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 Eugene Ruffolo - Chris Jones Ian Melrose - Peter Ratzenbeck Front Porch Picking SFR 357.4066.2 Stereo Hybrid SACD  One thing is for sure - Christmas is not just one celebration among others, Christmas is THE ONE celebration of the year. There is no chance to escape … a fact known to many a good musician. Christmas albums - they've all done it. Facing this situation, you better bring a lot of sweet ingredients in order to create a completely new and completely different Christmas cake - especially one from Stockfisch. Some stalwarts of Stockfisch records to this noble end have gathered around Eugene Ruffolo; white beards and scarlet coats they wear - but watch out for their guitars! And finally they achieved the impossible task of creating a Christmas CD sounding like no other. Our time is one of many scary phenomena - like supermarkets sporting gingerbread in September. In the light of this, this Stockfisch production is an exception of the first degree as far as music goes - and as far as emotiononal wellness goes at this special time of the year. Swingle Bells - there ain't no bells sounding sweeter. If you are a nonbeliever, then go and listen to Stille Nacht as guitar instrumental or a Christmas blues. And very well that Chris Jones is not forgotten, still playing on on these recordings, a plan which goes back for years in Stockfisch history. Tradition and the courage of creative innovators - that's Stockfisch's gift to music lovers - given as a trademark professionally and at this Christmas time given from the heart. Christmas may be Christmas every year, it comes alive forever new and warms the heart - this is what music does, and certainly music like this. All songs performed by Eugene Ruffolo with participation of Ian Melrose, Margaret Fiellin and others, except - track 7. Chris Jone & Ian Melrose - track 10. Chris Jones & Peter Ratzenbeck - track 12. Front Porch Picking
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