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The legendary, Grammy Award-winning harpist takes some truly blessed left turns on what could have been just another pedestrian new age Christmas collection. Rather than do the umpteenth version of "White Christmas," Andreas Vollenweider applies his plucky, ethereal style to unique, traditional, and little heard Old World tunes like "The Coventry Carol" (which he jazzes up with bamboo flute and seductive sax), "The Wexford Carol," "The Yorkshire Wassail" (which is the source of "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen") and "Carol of the Drum." His beautiful harp tones are perfect fits for these classical instruments, but he has enough pop sensibilities to add just the right touch of soul and groove to them. Vollenweider's other ace here is longtime friend Carly Simon, who lends her warm and familiar voice to an offbeat arrangement of the title track and several romantic, inspirational originals. Nothing is wrong with overtly commercial new age-oriented holiday collections like the beautiful albums Jim Brickman has done, but Vollenweider deserves kudos for digging deeper into history and finding emotional joy in traditional pieces that truly sound fresh here.
© Jonathan Widran /TiVo
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Traditional, Composer - Andreas Vollenweider, Arranger, MainArtist - Walter Keiser, FeaturedArtist - Max Lasser, FeaturedArtist - Daniel Küffer, FeaturedArtist
2006 Avaf Music, Switzerland 2006 Avaf Music, Switzerland
Traditional, Composer - Andreas Vollenweider, Arranger, MainArtist - Martin Tillmann, FeaturedArtist - Max Lasser, FeaturedArtist - Andi Pupato, FeaturedArtist
2006 Avaf Music, Switzerland 2006 Avaf Music, Switzerland
Matthias Gohl, Composer, FeaturedArtist - Carly Simon, Composer, Lyricist, FeaturedArtist - Traditional, Lyricist - Andreas Vollenweider, Composer, MainArtist - Walter Keiser, FeaturedArtist - Andi Pupato, FeaturedArtist - Jim Parr, Composer
2006 Avaf Music, Switzerland 2006 Avaf Music, Switzerland
Traditional, Composer - Andreas Vollenweider, Arranger, MainArtist - Peter Keiser, FeaturedArtist - Walter Keiser, FeaturedArtist - Martin Tillmann, FeaturedArtist - Max Lasser, FeaturedArtist - Regula Küffer, FeaturedArtist - Andi Pupato, FeaturedArtist - Daniel Küffer, FeaturedArtist
2006 Avaf Music, Switzerland 2006 Avaf Music, Switzerland
Philippe Kuhn, FeaturedArtist - Traditional, Composer - Andreas Vollenweider, Arranger, MainArtist - Walter Keiser, FeaturedArtist - Andi Pupato, FeaturedArtist
2006 Avaf Music, Switzerland 2006 Avaf Music, Switzerland
Matthias Gohl, Composer, FeaturedArtist - Carly Simon, Composer, Lyricist, FeaturedArtist - Andreas Vollenweider, Composer, MainArtist - Martin Tillmann, FeaturedArtist - Jim Parr, Composer
2006 Avaf Music, Switzerland 2006 Avaf Music, Switzerland
Philippe Kuhn, FeaturedArtist - Andreas Vollenweider, Arranger, MainArtist - Tarditional, Composer - Peter Keiser, FeaturedArtist - Walter Keiser, FeaturedArtist - Max Lasser, FeaturedArtist - Andi Pupato, FeaturedArtist
2006 Avaf Music, Switzerland 2006 Avaf Music, Switzerland
Traditional, Composer - Andreas Vollenweider, Arranger, MainArtist - Andi Pupato, FeaturedArtist
2006 Avaf Music, Switzerland 2006 Avaf Music, Switzerland
Philippe Kuhn, FeaturedArtist - Andreas Vollenweider, Arranger, MainArtist - Tarditional, Composer - Walter Keiser, FeaturedArtist - Max Lasser, FeaturedArtist - Andi Pupato, FeaturedArtist
2006 Avaf Music, Switzerland 2006 Avaf Music, Switzerland
Matthias Gohl, FeaturedArtist - Carly Simon, Lyricist, FeaturedArtist - Andreas Vollenweider, Composer, MainArtist
2006 Avaf Music, Switzerland 2006 Avaf Music, Switzerland
Philippe Kuhn, FeaturedArtist - Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Andreas Vollenweider, Arranger, MainArtist - Walter Keiser, FeaturedArtist - Max Lasser, FeaturedArtist - Andi Pupato, FeaturedArtist - Daniel Küffer, FeaturedArtist
2006 Avaf Music, Switzerland 2006 Avaf Music, Switzerland
Traditional, Composer - Andreas Vollenweider, Arranger, MainArtist - Walter Keiser, FeaturedArtist - Max Lasser, FeaturedArtist - Andi Pupato, FeaturedArtist
2006 Avaf Music, Switzerland 2006 Avaf Music, Switzerland
Matthias Gohl, Composer, FeaturedArtist - Carly Simon, Composer, FeaturedArtist - Andreas Vollenweider, Composer, Arranger, MainArtist - Jim Parr, Composer - Jim Heart, Lyricist
2006 Avaf Music, Switzerland 2006 Avaf Music, Switzerland
Albumbeschreibung
The legendary, Grammy Award-winning harpist takes some truly blessed left turns on what could have been just another pedestrian new age Christmas collection. Rather than do the umpteenth version of "White Christmas," Andreas Vollenweider applies his plucky, ethereal style to unique, traditional, and little heard Old World tunes like "The Coventry Carol" (which he jazzes up with bamboo flute and seductive sax), "The Wexford Carol," "The Yorkshire Wassail" (which is the source of "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen") and "Carol of the Drum." His beautiful harp tones are perfect fits for these classical instruments, but he has enough pop sensibilities to add just the right touch of soul and groove to them. Vollenweider's other ace here is longtime friend Carly Simon, who lends her warm and familiar voice to an offbeat arrangement of the title track and several romantic, inspirational originals. Nothing is wrong with overtly commercial new age-oriented holiday collections like the beautiful albums Jim Brickman has done, but Vollenweider deserves kudos for digging deeper into history and finding emotional joy in traditional pieces that truly sound fresh here.
© Jonathan Widran /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 13 track(s)
- Total length: 00:50:10
- Main artists: Andreas Vollenweider
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: AVAF Music
- Genre: Electronic New age
2006 Avaf Music, Switzerland 2006 Avaf Music, Switzerland
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