But in the exhausted evenings we would be home and fed and there was always the smell of wood smoke and the sound of the piano for consolation. After high school I drifted back to Ohio on autopilot to go to college and study music and that all came and went quickly and left me nowhere humming quietly to myself.
And it doesn't matter anymore how those of us in Over the Rhine got together. We saw a beautiful woman off in the distance and someone told us if we worked for seven years we could have her. Jacob ended up with the wrong woman for all his trouble, but Jesus Christ still came through her lineage. A couple of years into the whispering history of our Ohio music group, we were invited to play some songs at Christmas time which were broadcast to much of Southern Ohio on a cold Friday.
Karin and Ric and I Brian was bussing dishes at The Diner performed some Carols on acoustic instruments along with some of our own songs and instrumental asides, and Karin sang of course, and then read "The Oxen. The only thing missing was the coal train. On a ragged stage that had been graced by George Gershwin, Fred Astaire, Toscanini and Houdini to name but a few, we spun a modest song cycle of our own material, but mixed in renditions of Traditional Carols as well. To our surprise, the house was packed, and some of those in attendance wrote to us wondering if we had intentions of recording any of the Christmas Songs.
We played another Christmas Concert at the Emery last December, and another radio program, and worked up a second version of Silent Night, Mary's Waltz had turned up a few weeks prior and by this time as we walked on and off stage in every conceivable configuration, it was obvious to me what we were doing. And I couldn't help grinning to myself. We'll be playing the Emery Theatre for the third year in a row December 21, , the night of the Winter Solstice, and including nine other cities across the Midwest in a preceding fortnight of dates.
This recording gathers together some of our little renditions from the few Decembers past. Karin Bergquist: Vocals. Ric Hordinski: Guitars, E-Bow. Chris Dahlgren: Drum Kit. Ric thanks Rick Lawson and Auraphic Records. Linford thanks Kerry Faye for equipment consultation. Executive Production Assistance: Todd Kearby. Digital editing by same. Illustration by David Sheldon. Design and Art Production by Owen Brock. Thanks to Todd Kearby and Shelly Ross for embracing the vivid chaos.
Thanks to Kerry Faye. Thanks to Karen Jean and Mallory and Sarah. We are overwhelmed at the thought of trying to thank all of you by name who have given generously of yourselves over the last years. We open that door and peek in and we are rich.
Thank you. Thanks to The Imaginary Apple Orchard. Thanks to all Rhinelanders. Let the lower lights be burning. Quiet music should be played loud. Over the Rhine's Darkest Night of the Year is the Christmas disc of the year and destined to become a classic. This is not a loud collection of rock-n-roll holiday tunes to help speed shopping or tree decorating. This disc is peace on earth.
Curl up with someone you love, or enjoy some quiet time alone; The Darkest Night of the Year is the perfect soundtrack. The album starts as if far away and indiscernible and comes into focus, setting the mood for simplicity and beauty.
All of the arrangements show creativity and freshness where most Christmas albums go for the ordinary and the expected.
A delightful collection of traditional carols and original compositions, all with the signature OtR ambience. Let the lower lights be burning You simply must hear the evocative renditions of these selections by the critically-acclaimed Cincinnati band.
My Profile. Advanced Search. Track Listing. The First Noel. Silent Night. Franz Gruber. It Came Upon a Midnight Clear. Richard Storrs Willis. O Little Town of Bethlehem. Lewis Redner. Coal Train. Ric Hordinski. Thank You My Angel. Linford Detweiler. Mary's Waltz. Up North Here Where the Stars. Silent Night [Duet]. O Come, O Come Emmanuel. Amelia's Last. A Little Lower Than the Angels.
Christmas Party Holidays. The First Noel Traditional. Over the Rhine. Silent Night Franz Gruber. Greensleeves Traditional. Coal Train Ric Hordinski. Mary's Waltz Linford Detweiler.
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