The seven-track album will be available exclusively to supporters of the 2022 Pipes of Christmas fundraising campaign
The Pipes of Christmas announced today the release of a new music EP compilation of never before released recordings. Produced as a special gift for concert donors, the downloadable album features seven beautiful tracks from the previous two years including material recorded on location in Scotland.
The EP features two remastered tracks from the Pipes’ highly acclaimed 2020 virtual concert, which was a finalist in Scotland’s 2021 MG Alba Trad Music Awards. “O Holy Night” features Scottish tenor Jamie MacDougall and was recorded at Glasgow Cathedral. Famed Gaelic singer, Christine Primrose’s “Lenabh an àigh,” or “Child of Joy”, was recorded on the Isle of Skye.
Additional tracks from last year’s concerts in New York City and New Jersey include holiday favorites from the Blandford Pipe Band of Redlands, California; the US National Scottish Harp Champion Rachel Clemente; and a rollicking Traditional Set arranged by Steve Gibb from Inverness, Scotland and performed by top musicians.
The new EP is the third in a series of concert recordings produced by the Learned Kindred of Currie. The first two albums, “Best of the Pipes of Christmas” Volumes 1 and 2, are currently available on the concert’s website.
The new EP will be made available as a gift exclusively to participants in the Pipes of Christmas’ 2022 fundraising campaign. The fundraiser offsets the annual concert’s extensive production costs and will ensure the event continues to take place after two years of financial losses due to COVID. Donors who contribute $100 or more to the campaign will receive a private download link to access the music, as well as early access to 2022 ticket sales.To learn more or make a contribution, visit our website or the campaign’s GoFundMe page.
About “The Pipes of Christmas”
Since its debut in 1999, The Pipes of Christmas has played to standing-room-only audiences. Now a cherished holiday event, the concert gives audiences a stirring and reverent celebration of the Christmas season and the Celtic spirit. Audience-goers return year after year to experience the program, many reporting that the Pipes of Christmas has become part of their family’s annual Christmas tradition.
The concert has been lavished with critical acclaim. In his review for Classical New Jersey Magazine, Paul Somers wrote, “The whole evening was constructed to introduce gem after gem and still have a finale which raised the roof. In short, it was like a well-constructed fireworks show on the Glorious Fourth. The Westfield Leader described the concert as “a unique sound of power and glory nowhere else to be found.”
Contact:
Bob Currie
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