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THE HAUNTiNG SOUND OF SHAUNA BURNS AND HER YULETiDE RELEASE A WiNTER GATHERiNG 
DECEMBER 8, 2011 - SHAUNA
BURNS describes her latest musical venture, the Celtic flavored A
WINTER GATHERING, as a new journey for her a collection of newfangled
holiday carols and original songs performed by her with her husband,
drummer JAMES CLARK (who also co-produces) and guest performers
CAROLINE KEMPER (Celtic harp), RICK KEMPER (Uilleann pipes &
pennywhistle), LINDSEY SPRINGER (cello), RYAN WHYTE MALONEY (guitar,
backing vocals) and a five piece vocal choir. Bringing unique new
elements and sounds to her trademark style, BURNS offers new twists to
classic songs like CAROL OF THE BELLS, GOD REST YE MERRY, GENTLEMEN and
SILENT NIGHT and includes three short original breath point pieces she
calls Songscapes. She includes WHITE CHRISTMAS as a tribute to her
mother JOYCE (who always played and sang it at holiday times when BURNS
was growing up) and also a compelling rendition of CLARK's favorite
song WHAT A WONDERFUL. The singer describes the concept this way:
WINTER STAR, the first songscape, is the star in the East that the
shepherds see in THE FIRST NOEL ; BURNS sings Gaelic words that speak
about this bright new presence. The star travels through the other
songs starting with CAROL OF THE BELLS, descends to earth in WHITE
CHRISTMAS through fire and O COME O COME EMMANUEL through desert. Luma,
the second songscape, is loosely based on Ave Maria and represents the
light breath. SILENT NIGHT holds the grounding axis of the album with
its everlasting melody and frequency. GOD REST YE MERRY, GENTLEMEN
holds the place of the strong anchor. THE GATHERING, the third
songscape, gathers the songs, family and friends near and leads the
listener into WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD, the resolution. Speaking
whimsically, BURNS considers the instrumental versions of CAROL FO THE
BELLS and GOD REST YE MERRY GENTLEMEN as the end as little cherries on
top.
RELATED LiNKS: WWW.SHAUNABURNS.COM ABOUT THE HOST:  BRIAN
LUSH holds a BA in Creative Writing from the UNIVERSITY OF
NEW MEXICO. He established ROCKWIRED on New Years of 2004 and hasn't
looked back
since. He is currently the host of all of ROCKWIRED.COM's programming
which includes such shows as ROCKWIRED RADIO PROFILES and ROCKWIRED
FREE FORM RADIO. As
program producer for ROCKWiRED.COM, LUSH is hands-on when it
comes to
interviewing and building a lasting rapport with the artists that come
ROCKWiRED's
way. As a youngster, BRIAN LUSH had no idea what kind of seed was being
planted
by reading magazines such as HIT PARADE, HIGH TIMES, SPIN, REQUEST
(remember
that one?) and even ROLLING STONE. "Those were the days before the
internet and being a rock journalist
looked
like the coolest job imaginable." says LUSH "But reading these
magazines had me
imagining that one day I'd be the artist giving all of the clever
answers to
some poor guy with a tape recorder. Well, life has a way of surprising
you.
Now, I'm the poor guy with the tape recorder and asking all of the
questions."CONTACT
BRiAN LUSH
AT: djlush@rockwired.com
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