Susan Hamlin ~ Celtic & Folk Music

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Somewhere 'round the time my parents brought home a puppy (a birthday-cake-lovin' Dachsund named Strudel)to raise me up I started to sing. We lived on the floor together, Strudel and I, watching the kitchen counter and grown-up's knees, sharing the honor among birthday cake stealing thieves.

Little did I know that music would grow into a lifelong passion and carry me across the US and beyond as a touring performer of roots and original music.

Years later, I was honored to bring my dear Labradors, Luther and later Sundance Kid, to studio sessions where I produced these CDs. They were patient with the odd schedule of a touring musician, sometimes going along, happily welcoming travellers into our home ... even the bagpipes!

Sunny was about a year old and slept at my feet during the singing of the vocal track you're hearing now. We arranged the cello to be the weave of Dolphins as we played Into the Mystic then the traditional Irish tune Out on the Ocean.

A year later, two of my oldest friends followed their dream and sailed to the South Pacific. Dolphins! These wonderful beings danced 'round their boat, weaving and playing as this CD played, carrying the cello's Dolphin-inspired dance over Bobulona's rail and out on the ocean of the Southern Hemisphere.

I hope you enjoy the music, too! ~ Cheers, Susan

"Younger Than the Sun" ~ Celtic & American Roots Music

A fun CD! Traditional and written Celtic and American tunes and songs. Rousing dance tunes, intimate songs, a Gaelic version of Yeats' Salley Gardens, a rampant Afro-Celtic remake of Talking Heads classic "Once in a Lifetime."

Guest artists include friends from both sides of The Pond, including Neil Anderson "The Jimi Hendrix of the Highland Bagpipe" (Washington Times) Zan McLeod, Titanic movie soundtrack and Cape Breton fiddler George Wilson.

"Magic"

Original, traditional and folk songs of America and Ireland. From the humorous "New Age Swing" co-written with former Bitchin' Babe Camille West to a recording of the Irish Gaelic "Raftery" to Susan's award-winning "Mountain Waters."

"Every now and then you come across a simple pleasure that must be shared… about one of the real talents in folk music today. The guest artist list, in addition to Susan's silken playing and singing, makes this one of my favorite CDs in a rather eclectic collection. Susan's voice is haunting and true and the playing precise, yet heartfelt. Susan considers herself an 'unreconstructed folkie.' You don't need to be one to fall in love with this music." -- Briefme.com