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CANCELLED
Saturday, February 4
House Concert
843 Hiawatha Place So.
Seattle
Attention Anchorage!
Thursday, February 9–Sunday, February 12
Blues Central
I've got some new musical special guests this time around and I can't wait to get the jam started! I always try to bring something a little extra special to every show at Blues and this February will be no exception!

ALL AGES SHOW Sunday Feb. 12th!
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Underhill's Angel

Underhill's Angel
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A Treasury of Songs For The Season

There was a time before the commercialization of Christmas. A time lit with candles and firelight, when tapestries kept the cold from coming through the stone, and folk would gather during the longest nights of the year to sing songs of hope and light. This recording was made to recapture that time and bring forward the ancient and genuine spirit of Christmas into this modern time.

I wanted to make a CD with songs that predated the commercialization of Christmas. Melodies that are 200, 300, 400, 800 years old. A CD with deep spiritual roots, and a sound that feels right now, full of inspiration and improvisation. Eric Robert and I went into the studio with Grammy award-winning bassist Garey Shelton and these ancient melodies—some of which will be familiar, and some that I am sure will become new favorites—and we followed our own path. The result really is magical.
—Geoffrey Castle
Excerpts
Play Button Ukrainian Bell Carol
Originally from the Ukrainian folk song "Shchedryk," Mykola Leontovych made the melody famous in the 20h Century as "Carol of the Bells." This excerpt from "Geoffrey's version" takes it in a whole new direction.
Play Button Coventry Carol
An excerpt from our recording of this classic 16th century song. The author is unknown; the oldest printing of the melody is from 1591.
Track Listing
  1. Coventry Carol
  2. Good King Wenceslaus
  3. Underhill's Angel
  4. Ukrainian Bell Carol - Eric's Version
  5. O Come Emanuel / God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
  6. The Snows They Melt the Soonest
  7. Don Oiche Ud i mBethil / Breton Carol
  8. Salva Nos
  9. The Holly and the Ivy
  10. Greensleeves
  11. Ukrainian Bell Carol - Geoffrey's Version
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Underhill's Angel is now available from Twisted Fiddle Music—get your copy today (and maybe a few for your friends and family)!

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