Traditions

Review "Delicate and spirited performances... excellent!" -- HEARTSONG REVIEW "Happy...haunting...it captures the essence of a unique kind of music." -- BOOKREADER ( Los Angeles, CA) "Sansone's playing is authentic, impeccable and utterly her own." -- THE CELTIC FRINGE Product Description A double album CD featuring early recordings entitled: Hammer Dulcimer & Guitar, MM101, and Hammered Dulcimer Traditions, MM102, now combined into one long playing CD- it's over sixty minutes of all-instrumental music! It includes all the music from the original recording: Hammer Dulcimer & Guitar-which is taditional tunes from the British Isles, Ireland and America performed on hammered dulcimer, guitar, fiddle and bodhran. Includes: Irish airs by 18th-century Irish harper Turlough O'Carolan: Si Bheag, Si Mhor and Planxty Browne; Irish Washerwoman with new variations; Greensleeves and Fingal's March on fingerstyle guitar; Dill Pickles Rag and The Poppyleaf Hornpipe.And, Hammered Dulcimer Traditions: a lively collection of jigs, reels and hornpipes from Ireland, with Scottish strathspeys, airs by Turlough O'Carolan, French-Canadian tunes, medieval and Renaissance dances and a country rag. Includes: Sailor's Hornpipe (a new variation), Abbots Bromley Horn Dance, Parson's Farewell, Scotch Mist, Shandon Bells and Bridget Cruise by O'Carolan. From the Artist This CD is packed full of wonderful tunes, some familar like Sailors' Hornpipe, Irish Washerwoman but all played with new variations.The musicians are some of the finest traditional and Celtic musicians performing in the US today who have gone on to very successful touring careers and can now be heard on many other CDs as well. They are: Robin Bullock- considered a flat-picking wizard who plays on giutar, mandolin, bouzouki; Wendy Morrison on pennywhistle, accordian,Sue Richards- the 4- time US National Scottish harp champion and ranks as one of the best Celtic harpers in the world( she joins Chieftians on their concert in Washington D.C., March 10, 2003); Linda Lunbeck on recorder; fiddler Maryilyn Harman, Carolyn Surrick on viols (member of Ensemble Galilei) and percussionists Myron Bretholz and Mike Vargas. An outstanding line up that beautifully blends with hammered dulcimer sounds. Also considered a good CD for kids-its fun, lively and lots of variety that showcases the hammered dulcimer in many types of tunes - Irish, medieval, French- Canadaian or ragtime. About the Artist About the Artist:Maggie Sansone. One of the most exciting and innovative hammered dulcimer players recording today, Maggie Sansone brings a unique vision to the music of the ancient Celts. She performs on the hammered dulcimer, ancestor of the modern day piano. The percussive melodious sounds of her wooden mallets dancing across eighty wire strings creates a harp-like resonant sustain that brings a special beauty to her music. Maggie has been featured on CBS-TV "Sunday Morning," and NPR’s "All Things Considered," "Performance Today," and "The Thistle & Shamrock." She is the recent recipient of two prestigious awards - the ANNIE Award for Performing Arts from the Anne Arundel Country Cultural Arts Foundation and the WAMMIE for best Irish/Celtic Instrumentalist from the Washington Area Music Association. Maggie has authored seven music books for the hammered dulcimer with Mel Bay Publications and was included in their 2000 Hammered dulcimer Anthology Series featuring America’s finest performers and teachers.She is now teaching privately and offering workshops year round at the Maryland Hall for Creative Arts in Annapolis, MD. Maggie is a popular performer, equally at home at local street fairs and folk festivals to the big concert stages including appearances at the Kennedy Center Concert Hall. She is also known for producing an exciting array of Celtic and Christmas shows featuring some of the top stars in the Celtic music scene today. She was the founding member and manager for five years with the national touring show A Scottish Christmas and joined forces with one of the largest music companies in the world-BMG Entertainment to create a live concert DVD and video of the show. Maggie is founder and CEO of Maggie’s Music record label based in Shady Side, Maryland, It features over forty recordings distributed worldwide through mail order, wholesale and retail outlets. The label has received seven "Record Label of the Year" WAMMIE awards from the Washington Area Music Association. A major article on the record label appeared in The Washington Post which said " Gaelic traditions are alive and well...Maggie's Music has been a driving force behind the popularity of Celtic 'chamber folk," which combines the intricate harmonies of classical music with the energy and spirit of folk music." Maggie’s recordings on the record label Maggie's Music are: 1) SOLO: Celtic Meditations; A Traveler’s Dream; Dance Upon the Shore, Mist & Stone, Traditions; Music in the Great Hall 2) CHRISTMAS: Sounds of the
ASIN: B000003JLF
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Condition: Good
Author/Artist:SANSONE,MAGGIE
Binding: Audio cd
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