Our Review
The Braintree walks again. Two years ago, Todd Keenhold and Alan Stewart, Braintree, left Amid the Winter Snow on my doorstep, a peaceful reminder that not all is hustle and bustle. Last week, I got the announcement their second installment was on the way.
Though not groundbreaking, Wintertidings is a fitting and fit continuation of the their first winter offering. Meant to break the hold of the stressful season, Wintertidings' is an airy glide through several holiday favorites, with a couple of new Stewart and Keenhold compositions besides. Fessiwig's Waltz is one of these. Inoffensive chamber music--Braintree's signature style--it has a nice melody and features some interesting Keenhold riffing. O Sanctissimia rings like a protestant hymn and should delight new agers.
All in all, easy to listen to during those long New England nights.
--Richard Banks
(Reviewed in 2002)
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From the liner notes:
Vermont-based Braintree is Alan Stewart, keyboards and synth, and Todd Keenhold, guitar and percussion. Their other CD releases include Braintree, Carefree, and Amid the Winter Snow.
Braintree
Wintertidings
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Label: Braintree
Length: 46 minutes
Genre: New Age
Release: 2002
Track List
| Song Title |
|---|
| Here We Come A Wassailing |
| O Come, All Ye Faithful |
| Carol Of The Bells |
| God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen |
| In The Bleak Of Midwinter |
| Fezziwig's Waltz |
| Hark! The Herald Angels Sing |
| O Sanctissimia |
| Bring A Torch, Jeannette, Isabella |
| Christmas Is Coming |
| Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring |
| Christmas Morning |
| Lo, How A Rose E'er Blooming |
| O Little Town Of Bethlehem |
| Pat A Pan |
| As With Gladness |
| The Christmas Jig |
| O Holy Night |
| Green Mountain Christmas |
| Auld Lang Syne |