Tracks:
Song of Isolde
Across the Iron River (The Return)
Reason Enough (All the King's Men)
Eolian Minstrel
Jaden Maiden
Secret Shrine of Icarus, The
Harvest
Years in the Forest, The
Desert of Rain
Private Fires
Five Sisters, The
Painter's Waltz
Leaves of the Great Tree
Lake of Time
Eolian Minstrel - (live)
Harvest - (live)
Years in the Forest, The - (live)
Painter's Waltz - (live)

Performer Notes:

• Personnel: Andreas Vollenweider (vocals, harp, Celtic harp, renaissance harp, folk harp, bamboo & horn flute, percussion, cheng); Eliza Gilkyson (vocals, guitar); Carly Simon (vocals); Marc Portmann (acoustic & electric guitars); Richard Greene (violin); Max Lasser (dobro); Eberhard Hahn (flutes, bass clarinet, diggeridoo, pans water pipe, kena, piccolo, alto & baritone saxophones); Hanspeter Bruggemann (accordion); Thomas Fessler (Chinese pipa), Sandro Friedrich (Bulgarian bag pipe); Matthieu Michel (trumpet); Christoph Stiefel (organ, keyboards); Walter Keiser (drums, percussion); Ernst Stroer, Pedro Haldemann (percussion).
• Recorded at Powerplay Studios, Maur, Switzerland.
• Personnel: Andreas Vollenweider (vocals, cheng, harp, celtic harp, horns, cow horn, percussion); Mark Portmann (vocals, guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, slide guitar); Eliza Gilkyson (vocals, guitar, acoustic guitar, keyboards); Carly Simon (vocals); Max Lasser (dobro); Thomas Fessler (pipa); Richard Greene & Beryl Marriott (violin); Eberhard Hahn (flute, bass flute, bamboo flute, piccolo, bass clarinet, saxophone, alto saxophone, baritone saxophone, percussion); Sandro Friederich (bagpipe); Chris Wisendanger, Chris Wiesendanger (accordion, keyboards); Hanspeter Br?ggemann (accordion); Matthieu Michel (trumpet); Christoph Stiefel (organ, keyboards); Walter Keiser (drums, drum, percussion); Ernst Stroer, Peoro Haldemann (percussion).
• Audio Remasterer: Andreas Vollenweider.
• Recording information: Montreaux (1993-1994); Powerplay Studios, Maur, Switzerland (1993-1994).
• Arranger: Andreas Vollenweider.
• Harpist Andreas Vollenweider is best known for his subtle instrumental synthesis of folk, classical, jazz, and pop strains, dubbed New Age by some. But EOLIAN MINSTRAL is something of a major departure for him, as it features lyrics written and sung by the singer/songwriters Carly Simon and Eliza Gilkyson. Both have distinctive, worldly, and soothing voices that meld masterfully with Vollenweider's harp, mythical/philosophical words, Celtic-influenced melodies, and muted beats.

Producer: Andreas Vollenweider

Format: CD (1 Disc); Stereo

Country: USA

Studio/Live: Studio

Release Date: 15 July, 2008

Label: Savoy Jazz (USA)

Dimensions: 12.7 x 14.6 x 1.1 centimeters (0.07 kg)