“The warm glow of QVE’s richly textured harmony and blend suffuses this Christmas collection, from traditional carols to contemporary pop favourites and new a cappella compositions.”
– www.qve.ca
“The finest moments of the 3-men, 3-women sextet Rajaton recordings in one package. A 20 song CD full of Rajaton’s most popular recordings, which can for a very good reason be called a cappella classics, are also spiced with a couple of previously unreleased tracks. In addition to the CD there’s a bonus DVD, featuring 12 live performances and music videos spanning Rajaton’s whole career. Both the CD and DVD have a selection of songs recorded in English and Finnish.”
– www.finnstyle.com
Rajaton is an exceptional vocal sextet from Finland who have made their mark in the international acapella scene. They sing in English and in Finnish. They are frequent guests of the Festival 500 International Choral Festival in St. John’s, Newfoundland where, since 2001, they have wowed audiences at their concerts and earned the admiration and friendship of visiting choirs at their workshops.
Their name Rajaton, which means “boundless”, refers to the breadth of styles of the music they perform. We think it also describes their ability, imagination and ability.
“CBC Television’s Land and Sea has been bringing you stories about the people and places of Newfoundland and Labrador since 1964. Now, in association with Downhome Inc, Canada’s preeminent Atlantic culture publisher, CBC is pleased to offer this special series on DVD. Volume one includes three of the most requested episodes in the history of Land & Sea, plus one bonus episode, for two full viewing hours. Enjoy the DVD as it takes a deeper look at people who live close to nature, preserving traditional ways and sharing their enthusiasm for life on the land and on the sea.”
-Liner Notes
A Christmas album by the local duo Rasa. Erin Best and Sandy Morris are joined by a number of incredible local musicians to create this ever popular Christmas album.
Byron Pardy: Bass
Chris LeDrew: pedal steel
Steve Power: backup vocals
Darrin Martin: backup vocals
Paul Boomer Stamp: drums
Frank Fusari: acoustic bass
Heather Kao: strings
Theo Weber: cello
Patrick Boyle: brass
Duane Andrews: guitar
Curtis Andrews: drums, percussion, mbira, cymbals, dumbek
Paul Kinsman: hammond organ
Billy Sutton: bodhran, percussion, hand drum, triangle, mandola
George Morgan: ankle braceletts
Pat Cashin: bass
Rick Hollett: accordian
“The Punters debut their CD for the festive season titled “Beautiful Star”. In their normal style The Punters with the distinct vocals of Larry Foley punctuating the recording, while Patrick Moran adds beautiful fiddle, as well as background vocals.”
– www.tidespoint.com
Seasonal music performed on Celtic harp featuring cello, flute, wooden flute, whistle, accordion, bass, violin and viola.
“Many know that Irish Descendants front man Con O’Brien has a very talented younger brother, Arthur. Arthur’s band The Navigators have also been waving the Irish music flag high for years turning many a head, and getting many a foot stomping along the way. This Christmas album features both bands, the first time the two acts ever teamed up before – a team up that was so successful it left the rest of us wondering what took so long.”
– irishdescendants.com
“From the first knock on the door of the recording ‘Any Mummers Allowed In?’ everyone was ready and knew that what SIMANI recorded was destined to become a classic. Now a collection of all the Simani Christmas Songs and three Bonus Tracks, two of which were recorded live ‘Old Christmas Card’ and ‘C-H-R-I-S-T-M-A-S’ – never been released before and a newer recording of Bud Davidge with Leanne Chaulk ‘Christmas Eve With You’. ”
-www.tidespoint.com
Written by Cassie Brown
Narrated by Ron Hynes- Liner Notes
This Canadian audiobook (aka audio book ) was produced in Newfoundland and Labrador by Rattling Books. Audiobooks from Rattling Books include fiction, poetry and non-fiction titles.
Gerald S. Doyle was a businessman, folksong collector, and founder of The Doyle Bulletin. He was also an avid filmmaker. In the 1930’s, 1940’s and 50’s, Doyle traveled Newfoundland and coastal Labrador on his motor yacht ‘Miss Newfoundland’, calling into hundreds of outports. He stood on the deck of his boat and rolled 16mm colour film, leaving us an unparalleled historical view of the outports from the water.
