Maggie's Music: Karen Ashbrook

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Celtic Cafe - MM224
Karen Ashbrook & Paul Oorts play an enticing blend of hammered dulcimer, wooden flute, fretted strings and accordion. In this unique partnership a new sound is created, with a shared repertoire based in Irish music and Paul's native Flemish and French music.

"HIGHLY RECOMMENDED for ears thirsting for true musical adventure...If you love music full of raw energy & cultural diversity (Irish, French & Flemish), you won't be able to eject this CD. Bright and full of a range of emotions not often stirred by the "pop" music you'll hear these days, Celtic Cafe will expand your mental boundaries. The pipes (Mark Hillman) & woodwinds (Bobby Read) add an element of enchantment that will stay in your mind for days (even years, I'd imagine)... people who love life & the living will cherish this unique album for many listens to come. Joy is clearly expressed in Bonnie RIdeout's Scottish fiddle playing. It's the kind of music that you can get up & dance to without having to "put on airs". I fell in love with it right away... it's a "keeper"! I rate it MOST HIGHLY RECOMMENDED for ears thirsting for true musical adventure." Improvijazzation Nation

Tune List

1. Breton Dance/Star of Munster (4:29)
Irish Maidens Set (2-3):
2. Máirin De Barra aire (2:13)
3. Siobhan O'Donnell's/Handsome Young Maidens (3:59)
4. Style Musette 2:30 Irish Reel Set (5-6):
5. Hong Herald (2:17)
6. Bear Island/Séan sa Cheo/Hong Herald (4:19)
7. Behind the Bush in the Garden/Sgt. Early's Dream/Lady Anne Montgomery (5:19)
8. Belgian Jigs: Colonne la Gavre/Sabotière de
Nonceveux/La Marchande (3:45)
9. Valse Petit Déjeuner (3:53)
10. Flemish Carillon Set: Wel Island/Chimes of Dunkirk/Air (5:11) 11. Paspie Menuet/Mr. Waller (Turlough O¹Carolan) (5:11)

Napoleon Suite (12-19):

Before the Battle:
12. Gathering at Waterloo/Will You Go to Flanders (1:47)
13. Wellington¹s Coming (1:12)
14. The Victor¹s Return (1:47)
15. Waterloo Hornpipe (1:52)

The Battle:
16. Bonaparte¹s Defeat (0:34)
17. Battlefire/The Retreat (2:51)
18. Lamentation for the Fallen Heroes of Waterloo (3:24)

The Aftermath:
19. The 78th¹s Farewell to Belgium (2:41)

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Knock on the Door - MM212
Featuring Hammered Dulcimer, Irish Flute, Pennywhistle and with some of the best Celtic musicians in the USA.Go straight to the heart of an Irish session with jigs, reels, airs and Breton dances performed on hammered dulcimer and Irish flute. Karen is joined by Celtic superstars: All-Ireland fiddle champion Brendan Mulvihill on fiddle, Grammy-nominated Chris Norman on wooden flute and four-time Scottish harp champion Sue Richards on Celtic harp; also David Kornblum on bouzouki, guitar and fiddle; Dan Blum on guitar, Wendy Morrison on concertina and Myron Bretholz on bodhran.

Tune List

1 Curlew / Green Hills of Tyrol (2:54)
2 Crested Hens / Laride' (3:42)
3 Willie Coleman's / Bank of Turf (2:46)
4 Princess Royal / Galway Bay (4:37)
5 Johnny Doherty's Marches / Providence Reel (6:44)
6 Dusty Windowsills / Tripping Upstairs (4:07)
7 An tSean Bhean Bocht (The Poor Old Woman) (5:10)
8 Four Mile Stone / Fox in the Glen (3:08)
9 Lady Lorraine (3:10)
10 Knock On the Door / Argyle Socks (4:35)

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Hills of Erin - MM207
A sweeping sonic travelogue of Ireland performed on hammered dulcimer, Irish flute and pennywhistle. Includes: David Scheim on piano, Bobby Read on woodwinds and percussion, Sue Richards on Celtic harp, Connie McKenna on guitar, Carolyn Surrick on viola da gamba and Myron Bretholz on bodhran. Includes: Bank of Red Roses, Reaping the Rye, Connaughtman's Rambles, hornpipes, airs, The Osprey by Scottish musician and composer Dougie MacLean, and a prelude by J.S. Bach.



Tune List

1. Good Morning to Your Nightcap / Behind the Haystack (5:20)
2. Connaughtman's Rambles (3:04)
3. Over the Moor to Maggie / The Scholar (3:00)
4. Slieve Gallen Braes / The Cabin Boy (3:07)
5. The Two William Davises / Kean O'Hara (6:33)
6. The Osprey © Dougie MacLean (2:59)
7. Master Crowley's (3:03)
8. Bank of Red Roses / The Castle / The Chess Tournament (3:56)
9. Isabella Burke (3:55)
10. Gan Ainm / Peaping the Rye (2:56)
11. An Comhra Donn / Plains of Boyle (5:36)
12. Prelude, Cello Suite#1 J.S. Bach (3:13)
13. Fairhaired Child Set (5:43)
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