"Live in Paris & Toronto"
Loreena McKennitt
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Songstress Loreena McKennitt glows in a golden haze of
inspiration on her new live double-CD "Live in Paris and
Toronto", a benefit package in the name of her lost fiance,
who drowned while sailing. The Canadian singer draws from
her best-selling CDs "The Book of Secrets" and "The Mask and
the Mirror" for a deliciously spontaneous performance that
boasts her crystalline voice and her unique brand of
Arabic-Celtic folk music.
"Light Fantastic"
Steve Roach
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Over the course of 40 albums in 18 years, synthesist Steve
Roach has journeyed to many musical places. Inspired by
German space music, Roach began his career creating
electronic soundscapes before traveling into dark, ambient
voids and finding a lasting muse in the tribal music of the
Australian desert. On his new album, "Light Fantastic" Roach
returns to an electronic sound laced with luminescence.
"Herding Cats"
Gaelic Storm
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These Americans made famous by their appearance in the film
"Titanic" return with more of their bright, vivacious Irish
music on "Herding Cats". In a collection of jigs, reels,
traditional ballads, and contemporary songs, the Storm pay
homage to tradition while adding progressive touches of
African music and flamenco. And if all this isn't enough,
guest accordionist John Whelan adds his signature energetic
touch.
"Turning"
Suzanne Ciani
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Pianist Suzanne Ciani returns with her 11th effort,
"Turning," a collection of soft, lyrical songs full of love
and romance. With fretless bass, oboe, and flute, Ciani
creates a touching, gentle music that's shadowed with a
soothing melancholy.
"Sleepless"
Kate Rusby
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On her second album, "Sleepless", Kate Rusby paints a golden
sun setting on the horizon of yesteryear. Rusby's delicate
soprano soars, dances, and shivers like silken steel in
lovely British folk ballads which are at times playful, at
times haunting, and always full of stories. Bluegrass artist
Tim O'Brien lends his vocal talents to "All God's Angels," a
beautiful duet that shines a spotlight on this talented
singer-songwriter.
"Legends of St. Nicholas"
Anonymous 4
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Better known today as Santa Claus, St. Nicholas was one of
the most popular saints throughout the Middle Ages. His
miracles inspired poems and their supremely beautiful
musical accompaniment. The four women vocalists of Anonymous
4 bring these "Legends of St. Nicholas" to life with their
lovely, ethereal voices and virtuoso technique.
"Future"
Soma Sonic
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Soma Sonic twists and manipulates keyboards, guitar, and
computer programming to create a dark, richly ambient
atmosphere that floats in and out of trip-hop shadows. Their
new release, "Future", is a sensual exercise in electronic
music that recalls such artists as Portishead and
Orbital
"Sacred Treasures" Various
Artists, Russian and Bulgarian Choirs
"Turnstyles and Junkpiles" ~
Pullman
"Window to the Andes" ~
Inkuyo
"Celtic Tides" ~ Various
Artists
"Coming Home" ~ Yungchen
Lhamo
"Six Daily Meditations From
Around the World"
Ophelia Handberry - Native Ground - Ohklectic
Records
Ophelia Handberry - April Storm - Ohklectic
Records
Anouska Shankar - Anoushka - Angel Records
Boy Ge Mendes - Lagoa - Tinder
Soundtrack - Dancing At Lughnasa - Sony Classical
Nicholas Gunn - Passion In My Heart - Real Music
Manuel Iman - Flowers In The Desert - Eversound
Keven Kern - Summer Daydreams - Real Music
(Nigel) Kennedy - The Lark Ascending - EMI
Classics
Various - The Most Relaxing Classical Album - EMI
Dave Eggar - Serenity - DOMO
Mary Black -Song For Ireland - Blix Street
John Arpin - Blue Gardenia (Latin American Music of
Hal Isbitz) - Marquis Classics
Catherine Manoukian - Eligies & Rhapsodies - Marquis
Classics
Various - Music From Banff - Marquis Classics
Michael Askill - Salome - Celestial
Harmonies
Renaissance Players - The Shephardic Experience -
Celestial Harmonies
Hector Zazou - Lights in the Dark - International Niche
Strategies ~ Detour
The Girls of Angeli - The New Voice of North -
Finlandia
Rhythm & Smoke - The Cuba Sessions - Intersound
Strunz &
Farah - Wild Muse - Selva
Eleni
Kelakos - I Will Fly - EEK!
Various - Conversations With God (Disk 2) - Windham
Hill
John Adorney - Beckoning - Eversound
The Andy Robinson band - Act As If Music
Daniel Kobialka - Celtic Fantasy - Lisem
Bruce Becvar - River of Gold - Shining Star
Judy Crescenzo/Steven Rosen - Spirit nation - V2
N0irin Ni Riain - The Virgin's Lament - Sounds
True
Paul Schwartz - Revolution - Astor Place Recordings
Entered Tuesday November 3rd, 1998
Various - The Greatest Love Songs - K-TEL
Belle du Berry - Paris Combo - Tinder
JPP - String Tease - NorthSide
Berta Rojas - Intimate Barrios - Dorian
Greenfire - A Celtic String Ensemble - Dorian
Ulla Pirttijarvi - ruossa eamam - Intercultural Niche
Strategies
Tom Barabas - Romantic Rhapsodies - Soundings of
the Planet
Various - Africans In America - RYKO
Various - Sweet Honey From the Rock - RYKO
Nigel Holton - Above The Clouds - Eversound
Joyce Astronauta - Songs of Elis - Blue Jackel
Sergio Santos - Mulato - Blue Jackel
VAS - Offerings - Narada
Checkfield - Everglades - Gallery
Davy Spillane - The Sea of Dreams - Covert
Paul Schmidt/Bob D'Eith - Mythos - Higher
Octave
Cody, Wallace & Redhouse - Maze - Canyon
Puirt A Baroque - Return of the Wanderer - Marquis
Classics
Mary Black - Song for Ireland - BlixStreet
R. Carlos Nakai Quartet - Big Medicine - Canyon
Various - Thanksgiving - Windham Hill
Patricia Spero - Homage - New World
Steve Gordon/Deborah Martin - Ancient Power -
Sequoia
Paul Winter - Greatest Hits - Living Music
Helen O'Hara - A Night in Ireland - New World
Music
Nelson Riddle - A Touch of Class - DISKY
The last entry acknowleging the donation of the
personal music archives of The Nelson Riddle Estate
to The University of Arizona Music Dept. Tucson -
October 1998.
