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group composed of Pamela, Randy, and Sarah Copus. 2002 has charted twelve albums on the ''

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'' New Age Charts. ''This Moment Now'' won the COVR award for Best New Age Album in 2004. 2002 was named amongst the top new-age artists in ''

''s 2003 "Year in Review" issue (December 2003), a list that also featured

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, and

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. They most recently won Best Vocal Album from the ZMR Zone Music Awards in 2015 and the Lifetime Achievement Award from One World Music Radio in 2021. The themes of several of 2002's albums are deeply rooted in

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. ''Savitri'' and ''The Emerald Way'' are both inspired by the ancient Hindu story of

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from the

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, an Irish legend. Pamela, Randy, and their daughter Sarah record all their music at their state-of-the-art studio. Randy Copus sings and plays piano,

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, guitar, bass, and keyboards. Pamela Copus sings and plays

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, keyboards, and a wind instrument called a

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. Their daughter Sarah sings and plays Celtic harp, violin, baritone ukulele, and piano. Pamela, Randy, and Sarah provide all of the vocals on their albums, recording their voices many, many times and layering them to create a "virtual

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" with a celestial, angelic quality. The vocals also have many dimensions, as words and chants in Sanskrit, Spanish, Gaelic, Latin and Japanese, representing sacred traditions throughout the world, can be heard on their albums.

Discography

Studio albums

* 1992 �
''Wings''
(November 1992) * 1995 �
''Savitri''
(February 1995) * 1997 �
''Chrysalis''
(January 21, 1997) * 1998 �
''Land of Forever''
(May 19, 1998) * 2000 �
''River of Stars''
(January 11, 2000) * 2002 �
''Across an Ocean of Dreams''
(January 22, 2002) * 2003 �
'' This Moment Now''
(October 7, 2003) * 2006 �
''The Emerald Way''
(January 31, 2006) * 2007 �
''Deep Still Blue''
(May 8, 2007) ** Includes a companion DVD of animated oceanic photography and artist interviews * 2007 �
''Christmas Dreams''
(November 7, 2007) * 2009 �
''A Word in the Wind''
(February 10, 2009) ** Includes a companion DVD of music videos * 2009 �
''Wings II: Return to Freedom''
(November 11, 2009) * 2011 �
''Damayanti''
(April 12, 2011) * 2012 �
''Believe''
(October 16, 2012) * 2014 �
''Trail of Dreams''
(October 7, 2014) * 2016 �
''Celtic Fairy Lullaby''
(February 19, 2016) * 2018 �
''A World Away''
(September 7, 2018) * 2020 �
''Celtic Fairy Dream''
(April 24, 2020) * 2021 �
''Hummingbird''
(June 11, 2021) * 2023 �
''Clouds Below''
(January 7, 2023) * 2024 �
''Time Traveler''
(June 7, 2024)

Singles

* 2022
''Landing''
(July 8, 2022) from the album ''Clouds Below'' * 2022
''Clouds Below''
(July 29, 2022) from the album ''Clouds Below'' * 2022
''City Blue''
(October 21, 2022) from the album ''Clouds Below'' * 2023
''Beyond the Veil''
(June 25, 2023) * 2023
''Time Traveler''
(June 25, 2023)

Compilations

* 2002 �
''The Sacred Well: The Best of 2002''
(October 1, 2002) ** Retrospective collection of works, includes 2 original songs * 2007 �
''Timeless''
https://music.apple.com/us/album/timeless/1642835421 ] (May 8, 2007) ** Second retrospective collection of works, contains previously released material

Sarah Copus solo albums

* 2017 –
Moorland Winds
' (April 21, 2017)

Discography

Studio albums

Singles

Compilations

Sarah Copus solo albums

See also

References

External links