Winter Tidings: An Appalachian Christmas

Al Petteway | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 13, 2009)
• Original Release Date: 2006
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Maggie's Music
• ASIN: B000GB75J2
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #160,883 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

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"Sprightly, sensuous, sunny, entrancing and wonderfully evocative." --The Washington Post

"Simply one of the finest albums of Celtic-influenced music you are likely to hear... stunning... awesome... majestic." --Dirty Linen Folk & World Music Magazine

"Understated and clean, painterly and well-developed compositions... Petteway offerings hit the spot." --Acoustic Guitar Magazine

Product Description

A musical tribute to winter's majesty. Holiday classics, original, Celtic inspired, and traditional mountain melodies performed on acoustic guitars, mandolin, Celtic harp, banjo, Irish bouzouki, mountain dulcimer, vocals, harmonium, fretless bass, piano and percussion.

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Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best, October 5, 2009

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William A. Frey "Pathfinders Coaching" (North Carolina, USA) - See all my reviews
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I admit a bias for liking seasonal music, and out of all the recordings I've collected or heard, this is one of the best. It is simple, gorgeous, and touching. There are more instrumentals than vocals, but even Amy White's voice is angelic. The clean musicianship serves the melodies and harmonies. The emphasis is on acoustic instruments played with heart. Every time I listen to this recording, I want to sit by the fireside with my dear ones and a cup of hot cider, watching the snow gently fall.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Talented Artists, January 9, 2007

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J. Merritt "Consumer Critic" (Silver Spring, Maryland USA) - See all my reviews
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In the Washington Metro area, we have enjoyed listening to Al Petteway and Amy White in concert and on CDs for years. They are very talented and their music is always enjoyable, inspiring, and interesting. Every music lover should have these artists in their private collection.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderfully performed and enthusiastically recommended addition, November 4, 2006

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The musical team of All Petteway and Amy White are known and appreciated for their blends of contemporary, Celtic-influenced, original and traditional instrumental music employing acoustic guitars, the mandolin, the piano, Irish bouzouki, and incredible beautiful vocals. "Winter Tidings" is a CD collection providing their musical tributes to winter in the Southern Appalachian mountain country and includes Breakin' Up (4:09); Joy to the World/The Gift (4:34); The Holly and the Ivy (4:11); Bring a Torch Jeannete Isabella (3:05); People Look East (3:22); Cherry Tree Carol (5:05); Into the Light (5:15); Roving on a Winter's Night (5:27); Aerial (3:44); Gabriel's Message/I Wonder as I Wander (4:57); A New Year's Carol/Sussex Carol/Tomorrow Will Be My Dancing Day (4:59); Christ Child's Lullaby (4:10); and Star in the East/Born in Bethany (3:30). "Winter Tidings" is a wonderfully performed and enthusiastically recommended addition to personal and community library Christmas Season CD music collections.