Music Store:
new large format RUS!
"Meet Me by the Moonlight"
including live recordings of his Solstice celebrations heard on NPR
NY Times article on "Shared Song - Communal Memory".
Information on Quakercamp at Stillwater has been moved to a new website:
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Locating songs on the Teaching Discs:
Recent editions of Rise Up Singing ("15th Edition" 7×10 songbooks and any of the new "Leaders' Edition 9×12 songbooks) contain codes under each song that indicate the Teaching Disk (with a letter) and Track Number where that song can be found on the Teaching Discs.
Note: These are called "teaching discs" because they are designed to teach the tunes in Rise Up Singing. However, these are just recordings of the songs, not talking about the songs or instructions on singing techniques.
Vocalists on Discs:
Annie sings on most of these recordings. Wendi Bourne (who has sung with Annie in the swing bands Big Nite Out and Girls from Mars. Some are recorded by other artists with special expertise in the genre covered by a particular chapter. Here are the chapters that include vocalists other than Annie.
- John McCutcheon sings (& plays 4 different instruments!) on the Mountain Voices chapter of Appalachian songs.
- English balladeer John Roberts is featured on the Ballads & Old Songs chapter of traditional songs from the British Isles.
- Kim & Reggie Harris perform on the Freedom and the Spirituals chapters.
- Michael Cooney brings his wonderful rendering of late 19th century and early 20th century popular songs to the Golden Oldies chapter.
- Jeff Warner, one of this country’s finest performers of sea shanteys, performs on the Seas chapter.
- Renowned labor singer Tom Juravich performs on the Men and the Work chapters.
- Pat Humphries joins with Annie on the Time & Changes and the Dreams & Fantasies chapters.
- Magpie (Greg Artzner & Terri Leonino) perform on the Rich & Poor chapter.
- Susan Stark & Wendi Bourne provide additional parts on the Sacred Rounds & Chants chapters. (For more information on Susan see the Quaker Musicians page on this site.)
See below for artist listing on each disk in order.
Original Teaching Tape series vs. Teaching Discs
These recordings were originally issued on cassette that covered one chapter each. These sets of six cassettes each are are no longer.
The new Teaching Discs were digitally remastered from the original recordings and contain exactly the same audio tracks for each song. These new CDs are sold individually and covers either 1 or 2 chapters from the book.
Artist list by disc
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20th Anniversary (yes - Rise Up Singing is 20 years old!) Singalong Concerts & Workshops
Feb. 9, Concord NH Concert to benefit Concord Friends Mtg's building fund. Watch for specifics or email Sara Smith.
Feb. 20-22, Deerfield MA "Beggars to God: A Retreat of Song & Spirit" at Woolman Hill.
Feb. 26, Northampton MA Annie will perform swing with Mary Witt at Sam's Pizza at 225 Main St.
Mar. 13-15, Pleasant Hill TN Music workshop & concert sponsored by the Shalom Center for Continuing Education, Uplands Retirement Village. Contact Ted Braun for more information.
April 24-26, Old Chatham NY Women's Retreat with Annie. At Powell House.
June 9-13, Barnesville OH Quakerspring gathering (previously known as "Quakercamp")
June 27-July 4, Blacksburg VA Peter will lead the daily noon sings this year at FGC Gathering.
See also swing performances Annie is doing with the
O-Tones and Girl From Mars
We urge you to check out the new website
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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