Connie Dover

A collection of 29 tracks from almost as many albums, Narada World offers more than 125 minutes of an easily digested assortment of contemporary, mostly instrumental selections that are adorned with varying degrees of international or traditional flourishes. Though some genuinely scintillating works are included here - most notably flamenco guitarist Jesse Cook's two selections and an arresting Persian/Indian hybrid, "Astrae," by the exotic vocal/percussion duo Vas (from Sunyata) - the album is largely an easy-listening collection of modern music embellished with world music accents…

On A Christmas Celtic Sojourn, Brian O'Donovan, the host of the Celtic Sojourn radio show, compiles a collection of songs that mixes the contemplative with more raucous fare, ancient melodies with modern, and the earthy with the ethereal. The musicians come from all corners of the Celtic world, and include the Breton choir Ensemble Choral du Bout du Monde, who blend medieval vocal harmonies with modern instruments such as the tin whistle and the guitar; Dordan, the masters of Irish baroque music; and the pan-Celtic band the Boys of the Lough. Also included are English performers Maddy Prior (the lead singer of Steeleye Span) and the family group Waterson:Carthy, who deliver a hearty version of the "The Ditchling Carol." The majority of the tracks feature vocals, but the instrumental selections–particularly fiddler Bonnie Rideout's haunting "Gloomy Winter" and the lovely "Midwinter Waltz" from the Boys of the Lough–do a beautiful job of wordlessly evoking the season. By passing over too-familiar Christmas songs in favor of less-well-known melodies, O'Donovan has come up with that rarest of all holiday treats–a gift that that both surprises and delights.

Following the HUGE SUCCESS of the first Celtic Circle release comes THE CELTIC CIRCLE 2. LEGENDARY MUSIC FROM A MYSTICAL WORLD! SPECIALLY PRICED 2-CD SET WITH OVER 2 HOURS OF MUSIC! Featuring an array of SUPERSTAR ARTISTS: SARAH MCLACHLAN, THE CHIEFTAINS & SINAD O'CONNOR, THE CORRS, CLANNAD, & AINE MINOGUE and many others!

This set contains 5 CDs (100 songs) of a wide range of Celtic music - all very enjoyable! Many are by well known artists, but others will have you looking them up to find more of their work. If you enjoy this type of music you certainly can't go wrong with this collection!!

For anyone in their mid-teens in the mid-5Os, and into music, it had to be rock'n'roll - American rock'n roll. There was no British equivalent to the sound. In the UK, it was Chuck Berry, Elvis Presley, The Platters, Alan Freed, Radio Luxembourg, Voice Of America. If the right people get to know about this and hear the quality, this will sell and sell.