These arrangements are all by Sheena Phillips. The songs are brief and can effectively be repeated ad lib in performance.
Mother Ann's song
Shaker song with a driving energy, dating from the New Lebanon community of 1844. SAT/B, 1m 30s.
Lay me low
A Shaker ‘gift song’, received by Addah Z Potter in 1838. SATB, 0m 45s.
Turning shuffle tune
A strong dance tune from the Shaker community in Connecticut, sung to vocables. SAB, 2m 00s.
Simple gifts
’Tis the gift to be simple, ’tis the gift to be free ... One of the most famous Shaker songs, written by Joseph Brackett in 1848 as a dance song. SAT, 0m 30s.
Star of purity
“O brighter than the morning star is the heart that's pure and free”. A wonderful soaring Shaker hymn from Ohio. SAT/B, 2m 00s.
Holy Savior call
“My angels are sounding their trumpets to waken the sleepers around. There's no time for doubting...” A stirring Maine Shaker song of conviction. SATB, 0m 45s.
