Enaïd, Diane Arkenstone - Avalon - a Celtic Legend (2002)

Tracklist

01. Road to Camelot
02. Enchantment
03. Avalon
04. The Spirit of Excalibur
05. Merlin's Secret
06. Lady of the Lake
07. The Round Table
08. Guinevere's Tears
09. The Wedding
10. Arthur's Farewell

It's nothing new for David and Diane Arkenstone, the core members of New Age quartet Enaid, to be inspired by mythology; the appropriately timed Music Inspired by Middle Earth is proof enough of that. Avalon is another collection in a similar vein, a compendium of instrumental pieces that take their titles from landmark events and concepts within the classic story. This CD is somewhat less driven by narrative, and occasionally, the music appears to refer to nothing in particular. The opening "Road to Camelot," a dance-appropriate piece with a medieval flavor, leads into "Enchantment," which features wordless vocals and a slower, more ethereal mood. While "The Spirit of Excalibur" and "The Round Table" put the listener on firmer ground, this collection has a less universal flair, tending rather toward personal interpretation. In that sense, it's vintage David Arkenstone; not, perhaps, a groundbreaking work, but diverting enough in its own right.

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