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Listen here to A Cradle in Bethlehem
Words and music by Alfred Bryan, Larry Stock
from WFMT Folkstage live, Eric Arunas, engineer
with Michael Smith, Paul Amandes guitars, Katrina O’Reilly piano,
Bob Weber cello, Gerry Romack violin, Al Ehrich bass
This 13 track compilation CD, was released in time for the holidays, featuring Jamie’s warm soprano on a lush collection of live and studio recordings, with musical accompaniment by her gifted musical friends. WinterSong includes selections from the Jamie O’Reilly Trio, The Rogues, WFMT radio performances, and previously unreleased covers: Lucinda Williams “Blue”, and John Denver’s “Leaving on a Jetplane.”
Limited release. Special order may be available. Email first: jamie@jamieoreilly.com
Track List:
- A Wanderer Am I
- The Fairy Tree
- A Cradle in Bethlehem
- The Riddle Song
- Red is the Rose
- Blue
- Rozhinkes mit Mandlen
- Silent Night
- Greensleeves
- A Soalin’
- Before the Blue
- Leaving on a Jetplane
- Footprints in the Snow
WinterSong is a production of J. O’Reilly Productions.
More about the songs
A Wanderer Am I
Jamie sings, with Katrina O’Reilly vocals, piano, Miriam Sturm violin,
Michael Smith and Pat Fleming guitars, Bob Weber cello, Al Ehrich, bass
The Fairy Tree
Words by Temple Lane, Music by Vincent O’Brien
from Jamie O’Reilly and the Rogues, A Collection of Rogues Recordings
Recorded live at Woodstock Opera House, Tim Powell, engineer
with Peter Swenson, Paul Amandes guitars, Tom Amandes recorder,
Stuart Rosenberg mandolin, John Floeter bass
A Cradle in Bethlehem
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Words and music by Alfred Bryan, Larry Stock
from WFMT Folkstage live, Eric Arunas, engineer
with Michael Smith, Paul Amandes guitars, Katrina O’Reilly piano,
Bob Weber cello, Gerry Romack violin, Al Ehrich bass
*Thanks to Peter and Nancy Clark and Rick Warren for use of these tracks.
The Riddle Song, traditional
from Swimming Deeper, Robert Arendt, engineer
with Michael Smith guitar, bass
Red is the Rose, traditional
from Souvenir, The Jamie O’Reilly Trio
with Michael Smith, Peter Swenson guitars, Bob Weber cello, John Floeter bass
Blue
Words and music by Lucinda Williams
The Jamie O’Reilly Trio, (previously unreleased), Peter Swenson, engineer
with Michael Smith, Peter Swenson guitars, Bob Weber cello
Rozhinkes mit Mandlen
Words and Music by Abraham Goldfaden
from Pasiones: Songs of the Spanish Civil War
Recorded live at WFMT, Mary Mazurek, engineer
with Michael Smith guitar, Katrina O’Reilly piano
Silent Night, instrumental
Words by Joseph Mohr, Music by Franz Gruber
from The Gift of the Magi
Greensleeves, traditional instrumental
WFMT Folkstage live
A Soalin,’ traditional
WFMT Folkstage live
Before the Blue
Words and music Stuart Rosenberg
from The Way the Heart is Sculpted, O’Reilly Van Delinder & Swenson
Alan Purvey, engineer
David Van Delinder, Peter Swenson guitars, Bob Weber cello,
Shawna Lake oboe, Jim Seidel bass, Dave Rush drums
Leaving on a Jetplane
Words and music by John Denver
Peter Swenson, engineer at private studio
with Katrina O’Reilly vocals, Peter Swenson guitar, bass
Special thanks to Bernadette and Don Haderlein and Bridget O’Reilly for use of this track.
Footprints in the Snow
Words by Jamie O’Reilly, Music by Michael Smith
from Songpainting,
inspired by the paintings of Gabriella Boros
Stuart Rosenberg, engineer at SPACE
Musical arrangements by Peter Swenson
Bob Weber cello, Shawna Lake oboe,
Al Ehrich bass, Michael Amandes percussion
Nia and Meg O’Reilly Amandes, Sarah Chang background vocals
with Michael Smith, Peter Swenson guitars