Crossing the Waters

Steve Schuch And The Night Heron Consort | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 4, 1995)
• Original Release Date: April 20, 1995
• Label: Boston Skyline
• ASIN: B000001UO7
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #489,121 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Mer's Waltz

2. Entering Erdenheim

3. Swallow's Flight/Black Flies' Delight

4. Ruthenian Song & Pillow Dance

5. Return from Fingal

6. Zephyr's Fancy

7. Fiddle Bagpipes

8. The Hole in the Orange

9. The Yew Tree's Lament

10. The Phantom Gypsy

11. Buttercup's Air

12. Crossing the Waters

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Haunting Celtic instrumentals, October 29, 1999

By 

Amy Nicolai (Houston, TX, United States) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: Crossing the Waters (Audio CD)

I happened to buy this CD at the Monticello gift shop in Charlottesville, and listened to it while driving home through the hills and valleys of Northern Virginia during the peak fall leaf season. The music is haunting and melodic, perfect for driving or dreaming. I did a little of both!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Love it!, August 17, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Crossing the Waters (Audio CD)

I being an person who loves traditional Irish music, thought this was perfect!! Songs on theis albam give you visual experences of Ireland, even if you haven't been there. I recomen CORSSING THE WATERS to everyone!!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful CD, March 27, 2011

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D. Williams "Donna Williams" (Covington, Texas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Crossing the Waters (Audio CD)

Though I bought this CD from Amazon years ago, I simply have to say now how much I enjoy it! The twelve instrumental pieces on it are lilting and haunting, perfect for a steady walk down a country road with one's dogs. The first four chords of "Mer's Waltz," the first track, get the listener's attention, and all twelve tracks keep the listener's attention until the last note of "Crossing the Waters."

Indeed much of this music does seem to be derived from Celtic tradition, but the cover and back matter also state that Schuch took some of the pieces from the Baroque and Gypsy traditions as well; the title of the tenth track is "The Phantom Gypsy." This piece, and a few others, do have the tendency toward minor mode that one might expect with Gypsy music.

The music on this CD has both a joyful yet pensive flavor -- calming, but a little energizing. No, yoga instructors, these pieces probably wouldn't work to close class, but for walking or for something in the background while one is working, this is just the thing.