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Christmas on Sugarloaf Mountain
An Irish-Appalachian Celebration
I. Christmas Eve at the Crossroads
TRAD. IRISH / TRAD. NEW ENGLAND /TRAD. APPALACHIAN
arr. J Sorrell
1.
Christmas Eve Reel - Christmas in America - Old Christmas
3:22
II. Celtic Memories - Christmas Eve in Old Ireland
BRITISH ISLES TRADITIONAL
lyrics & arrangement by J. Sorrell
2.
The Truth Sent From Above
5:28
Ross Hauck & Amanda Powell, vocals
IRISH TRADITIONAL
arr. R. Schiffer & S.P. Gilmore
3.
Sheep Under The Snow - Apples In Winter - Little Christmas Reel
4:15
Susanna Perry Gilmore, fiddle
4.
Blow, Northern Wind
3:30
Brian Kay, lute & vocals
5.
Don Oiche Úd I Mbeithil (That Night In Bethlehem)
1:52
Brian Bigley Uillean pipes
6.
That Night In Bethlehem (Don Oiche Úd I Mbeithil)
3:39
Jeffry Strauss, baritone
MEDIEVAL ENGLISH
arr. J. Sorrell
7.
Nowell Song We, Both All and Some
1:48
Amanda Powell, Molly Netter, Ross Hauck, Jeffry Strauss, vocals
III. Caroling Across the Waters
IRISH TRADITIONAL
arr. K. Stewart
8.
Innesheer - Ships in Full Sail & I Saw Three Ships - New Christmas Reel
3:50
Kathie Stewart, flute - with Apollo's Musettes
9.
Yorkshire Carol - Somerset Wassail - Kentucky Wassail
5:45
Michael Temesi, treble & Jeffrey Strauss, baritone - with Apollo's Musettes
IV. Christmas Morning in Appalachia
10.
Bright Morning Stars
3:12
Tina Bergmann, vocals - with Amanda Powell & Ross Hauck
11.
Christ Child's Lullaby (Talladh Chriosta)
5:47
Amanda Powell, soprano
12.
Frost & Snow - 28th of January - Dominion Reel
3:56
Tina Bergmann, hammered dulcimer
APPALACHIAN TRADITIONAL
arr. J. Sorrell
13.
Jesus Born in Beth'ny
1:31
Michael Temesi, treble - with Apollo's Musettes
14.
Star in The East/The Shepherd's Star
3:40
V. Wanderers Under the Sky
15.
Joseph & Mary - I Wonder as I Wander
5:07
Amanda Powell & Ross Hauck, vocals
16.
The Gravel Walk - Over The Isles to America
2:34
Jeanette Sorrell, harpsichord
VI. Christmas Barn Dance
17.
Hop High Ladies - June Apple Reel
2:29
Ian Crane, bagpipes & Brian Bigley, whistle & foot percussion
OLD-TIME TRADITIONAL
arr. R. Schiffer, J. Sorrell, T. Bermann
18.
Cold Frosty Morning - Old Christmas - Breakin' up Christmas
4:18
19.
Bonus Track: The Parting Glass
2:13
Amanda Powell & Ross Hauck, vocals
Total time: 68:16
Solo:Amanda Powell soprano
Solo:Ross Hauck tenor
Solo:Jeffrey Strauss baritone
Orchestra: Apollo's Fire
Conductor:Jeanette Sorrell
Choral: Apollo's Singers
Choral:Jeffrey Strauss
Notes
Following the release of the award-winning Sugarloaf Mountain: An Appalachian Gathering (AV2329), which was a Top 5 Billboard Classical Crossover hit, Jeannette Sorrell and Apollo’s Fire present Christmas on Sugarloaf Mountain. In this celebration of the American immigrant experience, fiddlers, medieval harp, hammered dulcimer, bagpipes and singers join with children’s voices to evoke the Celtic roots of an Appalachian Christmas. From Christmas Eve in medieval Scotland to folk carols and shape-note hymns at a toe-tapping Christmas gathering in Virginia, Apollo’s Fire follows the journeys of the Irish and Scottish settlers who bravely crossed the Atlantic, settled in the mountains and welcomed Christmas with love, singing, dancing and prayer.
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Reviews
“An unusual programme of holiday and seasonal folk arrangements, well performed.”
Bruce McCollum - MusicWeb-Interntional.com – 15 January 2019
"A zinging cross-cultural celebration that takes us from memories of Christmas Eve in Old Ireland to Christmas morning in Appalachia" ****
Rebecca Franks - BBC Music magazine (Brief Notes Section) – Christmas Issue 2018
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