At times uplifting and ethereal, and at other times melancholic, this album is, overall, an exquisite musical work. It's too bad that the quality of the downloads does not match the quality of the music itself: only three of the ten tracks (tracks 1, 6 & 7) meet or exceed the MINIMUM standard for quality digital music downloads, or 192 kbps. The bit rate of the rest of the tracks ranges from 173 kbps to 186 kbps.
There are artists who play their instruments; and then there are artists who 'become one' with their instruments. Lynne is one of those rare talents. Although these 2 releases are quite nice, 'Seasons of the Soul' is by far her best work. Check it out if you get the chance.
I've known Jem Moore for about five years from the Kansas City Renaissaince Festival. When I saw that he was performing dulcimer on this album, I downloaded it on the strength of that alone. I was not disappointed. Excellent harping.
Generally speaking, I detest new age music. But this is different. It has more of an 'old world' sound than is typical of the new age genre. E-music's glowing editorial review is absolutely correct. It is a timeless classic. I was so impressed with this artist, I downloaded Lynne's 'Maiden's Prayer,' which is also lovely. I see Lynne has several more CDs, but e-music doesn't offer them (sigh). I would definitely download more of her stuff. This is just pure balm for the soul.
