 sj |
||
|
||
Your Shaker Collection
|
|
|
Subject: RE: Your Shaker Collection From: Q (Frank Staplin) Date: 10 Sep 13 - 06:38 PM "I Will Go On My Way" not in Patterson, "The Shaker Spiritual", but probably in Andrews, "The Gift to Be Simple," book also reprinted by Dover; unfortunately I don't have it. |
|
Subject: RE: Your Shaker Collection From: ChanteyLass Date: 09 Sep 13 - 09:39 PM I see that the Boston Camerata's CD Simple Gifts has already been cited. I just dropped into this thread to say that it is the reason I finally broke down and bought a CD player. I had heard parts of it on Boston's public radio station and a program about it on Boston's public TV channel. I had to have that music, and it was the first music I wanted that was not available on cassette! |
|
Subject: RE: Your Shaker Collection From: GUEST,Crazy_Baritone Date: 09 Sep 13 - 08:05 PM Does anyone have an arrangement or the lyrics for "I Will Go On My Way"? |
|
Subject: RE: Your Shaker Collection From: JeffB Date: 28 Aug 08 - 05:38 AM Chris in Nashville : Have a look at the beautiful "Bright morning star's arising", which is in the DT here and is attributed to the shaker tradition. |
|
Subject: RE: Your Shaker Collection From: Uncle_DaveO Date: 27 Aug 08 - 04:14 PM Susan, I have only a very limited shaker collection: Salt Pepper Ground Parmesan Dave Oesterreich |
|
Subject: RE: Your Shaker Collection From: GUEST,Chris in Nashville Date: 27 Aug 08 - 04:07 PM HA! Well, most of these tunes are 200 years old anyway. Thanks. |
|
Subject: RE: Your Shaker Collection From: Desert Dancer Date: 27 Aug 08 - 03:36 PM 6 months and 3 years, actually, Chris, but thanks for the note nonetheless! |
|
Subject: RE: Your Shaker Collection From: GUEST,Chris in Nashville Date: 27 Aug 08 - 01:23 PM OK, so I'm arriving six months late to this discussion, but I'm in a group in Nashville called Kindling Stone. Over the past couple of years, we've been starting to explore the wonderful (and prolific) Shaker music tradition. It's estimated that collectively, the Shakers wrote 10,000(!) songs and tunes or more, with only a fraction in publication or on recordings. In our process, we've had some contact with the brilliant scholar Dan Patterson who wrote The Shaker Spiritual, mentioned in this thread as an essential book for those interested in Shaker music and culture. I would add to this Early Shaker Spirituals and the Boston Camerata's recording Simple Gifts as good listening. William Coulter from the west coast has made some nice instrumental recordings of Shaker songs. Our group has had the pleasure of performing this summer and last in the Meeting House at the Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village in Maine, the only active Shaker community in the country. If you're ever in Maine, it's an amazing place to visit. Kindling Stone's debut recording has recently been released, and may be of interest to folks here. In addition to our own songs, it features selections from the Shaker and The Sacred Harp traditions. It's available at: http://cdbaby.com/cd/kindlingstone |
|
Subject: RE: Your Shaker Collection From: wysiwyg Date: 27 Feb 05 - 09:32 AM Anyone have these two books from SAMPLER RECORDS LTD.? ~S~ ================================================================= JOY OF ANGELS: SHAKER SPIRITUALS FOR CHRISTMAS AND THE NEW YEAR Compiled, Organized, and Annotated by Roger Hall • Additional transcription by Mitzie Collins & Jennifer DeLapp • Book designed and edited by Thomas M. Bohrer • A Companion Book to Sampler Recording 9528. 74 pages • 8 1/2 x 11 inches • plastic-bound, opens flat. The 74-page book includes historical information, an introductory essay on the Shakers' observance of Christmas, some important suggestions on how to perform these songs and the music and text of each selection. CONTENTS: Awake for the angels are gath'ring near The birthday of Jesus Blessed season Brethren and sisters let us sing Star of Hope Come let us hail this blissful day Fear not, for behold Give good gifts Give me the treasure Glory unto God Hail, hail the beautiful morn Hail the memorable morn Hear ye, hear ye I hear a voice I hear the sweet sound of an angel's song I love to play and skip around In love and sweet union Listen! while we join with angels Low, low! In this pretty path Low within the vale A New Year Star of Purity O hearken listen to the sound O see the lovely angels O the blessed revelation Our blessed Saviour's humble birth The Prince of Peace Since we are called to liberty Step Tune Sweetest music This is a pleasant Christmas Day This is Jesus' birthday Simple Gifts To all the good children, a Happy New Year We have found the promised Saviour When Christ was of a Virgin born While once in Judah's lovely land With Precious Gifts LOVE IS LITTLE: A SAMPLING OF SHAKER SPIRITUALS Compiled, Organized, and Annotated by Roger Hall • Additional transcription by Mitzie Collins & Jennifer DeLapp • Book designed and edited by Thomas M. Bohrer • A Companion Book to Sampler Recording 9222. 50 pages • 8 1/2 x 11 inches • plastic-bound, opens flat. The book includes historical information on each tune and music and texts to all of the selections. CONTENTS: Mother Ann's Song Father James's Song In Yonder Valley Square Order Shuffle Quick Step Manner The Happy Journey How Beautiful Do the Heavens Ring Living Souls Let's Be Marching Followers of the Lamb A Prayer for the Captive Put Thy Hands to Work Glory and Honor O Do Feel More Life Welcome Gospel Kindred Chinese Praise to Mother A Round Dance All is Summer If Our Home is So Beautiful All at Home More Love Prayer Universal Millennial Praise Peace to Zion The Shakers Simple Gifts Blended Together Let Zion Move Redeeming Love Mother How Happy are They Ode to Contentment On the Landing of Mother Ann in America Slow March Gentle Words Love is Little Sampler Records, PO Box 19270, Rochester NY 14619 |
|
Subject: RE: Your Shaker Collection From: wysiwyg Date: 27 Feb 05 - 08:37 AM If anyone else has tables of contents or songbook indexes to post, please do-- I am going to make an index combining them all so that if one wants to look up a song by title, one can easily find the printed source(s). ~Susan |
|
Subject: RE: Your Shaker Collection From: Mary in Kentucky Date: 26 Feb 05 - 10:37 PM Now Rapaire, there's a big difference between Heaven Hill and Pleasant Hill! tsk, tsk (Freudian slip?) ;-) says Mary, familiar with both... Pleasant Hill Heaven Hill |
|
Subject: RE: Your Shaker Collection From: wysiwyg Date: 26 Feb 05 - 10:33 PM Mmmmmm................. Thanks! My copy of Andrews arrived; shall I add that one? ~Susan |
|
Subject: INDEX: Christian Goodwillie, Shaker Songs (2002) From: masato sakurai Date: 26 Feb 05 - 07:55 PM Christian Goodwillie, Shaker Songs: A Celebration of Peace, Harmony, and Simplicity (New York: Black Dog & Leventhal, 2002): All glean with care Angel Invitation Angel of Love Angel Reapers, The Behold the Day Blessing and Love Blessings of Peace, The Call for Love Christmas Greeting Christopher Columbus's March Come Let Us March Consoling Dove Faithful Child, A Farewell Dear Crossbearers Four Little Angels Harvest, The Holy Faith Holy Habitation Holy Order Song I Am a Bright Lark I Am an Angel of Light Indian Song Industry Isaac N Young's Roll Song Joyful Praises Midnight Cry, The Mother Ann's Song Negro Songs Mother's Comforting Promise O Come, Come Away O Mother Do Receive Me O Zion Arise Path of Sorrow, The Quick Song, A Revival Song Rights of Conscience Round in 3 Parts Samantha Fairbanks's Roll Song Saviour's Universal Prayer, The Simple Gifts Solemn Song of the Ancients Song of Colovin Spiritual Wine Stone Prison Sweet Angels Come Nearer Testimony of Eternal Truth, The Thanksgiving Tree of Life, The Trumpet of Peace Untitled Dance Tune Voice of the Angel of Mercy We Are Born to Die |
|
Subject: INDEX: Shaker Hymnal (1908) From: masato sakurai Date: 26 Feb 05 - 07:21 PM A Shaker Hymnal (A Facsimile Edition of the 1908 Hymnal of the Canterbuty Shakers) (Woodstock, New York: The Overlook Press, 1990): INDEX (Anthems indicated by *) All else will fail All the way shineth brighter Angels call me *Arise, shine, for thy light is come As new every morning As opes the lily fair As the dawn of the morning As we gather round the altar Baptize with the power Bear ye one another's burdens Be fixed, my heart, on higher aims *Behold, I stand at the door *Behold the tabernacle of God Be lifted up, my soul Beyond all earthly sorrow Blessed are the pure Bless us through all cares Blest be that universal love *Break forth into singing Break forth, O my soul Breathe on our souls Bright elysian field Bright Spirit World Call the needy children home Deeper than unfathomed waters Down in the valley Ever changing, ever aiming *Exalt the Lord Fairer than rubies Far out upon life's ocean Father, list; our souls are pleading Fellow traveler, why repining For more than loaves Give me to drink God be praised God, our Father and our Mother God's love is at the helm Go work in My vineyard to-day Harvesters, the grain is ripening Has the cup of cold water been given Have ye asked in Christ's name Have ye found a more excellent way *Hear my prayer Hear us, O righteous God Here I've no continuing city Here's my heart How can I for a moment How exalted and how beautiful I am carried beyond the vain pleasures I am laying up my treasure I am sure of my passport I call My own and they listen I come to be fed at Thy table I draw no blank "If ye love Me," comes the message *If ye love Me, keep My commandments I have builded thy temple I have launched upon life's ocean I have led you, My beloved I have set my heart to journey I know that I ask not in vain I'll brave the storm I may not ask where Thou wouldst lead I may not reach the height Inasmuch as ye have done it I never would weary in watching In the day when I shall comfort thee In the spiritual sky In Thy wisdom, Father, guide me Into the sacred, blest retreat In whose service art thou toiling In your prayers remember me I plead my cause I remember쳌CI remember I see the light before me I seek a heavenly treasure I shall know My own I shall meet the brave souls Israel, thou art not forsaken Is there a faint heart that hungers It comes to me in still hours I've sought thee, I've found thee I walk above thy sins I walk through the valley I will daily care for thee I will gather unto Me I will go on my way I wi11 lead you *I will lift up mine eyes I will open the windows of heaven *I will praise Thee I will rise and go to my Father's house I will stand as the oak I would rather win a pure white spirit Joy and peace are my sunshine Just enough cross by the way Just where the burdens are heavy Lead me, lead me, angels Leave awhile the things that perish *Let all those that put their trust Let me bear the cup of blessing Let me be there with the holy Let me dwell in blissful mansions Let no one be disheartened Let our hymn of true thanksgiving *Let the God of my salvation Let Zion move as the heart of one Lift thine eyes, O Christian pilgrim Light of Lights, beam on my way Lion-hearted, brave and true Listen, O my Saviour Live, my soul, as peace shall follow Look a little higher up Lo! ye are the light of the world Make the Lord thy God May Thy kingdom come My disciples, forbear ye My heart to Thy work is committed My kingdom's not divided My little barque is frail at best My soul hears the echo My voice shall sing No one can sing the psalm for me No other God will I adore Not below the clouds be building Not enough to sing God's praise No time like to-day Not one sparrow is forgotten O build as the wise build O builder, wouldst thou raise a house O brighter than the morning star O climb a steeper height O Father, to Thy throne O Father, with the signet O give me language wholly pure *O give thanks *O God of mercy O let us not hunger nor thirst O lift the standard higher up O list, our Father, to our prayer O long have I sought Thee O Lord, in Thee I place my trust On the work of our hands Open to my vision clearly O sacred hour of worship O shall I forgive O sing in the moming O sing, my soul, in accents clear *O sing to the Lord O sing with joy O Source of light, of truth, and love O tarry not 'mid worldly strife O the blessedness of love that is pure O the blessings rich and many O the love of God how precious O there'll be a song of triumph Our Father, we ask Thee Our God who marks the sparrow's fall O Virgin Church O what is the mission O where should I look for the blessing O write my name in heaven O Zion, be law-abiding O Zion, sing praise 'mid thy sorrow O Zion, thy growth is my care Pass me not by Patient and faithful Peace divine, increasing measure *Peace I leave with you *Praise ye the Lord Press on, on triumphantly Redemption's song, for thee I long Rejoice in the strength Seems the reaper yet to linger Send not Christ's needy ones away Shall earth respond with harvest full Shall mountains fall Shun the thorn and grow the flower Sing, sing, my soul, of that immortal treasure *Sing unto God So much need have I to thank Thee Sweet angels, come nearer Sweet Summer Land The blind shall see *The earth is the Lord's *The Lord is gracious and righteous *The Lord reigneth There are notes of joy and beauty There are roses on my cross There comes down the ages There has come unto thee There is always a care over thee *There is a treasure There's a bright sphere of truth There's a light that shines There's a peace that surpasseth understanding There's land beyond There's wealth in mines of gold The seed-time is past The Spirit is calling The sun and stars may roll their way The sun fails not The vine groweth The work that brings the blessing Though frail the barque Thou shalt love the Lord Thou Uplifting Spirit Thy goodness hath covered the land Thy goodness hath followed my life Time may be long To the Kingdom we're advancing To him that overcometh Turn the feet of those who wander *Unto Thee, 0 Lord Wait upon my time Watching and praying I find you We are out on the ocean broad We'll meet you in the land of souls What does the Spirit whisper What is life and what its meaning What saith the Spirit What shall it avail What will bring the heavens nearer What will the passage thro' Jordan be When I seek divine acceptance When God, as our Father, shall call When the angel troubles the waters When the lilies fade away When the rains descend When storms have passed Wheresoe'er the Spirit calleth While here we are building each day While God inspires my heart While sowing by the wayside Who lives for God Who maketh the desert to smile Who shall reach the heights of glory Why fear Me when the feet may stray Within the Vale Humility With the hundred four and forty thousand Worldly interests, earthly gain Wouldst thou crown thy life with glory Ye cannot serve God to acceptance Ye heavens, realms of holy light Ye shall reach the holy city |
|
Subject: TOC Music of the Shakers for Mountain Dulcimer From: wysiwyg Date: 13 Feb 05 - 07:12 PM TOC for the Gourd book Music of the Shakers for Mountain Dulcimer (referenced above): The Ancient's Song of Mourning Back Manner Tune (No. 1) Back Manner Tune (No. 2) Burning Day, The By Freedom Invited Canterbury Solemn Song Come Life, Shaker Life Father James's Song F.M.'s March Holy Order Tune Humble Heart, The I Want to Gather Down I Will Bow & Be Simple I Will Walk With My Children Like Pretty Birds Love Is Little Lovely Love Mother Ann's Song (No. 2) Mother Has Come With Her Beautiful Song Music On The Mountains My Carnal Life I Will Lay Down Noggin of Love Now My Dear Companions O Little Children O Lord Protect Thy Chosen Flock 'Parting Glass' March Pleasant Walk Saviour's Watchword, The Shuffling Song Simple Gifts Simple Gifts (version 2) South Union March (No. 22) Tree of Life |
|
Subject: TOC, SHAKER SPIRITUALS (Daniel Patterson) From: wysiwyg Date: 13 Feb 05 - 07:02 PM Table of Contents for Daniel Patterson's book SHAKER SPIRITUALS (Titles and first lines) A bleeding lamb would seek thy face A happy voyage to Canaan A little voice is heard to say A people called christians A still small voice Address to Holy Mother Wisdom Adieu O Earth with all thy strife Adieu ye fading things of time All clothed in beauty All ye who long have been deluded Am I worthy An angel bath troubled the waters Ancient's Song of Mourning, The Are these O God, the living stones Armies of Israel, The Basket of Flowers Basket of Treasures Beautiful Crown Beautiful Valley Behold in the spring Bleeding Lamb Blessed, thrice blessed Brilliant Gem Burning Day, The Busy Bee By freedom invited & music delighted By Zion's gentle rivers Carrier Dove Celestial beauties do unfold Christ & Herod Christ is the true & living Vine City of Peace Come all who hate old Esau Come all ye Zion-travelers Come brethren & sisters, be thankful Come brethren cast your anger off Come brethren let us play Come, let us arise, and go up Come life Shaker life Come love come love Come love Mother's love Come my soul press on Come on brethren Come to Zion Come up Hither Conquer or Die Cords of Love Crown of Glory, A Dark is the cloud Deep Love Depart all thats evil Dialogue between Jacob & Esau, A Down Down I mean to go Down in the lowly vale Down low in the valley Earnest and Careful Earthquake, The Eternal Life Excellent Gift, The Ezekiel's Vision Faithful soldiers, travel on Fall on the rock Farewell Earthly Glory Farewell Earthly Joys Farewell! farewell! vain world Farewell unto this world Father Joseph's Solid Step Song Fellow pilgrims bound for heaven Flesh and Blood Cannot Inherit the Kingdom of God Flying Indian Foot Pilgrim's Song For dancing is a sweet employ For heaven I'm bound to go Fruits of Humility Full Baptism Glories Immortal God's Will Revealed Good brethren from the holy mount Gospel kindred how I love you Great I little i Hannah Brownson's Visionary Song Happy Home Happy Voyage, The Hark! hark! my holy, holy Harvest, The He haw tallabo tallabo Heaven Bound Heaven heaven is the residence Heavenly Bridegroom and Bride, The Heavenly Feast Heavenly Home Heavenly Journey Heavenly love and holy fire Heaven's Purpose Heavy Cross Help me O Lord Here are waters pure and sweet Here is a pretty feast Here is love love love Here take this lovely flower Here we walk in the verdant grove Here's a pretty little basket filled with flowers Here's my home my all and treasure Here's some pretty little baskets Holy Savior's Lamb How beautiful O Zion How blest are the souls How excellent it is How great is the pleasure How my soul is now delighted How pleasant to walk Humble Heart, The Humility I am the true vine I am walking mid sweet flowers I beg and pray I did set out while in my youth I feel the need of a deeper baptism I have a home in heaven I have a little noggin full of love I have a little treasure I have a soul to be saved or lost I have an assortment of beautiful flowers I have found the true vine I have Mother's love in store I hear a voice I Know How to Pray I looked and lo a lamb I love Mother I love her way I love to see a living soul I love to see the wheels in motion I never did believe I often heard of Shakers I surely see the very place 1 want more love I want to be marching around I want to be traveling down I want to gather down I will be marching onward I will bow and be simple I will fight, fight & never slack I will lead my chosen people I will not be like the stubborn oak If tribulation O my God I'll beat my drum as I march along I'll come into the valley I'll lead on the Armies of Israel I'll spend and be spent I'm going down to the beautiful valley I'm marching on to my happy home I'm on my way to the holy city In me canoe me will go In vain we call on flesh and blood In wisdom's lovely pleasant ways In yonder's valley In Zion's valley does abound I've come unto my Vineyard I've found the precious jewel I've left a world of death I've set my face for Zion's kingdom Jubilee Leap & skip ye little band Let the young & the old Lift your heads, ye once afflicted Like the little busy bee Limber Willow Little children, says Holy Mother Little Lamb Living sould for heaven bound Living souls let's be marching Living Stones Living Vine, The Lord give me of Thy living bread Lord to thy Zion draw near Love is little Love O love is sweetly flowing Lovely Love Low down the beautiful valley Low within the vale Lowly Vale Make me lowly Me bless the cross Me cannot wear de great long face Me love me hills and mountains Miriam's Dance Moles Little Pathway, The More life and zeal Most dearly beloved Mother has come with her beautiful song Mother's Invitation Mothers love is like an ocean Mother's Tongue Mount Zion Music on the Mountains My candle is lighted My Heavenly Keeper is Near My home my sweet home in Zion My robe is new My soul is fill'd with sorrow My soul loves to walk in the valley low My Sweet Home in Zion My treasure is in Zion My Vineyard Narrow Path, The No charms which this Earth can produce No Escape from Judgment Noggin of Love Not all the gardens here on earth Now like an outcast I do wander O bem bem bem O brighter than the morning star O come let us be marching O come, O con1e come away O come sesene my little Dove O dem deill-dy dem O do you know my loveyer O harden not their hearts O here's a beautiful spreading vine O here's a lovely creeping vine O ho the pretty chain O holy Father I will be O Holy Mother Wisdom O I will be free O let us go why should we linger O little children come come & go O look and see how lilly white I be O Lord make me pure and holy O Lord protect thy chosen flock O may we be willing O my pretty little Dove O my pretty Mother's home O see the lovely Angels O the beautiful treasures O the beauty of Zion O the crown the beautiful crown O the heavenly treasure O time is swiftly passing O ve o vum vum O we have found a lovely vine O what a rich treasure O what beauty effulgent O what is pomp and splendor O what pretty souls! O will I love O Zion thou beautiful City of peace Our aged Sister now is gone Our Father's hands so liberal are Our support we'll gather in Peaceful Vale Pilgrim's Path Pleasant Walk Pleasures of Earth are Fleeting, The Precept on precept Precious Jewel, The Press On Pretty Home Pretty love and union Protecting Chain Purity Race, The Redeemed souls your voices raise Rejoice and be ye thankful Revelation Rich Treasure, A Rights of Conscience Sacred Truth Samuel Hooser's Hymn Savior's Cheering Promise, The Savior's Watchword, The She sent by me little carrier Dove Simple Gifts Since we are united Soldiers of Christ, The Soldier's Resolution Spiritual Dove Spiritual Relationl Spiritual View, A Spiritual Wine Spring Dove, The Stand off you carnal nature Star of Purity Step In & Be Healed Still Small Voice, A Stubborn Oak Supplication in a Nation's Calamity Sweet March to Heaven, A Take the little narrow road That beautiful city of which it is The devil in walking the earth The everlasting fountain The fairest flow'rs when bruis'd The gifts of God, so long conceal'd The gospel is advancing The great wheel is turning round The heavens are with us I know The joyful saints of God behold The King of kings and Lord of hosts The moles little pathways The name of Herod signifies The new and living way is seen The Prince of Peace is come The prophets of old The rolling deep may overturn The shepherd gently calleth me The shepherd of Zion The sixteenth day of January The way lies open The wheels of redemption are turning The world I have forsaken This gospel how precious This pleasent ring shall sweetly sing Thou fairest of all the creation Tis the gift to be simple To a Fullness To all the good children Teeasure Secure Treasures of the Gospel Tribulation Worketh Patience True Believer's Treasure, The Truth Turn to the right Upon a sure foundation Vain World Valient Warrior Ve um vum ve-um Verdant Groves Verdant Valley Vicalun's Prayer Vision, A Voyage to Canaan Wake up the spirit cries Watch re Way down in the valley my lambs We all may shout the victory We are bound for salvation We bless our Lord and Savior We have cross'd the red sea We have startcd the race We must be meek We will step thc heavenly march We will walk with Mother & mourn We've seen some old Believers What joy and comfort What tho' my path When first we heard the gospel sound Whence comes this bright celestial light Where is the gem While marching up to Zion's mount While nature lies in burning pain Who will rise who will rise Wilderness Restored, The Willow Tree With a New tongue I now will speak With precious gifts With the armies of Heaven With the timbrel & song Woben mesa crelana Wolves among Sheep Zion's Valley |
|
Subject: RE: Your Shaker Collection From: wysiwyg Date: 12 Feb 05 - 11:15 AM Please contribute songs, here: Shaker Songs & Hymns ~S~ |
|
Subject: RE: Your Shaker Collection From: wysiwyg Date: 08 Feb 05 - 01:21 PM My copy of the Patterson classic arrived yesterday, about $10 used (not really used). I also got my copy of the Gourd Music book linked above-- I can highly recommend them both. The dulci tab in the Gourd book is great-- Booster Terrik came over and was able to play two of them right off. And I am already working on two Patterson pieces not on the Verdant Groves CD. ~Susan |
|
Subject: RE: Your Shaker Collection From: wysiwyg Date: 07 Feb 05 - 05:56 PM Oh transports of joy-- Shelley Phillips sent me her arrangements for the songs on the Verdant Groves CD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Plus a few not on the CD! ~S~ |
|
Subject: RE: Your Shaker Collection From: GUEST,tunester Date: 23 Jan 05 - 10:53 PM There is a lot of information about Shaker tune collections and recodings at: AMERICAN SHAKER MUSIC http://hometown.aol.com/musbuff/page4.htm |
|
Subject: RE: Your Shaker Collection From: Haruo Date: 20 Jan 05 - 03:52 AM Q wrote «Don't forget the Indian Shaker Church. "John Slocum and the Indian Shaker Church," R. H. Ruby et al., 1996, Univ. Oklahoma Press» with a link which did not clarify that the Indian Shaker Church is not related except generically (they're both relgious sects) and in name (they're both called "Shakers") to the Mother Ann folks of the Eastern states. The Indian Shaker Church is very much a going concern (not celibate) in the Northwest; I have attended academic conferences where (Indian) Shaker dance took the place of Mr. Bush's inaugural invocation. I also knew a guy who was a lay preacher in a Methodist church (at Nooksack; he was raised Roman Catholic on the Crow Res) and his wife was an Indian Shaker clergywoman. Not sure if the Indian Shakers have any sect-specific musical hits. Haruo PS re: 'Tis the Gift — don't forget its use as an advertising tune for the Oldsmobile Millennia (sp?) a couple years ago. I don't recall a jingle, just the tune. |
|
Subject: RE: Your Shaker Collection From: wysiwyg Date: 19 Jan 05 - 10:35 AM I learned via email with Debra Spencer that most of the material on the VERDANT GROVES album came from the Patterson book, and I have ordered it. Can't wait to see what, if any, adaptations they made in interpreting the songs. ~S~ |
|
Subject: RE: Your Shaker Collection From: Roger the Skiffler Date: 19 Jan 05 - 03:51 AM I know why the Shakers made those nice chairs, but why eggs and rainsticks? **BG**. RtS |
|
Subject: RE: Your Shaker Collection From: InOBU Date: 18 Jan 05 - 09:23 PM what's the relationship between Shakers and Quakers? As mentioned in a post above--adoption... was there something about them NOT having children (or sex?) that was the cause of their culture diminishing? someone asks... none really, other than we are both Utopian faiths. thyne in the light lorcan otway (Quaker not Shaker) |
|
Subject: RE: Your Shaker Collection From: wysiwyg Date: 18 Jan 05 - 12:26 PM Just ordered from GOURD MUSIC: The Music of the Shakers for Mountain Dulcimer Arranged by Neal Hellman. Over thirty arrangements of Shaker dances and hymns in musical notation and dulcimer tablature. Based on the three [Gourd Music] Shaker albums Simple Gifts, Tree of Life,and Music on the Mountain. Instructions include "back-up" chords and how to play along with the recordings. Many historical notes on the compositions and Shaker history are also included. Ordered from CD BABY: Verdant Groves Debra Spencer, Shelley Phillips, Lars Johannesson, Community Music School in Santa Cruz, CA. Shaker music [mostly songs] with flute and Celtic harp: recorded live at four New England Shaker Villages. There are LONG song clips from all the Verdant Grove CD tracks there, and CD Baby also has the Gourd CDs (all instrumental), with long song clips for several tracks. The Gourd site also has sound clips for some songs. ~Susan |
|
Subject: RE: Your Shaker Collection From: Burke Date: 17 Jan 05 - 06:57 PM The original Shaker version is one verse & the chorus. That hasn't stopped others from adding on. You can find some in this thread. DT has an extended version as well. |
|
Subject: RE: Your Shaker Collection From: el_punkoid_nouveau Date: 17 Jan 05 - 10:27 AM I've only ever come across two verses of 'Tis The Gift To Be Simple - were/are there more? If so, I'd love a copy... |
|
Subject: RE: Your Shaker Collection From: wysiwyg Date: 16 Jan 05 - 02:16 PM refresh |
|
Subject: RE: Your Shaker Collection From: GUEST Date: 13 Jan 05 - 10:36 PM OH! WISIWYG!!! Let me guess....yes, Yes, YES, Your family line was a product - of the coupling - of a Shaker Unit???? |
|
Subject: RE: Your Shaker Collection From: SINSULL Date: 13 Jan 05 - 10:16 PM I was just given Shaker Songs by Christian Goodwillie. It came with a CD. Haven't had a chance to listen. |
|
Subject: RE: Your Shaker Collection From: Bob Bolton Date: 13 Jan 05 - 07:12 PM G'day again WYSIWYG, Hmmm ... the grey cells are getting a little patchy! This is a description of my Rounder Records 0078 (LP 1976 … now on CD) Early Shaker Spirituals Sung by Sister R. Mildred Baker With Sisters Ethel Peacock, Elsie McCool, Della Hakell, Marie Burgess, Frances Carr, and other members of The United Society of Shakers Sabbathday Lake, Maine With notes by Daniel W. Patterson SIDE A The rolling deep I hunger and thirst Come life, Shaker life On Zion's holy ground Little children Down in the lowly vale I'll spend and be spent The gospel is advancing 'Tis the gift to be simple Low, low in this pretty path I will walk with my children Bow down, O Zion Low down in the valley I love Mother, I love her way Who will bow and bend like the willow I looked and lo a lamb On learning songs Let me have Mother's gospel With a new tongue On Sister Paulina Springer SIDE B I never did believe O holy Father Yielding and simple We must be meek O brighter than the morning star Farewell, earthly joy Down to the deep and rolling river My home, my sweet home in Zion O the gospel of Mother I bless the day This gospel how precious I feel the need of a deeper baptism Gospel kindred, how I love you Love is little Love, more love How lovely are the faithful souls Where is the gem Blessed, thrice blessed O give me a little love We will all go home with you Rounder Records LP 0078 seems to be a 1976 re-edit of recordings from 1963, 1966, 1970 and 1976 … based on two earlier albums of "Early Shaker Spirituals. Most web 'hits' list the recording as having 40 hymns … but I remember a couple of the 40 tracks being discussion - those track names startin "On ...". Regards, Bob |
|
Subject: RE: Your Shaker Collection From: Burke Date: 13 Jan 05 - 06:46 PM In answer to the question of children. Shakers were supposed to be celibate. Families with children did convert so there would have been children joining with their parents early on. They also did take orphans in. I suppose some of those 'orphans' could have been actual children of the community members. By late in the 19th century there we not many new conversions from outside the community. Many children raised by Shakers also did not join, so by the mid 20th cent. the numbers had dwindled considerably. A Shaker scholar who was here recently, metioned that during the 20th cent. adoption practices changed & states usually tried to place children with families of their mother's religious preference. The practice of placing children in the homes of unrelated families rather than orphanages was also a late 19th & early 20th century development that worked against children being placed with Shaker communities. |
|
Subject: RE: Your Shaker Collection From: Burke Date: 13 Jan 05 - 06:08 PM Amazon lists this: A Shaker Hymnal: A Facsimile Edition of the 1908 Hymnal of the Canterbury Shakers. Millennial Praises only has words, no music. Our library has many copies & one is still on my desk from when I was looking up Babylon is Fallen. I can check it for you. "Early Shaker spirituals" recordings of some of the remaining Shaker sisters made in the 1960's & 70's. It was reissued in 1996 by Rounder on CD 0078. This is essential and is probably the one Bob was thinking of. "Shaker Songs: Come to Zion," sung by Norumbega Harmony and Singers of Hancock Shaker Village, directed by Stephen Marini. 35 Shaker songs and anthems of all types dating from early hymnals to the 1908 hymnal. Because the Shakers forbade harmony until the late 19th century, all songs on the recording except for eight from later hymnals are sung in unison. Order direct from Norumbega Harmony. It is also available directly from Hancock Shaker Village. Mitzi Collins, owner of Sampler Records in Rochester, NY, has done a lot of research on Shaker Music. She has 2 recordings & a song book. Love is Little: A Sampling of Shaker Spirituals M. Collins, R Hall, J Harp, K Johnson, C Liggett, A Nagel-S9222. Songbook has same title. Joy of Angels - (Christmas Music) Randy Folger, Colleen Liggett, Kathy Leigh Johnson, Mitzie Collins, The Sampler Chorus - S9528 William Coulter & Barry Phillips (& friends) have done 3 lovely instrumental recordings of Shaker Music for Gourd Music. If you don't get the box set & I'm remembering correctly, Shelley Phillips recommended Music on the Mountain to me as her favorite. |
|
Subject: RE: Your Shaker Collection From: dick greenhaus Date: 13 Jan 05 - 02:40 PM Open Mike- No real connection between Shakers and Quakers--the Shakers' propensity for dance prompted the nickname "Shaking Quakers", hence Shakers. They were a celibate community with strict gender equality, making the hackneyed phrase "separate but equal" a meaningful one. They raised orphans and abandoned children (who could not join the sect until adulthood.) Their motto: Hands to work and hearts to God. Incidentally, Shakers developed evaporated milk, and introduced a lot of then-unheard-of ideas to the world: prepackaged seeds, the modern flat broom and a bunch of others I can't think of at the moment. |
|
Subject: RE: Your Shaker Collection From: Q (Frank Staplin) Date: 13 Jan 05 - 02:35 PM Leave it to Martin to bring this down to earth. |
|
Subject: RE: Your Shaker Collection From: Once Famous Date: 13 Jan 05 - 02:34 PM Shake, Rattle, and Roll Shake, Baby, Shake I'm Shakin' Shakin' All Over |
|
Subject: RE: Your Shaker Collection From: Cats Date: 13 Jan 05 - 02:31 PM My friend and I have made an extensive search into many of the Shaker hynmals, magazines, private letters, hand written books etc that are, at present, in a cardboard box in the library of a museum in England. It is a private collection and not for general release. I have contacted the remaining Shakers in US and have their blessing to spend time going through them and eventually to get them into the public domain. We sing some of them out at sessions already and have an idea that, in the near future, want to put together a group of people who will sing them out - probably about 8 good harmony singers. We have also seen the dance patterns that go with them. Obviously, this is going to take a while as we both work and need to travel to get to the private collection, meanwhile... watch out at any festival we are at and if we are singing something you've never heard before, it's probably shaker. And, because I couldn't afford a genuine one shipped from the US, I have had a huge Shaker style refectory table and 8 chairs made to go in my new (very old) house. There is also an excellent book on Shaker influences on gardening too. |
|
Subject: RE: Your Shaker Collection From: open mike Date: 13 Jan 05 - 02:27 PM i have quite a few maracas, claves, tambourines, eggs and shakers in my picnic basket of musical toys...does that count as a shaker collection? |
|
Subject: RE: Your Shaker Collection From: open mike Date: 13 Jan 05 - 02:22 PM what's the relationship between Shakers and Quakers? As mentioned in a post above--adoption... was there something about them NOT having children (or sex?) that was the cause of their culture diminishing? |
|
Subject: RE: Your Shaker Collection From: wysiwyg Date: 13 Jan 05 - 02:11 PM Oy Burke! ~S~ |
|
Subject: RE: Your Shaker Collection From: Burke Date: 13 Jan 05 - 02:08 PM Come visit me some time: http://onthehill.hamilton.edu/library/projects/shakers/collection_history.html |
|
Subject: RE: Your Shaker Collection From: masato sakurai Date: 13 Jan 05 - 02:26 AM In addition to Andrews' The Gift To Be Simple and Patterson's The Shaker Spiritual, my collection includes: Edward Deming Andrews, The People Called Shakers (Dover reprint). Classic. Stephen J. Stein, The Shaker Experience in America (Yale University Press, 1992). History. June Sprigg and David Larkin, Shaker: Life, Work, and Art (Cassell, 1987). Photographic book. Candice Ord Manroe, Shaker Style: The Gift of Simplicity (Crescent, 1991). Herbert Schiffer, Shaker Architecture (Schiffer Publishing, 1979). Edward Deming Andrews and Faith Andrews, Work and Worship Among the Shakers (Dover reprint). Rita Buchanan, The Shaker Herb and Garden Book (Houghton Mifflin, 1996) Christian Goodwillie, Shaker Songs: A Celebration of Peace, Harmony, and Simplicity (Black Dog & Leventhal, 2002). And a hymnal (not in front of me at present). |
|
Subject: RE: Your Shaker Collection From: Q (Frank Staplin) Date: 13 Jan 05 - 01:21 AM A couple of websites I took from my own homemade songbook; one gone (Mother Ann's Song) and two errors. Pretty Chain: Pretty Chain The MSS online site again: Shaker MSS |
|
Subject: RE: Your Shaker Collection From: Q (Frank Staplin) Date: 13 Jan 05 - 12:54 AM Important Shaker Collection (36 hymns) from "Millenial Praises<" Gospel Hymns, 1813. www.passtheword.org/SHAKER=MANUSCRIPTS/Millennial-Praises/mpraisesndex.htm Millennial Praises Shaker Manuscripts on-line: Shaker MSS Shaker Manuscripts at Hancock Shaker Village, Pittsville, Mass., complete list of titles here- Shaker MSS http://www.hancockshakervillage.org/pdf/volume_2_unbound_shaker_manuscripts.pdf Mother Ann's Song (Ann Lee): Mother Ann Lee In Yonder Valley, Simple Gifts (and other songs): Songs Scroll down to bottom for lyrics. Folkinfo.org has a few lyrics, with analyses. The World I Have Forsaken: World Forsaken O Ho the Pretty Chain: Pretty Chain" The Patterson book (see Greenhaus, above) is excellent. It also was reprinted in paperback by Dover. Used copies from about $10. "Millennial Praises" I can find only in 1st and 2nd editions, for $200-$300; no reasonably priced reprints here. |
|
Subject: RE: Your Shaker Collection From: Bob Bolton Date: 13 Jan 05 - 12:42 AM G'day WYSIWYG, I have an LP (Topic - Folkways - ... ?) of Quaker hymns being sung by some elderly Quaker ladies. It may well be available on CD ( ... or not ... ) I'll look at the details when I get home ... and post them - if the Mudcat has not gone belly up in the delta ... again. Regards, Bob |
|
Subject: RE: Your Shaker Collection From: LadyJean Date: 13 Jan 05 - 12:27 AM There is a very fine lady named Mrs. Cappiello in Old Lyme Connecticut who has made a study of Shaker dances. |
|
Subject: RE: Your Shaker Collection From: wysiwyg Date: 12 Jan 05 - 11:09 PM Great, guys! Shake on! ~S~ |
|
Subject: RE: Your Shaker Collection From: Rapparee Date: 12 Jan 05 - 11:08 PM I'm upstairs and my stuff is downstairs and I can't get to it until morning. So I'll check then. |
|
Subject: RE: Your Shaker Collection From: dick greenhaus Date: 12 Jan 05 - 11:01 PM WISIWYG- The Andrews book is good. The must collection, though, is "The Shaker Spiritual" by Daniel W. Patterson (Princeton University Press._A massive 550 pages with descriptions, words, music and satisfying notes and bibliography. IMO a rrewarding study. The Shakers were a facinating mix of theological extremism and down-to-earth practicality. |
|
Subject: RE: Your Shaker Collection From: Q (Frank Staplin) Date: 12 Jan 05 - 10:13 PM Don't forget the Indian Shaker Church. "John Slocum and the Indian Shaker Church," R. H. Ruby et al., 1996, Univ. Oklahoma Press: Indian Shaker |
|
Subject: RE: Your Shaker Collection From: Q (Frank Staplin) Date: 12 Jan 05 - 09:53 PM A good Dover reprint: "The Gift to be Simple," Edward Deming Andrews, $4.75. Eighty songs in notation. A little information in threads 5527, 21813, 7307. The Shaker Journal Shaker A good introduction, and defines the difference between Shaker hymns and songs. Also a brief list of sources, discs, etc. (I would copy before it is taken off- looks like most of the site gone already. Some anthems by Hampton here: Golden Plates An excellent cd: "Simple Gifts," the Boston Camerata, Erato 4509-98491-2. List and notes here: Simple Gifts cd Just a few. There is an online site with a few songs and good discussion that I will have to look up. |
|
Subject: RE: Your Shaker Collection From: frogprince Date: 12 Jan 05 - 09:51 PM Rapaire, I had always heard that the shakers adopted orphans regularly; do you have indication that some of them did have their own "blood children"? Not meaning to argue about anything, just wondering if my own take on their beliefs and customs has been inaccurate. |
|
Subject: RE: Your Shaker Collection From: Rapparee Date: 12 Jan 05 - 09:37 PM Oh, fer gooness sakes! I have several books on or by the Shakers, including one which is a guide to conduct for Shaker children (yes, there were some). There's a wonderful place in Kentucky, Heaven(?) Hill, which is an old Shaker village and I can't recommend a trip there highly enough. My wife has some books which deal with Shaker quilts, but I can't find them right now and she's off at a...quilt meeting. I have some books on Shaker woodworking and the Shaker beliefs, too. |
|
Subject: Your Shaker Collection From: wysiwyg Date: 12 Jan 05 - 09:18 PM OK, it had to happen eventually-- I've just been bit by the Shaker bug. What recorded Shaker material do you have? (Links to purchase?) What printed Shaker songbooks/hymnals/sheet music do you have? (Links to purchase?) What Shaker songs do you perform? Use in worship? Melody/unison or in harmony parts? Links to Shaker material here at Mudcat? Links to Shaker info/song history online? Links to online sound files/song clips? Come on, spill it! I want it ALL. ~Susan |
| Share Thread: |