): http://www.windandwire.com/sept04/reviews.htm
From Rambles(online review -Celtic Meditations (
MM302): http://www.rambles.net/sansone_celticmed03.html
From Bridge
Guitar -
2
CD reviews -Mystic Dance by Maggie Sansone and
Golden
Wing by Amy White & Al
Petteway:
http://www.xs4all.nl/~guitars/passion.html
Bridge Guitar Reviews:
CDs with
vocals... Maggie's Music is happy about the enthusiastic response we are receiving
for our first all vocal CD by Amy White & Al
Petteway, Golden Wing (MM229). You can
click on these links for reviews -Dirty
Linen the American bi-montly magazine that
celebrates roots/traditional/folk/world music and Sing
Out!
http://www.singout.org/
New CD news...More CDs with vocals....Ceoltoiri includes
Irish-American singer- Connie McKenna, hear 2 minute audio
samples on the Ceoltoiri page on this
website: Women of Ireland (MM218),
Silver Apples of the Moon (MM202) and our new Holiday
title: Merrily Greet the Time (MM228).
REVIEW: Maggie Sansone's Mystic Dance- Review by The Washington Post Review
"Despite the differing contexts in which
they are commonly found, the Irish-based hammered dulcimer
and the Persian santur/santoor are two very similar instruments,
both sonically and physically. With MYSTIC DANCE, Maggie Sansone borrows
elements from both the Irish and Middle Eastern idioms,
as well as those from the medieval period, to create a sound
that blends influences from multiple cultures and timeframes.
As with many of Sansone's releases, the overall mood of
the album is rather joyous and upbeat, especially the "Celtic
Wedding Set," which is awash with happy energy. In addition
to the dulcimer/santur, the album also features backing
accompaniment from an ensemble of musicians, including:
Sue Richards on Celtic harp and Robin Bullock on guitar/mandolin." Washington Post.
American Roots .... "Oh BROTHER, where art
thou..."
Yes, we feature American
Roots music by Hesperus traditional & Early music Ensemble :
(MM227)Colonial
America; (MM216) Early American Roots;(MM220) Celtic
Roots ...
If you liked the movies-Cold Mountain, Oh,Brother Where Art Thou? SongCatcher Our CDs also feature similar music on authentic historic instruments. The movie- Cold
Mountain is based on Charles Frazier's best-selling Civil War novel
of the same name.
All you need to know about Hammer Dulcimer:
History and Playing..."...everyman that shall
hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery,
and dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, shall fall down and
worship...." Daniel III:10
http://www.si.edu/resource/faq/nmah/hdhist.htm.......and see more on our LINKS page.
* Help us spread the word about Maggie's Music...
*Retail Stores: send us the name
of a retail store in your area, including the name, address,
city, state, email, phone- so we can make sure they carry
Maggie's Music recordings.
*Websites: if you know
of a good website we should be on, or search engine...please let
us know .
*Radio Stations: send us an email with your favorite
radio station, call letters, state, Radio host.
Dust off those Hammered Dulcimer and learn to play or join Maggie Sansone's offers classes
at the Maryland Hall
for the Creative Arts, Annapolis,MD,410-263-5544, also: Washington D.C. Area:
Karen Ashbrook; Baltimore Area: Ken Kolodner; and Northern Virginia area; Jody Marshall.
WAMA
NEWS: Raising the curtain on Washington,
D.C. Music's annual Wammie Awards.
*Past winners are in the Folk/Traditional category are:Recording: Bonnie Rideout's Scottish
Reflections; Duo/Group: Al Petteway & Amy White
and Instrumental: Al Petteway . Maggies'
Music is a WAMMIE WINNER for Record label eight times and nominated every year since 1990.
WAMA
is an umbrella organization of Washington area musicians, concert
promoters, lawyers, recording engineers, managers, graphic artists, and
related businesses working together to address areas of common concern.
The Music Awards recognize significant career achievements by area
musicians. Nominations and balloting come from the WAMA membership.
Past show participants from Maggie's Music include The City of
Washington Pipe Band, Bonnie Rideout as well as international
stars: Emmylou Harris, Joan Jett, Bo Diddley, Mary Chapin Carpenter,
Sweet Honey in the Rock
www.wamadc.com
Get Out Your Yoga Mats
and R-E-L-A-X!
Maggie
Sansone's Celtic
Meditations: Into the Light-highlights
in one special collection the most contemplative,quiet and
peacefule music from her albums.It's music rooted in Celtic
tradition with a universal quality, transcending
borders.
REVIEWS:
"This latest offering of Maggie
Sansone reiterates her sensitive, innovative ability on
the hammered dulcimer. Backed by an accomplished lineup
of usicians, she presents a collection of lovely gentle
tunes whose themes range from Celtic mythology to medieval,
to contemporary. This album is marvelously calming, reflective,
lovely collection of tunes played delicately and artfully
by first rate artists." NEW AGE VOICE
Merrily, Merrily...Christmas music..
MM228-Merrily Greet The Time newest CD from Maggie and Sue of Seasonal & Holiday music with guest musicians from the label joining on four
tracks-Connie McKenna on vocals; Karen Ashbrook on Irish flute
and hammered dulcimer and Ralph Gordon on cello. Recorded in
the XM studios in Washington D.C.
and with liner notes by Radio/TV host Robert Aubry Davis.
A Winter's NIght
(MM226) (see Ensemble Galilei); The World's first SCOTTISH
CHRISTMA DVD by SONY/BMG Special Products. Maggie's Music, and Bonnie
Rideout teamed up with the big guys! to produce this live concert
DVD. Go to our
Christmas Page for
more details, artists photos and track listings. Also see A Scottish
Christmas which
features much of the same music
that's on the DVD and includes world
famous piper- Eric Rigler who is known as the "Braveheart/ Titantic " piper because
Eirc performed all the bagpipe music on the soundtrack for the films: Braveheart, Titantic,The Fugitive.
celtic marketplace
- See
our special gift items here:
Celtic marketplace
.
NEW! Celtic scarves, sarongs, instrument covers an dmore! BEAUTIFUL DESIGNS..Folk Artists pay tribute to Celtic art and
tradition in colorful hand made scarves/sarongs- with a thousands uses including:
wall art/tapestries,covers for musical
instruments/ table/desk covers, or
wrap around beach wear and cover-ups. 44 in.x 64
in. and 100% rayon.Colors:purple, blue ( ask about our other
colors, too). Call for prices, new colors and designs coming in every week.
Maggie's Music & Johnny Depp? Yes, it's true...Maggie's Music goes to the Movies, and TV too!
ABC-TV- Paramont-
Sony- have come calling. Tell your favorite Hollywood
& INDIE film producers Maggie's Music has perfect
music to license for TV and film projects.
Al Petteway's
music was recently heard on the soundtrack for
PBS's Mark Twain by Ken Burns and Hesperus's
music was featured on Paramount Film's Sleepy
Hollow based on The Legend of Sleepy Hollow which tell
of Ichabod Crane’s encounter with the Headless Horseman. Here's what Hesperus says about their debut on Paramont: "If
the music in the party scene of the movie Sleepy Hollow
sounds familiar, it is! Two selections from our Maggie’s
Music CD, Early
American Roots were used in the
film; a medley of two cotillions, The Swallow and The Collyflower,
and the country dance tune Argeers. And after the movie
ends, if you stay through the ten minutes of credits you’ll
see the group properly mentioned just before the very end.
I’d like to thank everyone who voted for me, my agent, my
parents, my therapist."
Maggie's Music and the soaps!
Maggie Sansone's recording of the tune Abbotts Bromley Horn Dance from Traditions (MM104) was heard on the TV soap opera- General Hospital
in Dec, 2002. So, if you missed the show, just let
your imagination run wild as you read this excerpt
from the General Hospital daily events: Courtney stresses over
Jason being in custody. Ric asks to see the newspaper story
outlining the facts of the arrests. Skye isn't in the mood
to do the moral inventory prescribed by AA and prefers to
remain drunk. AJ worries that she is going to blow their
deal to set up with Jason if she doesn't sober up. Skye
stumbles out into the snow and passes out on a park bench.
Sonny and Jason are sure they will be released as soon as
they post bail but Taggert is certain that no judge is going
to grant such an decree on Christmas Eve.
More CD Reviews are Coming in & they're
GREAT!
Celtic
Cafe (MM224)
Karen
Ashbrook & Paul Oorts
"HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED for ears thirsting for true musical adventure...If
you love music full of raw energy & cultural diversity
(Irish, French & Flemish), you won't be able to eject
this CD. Bright and full of a range of emotions not often
stirred by the "pop" music you'll hear these days, Celtic
Cafe will expand your mental boundaries. The pipes (Mark
Hillman) & woodwinds (Bobby Read) add an element of
enchantment that will stay in your mind for days (even years,
I'd imagine)... people who love life & the living will
cherish this unique album for many listens to come. Joy
is clearly expressed in Bonnie
Rideout's Scottish fiddle playing. It's the kind of
music that you can get up & dance to without having
to "put on airs". I fell in love with it right away... it's
a "keeper"! I rate it MOST HIGHLY RECOMMENDED for ears thirsting
for true musical adventure." Improvijazzation Nation (issue # 47)Rotcod Zzaj
Bonnie Rideout News - Gi'me
Elbow Room is
a wonderful and entertaining introduction to Scottish music
for children and adults alike! It was produced by GRAMMY
winner Marcy Marxer. And, it's a TOTALwork of art with Bonnie
Rideout original
drawings on the CD disc and throughout the CD Booklet. It took the
#1 top prize: Parent's Choice
Gold winner- the national award and highest honor
and it was included in Music for Little People catalog.
Bonnie also won
a WAMMIE award in the Children's Category. It's
a well deserved recognition for her contributions in this
field and for her children's album . News from the road...
The Fiddle and
The Great Highland Pipes: Bonnie is now touring with her new
show featuring members of the Bonnie Rideout Scottish Trio
& The City of Washington Pipe Band! This thrilling display
of pipes and drums is a memorable spectacle with Rideout's
fiery fiddling. A full musical spectrum from tenderness
and introspection to humor and rantingly raucous piping
and fiddling, this is a once in a life-time show to see.
If you can't be there, you can purchase the live concert
DVD and video entitled: A
Scottish Christmas which highlights Bonnie
and The City of Washington Pipe Band in all their glory.
Also, have a listen to 2 minute long music samples
of City of Washington Pipe Band's CD: Scottish
Rant. on CDBaby.
Music for Kids & Christmas Albums:
excerpts from article by Ed Pearlman:It's
Christmas eve at the magic hour of midnight, and kids
old enough to know better lie secretly awake, straining
their ears to be the first to really hear the thump on
the roof or the tinkle of sleigh bells high in the sky.
They will, no doubt, always remember their young hopes
and noble effort. For them as for most of us, Christmas
and children will always be tightly linked. So it seems
appropriate to review together some of the key children's
and Christmas albums coming out of the Scottish and Nova
Scotian traditions. We'll start with the kids' music and
then take a look at Christmas music for the grownups.....In
the U.S., two children's recordings with a Scottish flavor
have won the Parent's Choice Gold Award in recent years:
Nancy and Jerry Bell's Celtic Tales for Bedtime Kids and
Bonnie Rideout's Gi'me Elbow Room.
Fiddler Bonnie Rideout's Gi'me Elbow Room
is full of singing, fiddling, poems and children's rhymes.
The singing is by Bonnie herself and by children, a homey
plus for some listeners, though perhaps a musical minus
for others. Children and parents will enjoy many of the
familiar tunes, songs and rhymes on this recording. There
is here and there a tinge of nostalgia, however, which
may account for one child's comment that the album wasn't
as cheerful as he had hoped. Rideout's Christmas
album, A Scottish Christmas
, is a highlight of the genre, a varied, all-instrumental
exploration of traditional music relating to the season.
Bagpiper Eric Rigler (of Braveheart and Titanic soundtrack
fame) joins the fiddle, guitar, hammer dulcimer and cello
for a mostly quiet album, ranging in pace from slow to
moderate. Including popular melodies as well as aptly
titled traditional tunes, it could well serve as a nice
antidote to holiday stress. Nothing has the power
to boost--or calm--your holidays as well as music. So
to your kids and to you all, Nollaig Chridheil, and much
happy music!
Sue
Richards News & highlights
...
St. Patrick's- Sue & the Chieftains!
Sue Richards performed with the Chieftains
at the Kennedy Center!
With a sold
out crowd of over 2500 Celtic fans, Sue Richards -
Celtic harper extraordianaire and 4 time National Scottish
harp champion joined the Chieftians who are considered
to be the best Irish band in the world! The Chieftains
employed the best Celtic harpers in every city to join them
in concert for their USA tour as a tribute to
their Chieftian band mate Celtic harper Derek
Bell, who died suddenly last October.
SCOTLAND News: Sue also has performed at The
Endinburgh International Harp Festival
. Its THE MOST prestigious harp event in the world and includes
world famous harpers like Deborah Hensen Conant, Kim Roberson.
Sue is a 4- time National Scottish harp champion and we
are proud that she was the very first recording artist signed
to the Maggie's Music record label in 1991! She also tours
with Ceoltoiri Celtic Ensemble and Ensemble Galilei.
Sue's CDs are: Merrily
Greet the Time ( new Christmas CD -2003; H azel
Grove , Morning
Aire , Grey
Eyed Morn ; with Ensemble
Galilei : A
Winter's Night and Ancient
Noels ; with Ceoltoiri
Celtic Ensemble : Women
of Ireland .
If You Missed a Concert- Don't Worry, Be Happy!
See
Maggie's Music Artists on the Web
"Live" concerts on the
internet! (go
to archives)
Kennedy
Center "Millennium Stage" (go to archives-and click the artist name:
features Maggie
Sansone, Bonnie Rideout, Karen Ashbrook....
lots n' lots of new music books
Maggie's new BIG BOOK of Celtic Tunes and More BY MAGGIE SANSONE is available. now. Scottish Fire by BONNIE
RIDEOUT is available.see www.MelBay.com or our music book link below.
Maggie
Sansone now has her very own page.
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