Josephine Davies & The Ensō Ensemble - The Celtic Wheel of the Year Suite (2025) [Hi-Res]

The album is a series of 8 pieces representing the 8 parts of the Celtic Wheel of the Year, the Suite brings a much-needed celebration of nature, connection, and renewal to our fragmented times. It begins at Summer Solstice, the longest and lightest day of the year and moves through the metaphorical and literal wheel, becoming increasingly dark and tenebrous, before returning at the end of the cycle back to light and luminosity. Allow the music to move you through the whole spectrum of emotional realms, from stormy and sombre to exuberant and euphoric.

Reviews:

“A landmark recording…this is a captivating album of occasionally unsettling but always very listenable music” Jazzwise, March 2025 – Editor’s Choice

"Clearly, greatness knows no age, and as remarkable a saxophonist as she is a composer, Josephine Davies takes us by the hand from the very first notes of this album, guiding us on a journey through a world of absolute artistic depth...An ambitious project—one that might have seemed mad at first glance—reveals itself, in the end, to be nothing short of a dazzling splendor...Without question, this album earns its place, with pride, among our collection of “Indispensable” recordings." Paris Move

"'The Celtic Wheel of the Year Suite' finds Davies upping the creative ante even higher, frankly, to inconceivable heights." Blue in Green Radio