Valentina Felix - Petticoats of Portugal - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Celtic Harpestry is an elegant celebration of the Celtic harp; this project conceptually follows the success of the original Harpestry, the best-selling new age tapestry of contemporary harp music, and features a wide range of talented musicians from Ireland and elsewhere. PBS will air an hour-long TV special for Celtic Harpestry in December. Album Tracks 1. Bright New Morning - Belfast Harp Orchestra 2. The Humours of Ballyloughlin - Maire Ni Chathasaigh 3. The Golden String Hornpipe - Rudiger Oppermann 4. A Walk on Belfast - Belfast Harp Orchestra 5. Star of the County Down - Deborah Henson-Conant 6. The Old Woman's Dance - Sileas 7. My Heart Will Go on (Love Theme from Titanic) - Belfast Harp Orchestra 8. The Chestnut Tree Medley - Maire Ni Chathasaigh 9. The Butterfly - Rudiger Oppermann 10. Londonderry Aire (Danny Boy) - Deborah Henson-Conant 11. Seallaibh Curaidh Eoghain - Sileas 12. Breton Medley - Cheryl Ann Fulton 13. Brian Boru's Set - Belfast Harp Orchestra 14. Robert Jordan - Maire Ni Chathasaigh 15. The Minstrel Boy - Deborah Henson-Conant 16. May Song - Rudiger Oppermann 17. Earth, Water, Wind and Fire - Belfast Harp Orchestra

Valentina Felix, a young fadista and popular singer, presents a variety of modern and traditional music with themes such as the beauty of the land and the sea, Christmas, and love. Dance music from the north and the south of Portugal is featured as well. Lyrics are in Portuguese, with English explanations. Album Tracks 1. Acores (Azores) 2. Can?O Do Mar (Song of the Sea) 3. Sou Fadista, Sim Senhor (Yes I Am Indeed a Fado Singer) 4. Natal Em Portugal (Christmas in Portugal) 5. Meninas Vamos O Vira (Girls Come and Dance the Vira) 6. A Rua Dos Meus Ciumes (The Street of My Jealousy) 7. Lisboa (Lisbon) 8. Alfama 9. Rainha Santa (The Queen Saint) 10. Jardim a Beira Mar (Portugal, Garden By the Sea) 11. Dan?A a InchBiaInch Mais O InchBL?Inch 12. Fado Twist

As the liner notes explain and the recordings attest, Portugal's location on the westernmost coast of continental Europe influenced it's folk music in significant ways. In addition to older chants, prayers, lullabies, vocal and instrumental music, the album contains several examples of the well-known fado style. Emotional and melancholy, fado has origins in the Middle Ages and experienced a renaissance in the 18th century; in 2011 it was inscribed in the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Liner notes include translated lyrics for each track. Album Tracks 1. The Rendez-Vous 2. Lullaby Cançao de Embalar 3. MacElada (Picking Camomile) 4. Christmas Carol 5. Sao Joao (Saint John) 6. Desejos (Wishes) 7. For the Souls in Purgatory 8. Aurora Teve Um Menino (Aurora Has Given Birth to a Son) 9. Os Teus Olhos (Your Eyes) 10. A Nossa Rua (Our Street) 11. Fado Corrido 12. Meia Noite (Midnight) 13. Little Fado 14. Tirana (The Wild Woman) 15. Um Viva Para Toda a Gente (A Vivat for Everyone) 16. Misericordia, Meu Deus (Have Mercy, O Lord) 17. Stone-Cutter's Song