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14 tracks | 43 minutes
Released Nov 2004
on MicheMalou
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- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 05:16 To Drive The Cold Winter Away lyrics BUY MP3 05:16 To Drive The Cold Winter Away lyrics "GIFT MP3" 05:16 To Drive The Cold Winter Away
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:05 In The Bleak Midwinter lyrics BUY MP3 03:05 In The Bleak Midwinter lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:05 In The Bleak Midwinter
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:04 Susani lyrics BUY MP3 04:04 Susani lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:04 Susani
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:13 Masters In This Hall lyrics BUY MP3 02:13 Masters In This Hall lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:13 Masters In This Hall
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:00 Dona Nobis Pacem lyrics BUY MP3 03:00 Dona Nobis Pacem lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:00 Dona Nobis Pacem
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:22 Still, Still, Still lyrics FREE 02:22 Still, Still, Still lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:22 Still, Still, Still
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:41 What Child Is This? lyrics BUY MP3 02:41 What Child Is This? lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:41 What Child Is This?
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:38 Infant Holy lyrics BUY MP3 02:38 Infant Holy lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:38 Infant Holy
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:52 O Sanctissima lyrics BUY MP3 02:52 O Sanctissima lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:52 O Sanctissima
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:25 O Come, O Come Emmanuel lyrics BUY MP3 02:25 O Come, O Come Emmanuel lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:25 O Come, O Come Emmanuel
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:12 Det Kimer Nu Til Julefest lyrics BUY MP3 04:12 Det Kimer Nu Til Julefest lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:12 Det Kimer Nu Til Julefest
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:58 Ice Palace lyrics BUY MP3 03:58 Ice Palace lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:58 Ice Palace
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 01:06 In The Bleak Midwinter (reprise) lyrics BUY MP3 01:06 In The Bleak Midwinter (reprise) lyrics "GIFT MP3" 01:06 In The Bleak Midwinter (reprise)
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:03 Stille Nacht / Silent Night lyrics BUY MP3 04:03 Stille Nacht / Silent Night lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:03 Stille Nacht / Silent Night
A very unusual collection of seasonal music from many different European countries, dating from the 14th century right up to 2004, performed on harps, guitars, bass guitar, bodhran, and other instruments by a group with multi-national line-up.
Bio / Background
"Snow on Snow" is MicheMalou's third CD and was released in November, 2004. It contains a very interesting collection of seasonal tunes ranging from the 14th century German carol "Susani" to Marie-Louise's 2004 composition "Ice Palace".
Listen out for the 16th century English tune "To Drive the Cold Winter Away". On this site you will only hear the first two minutes of this song, which constitutes little more than the introduction. After the introduction there is a vocal section with electric harp solo and a group of carol singers complete the song which lasts over 5 minutes.
The instrumentation on "Susani" is particularly interesting because it combines a Grand Concert Pedal Harp with a Bowed Psaltry and a Fender Stratocaster guitar.
↓ more ↓A very unusual version of "What Child Is This?" (a tune based on the old English "Greensleeves ", reputedly written in the 16th century by Henry the VIIIth ") appears here, sung by Michele over the backing of 'massed' Bodhrans by Gavin with a Native American Flute solo from Marie-Louise.
The arrangement of "Silent Night" is also of great interest because it combines the original German text with the English translation in a very unique way. This is probably the most famous Christmas song of all. The melody was written by Franz Xaver Gruber on Christmas Eve 1818, combining text written two years previously as a poem by Joseph Moor. It was first performed in the St. Nikolaus Church in Oberndorf, Austria, on the very same day it was composed.
We could go through every track but perhaps it's best if you just take a listen...
MicheMalou started recording this album in October 2003, with the intent of finishing recording during the Christmas/New Year period of 2003/2004 but this turned out to be an over-optimistic goal. They actually finished the CD in October of 2004. It is not easy recording Christmas songs or tunes in the Texas summer heat!
The line-up of MicheMalou for this CD was the same as for their "Otherwhere Otherwhen" CD from 2002:
Marie-Louise Norton: Harps/Vocals/Native American Flute
Michele Cook: Harps/Vocals/Bowed Psaltry
Colin Norton: Acoustic Guitars/Electric Guitars/Bass Guitars/Tambourine
Gavin Norton: Bodhran/Vocals
We hope that you enjoy the music!
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