Ancient dances ... Persian improvisations ... Gaelic airs, jigs, reels and processionals from ancient Celtic lands... music for a Celtic wedding ... 13th century medieval music by French and German composers of courtly love. This recording is a joyous and upbeat melding of Irish and Persian influences -- via two surprisingly similar instruments from these diverse traditions: the hammered dulcimer and the santur/santoor. Sue Richards accompanies on Celtic harp, and Robin Bullock on guitar and mandolin.