APPALACHIAN SONGBOOK (1989-2000) mezzo-soprano or soprano and piano, 20 min. Eight traditional songs sung in the Blue Ridge Mountains, freely adapted and arranged:
I came to these songs through research and field work, and through my maternal grandmother and great uncle, whose ancestors settled in eastern North Carolina in the early 1700s. I changed the song "Charmin' Betsy" to "Charmin' Birdy" to honor the memory of a beloved beagle. The songs are meant to be sung in a colloquial manner. Recorded by Marilyn Taylor on Return: Art Songs of Carolina (Albany Records). |
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