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MOUNTAIN SIDE:

Personal Favorites from Rise Up Singing

Annie's new CD is here!!

Mountain-Side-Cover.jpgThe CD consists of 13 of Annie's personal favorites in Rise Up Singing. She is backed up by an awesome array of vocal harmony including Nerissa & Katryna Nields,Tracy Grammer, Mary Witt, and Claire Brandenburg Taylor. Musicians include Annie on banjo, Tracy on fiddle & viola, Jim Henry, on guitar, mandolin & dobro, Paul Kochanski on bass & Chris Haynes on accordian. This recording was produced by Jim Henry with Annie Patterson.

$15.00.



Songs on the CD include:
1. Gone Gonna Rise Again (Si Kahn)
2. The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down (J. Robbie Robertson)
3. Spoon River (Michael Peter Smith)
4. Black is the Color of My True Love's Hair (trad.)  listen on YouTube
5. The L&N Don't Stop Here Anymore (Jean Ritchie)  listen on YouTube
6. Sweet Sunny South (trad.)
7. This World is Not My Home (Albert Brumley)
8. Do You Love an Apple? (trad.)
9. Red is the Rose (trad.)
10. Aragon Mill (Si Kahn)
11. O Had I a Golden Thread (Pete Seeger)
12. When the Ship Comes In (Bob Dylan)
13. All the Weary Mothers of the Earth (Joan Baez)

ABOUT THIS RECORDING
The title for this CD comes from Si Kahn's haunting and unusual song, "Gone Gonna Rise Again." In this song, the singer tells the story of his grandfather who planted apple trees on the mountain side. Even though they would never grow to maturity in his own lifetime, they would grow into apple trees that his children and grandchildren would enjoy. I love the idea that families can honor, learn from, and build on gifts that previous generations have left for them to discover.

For the past few years songbook fans have been asking me to record a CD of me singing my favorite songs from the book. Choosing these songs was a difficult task - there are so many wonderful and touching songs to choose from. When I narrowed down my list it became clear to me that I was picking songs with storylines that intersected with my own life. These are songs that I love. They are as much about my own roots as they are about my country's history and the struggles that we all face as human beings. I hope you enjoy them as much as I do. ~ Annie

UPCOMING EVENTS & WORKSHOPS with Annie & Peter

WFCR interview with Peter and Annie. Hear us talk about sing-alongs and the origins of Rise Up Singing with live performances of several favorite songs.

Northampton, MA Sat. Jan. 21 10am - 1pm NoHo Winter Farmer's Market, located in Thorne's basement.  Annie Patterson & Mary Witt perform folk & Americana.

Easthampton MA Fri. Feb. 3rd - The Mic @  The Delaney House - Annie's 3-part harmony group, The Harmony Grits, will perform 7-11pm, Mary Witt, Dan Zuckergood, and Annie Patterson (guitar, banjo, mandolin, bass - Americana & Folk music)

Leverett MA Sat. Feb. 4th - No Nukes Benefit Concert & Speak Out. Leverett Town Hall, 9 Montague Rd, 2-9pm.  Annie will sing 4 songs at 5:30pm. Info from Ann Ferguson 413-367-2310.

New York NY, Sat. May 5 - People's Voice Cafe, Community Church of NY, 40 E. 35th St (betw Madison & Park), 7pm. Annie & Peter will lead a sing along and Four Shillings Short is also on the bill this evening.  212-787-3903.

Kingston RI, Fri. July 6 - We will be taking part in another performance of "The Fire & the Hammer" - which Peter organized & we both took part in at New England Yearly Meeting last August.  The final evening plenary of the 2012 Friends General Conference summer gathering.  Detailed information on the performance & applying to join the choir will be posted later on the FGC website.

See also swing performances Annie is doing with: 

GIRLS FROM MARS  and The O-TONES


nobelprize4pete

promoting efforts to secure a Nobel Peace Prize for legendary folk singer & environmental & peace activist, Pete Seeger. A new edition of Seeger's autobiography (which Peter edited) is coming out this spring.

There are some great quotes from Pete on the power of group singing in the recent New York Times article on community sings around the country, many of which use Rise Up Singing.

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