Christmas Past: Holiday Harp Guitar Classics, by Gregg Miner, Stephen Bennett, John Doan, Stacy Hobbs & William Eaton

Christmas Past: Holiday Harp Guitar Classics

by Gregg Miner, Stephen Bennett, John Doan, Stacy Hobbs & William Eaton

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My concept for this compilation CD of previously-released tracks was “The Best of” Christmas Past. I chose the best representative tracks from what were then the only holiday recordings to feature harp guitar ever recorded (up to November, 2005). Largely unaware of each other while creating their five historic albums, these five musicians have since become friends in the harp guitar movement.
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1.	Stacy Hobbs - Joy to the World 02:13	info	buy track
2.	John Doan - Infant King 04:04	info	buy track
3.	Gregg Miner - Bring a Torch, Jeannette, Isabella 02:48	info	buy track
4.	Stephen Bennett - Silver Bells 03:54	info	buy track
5.	Stacy Hobbs - O Come All Ye Faithful 02:49	info	buy track
6.	Gregg Miner - White Christmas 02:54	info	buy track
7.	John Doan - Jolly Old King Wenceslas 04:50	info	buy track
8.	Gregg Miner - Christmas Time Is Here 04:42	info	buy track
9.	Stephen Bennett - In the Bleak Midwinter 03:27	info	buy track
10.	William Eaton and R. Carlos Nakai - We Three Kings 05:32	info	buy track
11.	John Doan - Carol of the Bells 03:27	info	buy track
12.	Stacy Hobbs - It Came Upon a Midnight Clear 02:49	info	buy track
13.	John Doan - The Angel's First Noel 03:27	info	buy track
14.	Gregg Miner - Welcome Christmas 02:56	info	buy track
15.	Stephen Bennett - Auld Lang Syne 01:58	info	buy track
16.	Stacy Hobbs - We Wish You a Merry Christmas 02:24	info	buy track

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"Great compilations provide the best holiday music in so many ways. First, they purport to select the winning tracks from past albums--the cream of the crop. In this respect, the compiler effectively pans for treasure, presenting listeners with the resulting gold nuggets. Second, music fans who are new to a particular genre are unlikely to know which artist(s) to choose, and the compilation provides a glorious buffet of options. Sometimes, when the compilation is good enough, it may not even be necessary to delve beyond the compilation into the individual releases.
For me, 2007 has been the year of the harp guitar. Just in the past few weeks, I have reviewed excellent harp guitar releases by Muriel Anderson and Gregg Miner (Miner plays on more than just the harp guitar--take a peek at the review). If you enjoy the wonderful warmth of acoustic instrumentals when that special season rolls around, then Christmas Past: Holiday Harp Guitar Classics should be an obvious top choice. If you are not certain what a harp guitar is or sounds like, just think acoustic guitar with an extra neck holding harp strings for plucking.
Christmas Past sports five harp guitar talents, all very well regarded artists (I personally own recordings by four of the five, and now I'll have to find out more about the fifth!). William Eaton, Stephen Bennett, John Doan, Gregg Miner, and Stacy Hobbs are the fine musicians here, and the 16 recordings date from 1991-2002. Eaton only contributes one piece to this compilation, but his We Three Kings is the longest (well over five minutes); this mystical marvel also features R. Carlos Nakai's haunting Native American flute. This instrumental compilation is beautiful throughout; each piece is special. My personal favorites include Doan's superb Jolly Old King Wenceslas with its sweetly syncopated opening, and his intensely ethereal Carol of the Bells. Bennett's heartfelt Silver Bells, which gradually adds instrumental layers, and Miner's rollicking and transformative Christmas Time Is Here.
This album is a terrific introduction to the world of harp guitars, and even if you care not one whit about harp guitars, but want outstanding acoustic instrumentals for the holidays, then look no further. Christmas Past: Holiday Harp Guitar Classics is all the information you need! Just wonderful." © Carol Swanson, christmasreviews.com

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released August 25, 2006

Produced by Gregg Miner

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Gregg Miner is a plucked stringed instrument collector, scholar, recording artist and performer, best known for his work with harp guitars. For more, visit his 3 web sites!

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