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Favorite Links... Top selling music by independent musicians on cdbaby J. PHILIP NEWELL: Sounds of the Eternal: Meditative Chants and Prayers A blend of Middle-Eastern and Celtic sounds for meditative practice and peaceful awareness. BILL LESLIE: Peaceful Journey Music made on sunny day, a stormy night and a rolling wave. Music born of my love for North Carolina. An intriguing blend of contemporary Celtic music. Lush layers of instrumentation featuring acoustic guitar, piano, Celtic whistles, flute, cello. Recommended if you like Enya, Nightnoise, Clannad. BILL LESLIE: Christmas in Carolina Beautiful, lush and soothing Carolina Celtic Christmas album from artist whose previous release was number one on the world music charts. Recommended if you like Enya, Nightnoise, Bragh Adair. MAGGIE'S MUSIC ARTISTS: Maggie's Music Celtic Sampler Our Celtic CD sampler presents a broad-ranging musical tour featuring the best music from all our recording artists and one complete track from over 20 recordings described in our catalog. A great way to hear what our recording artists sound like. Recommended if you like Bonnie Rideout, Al Petteway, Ensemble Galilei. BILL LESLIE: I Am A River 15 original & beautiful Celtic/New Age orchestral melodies from Best New Artist in genre including 3 sensational vocals. Recommended if you like Enya, Nightnoise, Bragh Adair. MAGGIE'S MUSIC ARTISTS (VARIOUS ARTISTS): Maggie's Music Sampler 2 A broad-ranging musical tour of Celtic, traditional, and contemporary acoustic music from the Maggie's Music catalog and one comlete track selected from over twenty different recordings featuring the finest musicians performing today. Recommended if you like Altan, Bonnie Rideout, Al Petteway. MAGGIE SANSONE: Celtic Meditations Music that soothes the soul: a rich tapestry of celtic moods for gentle, quiet contemplation. The melodious and gentle sounds of the leather-covered wooden mallets dancing across over eighty strings create a harp- like resonant sustain Recommended if you like Enya, Loreena McKennitt, Steven. CANTIGA: Once Upon a Time: Music of Innocence and Enchantment North America's quintessential Renaissance Festival Band. Childlike and haunting, these ancient Celtic and Medieval tunes weave a spell both soulful and ethereal. Recommended if you like Howard Shore. SUE RICHARDS & MAGGIE SANSONE: Merrily Greet the Time Seasonal music from Autumn Equinox to the Celtic New Year (Samhain), the Winter Solstice, 12 days of Christmas and the New Year from Ireland, Scotland, Wales, and other lands where Celtic people settled. Through harvest time, to the old Celtic new year ye Recommended if you like Bonnie Rideout, Maggie Sansone, Ensemble Galilei. SERENITY OF LIFE: Absolution Inspiration music that will relax you, motivate you, inspire you, move you, and put you at peace. Recommended if you like Peter Gabriel, Secret Garden, ES Posthumus. MYSTIC HARMONY: Kindle a Flame A Celtic-inspired musical journey, featuring a trio of voices with Celtic harp, flute and keyboard. Recommended if you like Enya, Loreena McKennitt, Secret Garden. DIANE SCHNEIDER: Harp of Hope Simply beautiful music: Soothing, peaceful harp solos of inspirational and Celtic tunes, therapeutically sequenced for healing of body and spirit... used in hospitals for anxiety, sleep, and calming pulse and blood pressure. CANTIGA: Martha's Dragon Whimsical, light-hearted, madcap or melancholy, Cantiga's music delights the ear and the heart. Haunting ancient tunes and catchy originals played on flute fiddle harp charango cello and percussion by America's premier Renaissance Festival Band. Recommended if you like Enya, Avalon Rising, The New World Renaissance Band. BRAGH ADAIR: Grace in Stone Contemporary Celtic music which is both tranquil and exciting, highly melodic, heartfelt and emotional. Recommended if you like Enya, Nightnoise, Clannad. PAUL SPAETH: Cobalt Blue "Solo piano" meets "film score" in this album of cinematic power and beauty from an extremely talented pianist/composer prodigy. Recommended if you like Enya, Yanni. SUSAN RAVEN: Glittering Cities "Majestic songcraft bolstered by a strong vocal performance from singer songwriter Susan Raven; the scope of the music is reminiscent of Peter Gabriel's ambitious catalog - a beautiful album." - CDBaby.com Recommended if you like Enya, Loreena McKennitt, Peter Gabriel. MAGGIE SANSONE, BONNIE RIDEOUT, SUE RICHARDS, ENSEMBLE GALILEI: Music In The Great Hall Instrumental music from the ancient celtic lands performed in a wonderful historic hall on authentic folk and celtic instruments and elegant early music insruments- a perfect blending of the now popular chamber folk sound. Recommended if you like Bonnie Rideout, Ensemble Galilei, Sue Richards. SHAWNA CAROL: Goddess Chant: Sacred Pleasure Trance Chants to the Divine Feminine Goddess. Recommended if you like Loreena McKennitt, Wings, Song. LEE SPEARS AND DONNA MICHAEL: Winterfall Timeless interpretations of Christmas songs through hammered dulcimer, acoustic piano, acoustic guitar, English horn and more. Quiet improvisational reflections and celebrations of Christmas. Recommended if you like Mannheim Steamroller, Winter, Will Hill. ACOUSTIC EIDOLON: Beyond Words Contemporay Acoustic blend of folk, celtic & Bluegrass CANTIGA: The Otter's Pool CANTIGA evokes the rustic charm of the Renaissance Festival with sparkling Irish jigs, stately Renaissance airs and haunting Medieval tunes creating music which is childlike, mischievous and eerie. Recommended if you like Howard Shore, Hobbit. KATE PRICE: Isle Of Dreaming Visionary multi-ethnic comtemporary compostions with Indo-Persian and celtic overtones and lyrical female vocal Recommended if you like Loreena McKennitt. HARP 46: Passage Celtic harp fused with jazz bass and percussion. Recommended if you like Béla Fleck, Deborah Henson-Conant, Al Petteway. MAGGIE SANSONE & ENSEMBLE GALILEI: Ancient Noels Ancient noels: an indie finalist for "best seasonal album of the year." Ancient carols, renaissance rhythms and haunting medieval hymns bring to life images of desert landscapes, and stone monasteries Recommended if you like Maggie Sansone, Ensemble Galilei. KARI TAURING: A Yuletide Celebration Medieval chants with drum jams, folk rock guitar riffs, lilting penny whistles and eerie violins; this collection of original songs plays out the many moods of the dark days of winter. Recommended if you like Natalie Merchant. DAMH THE BARD: Spirit of Albion Acoustic Bardic folk music by one of the UK's best musical storytellers. Pagan, Wiccan, Druid folk music - songs of the sacred land, and ancient mythology. Recommended if you like Fairport Convention, Show of Hands, Dougie MacLean. PHYLLIS TAYLOR SPARKS: Celtic Harp Sparks! This is a collection of traditional Celtic solo harp music with most tracks written by Irish Harper Turlough O'Carolan. Recommended if you like The Chieftains. CANTIGA: Magic Steps A bright mixture of rustic Medieval dances, timeless Celtic airs and joyous fiddling opens the gateway into Cantiga's magical realm. Recommended if you like Howard Shore, Soundtrack. BENJY WERTHEIMER AND MICHAEL MANDRELL: Notes from Celtistan The mythical world where Celtic meets Indian Recommended if you like Michael Hedges, Zakir Hussain, Shakti. DAMH THE BARD: The Hills they are Hollow Acoustic Bardic folk music by one of the UK's best musical storytellers. Pagan, Wiccan, Druid folk music - songs of the sacred land, and ancient mythology. Recommended if you like Fairport Convention, Show of Hands, Dougie MacLean. DAMH THE BARD: Herne's Apprentice Acoustic Bardic folk music by one of the UK's best musical storytellers. Pagan, Wiccan, Druid folk music - songs of the sacred land, and ancient mythology. Recommended if you like Fairport Convention, Show of Hands, Dougie MacLean. CELIA: Breathe 10 original songs, filled with her warm, lively spirit and wistful honesty that solidly touches the heart. HEATHER ALEXANDER: Midsummer Fiery Celtic Faerie Tale Minstrel whose songs come alive with magic through the fiddle, guitar and Irish bodhran... TRIO NOCTURNA: Songs of the Celtic Night beautiful, atmospheric celtic music played on harp, violin, keyboard, uillean pipes, and female voice. Recommended if you like Enya, Clannad. SUZANNE WELLER: The Day Dawns A Collection of Early Celtic Holiday music perfromed on modern flutes and wooden flute, Alto flute, piccolo, guitar, keyboards, violin, viola, oboe, English horn and vocals Recommended if you like Enya, The Chieftains, Bonnie Rideout. KATE PRICE: Deep Hearts Core Multi-ethnic contemporary compositions with celtic and slavic overtones and lyrical vocals Recommended if you like Loreena McKennitt. AIDAN BURKE: Feel The Bow The fire and passion of this album heralds the arrival of a new movement in Irish Music. It knocks the dry startchiness out of the common reel. The Irish Jig is no longer an apologetic folk tune. Freedom of expression has now found its rightful place here Recommended if you like Martin Hayes, Kevin Burke. TIA KNIGHT: Blackwood If you need music for a spell...this is it....It has been said by many that there is something a pinch more than just magic in her music.... and Strangely addicting.

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