Our Review
Patrick Ball is a very good harper. Listen as he re-creates the Christmas traditionals with his Celtic harp. The articulation of every note is sure and sweet, and his execution of difficult passages is flawless. He effects a delicate yet assertive style.
In particular, I enjoyed his joining of The Gloucester Wassail with When Blossoms Flowered 'Midst the Snow (The Christmas Rose). His Celtic harp is just right for falling snow.
I enjoyed every song on the CD, but his Auld Lang Syne was the most sentimental and beautiful I have heard. In the right company and heard just before midnight on December 31, this song could bring a tear to my eye.
This is one of nine fine Christmas CDs available from Celestial Harmonies.
--Richard Banks
(Reviewed in 1998)
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Patrick Ball
The Christmas Rose
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Label: Fortuna
Length: 46 minutes
Genre: Celtic
Release: 1994
Track List
| Song Title |
|---|
| God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen |
| The First Nöel |
| What Child is This? |
| St. Basil's Hymn |
| O Come, O Come Emmanuel |
| Silent Night (Stille Nacht) |
| Oxen and Sheep (Entre le Boeuf et l'Ane Gris)|The Carol of the Birds (Whence Comes This Rush of Wings Afar?) |
| Bring a Torch, Jeannette Isabella (Un Flambeau Jeanette Isabella) |
| Dona Nobis Pacem (Give Us Peace) |
| La Berceuse de Muffe|We Three Kings |
| Jesus, Jesus, Rest Your Head |
| The Gloucester Wassail|When Blossoms Flowered 'Midst the Snow (The Christmas Rose) |
| Auld Lang Syne |