December Journey

Thomas Loefke (Artist)

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 1, 2002)
• Original Release Date: October 1, 2002
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Alula
• ASIN: B00006JMAE
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #286,934 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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"Norland Wind creates a crystalline instrumental landscape that rings out...a joyful and ethereal winter journey."

Product Description

The magic of the Celtic harp is central to the sound of Norland Wind. Haunting harp instrumentals, written by Thomas Loefke and Clannad lead guitarist Ian Melrose, alternate with Gaelic and Anglo-Irish songs composed by singer/guitarist Kerstin Blodig. Thomas's lyrical harp, Blodig's clear expressive voice and Melrose's sensitive guitar work blend to create a uniquely evocative and emotionally powerful sound: Celtic acoustic music that successfully merges the traditional and the modern!

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This trio shines!, November 30, 2002

By	Brianna Neal (USA) - See all my reviews

Creative, neo-Celtic arrangements of Holiday favorites by Norland Wind. Harpist Thomas Loefke and multi-instrumentalists Kerstin Blodig and Ian Melrose take the listener on a transporting December's journey that is both calming and subtly stirring. Elements of Celtic, jazz, folk and traditional holiday music are blended into pleasing ensemble works that will be enjoyed all through the year. On this release, the third that I know of by "Norland Wind" or some semblance thereof, Melrose and Blodig get more of a chance to show off their own compositions, which fit in well with Loefke's. Kerstin Blodig also has a release of Scandinavian ballads out, "Valivann", on which Loefke and Melrose are guest musicians. Other pleasing and inventive adaptations of Christmas music by Celtic harpists that you might enjoy include: "Celtic Christmas I" and "Celtic Christmas II" by Kim Robertson, and Loreena McKennitt's "A Winter Garden: Five Songs for the Season" and "To Drive the Cold Winter Away".