Lyrics & Knowledge Personal Pages Record Shop Auction Links Radio & Media Kids Membership Help
The Mudcat Cafesj



User Name Thread Name Subject Posted
Scott Cooper Help: Folk Songs with Christmas connections (27) RE: Help: Folk Songs with Christmas connections 22 Sep 99


Another less trad carol is a recent setting by John Gorka to his original tune of Longfellow's "Christmas Bells." I got it from Windham Hill's "A Winter's Solstice III." A very pretty, 'folky' tune. One of my all time favourite traditional carols is the Wessex Carol, but the tune might be a little challenging. The last suggestion would be another more modern but folk-styled song: Jake Thackery's "Bethlehem." That one might be tough to find. Slainte


Post to this Thread -

Back to the Main Forum Page

By clicking on the User Name, you will requery the forum for that user. You will see everything that he or she has posted with that Mudcat name.

By clicking on the Thread Name, you will be sent to the Forum on that thread as if you selected it from the main Mudcat Forum page.

By clicking on the Subject, you will also go to the thread as if you selected it from the original Forum page, but also go directly to that particular message.

By clicking on the Date (Posted), you will dig out every message posted that day.

Try it all, you will see.