Downe In Yon Forrest transports the listener to the Middle Ages where ancient instruments are brought to life and long lost carols are presented as one would have experienced them in medieval Europe. Though most of the songs featured on the album are from the 1500's, the songs and sound remain as fresh and relevant despite their centuries old pedigree. Some songs of Downe In Yon Forrest are considered modern Christmas favorites, but they are given new life through ancient expression and interpretation.
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What Child Is This
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Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence
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Es Kommt Ein Schiff (The Song of the Ship)
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Divinum Mysterium (Of the Father's Love Begotten)
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Downe In Yon Forrest
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The Coventry Carol
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The Sussex Carol
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Personent Hodie
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Taladh Chrisoda (The Christchild Lullaby)
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I Saw Three Ships
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Veni, Veni, Emmanuel (O Come, O Come Emmanuel)
If you’re relatively new to Christian music, chances are you’ve never heard the name Kemper Crabb. Heck, you could be a veteran of CCM and still not know his name; but it certainly bears mentioning in the same breath as Larry Norman, Barry McGuire, Chuck Girard, Amy Grant, Phil Keaggy, Andre Crouch, et al. Crabb’s musical influence was a distinct and compelling one, which helped shape and mature the genre of modern Christian music, albeit many times it occurred out of the spotlight.
With Christmas just around the corner, Kemper Crabb lends his considerable skill and talent as musical priest to a new Yuletide album. Downe In Yon Forrest is a beautiful and spirited Christmas worship experience, as well as being a memorable tribute to the musical genealogy of Christmastide music and carols. The album brims with cheer- passionate and flamboyant, without being over-wrought. Crabb and his musical compatriots create a vividly celebratory Christ-mass experience for their audience and the listener. The production on this live album is every bit as phenomenal as the music and performances.
If anyone tells you that the musicians of the Middle Ages couldn’t rock, you can tell them they don’t know what they’re talking about, because after experiencing this album you’ll know different. Looking for something that is at once musically inventive yet remains true in spirit to the tradition of Christmas? Then order Downe In Yon Forrest and embrace an ages-old tradition and partake of a Yuletide worship experience led by Kemper Crabb. Fan of artists who bring a world-music flavor to their work like 100 Portraits, Caedmon’s Call, IonaEnya, and her sister Maire Brennan will find this Yule-time collection delightful.
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