Maggie Sansone

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Maggie Sansone
GenresCeltic music
InstrumentsHammered dulcimer
Years active1984–present
LabelsMaggie's Music
Websitehttp://www.maggiesansone.com/
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Maggie Sansone is a hammered dulcimer player and recording artist from Miami, Florida.

Biography[]

Sansone started recording her music in 1984.[1] Since then, she has made over a dozen recordings, both solo and as a guest artist or in collaboration with numerous recording artists such as Bonnie Rideout, Al Petteway and Ensemble Galilei.

Although she is perhaps best known for her hammered dulcimer recordings, she also plays the piano, guitar, mandolin, and Northumbrian small-pipes.[1]

Sansone has performed at the Maryland Renaissance Festival for more than twenty years.[2] She currently resides in Maryland.

Maggie's Music[]

Sansone operates her own music label, Maggie's Music. The label features over fifty recordings of Celtic and contemporary acoustic music featuring twelve recording artists that include Al Petteway, Amy White, Bonnie Rideout, Robin Bullock, Karen Ashbrook, Paul Oorts, the City of Washington Pipe Band, Ensemble Galilei, Sue Richards, Hesperus Early Music Ensemble with Tina Chancey and more.

Discography[]

  • Hammer Dulcimer & Guitar (1984) cassette album: out of print, now included on Traditions
  • Hammered Dulcimer Traditions (1987) cassette album: out of print, now included on Traditions
  • Sounds of the Season, Vol. 1 (1988)
  • Traditions (1989)
  • Sounds of the Season, Vol. 2 (1990)
  • Mist & Stone (1990)
  • Music In The Great Hall: Instrumental Music From The Ancient Celtic Lands (with Ensemble Galilei) (1993)
  • Ancient Noels (with Ensemble Galilei) (1993)
  • Dance Upon The Shore (1994)
  • A Scottish Christmas ( 1996) (with Bonnie Rideout and Al Petteway)
  • A Traveler's Dream (1999)
  • Celtic Meditations: Into The Light (2001)
  • Merrily Greet the Time (2003) (with Sue Richards on Celtic harp)
  • Mystic Dance: A Celtic Celebration (2004)
  • A Celtic Fair (2007)
  • Wind Drift: Celtic grooves, mystic moods (2010)

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Maggie Sansone". Thistle Radio. Retrieved 2009-01-31.
  2. ^ Winick, Steve (April–May 2006). "Maggie Sansone - Renaissance Woman". Dirty Linen. Retrieved 2009-01-31.

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