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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Bull & Mouth Records has released 3 CDs by Friends. It was started by Jon Watts. Joshua Shelton & Will McKindley-Ward have also made CDs. Jon says this project is currently on hold. See his listing above under artists.
Faith & Practice is a wonderful Quaker band based in Bucks County PA. Band members include Jacob & Gretta Stone of Doylestown PA Mtg, Gretchen Castle (clerk of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting), Gene Taylor, Rich Laughlin, Dave Crosman & Zach Taylor Their repertoire includes bluegrass, gospel, pop, a wide range of folk songs, and originals. The group recently released their debut CD "Not Too Serious" which can be purchased from FGC or Pendle Hill. For booking & additional information, email Rich or call 215-536-2677.
Pendle Hill Chorus rehearses and gives performances at this Quaker study center in Wallingford PA. The chorus meets on Wednesday nights at 7:30 in the fall and winter terms. All who love to sing & are willing to come to a weekly rehearsal are welcome (next term begins 3/29). No auditions. Reading music / previous experience helps but not required. The choral director is Jackie Coren, who also directs the Anna Crusis Women's Choir in Philadelphia & is teacher of musical theater at George School. For more info on Pendle Hill see their website. For more info on the chorus, email Jackie.
Niyonu Spann is a powerful a capella song leader. She is the former academic dean at Pendle Hill, the Quaker Center for Study and Contemplation. She is also a member of "Tribe One" (see below under ensembles). Niyonu Spann
Jon Watts is a Quaker spoken word poet and producer who tours the country on his bicycle visiting Quaker Schools and Meetinghouses. His website is: www.jonwatts.com. His dance party video , filmed in the meetingroom at Pendle Hill has gotten over 35,000 hits on You-tube. Check it out, it's a scream!
Adrienne Young of Dover NH Meeting appeared in Jan 2006 on Prairie Home Companion. Her website is adrienneyoung.com.
The Homegrown String Band is made up of a Quaker family that plays blues, bluegrass, country & folk together. The band includes Georgianne, Rick, Erica & Annalee Jackofsky. They are members of Conscience Bay Mtg in New York Yearly Mtg. Check out their website for touring schedule, CD's, an online promo video & lots more!
Tribe One is an a cappella group which promotes social justice through rhythmic music and dance. Several members of this group are Friends including Niyonu Spann and Joanthan Snipes.
John Scardina & Friends is based in New York City. They use guitars, mandolin, flute, percussion & bass to accompany lively original songs & singer-songwriter covers. They enjoy playing private parties as well as coffeeshops & clubs. Rich Aldred is a member of Concord PA Mtg and John Scardina is a member of Westtown Mtg. For bookings, contact them via their website.
Ken Tankel is a member of Willistown (PA) Meeting. Annie recorded her CD Meet Me by the Moonlight in Ken's studio, Playroom Recording. His studio is located in Malvern PA.
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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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