This is a gentle, joyous recording of Celtic harp music for the winter season. In Heavenly Peace Barbara Lepke-Sims , Dauri Podenski Shippey and the Passagio Chorale of XL Choir perform inspired Christmas favorites plus the World Premiere recording of John Kuzma's The Lamb A Christmas Suite . A wonderful collection of instrumental music for the holidays. This recording features historical instruments and rarely heard melodies, along with some more familiar pieces. Harpsichord, Wire strung Irish Harp, Baroque violin, Baroque Flute, Flageolet and Hurdy-Gurdy are not common sounds to modern ears, but the combinations used here bring the listener to another time and seem so appropriate to this ancient music.
Tunes are from Ireland, Scotland, Wales, England, France, Germany and even one from Poland.
Silverwood features Verlene Schermer on vocals, Celtic harp and cross-strung harp, and Linnette Bommarito on vocal harmonies, flute and alto flute. Silverwood joins Spookytree on a few tunes, on guitar, fiddle, flute, and vocals, and Spookytree joins Silverwood on vocal harmonies. Christina uses a variety of bells to let us know that Christmas is ringing throughout the land. Her original composition with words, Little Dove, describes the deepest feelings of the Holiday Season. This is the kind of recording you will want to listen to over and over.