Country: US
Released: 1976
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Gospel
[Tracklist]
A1 Fanfare
A2 The People Called The Shakers
A3 The Sermon
A4 Followers Of The Lamb
A5 Mother Ann's Song
A6 Oh I Love Mother
A7 Shepherdess Song
A8 Mother Ann's Song
B1 Sheep As I Go
B2 The Voice Of God
B3 Who Will Bow And Bend Like A Willow
B4 Come Life, Shaker Life
B5 Simple Gifts
B6 I've Set My Face For Zion's Kingdom
[Credits]
Glee clubs of Smith College and Amherst College (choral)
Directors: Edith Burnett and Vincent Brann, Choral director: Iva Dee Hiatt, Liner Notes: Vincent R. Tortora
[Notes]
Originating in England, the religious sect known as the Shakers arrived in the U.S. in 1774, led by "Mother Ann" Lee. Called Shakers by outsiders, due to their agitated movements during worship, they created a musical legacy of thousands of songs, some original, some adapted from outside sources. One of their songs, "Simple Gifts (The Gift to Be Simple)," has become widely known through composer Aaron Copeland's having incorporated it into his ballet Appalachian Spring. On this recording, the combined Glee Clubs of Smith College and Amherst College present a concert of Shaker songs, all sung in traditional unison style. A Fanfare, played on trumpet, opens the program. The liner notes present Shaker history and culture and excerpts from the songs, both words and music.
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