Windham Hill recording artists Liz Story, Will Ackerman and Samite comprise the lineup for this year's Windham Hill Winter Solstice tour, the label's annual holiday-season outing.

New-age pianist Story, a veteran of the annual outing, released her latest album, "Welcome Home: The Very Best of Liz Story," in October. Her most recent collection of all-new material, meanwhile, is 1998's "17 Seconds to Anywhere."

Also in October, new-age guitarist Will Ackerman--Windham Hill Records founder--released his new 15-track collection, "Hearing Voices." The album features guest appearances from Happy Rhodes, Noah Chase, Heather Rankin and world music artist Samite.

Samite, a Ugandan native, is a singer and multi-instrumentalist who fuses traditional African instrumentation with more modern Western sounds. His most recent album is 1999's "Stars to Share," which marks his first album for Windham Hill.