New Britain: The Roots of American Folksong
Judicii Signum (Anonymous, Southern Europe, 10th century)
[2.42] William Hite
The Great Day (The Sacred
Harp, Philadelphia, 1860) men
Calenda Maia ( Provence, c1200) [6.19] Anne Azéma
Cuando por el oriente (New Mexico,
1953) ensemble
Rossignolet du bois joli (Québec, 1914) [1.49] Kenneth Fitch
Rossignolet del bos jolin
(Borlet,
c1400) ensemble
Dans Paris y-a-t-un’ barbière (Québec, 1914) [2.48] Don Saint-Jean
Allons-nous faire la barbe
(Loyset
Compere, c 1500) instruments
Mon père m’a mariée (Québec, 1914) [2.55] Roberta Anderson Mon père m’a mariée (Anonymous,
c 1500) Kenneth Fitch, William
Hite, Don Saint-Jean, David Ripley, instruments
Gabriel Nazareth (Canada, c 1900) [3.26]
men
Une nymphe jolie (Jean Planson,
1587) William Hite, instruments
C’est en passant par Varennes (Québec, 1914) [2.45] women
Margot labourés les vignes (Jacob Arcadelt,
c 1568) Anne Azéma, David Ripley,
instruments
Bransles de village (Jean-Baptiste Besard,
1603) [3.07] instruments
Il était une Cendrillon
(Québec, 1914)
tenors
C’est dans la ville de By town (Québec, 1914/ Amsterdam,
c 1620/ Belgium, 20th century) [2.33] ensemble
II est venu le petit oysillon (France, c1475) [2.44]
Anne Azéma
An jenem Tag, nach Davids
sag (Germany,
1619) tenors
Barbara Allen (England, 1859)
William Hite
Barbara Allen (Tennessee,
1937) Herman Hildebrand
Heavenly Dove (Georgia, 1855)
chorus
Chevy Chase (Virginia, 1931) [2.15] Don Saint-Jean
The King’s hunt is up (England, c
1550) David Ripley
The English hunt’s up (England, c
1590) Joel Cohen
My
love gave me a cherry (Scotland, c 1650) [2.24] Jane Hershey
I gave my love a cherry
(Nova Scotia, 1950)
Kenneth Fitch
Hey
ho, nobody at home (Thomas Ravenscroft, 1611) [0.44] chorus
There
were three crows (Texas, 1950) [4.59] Fred Raffensperger
There were three ravens
(Thomas Ravenscroft,
1611) Roberta Anderson, ensemble
Lady
Cassille's lilt (Scotland, c 1620) [4.52] Mack Ramsey, Marilyn Boenau
Gypsy Davy (Ohio, 1925) David Ripley, ensemble
The
Jolly beggar (Scotland,
1790) [0.55] Laura Jeppesen
Billy
Boy (Thaunton,
Massachusetts, 1934) [1.13] Margaret Swanson
Billy Boy (Northern England,
c1920) Joel Cohen, men
Ricercada
premara (Diego
Ortiz, 1654) [2.55] Laura Jeppesen, instruments
Betty Anne (North Carolina,
1916) Sharon Kelley, ensemble
Singing
School
(The Social Harp (Georgia, 1855) [2.00] Sharon Kelley, ensemble
Thomas-Town
(William
Billings (Boston, 1794) [2.37] tenors
New
Britain (Amazing
grace) (The Sacred Harp (Philadelphia, 1860)) [4.19] ensemble
Parting
friends (The
Social Harp) [3.19] Roberta Anderson, William Hite, Don Saint-Jean,
David Ripley, instruments
Hallelujah
(The
Social Harp) [3.36] ensemble
Boston Camerata: Roberta Anderson. Anne Azéma, Sharon Kelley, Margaret
Swanson (sopranos); Kenneth Fitch, Fred Raffensperger (counter-tenors);
William Hite, Don Saint-Jean (tenors); Herman Hildebrand (baritone);
David Ripley (bass); Marilyn Boenau (dulcian/krumhorn/recorder/shawm/bassoon);
Mark Ramsey (alto horn/sackbut/flute/recorder/lute); Jane Hershey (treble
and tenor viols/recorder/violin); Carol Lewis (treble & bass viols);
Laura Jeppesen (treble and bass viols)
Joel
Cohen conductor/baritone/lute/guitar
Recorded
in Trinity Church, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, 1990
Notes
in English, Français, Deutsch. Original texts and English translations.
Originally
released on the Erato label.
WARNER APEX 2564 61984-2 [68.01]
