Midwinter Moon by Julianne Marx and Craig Olson
All songs used by permission.
Midwinter Moon began as an idea about creating and sharing beautiful holiday music for folks of all persuasions, without restricting it to a specific religious tradition. There is definitely more than one "reason for the season."
Julianne Marx and Craig Olson started making music together over 10 years ago, beginning by performing at private Yule / Lucia Party shows and continuing with full-on festival band Cedar Moon, which toured extensively in the Pacific Northwest doing numerous festivals including the Seattle Hemp Fest, Northwest Herbal Fair, Vashon Island Faire and Seattle Peace Concerts.
Joining them on this "festivus-for-the-rest-of-us" recording is Tom Gire, a fabulous piano player and sound designer & producer from LA. Tom is best known for his work with Brand X Music on such seminal films as Shrek, The Karate Kid, Harry Potter and the Half blood Prince, among many others.
Joining Juels, Craig & Tom on most of the tunes is drummer Walker Evans, who also plays with country rocker Marion Weston and has been a session player on numerous albums. This guy can play! Catherine Hauke of the popular Celtic rock band "Coyote Run" plays truly amazing drums on "A Winter's Night." http://coyoterun.com
Rounding out the album is percussionist Joe Marx, who lays down some tribal beats on two of the albums 13 tracks. Last, not least, on the list of stellar performers on this project is vocalist Andrea Ramirez, who adds her vocal magic to two songs.
Tracklist
| 1. | Lady Greensleeves | 3:29 |
| 2. | Christmas Waltz | 4:43 |
| 3. | Little Drummer Dude | 5:18 |
| 4. | Solstice Night | 4:31 |
| 5. | What Do Bad Girls Get? | 3:19 |
| 6. | A Winter's Night | 4:04 |
| 7. | Christmas Time in the City | 3:29 |
| 8. | Baby It's Cold Outside | 4:07 |
| 9. | I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm | 3:11 |
| 10. | To Drive the Cold Winter Away | 4:10 |
| 11. | Rozhanitsa | 4:04 |
| 12. | New Year's Eve / Auld Lang Syne | 6:11 |
| 13. | In the Bleak Midwinter | 2:40 |
| 14. | BONUS - Glorious | 3:22 |
| 15. | BONUS- Solo Vocal - Rozhanitsa | 2:00 |
| 16. | BONUS - In the Bleak Midwinter "Tuned In" | 3:18 |
Credits
ALBUM CREDITS
Julianne Marx: vocals, backing vocals, percussion
Craig Olson: vocals, guitars, bass, keyboards, programming
Walker Evans: drums
Tom Gire: piano
Andrea Ramirez: vocals
Joe Marx: percussion
Catherine Hauke: drums on "A Winter's Night"
Bob Paltrow: photography and graphic design
Mark Guenther: audio mastering
All songs used by permission.
LOOKING FOR CRAIG OLSON'S OTHER RELEASES?
They're at craigolsonband.bandcamp.com. He's also working on an electro-dance project called Average Mammal at averagemammal.bandcamp.com so the days are busy as ever!
