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Hammer Dulcimer Music
Harp Music
Hurdy-Gurdy Music
Instrumental Music
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Victorian music
Vocal & A Cappella Music
Wedding Music
The Belles of Bedlam
Bells & Motley Consort
Bob McNally
Brass Farthing
Bruno
Cantiga
Chris Peterson
Consort Anon.
Country Matters
Craicmore
Ethan James
The Fyne Companions
Glenn Morgan
Goode Company
Hard Times
Highland Sun
Joann Gilmartin
Jolly Beggar
Laurie Riley and Bob McNally
Laurie Riley and Michael MacBean
Mara Freeman
The Merry Wives of Windsor
Mychael Wordsmythe
The New World Renaissance Band
The Oakwood Singers
Owain Phyfe
Pat MacSwyney
The Poxy Boggards
A Reasonable Facsimile
Saol Buzz
The Seadogs
Shawna Lynn Selline
Simon Spalding
Sirens Song
Stark Ravens
Stinkeye
Sturbridge Village Musicians
Tamarian Roberts
The Tinker's Own
The Waits Of Southwark
Wicked Tinkers
The Wild Oats
Wolf Foss
A Celebration of the Yuletide season with music reaching back into the centuries. Includes English folk Wassails and Medieval Carols, portent legends set to haunting melody, and lively French Dancing Carols.
| Samples | ||
| Track Title | ||
| As It Fell on a Holly Eve | ||
| The Boar's Head Fanfare | ||
| Drive the Cold Winter Away | ||
| Gabriel Fram Even King/Angelus Ad Virginem | ||
| Good King Wenceslas | ||
| Gower Wassail | ||
| Heigh Ho Holiday | ||
| Lullay, Lullay: Als I Lay on Yoolis Night | ||
| Make We Merry Both More And Less | ||
| Masters in this Hall | ||
| Melchior et Balthazar | ||
| Pat-a-Pan | ||
| Somerset Wassail | ||
| Artist | Performed | |
| Sondra Bromka | * | Vocals, hammered dulcimer, Celtic harp, recorders, button accordeon, soprano and sopranino shawms, whistle, bodhran, and percussion |
| John Bromka | * | Vocals, mandocello, Irish cittern, lute, viola da gamba, portative organ, recorders, hurdy gurdy, alto and tenor shawms, curtal, guitars, gemshorn, and keyboard |
| Cynthia Skafidas | * | Harpsichord |
| Richard Sherman | * | Violin |
| Gayle Ross | * | Voice |
| Phil Eisenman | * | Voice |
| Ruth Lord | * | Harpsichord |
Stereo mix-down to digital audio tape November 1993
Recording and mix-down engineer John Bromka, Millefolia Studios
Artwork Sondra Bromka
Photograph John Bromka, taken at Olana-on-Hudson
Arranged and produced by John and Sondra Bromka
© 1993 Millefolia Music
All Rights Reserved. Unauthorized copying prohibited
Special Thanks To: Dominic Yacobucci, Paul Kunkel, and Robin Blakeman of the Poolville Country Store - our first patrons and long-time friends, hosts, restauranteurs extraordinairs, and keepers of a fine walk-in fireplace for travels through blizzards
G. Burton Harbison who gave a forum for many of these musical arrangements to take shape
singers John Roberts and Tony Barrand, for their inspiration, generosity, and encouragement
Wayne Leupold and Robert Capen, for engendering musical possibilities
V. Stuart Wheeler, who surely seems to be with us still
Martin and Janine Ping and the Hawthorn Valley Waldorf School, all true friends of angels and fairies
Joe Weinbert and Merle Hoesly for their annual Wassail Night syllabubs of brandy, cream, egg-white clouds, and fresh belief
our loving families for warm and wonderful Christmases
and especially to our longtime wassailing friends, Roberta, Frank, Kate, Connie, and Barb
and to all of our musical comrades through the years.
Playing Time: 53'57"