You’ve heard all the carols in all their variations. But tonight we’re going to celebrate a different part of the season, one that’s rooted in the stars. It’s an Echoes Winter Solstice.
Playlists
Monday, December 21st, 2015-Echoes Program 1551A
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Playlists
Weekend, December 5 & 6, 2015-Echoes Program 1548A
The sound of Enya is one of the most recognizable in music. She’s not very prolific, just four albums in the 21st century. Her latest is Dark Sky Island and it has all the signature Enya sounds that audiences have come to love.
Playlists
Monday, November 30th, 2015-Echoes Program 1548A
The sound of Enya is one of the most recognizable in music. She’s not very prolific, just four albums in the 21st century. Her latest is Dark Sky Island and it has all the signature Enya sounds that audiences have come to love.
Interview Podcast
Enya in the Echoes Podcast
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Iconic Irish singer, Enya talks about her new album, Dark Sky Island. It’s her first album of all-new material in 7 years. Many of the familiar Enya sounds are there from the pizzacato strings, vocal choirs and of course, the pure beauty of Enya’s voice. She talks about castles, church and the cosmos.
CD of the Month
Echoes December CD of the Month: Enya’s Dark Sky Island
The Irish singer Enya has created one of the most distinctive sounds of the last 30 years. She’s just released her first album in 7 years, Dark Sky Island and it is sure to thrill fans of her serene sound. Dark Sky Island is the Echoes December CD of the Month.
Program Highlights, Reviews & Commentary
New Music from Enya
It’s been seven years since Enyas last album of new material but she’s about to return with a new CD. In advance, the first single has been released, Echoes in the Rain with an accompanying video.
Program Highlights
Welsh Dream Pop on Echoes
The Welsh Band 9Bach has a new CD on Realworld Records. It’s been a while since we’ve featured a Welsh band on Echoes. The last one I recall was Ceredwen, a beautifully produced project that released two albums in the late 1990s on the Real Music label. Ceredwen featured the compositions of Andrew Fryer with…
Reviews & Commentary
Celtic in the Air for St. Patrick’s Day
An Echoes Celtic Soundscape for St. Patrick’s Day As I put together our Celtic Soundscape for St. Patrick’s Day, I recalled an article I wrote seven years ago called “Whither Celtic Music.” At the time I was struck by the dearth of new Celtic music coming out. In 2014, that still remains true. Now, let…
Program Highlights
An Echoes Celtic Sonic Seasonings
Christmas begins today with An Echoes Celtic Sonic Seasonings with Moya Brennan and Jeff Johnson, Brian Dunning and Wendy Goodwin I don’t know how Celtic music came to signify winter, but slow aires and Celtic harps seem to exemplify a quieter and more atmospheric side of the Winter season. We’ve dipped into that sound on…
Program Highlights
Celtic Returns, Prog on the Side, Experiment into Ambient
We’ve got a lot of new music from old friends today on Echoes. Clannad, the legendary Irish band and one of the groups that launched the Celtic renaissance in the 1980s, returns with their first album in 15 years. It’s called Nádúr, Gaelic for nature, and it brings the core members of Clannad back together,…