Music Store:
NEW CD! "Mountain Side"
Personal Favorites from Rise Up Singing
"Meet Me by the Moonlight"
Where Have All the Flowers Gone:
A Singalong Memoir - new edition!
including live recordings of his Solstice celebrations heard on NPR
NY Times article "Shared Song - Communal Memory" talks about Annie & Peter, the origins of Rise Up Singing & ways it's being used in singalong around the country.
So, what are Quakers? (And do they even sing???!!!)
Peter's Quakerism writings have been moved to a new website: InwardLight.org
Information on Quaker Spring has been moved to a new website:QuakerSpring.org
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Joshua Brown is a member of West Richmond Friends Meeting in Richmond, IN. He has been collecting folksongs for over 35 years, and has performed in New York, New England, Indiana and Ohio, playing Appalachian and hammered dulcimers and clawhammer banjo. You can e-mail him, or find his CD's at his website.
Steve Deasy is a singer songwriter and regular attender at Detroit (MI) Mtg. His song "Let Me Make Peace" (co-written with Lester Dore of Madison Friends Mtg) was recognized as a top 40 finalist in the 2008 Music To Life Songwriting Contest. "Through my involvement with Friends & AFSC, my writing & performing have been increasingly devoted to causes of peace, justice, and equality." Email Steve or go to stevedeasy.com.
Laura Dungan & Aaron Fowler both graduated with music degrees from Friends University in Wichita KS & continue to be active Quakers. Their performances weave together exciting harmonies & instrumnentation with themes of empowerment and social justice. In recent years they have taken over the primary role in leading "noon sings" (daily singalongs using Rise Up Singing) at FGC Annual Gatherings. More info at fowlerdungan.com.
EarthQuakers consists of 6-12 musicians/singers from the 3 Twin Cities Friends mtgs(+ one Methodist). They sing & play a variety of instruments at Quaker gatherings, nursing homes, weddings, anniversaries, birthdays. "Most of us are rather inexperienced but enjoy ourselves tremendously! We do have a few very experienced musicians & occasionally are joined by Paul Landskroener or Patricia McKernon." Contact Annette Smith or Chester McCoy.
Mark Judkins Helpsmeet of Eau Claire (WI) Mtg has been recording & broadcasting amazing interviews with a wide variety of Quaker musicians over the past few years. The programs are entitled "Song of the Soul" and can be found under Northern Spirit Radio.
Andy Juhl is a singer-songwriter and member of the Paullina (IA) Friends Meeting. His music ranges from acoustic folk to rocking electric songs, and many of them contain socially conscious themes. You can find out more about Andy and his music at his website: www.andyjuhl.com.
Paulette Meier, a member of Community Meeting in Cincinnati OH, has just released her powerful Gregorian chant-like rendering of early Quaker quotes on a new CD, Timeless Quaker Wisdom in Plain Song. She was Artist in Residence at Pendle Hill in 2004-5. Her website lessonsongs.com describes her work with school-age children around peacemaking & Quaker Testimonies. She has led workshops at Quaker gatherings & schools on "Telling our Spiritual Stories through Song". The Quakercamp at Stillwater minuted its enthusiastic support for Paulette's powerful music ministry. Contact her via her website about leading a performance or workshop using her Quaker plainsong at your yearly meeting, conference or a church in your area!
Carrie Newcomer is an incredible singer-songwriter from Bloomington IN. See her website and an interview about her music.
Nightingales. Friends from Northern and Illinois YM gather in spring, summer and fall for a capella singing weekends. This group also leads singing at Northern Yearly Meeting and at FGC summer gatherings. For upcoming dates, email Janet Anderson. (There are annual spinoff gatherings in New York YM.)
Northern Spirit Radio - see above under Mark Judkins
Paul Tinkerhess of Ann Arbor (MI) Meeting is a wonderful singer, songwriter and banjo player. He performs at peace and justice rallies and has led done a masterful job leading singing at plenary sessions at Friends General Conference. Email Paul
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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. New York NY, Sat. May 5 - People's Voice Cafe, Community Church of NY, 40 E. 35th St (betw Madison & Park), 8pm (doors open 7:30). Annie & Peter will lead a sing along and Four Shillings Short is also on the bill later this evening. 212-787-3903. Newton MA. Sun. May 13 - Mother's Day family concert, 2pm at Newton Cultural Center, 225 Nevada Street. Benefit for Mother's Milk Bank of New England. You can buy tickets online at the MMBNE website, call 617-527-6283 or view the concert flyer.
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 & how to apply to join the choir is posted now on the FGC website.
See also swing performances Annie is doing with:
GIRLS FROM MARS and The O-TONES
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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