Nativity Fire by Graham Sparkman
Nativity Fire is a collection of ancient folk Christmas carols from the Christian East. The regions represented included: Bulgaria, Serbia, Romania, Ukraine, Greece, Czech/Moravia and Arminia. All of the carols were translated into English. The goal of the album is to introduce these beautiful Eastern carols to a Western English speaking audience, for the first time in the English language! The album also includes three obscure ancient Western Christmas carols.
If you'r interested in learning more about how Nativity Fire was constructed, click on this link to stream the interview with Ancient Faith Ministries!
https://www.ancientfaith.com/podcasts/features/nativity_fire
https://www.grahamsparkman.com/
Tracklist
| 1. | Do Not Move, O Men of Earth | 7:58 |
| 2. | The One Without Beginning | 5:38 |
| 3. | There Was Great Rejoicing | 2:00 |
| 4. | The Star of the Lord | 6:11 |
| 5. | The Coventry Carol | 3:59 |
| 6. | There Was a Path | 6:35 |
| 7. | Welcome, O Christ | 6:38 |
| 8. | There Is No Rose | 3:20 |
| 9. | From the Clear Blue Sky | 8:00 |
| 10. | Down in Yon Forest | 5:36 |
| 11. | Sweet Sleep | 5:12 |
| 12. | Nativity Fire | 4:23 |
Credits
Vocals:
Soprano- Charlene Haapala, Alena Plavsic
Alto- Charlene Happala, Michelle Haapala
Tenor- Fr. Timothy Sas, Graham Sparkman, Kent Colwell
Baritone- Graham Sparkman, David Benson
Bass- David Benson
Chanting- Fr. Timothy Sas
Instruments:
Bass- Craig Nelson, Alex Al, Dow Tomlin
Accordion- Jeff Taylor
Guitar- Brent Mason, Pat McGarth, Quinn Bachand, Joe Robinson
String Quartet- Avery Bright, Matt Nelson
Brass- Jim Clark
Percussion- Volkan Gumus, Quinn Bachand, Graham Sparkman, Vince Ditrich, Christo Pellani
Mountain and Hammer Dulcimer- Graham Sparkman
Harpsichord- Graham Sparkman
Bouzouki- Quinn Bachand
Mandolin- Glen Duncan
Sarangi- P. Deepak
Pan Flute- K.J. Vijay
Tanpura- Stephane Pigeon
Bagpipes- Ben Murrie
Gaida- Dafo Trendafilov, Mihail Kalfov
Oud- Jazem Shaheen
Synthesizers- Brain Wayne Transeau (BT)
Album Art by Jennifer Sorensen
Translation Provided By: Raluca Octav, Fr. Radomir Plavsic, Popadija Alena Plavsic, Kitka Ensemble
All Songs Produced and Arranged By Graham Sparkman C.W. 2019
License
All rights reserved.
For twenty years, Graham Sparkman has actively been involved with multiple aspects of the music industry. Although he primarily works within the scope of audio engineering and music production, Graham has years of experience as a multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter, arranger and composer.
Graham was born and raised in the small Appalachian town of Hazard, Kentucky.