Her first solo recording in 4 years -- and most interesting one to date -- this 1999 release subtitled Celtic Explorations takes this master of the hammered dulcimer in adventurous new directions. With its layered percussive sound drawing on Persian and world music influences, listen to the path of the hammered dulcimer as it followed the migrations of ancient travelers across Asia Minor, to the European continent, and then to North America. You'll hear celebrations of Samhain and Lughnasa, the seasonal festivals of the ancient Celts; Persian-infulenced improvs and Sufi rhythms; music from Northumberland, Scotland, Ireland, Sweden; the compelling rhythmic pulse of mallet-struck world instruments (dulcimer, marimba, xylophone, world percussion) combined with fiddle, reed and wind instruments: clarinet, bass clarinet, soprano sax, piccolo. Recommended!

Sansone,Maggie