Simple Gifts: Shaker Chants and Spirituals

Description: Joel Cohen spent countless days in the library at the Shaker community at Sabbathday Lake, Maine, transcribing dozens of tunes from among thousands of archived chants and spirituals. Many more of these wonderful tunes were recalled from memory by the community's few resident Shakers--and Cohen and his ensemble, joined by several Shaker singers, made this recording, which deserves to be heard by everyone who loves songs and singing. --David Vernier ... (more)

Manufacturer: Erato
Release date: 5 September 1995
EAN: 7450998491220 UPC: 745099849122

Tags: American (1), Choral (1), Boston Camerata (1), Shaker (1)

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