A Scottish Christmas

Review "Ancient and infectious...one of the best selling CDs of the season and so compelling no matter what the listener's ancestry." -- CBS-TV- "Another splendid seasonal gift from Maggie's Music that specializes in modern,Celtic-rooted music...hauntingly ritualistic and achingly beautiful." -- The Washington Post Tempos are leisurely, the better to let the melodies ring; the tone is pristine." --New York Times Product Description Celebrate the many moods of A Scottish Christmas!Traditional Scottish carols, wassail tunes, strathspeys and reels for the celebration of Christmas, Hogmanay & the New Year, featuring Bonnie Rideout on Scottish fiddle, Al Petteway on guitar & cittern, Maggie Sansone on hammered dulcimer, Eric Rigler (the piper on "Braveheart" soundtrack) on Highland bagpipes, Scottish smallpipes & Uilleann pipes, with Abby cello and percussion.A Scottish Christmas in now a national touring ensemble and this CD recording captures all the sounds and magic of the stage show with performances on Scottish fiddle, viola, hammered dulcimer, guitar, pipes and drums. It was featured on CBS-TV's Sunday Morning and praised as "ancient and infectious...one of the best selling CDs of the season and so compelling no matter what the listener's ancestry." It made The New York Times "Top 10 Holiday Picks" and was featured on both NPR's Performance Today and The Thistle & Shamrock. It was a WAMMI! E winner, "Celtic Recording," Washington Area Musicians Association. Here the THE BRAVEHEART SOUND of Eric Rigler was the piper on Mel Gibson’s BRAVEHEART; HOLIDAY FAVORITES WITH A SCOTTISH FLAIR Oh, Come All Ye Faithfull, What Child Is This LIVELY COUNTRY DANCE TUNES FOR THE HOLIDAYS: The Bottom of the Punch Bowl, Ale is Dear and SCOTLAND’S GREATEST MUSICAL GIFT TO THE SEASON: Auld Lang Syne- written by Scotland’s Greatest Poet Robert Burns . From the Artist Dear Listeners,When selecting music for this recording, I considered two important factors. First, compositions that fit well to both Maggie's evocative interpretations on the hammered dulcimer and Al's fluid contemporary guitar style. Their unique sounds combined with the Scottish fiddle, pipes and cello created a wide pallet of textures. Also, I chose a potpourri of repertoire to reflect the many moods of Christmas. Included are familiar Christmas melodies, lesser known tunes from Scotland with seasonal titles and a few choice classics such as "Bottom of the Punch Bowl" and "Ale is Dear which are too irreistible not to include. We hope that this recording will bring a touch of Scots pine and peat fire into your holidays for many years to come.Merry Christmas from the bottom of our punch bowl! Bonnie Rideout. More excerpts from the CD liner notes: 1 O Come, O Come Emmanuel/God Rest Ye Merry, Gentleman (Fiddle, Highland bagpipes & fife drum) 4:13 A 12th century Latin carol followed by a traditional Christmas carol popular around the world. In keeping with the Scottish fiddle tradition, Bonnie composed a closing jig using elements of the final melody. 2 Here We Come A-Wassailing/Bottom of the Punch Bowl (Fiddle, hammered dulcimer & guitar) 3:44 The first carol is popular throughout the British Isles and America. Wassailing is a lively tradition practiced in many towns where villagers carry their favorite libation from house to house. "Bottom of the Punch Bowl" harkens back to dances of the eight-some reel. About the Artist CD features Bonnie Rideout, one of the most talented and celebrated Scottish fiddlers of our time, who has amazed and enchanted audiences from Scotland's Edinburgh International Festival to America's Kennedy Center. With her unique style of fiddling,vast knowledge of traditional Scottish dance tunes, Highland bagpipe music, and ancient Gaelic melodies. Hammered dulcimer virtuoso, Maggie Sansone and guitarist Al Petteway complete the principal artists with guests Abby Newton on Cello and world champion piper Eric Rigler of Braveheart/Titantic fame. All were on the CBS-TV"Sunday Morning" feature aired to nine million viewers, it skyrocked the artists, CD and Maggie's Music record label to international acclaim. ALso featured on NPR's Performance Today, Morning Edition and The Thistle and Shamrock. More Scottish recordings from Maggie's Music that feature the Artists Bonnie Rideout are: Scottish Reflections;Scottish Fire; Parent's Choice Gold winner- Gi'me Elbow Room; Scottish Rant with world champion City of Washington Pipe Band; Kindred Spirits; Celtic Circles ,Soft May Morn. Scottish Christmas is now a national touring ensemble and on BMG- the worlds' first "Scottish Christmas" DVD features live concert, interviews and features from the show including world champion City of Washington Pipe Band.
ASIN: B000003JMH
VSKU: DBV.B000003JMH.G
Condition: Good
Author/Artist:Bonnie Rideout / Maggie Sansone / Al Petteway
Binding: Audio cd