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fave it Traditional Folk | Gentle
16 tracks | 46 minutes
Released Nov 2004
on Dancing Wolf Records
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- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 01:13 Angelus ad Virginem lyrics BUY MP3 01:13 Angelus ad Virginem lyrics "GIFT MP3" 01:13 Angelus ad Virginem
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:13 Hark, the Herald Angels Sing lyrics FREE 02:13 Hark, the Herald Angels Sing lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:13 Hark, the Herald Angels Sing
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:26 Christmas Day in the Morning/Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella/I lyrics BUY MP3 03:26 Christmas Day in the Morning/Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella/I lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:26 Christmas Day in the Morning/Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella/I
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 01:19 Angels from the Realms of Glory lyrics BUY MP3 01:19 Angels from the Realms of Glory lyrics "GIFT MP3" 01:19 Angels from the Realms of Glory
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:11 What Child is This lyrics BUY MP3 03:11 What Child is This lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:11 What Child is This
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:43 Deck the Halls lyrics BUY MP3 02:43 Deck the Halls lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:43 Deck the Halls
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:01 I Saw Three Ships (Furry Day Carol)/Miss Murphy lyrics BUY MP3 03:01 I Saw Three Ships (Furry Day Carol)/Miss Murphy lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:01 I Saw Three Ships (Furry Day Carol)/Miss Murphy
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:52 Carol of the Bells lyrics BUY MP3 02:52 Carol of the Bells lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:52 Carol of the Bells
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:49 Here We Come A-Wassailing/Joy to the World lyrics BUY MP3 02:49 Here We Come A-Wassailing/Joy to the World lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:49 Here We Come A-Wassailing/Joy to the World
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:48 Jesus Won't You Come By Here/Go Tell It on the Mountain lyrics BUY MP3 03:48 Jesus Won't You Come By Here/Go Tell It on the Mountain lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:48 Jesus Won't You Come By Here/Go Tell It on the Mountain
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:48 Wexford Carol lyrics BUY MP3 02:48 Wexford Carol lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:48 Wexford Carol
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 05:14 O Come O Come Emmanuel/Light of Love/Sussex Carol lyrics BUY MP3 05:14 O Come O Come Emmanuel/Light of Love/Sussex Carol lyrics "GIFT MP3" 05:14 O Come O Come Emmanuel/Light of Love/Sussex Carol
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:15 Rorate lyrics BUY MP3 03:15 Rorate lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:15 Rorate
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:26 The First Noel lyrics BUY MP3 02:26 The First Noel lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:26 The First Noel
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:11 O Little Town of Bethlehem lyrics BUY MP3 03:11 O Little Town of Bethlehem lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:11 O Little Town of Bethlehem
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:36 Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming lyrics BUY MP3 02:36 Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:36 Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming
Award-winning "Celtic guitar god" (Baltimore City Paper) celebrates Christmas with solo guitar settings of carols and hymns spanning over 600 years. "Beautiful all the way around...great playing." - George Winston
Bio / Background
Since Robin Bullock's original rise to prominence as a founding member of the INDIE Award-winning acoustic trio Helicon, the guitar virtuoso's solo career has won him three Washington Area Music Association WAMMIE Awards, a Governor's Award from the Maryland State Arts Council and a
feature broadcast on National Public Radio's hugely popular Celtic music program "The Thistle and Shamrock." Guitar Player Magazine describes his music as "Breathtaking...brilliant technique, always in service of the music." The English magazine Classical Guitar hails him as "A musician whose technical skill and stylistic expertise are second to none...a time-served folkie of the highest calibre," while Baltimore City Paper simply calls
him a "Celtic guitar god." A native of Washington DC, Robin now lives in the tiny village of Tripleval, France, and tours and records on both sides of the ocean.
REVIEWS:
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"If you must buy only one holiday album of instrumental guitar music, let Robin Bullock's A Guitar for Christmas be the one. It is magnificent. First, know that the award-winning Bullock is a genuine guitar god among mortals, a man who must have at least 25 digits on each hand to accomplish his feats of magic. Second, this holiday album is superbly constructed in every respect--song selection, production values, just everything.
"One note of caution: his sophisticated presentation here speaks in a gentle voice; if you seek one of those boisterous, hard-plucked treatments of holiday fare, then A Guitar for Christmas is just not the guitar for you.
"Bullock's technical proficiency enough is astounding, and he pumps emotive warmth into every moment. His 16 tracks are broken into four separate segments (Introduction: Daybreak is the first track; Part One: Christmas Morning covers tracks 2-5; Part Two: Christmas Day covers tracks 6-11; and Part Three: Christmas Night covers tracks 12-16). The differences among the sections are subtle; in general, the morning pieces tend to be slower, filled with anticipation; the day section is more celebratory and has a faster tempo; then Christmas night is back to a slower, more reverential, tone and pace. The overall focus is on ancient carols and includes many of my personal favorites ("Carol of the Bells," "Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming"). I especially enjoyed the "O Come O Come Emmanuel/Light of Love/Sussex Carol" medley, which is deeply textured and also happens to be the album's longest track.
"Robin Bullock's A Christmas Guitar effortlessly creates a warm afterglow, assuring the listener that it is very good to be alive in this world. Come bask in the glow."
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