SOLSTICE RECORDINGS FROM PAUL WINTER'S LIVING MUSIC

Paul Winter has been joined by an array of outstanding musicians from different musical backgrounds for a festival of the Earth's musics during the twenty-three years of his winter Solstice Celebration and the ten years of his summer Solstice Celebration.

For Paul Winter, 'Earth Music' celebrates the creatures and cultures of the whole earth, and this is the spirit of his annual solstice celebrations and of the recordings born of those celebrations.

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SOLSTICE RECORDINGS

SILVER SOLSTICE
Paul Winter and Friends

Grammy-winning SILVER SOLSTICE

Winner of a Grammy Award in February 2006, SILVER SOLSTICE by Paul Winter and Friends commemorates Paul Winter's 25th annual Winter Solstice Celebration at New York's Cathedral of St. John the Divine. This double CD features 9 special guests.

SOLSTICE GEMS
The Paul Winter Consort with Special Guests

SOLSTICE GEMS is a limited-edition double-CD presenting highlights from 20 years of Paul Winter's Winter Solstice Celebrations. It features the Paul Winter Consort and their special guests Theresa Thomason, Pete Seeger, Susan Osborn, Davy Spillane, Noirin Ni Riain, Mickey Hart, Kecia Lewis-Evans, Luciana Souza, Oscar Castro-Neves, and the Dmitri Pokrovsky Ensemble.

JOURNEY WITH THE SUN
Paul Winter and the Earth Band

Grammy-nominated
JOURNEY WITH THE SUN

Adventures of a caravan of world musicians, recorded in the great space of the world's largest Gothic cathedral- this is Living Music's latest release, JOURNEY WITH THE SUN, nominated for a Grammy Award in January 2001. Paul Winter presents his new Earth Band, featuring the great Irish piper, Davy Spillane (of 'Riverdance'), legendary Armenian vocalist and percussionist Arto Tuncboyaciyan, cellist Eugene Friesen and keyboardist Paul Halley (long-time members of the Paul Winter Consort) along with special guest Mickey Hart (of the Grateful Dead) playing his new instrument, RAMU (Random Access Music Universe), and a caravan of 9 other world musicians, on a journey of new musical adventures born of Winter's renowned annual Solstice Celebrations.

CELTIC SOLSTICE
Paul Winter and Friends

Grammy-winning
CELTIC SOLSTICE

A rich and innovative album born from the creative interplay of Irish and American musicians in a contemporary celebration of the Summer Solstice and the longest day of the year, Grammy-winning CELTIC SOLSTICE features renowned Uilleann piper Davy Spillane, fiddler Eileen Ivers, vocalist Karan Casey, whistle-player and flutist Joanie Madden, piper Jerry O'Sullivan, and members of the Paul Winter Consort Paul Halley and Jamey Haddad, amongst others.

SOLSTICE LIVE
Paul Winter

SOLSTICE LIVE!

SOLSTICE LIVE! is a festival of the world's musics featuring 20 guest artists, including

Irish singer Nóirín Ní Riain
Russian singers and dancers The Dmitri Pokrovsky Ensemble
Ecuadorian folk quartet Andes Manta
Galician piper from the Galician folk ensemble Milladoiro, Nando Casals
Singer Kecia Lewis-Evans
Dutch horn player Dimitri Donders

who join the Paul Winter Consort in the legendary annual 'Winter Solstice Whole Earth Christmas Celebration' held in the Cathedral of St John the Divine, New York. Live recordings of highlights from the performances capture the drama and excitement of an adventure that draws thousands each year in celebration of the start of the holiday season and the longest night of the year.