The Castle of the Holly King
Secular Songs for the Yuletide
Shira Kammen

shirakammen.com
magnatune.com

2003
Bright Angel Records

'This CD is a rich collection of secular songs and tunes for the Yuletide, from the Medieval, Celtic, and English traditions...'

1 - The Holly Bears a Berry   [2:46]
2 - The Wren in the Furze   [2:13]
3 - Christmas Day in the Morning   [1:46]
4 - Apple Tree Wassail   [2:56]
5 - Rafe's Waltz   [4:55]
6 - Cutty Wren   [3:16]
7 - Le Brandevin / Holly and his Merry Men   [3:01]
8 - Arrane Ny Sheeaghyn Troailtagh   [1:40]
9 - An Dro Nevez   [2:37]
10 - Gower Wassail   [4:50]
11 - A Counting Song   [5:58]
12 - Round About Our Coal Fire   [5:47]
13 - Nou is Yole Comen   [2:48]
14 - Tapster, Drynker   [1:20]
15 - Bring Us in Good Ale   [2:57]





Shira Kammen • vielle, fiddle, voice
Peter Maund • percussion
Shay Black • voice
Susan Rode Morris • voice
Suzanne Elder Wallace • voice
Pamela Swan • bodhran
Robin Petrie • hammered dulcimer
David Morris • viola da gamba
Charlie Hancock • piano
Anne Hodgkinson • voice
Mitchell Sandler • voice
Lydia Heather Knutson • voice
Paul Cummings • voice