Curb Records collective We Are Messengers honors a timeless Irish tradition with the release of their first full-length holiday project, Rejoice! (A Celtic Christmas), available now listen here. The 10-track album expands on 2024's five-song set of the same name. While "Thorn and Thistle (with Keith & Kristyn Getty)" remains the project's sole original, fans will delight in We Are Messengers' fresh arrangements of festive hymns and long-forgotten carols that immediately recall cozy, joyful Christmases spent in frontman Darren Mulligan's native Ireland. The group heralds the season alongside some of the Emerald Isle's best musicians, who bring the centuries-old Celtic instrumentation to life with bagpipe, penny whistle, harp, flute, concertina, fiddle and more. "We wanted to do something that reminded us of the beautiful, rich cultural heritage that we have here in Ireland, so we recorded a traditional Irish record just for[…] Source
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