The Quiet Path offers compositions and improvisations by harpist Paul Baker in keys corresponding to the energy centers of the body (chakras). Four of these songs weave together the resonance of the Celtic harp with the sonority of the cello (featuring cellist Peggy Baldwin) in the key related to the heart chakra to evoke the heart energy. …
Twenty years after her landmarkWatermark album, Enya’s seventhstudio disc, ‘And Winter Came’ continues a phenomenally successful career that has included more than 70 million albums sold worldwide. ‘And Winter Came’ is an enchanting evocation of the changing landscape of winter as well as the festive cheer of the holidays. One of the most successful female artists of all-time, …
A group of extraordinary talents have come together to produce this stunning showcase of Celtic beauty; classic Irish lasses perform a selection of Irish music that spans from the traditional to enduring pop standards. Arranged by David Downes, who worked as the musical director of the internationally acclaimed show RIVERDANCE, CELTIC WOMAN is a show with broad appeal …
One of our annual best-selling Christmas titles, back again in time to make sure you’ll have enough stock on hand for the holidays! This 1994 Canadian-only EP features beloved Irish new age vocalist Enya’s cherished take on the classic Chrristmas carol “Silent Night” sung in Gaelic under the title of “Oiche Chiun”. Accompanying the gentle melody here are …
Acoustic versions of the hit Irish sibling pop quartet’s best, plus covers of R.E.M.’s ‘Everybody Hurts’, Jimi Hendrix’s ‘Little Wing’ and Jimmy McCarty’s ‘No Frontiers’, all recorded for MTV Unplugged & to be broadcast at the end of November, 1999. Produced by Mitchell Froom (Crowded House, Paul McCartney, Elvis Costello), mixed by Bob Clearmountain (Bruce Springsteen, Bryan Adams, …
Patrick Ball’s holiday recording, The Christmas Rose, is a celebration of Christmas, with Celtic style and tradition. This assortment of favorite seasonal classics performed on the wire-strung Celtic harp reverberates with a crystalline, bell-like sound that recalls the crisp beauty of newly fallen snow glistening on a Christmas morning.Ball performs his own festive …
This exciting video contains all of Michael’s greatest hits, plus two sneak previews of exclusive dances recorded especially for this presentation on the set of Michael’s film. Also featuring five brand new dances and new versions of the classics filmed in Budapest where Michael thrilled an ecstatic audience of over 100,000 people. In his own words, Michael tells …
Loreena McKennitt’s “songs for the season” are haunting for their beauty and her fascinating voice. Blending traditional Irish music with worldbeat and New Age-like instrumentation, McKennitt’s arrangements are at once elegant and eloquent, enchanting and familiar, whether she’s singing “Coventry Carol,” “God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen,” or “Good King Wenceslas.” “Snow,” adapted from a 19th-century poem, and the …
Derek Bell, of the Chieftains captures the haunting, mystical quality of traditional Celtic music on this solo album of original melodies by Swami Kriyananda. Derek played harp for over 25 years with five-time Grammy Award-winning group, The Chieftains Ireland’s best-known interpreters of traditional Celtic music. Classically trained, Bell joined the group in 1972, after a distinguished career …
Fusing timeless pop-rock sensibilities with contemporary and age-old Celtic flavors, The Corrs’ unique sound is Irish at its core and universal in its appeal. A quartet comprising sisters Andrea, Caroline, Sharon, and brother Jim, The Corrs popularity in the U.S. blossomed in the mid-90’s and has thrived throughout a string of acclaimed releases. On Home, their latest album, …