Best International
Fiddle virtuoso Bonnie Rideout celebratesChristmas with this enthusiastic holiday performance that she takes on the road each year, playing at performing arts centers and large theaters nationwide in November and December. Rideout performs along with the Scottish Christmas Ensemble - a group of internationally renowned musicians including the City of Washington Pipe Band and dancers from the Scottish Highlands!
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Beautiful, calming, seasonal music that is not overly familiar."
"I absolutely LOVE this!!"
"excellent solid instrumental."
"I'm married to a Scotsman."
"It's a nice break from the same Christmas songs you hear every year."
"A truly amazing album."
"awesome,, Scotland and Christmas, what more could a person ask for, well maybe to be there."
"I love this one."
Ancient carols, Renaissance rhythms and haunting medieval hymns bring to life images of desert landscapes, stone monasteries and the origins of Christmas. Maggie Sansone on hammered dulcimer with members of Ensemble Galilei: Marcia Diehl on recorder, bowed psaltery and pennywhistle; Jim Brooks on recorder and concertina; Sue Richards on Celtic harp; Carolyn Surrick on treble viola & bass viola da gamba; Bonnie Rideout on fiddle, Zan McLeod on cittern and guitar and Ben Harms on hand drums and tambourine.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Marvelous, so different from the usual."
"Love this period music."
"I saw Maggie Samson's several years ago."
"We had this back in the day on casette and paly this alot around the holidays.-Lori T."
"If one would like a change from the same old Christmas songs then this you will enjoy immensely!"
"some of the music was a bit much, but It is a different place and time."
"This is lovely and is just the sort of quiet instrumental music I've come to expect from Ensemble Galilei."
"Marvelous playing, fine selection of pieces...never too far from my rotation all fall & winter."
3 Serenity
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"I am a new fan."
"Another winning piece of music with Phil Coulter!"
"THE SERENITY CD BY PHIL COULTER IS VERY CALMING."
"Please remove from pending list."
"My favorite album by Phil Coulter."
"It is my heart's desire to take his cruise and hear him in person!"
"Completely satisfied."
"I have bought two of these albums, one for me and a relative."
Best Irish Folk
FLOGGING MOLLY - DRUNKEN LULLABIES (WITH DOWNLOAD/GATEFOLD) - VINYL.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"I'm really too old to be listening to this and enjoying it but I can't help it."
"Liked it a lot more than I expected."
"Even if you've never heard a single thing from Flogging Molly, I'm quite confident you will become very fond of this album and all of the band's music."
"Irish punk, legendary band, phenomenal country."
"good album with mostly great songs."
"You have to move if you can dance ornot."
"Great packaging, exactly as expected!"
Best Musicals
Based on Irish folk dancing styles, Riverdance was originally devised as a 20-minute intermission entertainment for the Eurovision Song Contest. There, its phenomenal reception inspired composer Bill Whelan to expand the piece into a full-length stage show, still centered around Irish music, but now telling a loose story of many different peoples who in the 20th century have found themselves émigrés.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"There is no other celtic music of such power and beauty and variety that I can think of.."
"Loved the show and love the music."
"Years ago, I was channel surfing and ran across this being shown on the local PBS station."
"I saw the "show" in California perhaps 17 years ago....still love it."
"If you loved the show, you're going to love this CD!"
"Exactly as advertised."
"I had the original troupe soundtrack from the early 90s so you can imagine my surprise when "Reel Around The Sun" had the tap dancing in this edition."
"Recieved a disc that skips on every track."
Best Scottish Folk
Fiddle virtuoso Bonnie Rideout celebratesChristmas with this enthusiastic holiday performance that she takes on the road each year, playing at performing arts centers and large theaters nationwide in November and December. Rideout performs along with the Scottish Christmas Ensemble - a group of internationally renowned musicians including the City of Washington Pipe Band and dancers from the Scottish Highlands!
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Beautiful, calming, seasonal music that is not overly familiar."
"excellent solid instrumental."
"I'm married to a Scotsman."
"It's a nice break from the same Christmas songs you hear every year."
"A truly amazing album."
"awesome,, Scotland and Christmas, what more could a person ask for, well maybe to be there."
"I love this one."
"The CD was fine, as was the packaging, but the CD case was cracked."
Best Meditation Music
THE MOST RELAXING MUSIC FOR SLEEP RELAXING MUSIC FOR KIDS MEDITATION MUSIC CD YOGA MUSIC CD THE MOST SOOTHING MUSIC FOR BABY MUSIC THERAPY SONGS and MUSIC THERAPY FOR DEPRESSION SPA MUSIC CD RELAXING MUSIC FOR DOGS AND CATS MEDITATION MUSIC FOR KIDS MASSAGE MUSIC CD MEDITATION MUSIC FOR RELAXING AND DREAMING THE MOST CALMING MUSIC THERAPY FOR CHILDREN and MUSIC THERAPY IN SCHOOLS MUSIC FOR STRESS RELIEF THE MOST RELAXING MUSIC CD YOU WILL FIND. The songs on Calm Within: Music for Relaxation of Body and Mind are designed to bring on a sense of ease through repetition of musical phrases, and positive memory association, initiated to bring listeners to a happy space making this the ideal SOOTHING MUSIC CD perfect for SPA MUSIC FOR MASSAGE , MASSAGE MUSIC FOR DEEP RELAXATION , SOOTHING MUSIC TO SLEEP TO and MUSIC THERAPY GIFTS .
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"I play relaxation music, at night, for peaceful sleep."
"very nice and relaxing - well worth it and would recommend this to anyone."
"Very calming!"
"Very relaxing music."
"This is very relaxing music."
"I listen to this CD when I'm in my sauna."
Best General
At times, the analog synthesizers used in this 1984 recording sound dated and a little cheesy, particularly on "Deck the Halls" and "Good King Wenceslas." As pleasant and soothing as a Willard Scott birthday wish, Christmas does offer one selection that truly merits "classic" status: the reverent, prayerful, slow-motion interpretation of "Silent Night" ("Stille Nacht") for piano and strings that closes the album--a beautiful and heart-touching work.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"arrived faster than expected and is perhaps my favorite manheim steamroller album played all the way through with out any notice of scratches as well."
"love all mannheim steamroller."
"Wouldn't be Christmas without it."
"Great music , but I should have looked at what the songs were."
"My favorite Christmas cd!"
Best Environmental
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"as if they used very cheap microphones to record the sound of the thunder seperately from the sound of the rain. The crack is there at the outset... but trails off into rumbling that sounds more like a cheap sound effect from a 1960's sound effects recording."
"I was hoping for a little of that feeling when listening to this but was sorely disappointed."
"Some say you get what you pay for...NOT in this case!"
"The sound of the thunder and rain for some reason puts you into a sound sleep."
"Thunder sounds to loud rain sounds to soft.I fall asleep to it and can't hear rain sounds because it has to be low enough so thunder doesn't rewake me."
"Too loud and sounds manufactured in a room versus outdoors."
"The rain sounds are really low and like it is dribbling from a pipe rather than a rain storm and the thunder is exceptionally loud, too loud in comparison so its jolts you awake."
"I was unable to go to sleep because I kept thinking the CD was finished and I would have to use another one."
Best Piano
GRAMMY® Winner for Best NEW AGE MUSIC Album in the 56th Annual Awards, this RELAXING PIANO MUSIC CD includes Laura Sullivan's BEAUTIFUL PIANO MUSIC combined with Cello, Acoustic Guitar, English Horn, Oboe, Flugel Horn, and Trumpet. SPA MUSIC CD PIANO MEDITATION MUSIC CD MASSAGE MUSIC YOGA MUSIC CD CALMING MUSIC FOR KIDS BACKGROUND MUSIC DINNER MUSIC CD SOOTHING MUSIC FOR KIDS AND ADULTS HEALING MUSIC RELAXING CLASSICAL MUSIC MUSIC THERAPY FOR DEPRESSION STRESS RELIEF MUSIC MUSIC FOR RELAXATION IN MODERN CLASSICAL MUSIC MOST RELAXING MUSIC IN NEO CLASSICAL ROMANTIC PIANO MUSIC CONTEMPORARY CLASSICAL MUSIC. If you are a fan of SOOTHING PIANO MUSIC, MUSIC FOR HEALING, EASY LISTENING PIANO MUSIC, MEDITATION MUSIC FOR KIDS AND ADULTS, RELAXING SOOTHING MUSIC FOR BABY, or MODERN CLASSICAL MUSIC FOR RELAXATION then you have found the perfect CALM PIANO MUSIC CD in Love s River. Other artists on the album include horn player Jeff Oster, winner of Album of the Year and Best Contemporary Instrumental Album awards at the NAR Lifestyle Music Awards presented by NewAgeReporter.com, world renowned Grammy® winning cello player Eugene Friesen, and the great English Horn player, Jill Haley. Laura Sullivan is an established New Age Piano Music, New Classical Music and Grammy® Winning artist who is inspired and led to creation promoting holistic health of mind and body, through her calming piano music compositions. Love's River is very impressive and if you are seeking music to soothe stressed nerves in these over-stressed [and post-Christmas] times then Laura Sullivan and her music may be the answer for you.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Feast of Joy & Love http://amzn.com/B000QR0H00. Love's River http://amzn.com/B00AFX4TJU. Mystical America http://amzn.com/B000QR1HAO. Pianoscapes for the Trails of North America http://amzn.com/B000QQZD3M. Piano Solos http://amzn.com/B000QQXBHC. Calm Within http://amzn.com/B017OP0X28."
"really nice cd for relaxing."
"Perfect for naptime at day care."
"Thanks, Laura!"
"Wonderful soothing music."
Best Celtic
Fiddle virtuoso Bonnie Rideout celebratesChristmas with this enthusiastic holiday performance that she takes on the road each year, playing at performing arts centers and large theaters nationwide in November and December. Rideout performs along with the Scottish Christmas Ensemble - a group of internationally renowned musicians including the City of Washington Pipe Band and dancers from the Scottish Highlands!
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Beautiful, calming, seasonal music that is not overly familiar."
"I absolutely LOVE this!!"
"excellent solid instrumental."
"I'm married to a Scotsman."
"It's a nice break from the same Christmas songs you hear every year."
"A truly amazing album."
"awesome,, Scotland and Christmas, what more could a person ask for, well maybe to be there."
"I love this one."
Best Ambient
Original piano pieces designed for relaxing, reflecting and healing. Originally designed for hospitals and massage centers, Solo Journey is soft piano. Professional composer Bradley Joseph performed with multi-platinum artists Yanni and Sheena Easton. for over a decade. Joseph's CD erupts into nearly and hour's worth of exquisite music.........a melodious road to another New Age milepost.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Excellent piano compositions and wonderfully played; it keeps me calm and safe on long drives....an otherworldly listening experience."
"Beautiful music but not really relaxing."
"Very nice to listen to.and very restful."
"Almost as relaxing as George Winston solos."
"Very relaxing piano music."
Best World Dance
For the companion recording to his second book, Mickey Hart drew upon the stellar musical friendships he had made over several decades to make real his dream of a percussion masterwork, blending the talents and native instruments of percussion giants from five traditions into a celebratory classic. His home in Petaluma, California was converted -- room by room -- into a recording facility wired for video as well as for sound, and recording sessions spanned several weeks in this comfortable, ultra-creative communal setting.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"I first read Mickeys book "Drumming at the edge of Magic" then purchased the CD.The book sets the stage for the CD so; I would recommend the book first then the CD."
"Great CD and great sound."
"I know it is hard to fathom, but what we have here is a musical drum record."
"When I found it on CD, I knew it was time to update."
"I saw a show about Mickey Hart on, I think, Biography channel."
"I have both books and the CD in this series."
"Wonderful listening."