Winter Songs
A hushed, ethereal tone pervades Winter Songs by An£na, the Irish choir that was heard in the original Riverdance. The mostly female choir floats through Celtic, medieval and American songs and carols with piping, nearly vibratoless voices. An£na has roots in traditional music and early music, and now and then it's accompanied by an Irish harp, a tin whistle or a lone guitar. The arrangements drift in and out of modern harmonies, often sustained without words, as if borne aloft by the ''angel voices'' in the songs. The delicately reverent music never falls to earth.