The Songs We Sang: Favorite American Folksongs

~ Release by VocalEssence Ensemble Singers, Philip Brunelle (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1Oh, Dear, What Can the Matter Be?
vocals:
VocalEssence Ensemble Singers
conductor:
Philip Brunelle (organist and conductor)
recording of:
Oh Dear What Can The Matter Be
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 1279)
1:34
2Down in the Valley
vocals:
VocalEssence Ensemble Singers
conductor:
Philip Brunelle (organist and conductor)
recording of:
Down in the Valley
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 943)
2:42
3Black Is the Color
vocals:
VocalEssence Ensemble Singers
conductor:
Philip Brunelle (organist and conductor)
recording of:
Black Is the Colour (of My True Love’s Hair)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 3103)
2:36
4Skip to My Lou
vocals:
VocalEssence Ensemble Singers
conductor:
Philip Brunelle (organist and conductor)
recording of:
Skip to My Lou (the original American folk song)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 3593)
2:05
5Dixie
vocals:
VocalEssence Ensemble Singers
conductor:
Philip Brunelle (organist and conductor)
recording of:
Dixie
lyricist and composer:
Daniel Decatur Emmett (19th century songwriter)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Klezmer Corp (publisher, ASCAP)
2:05
6Camptown Races
vocals:
VocalEssence Ensemble Singers
conductor:
Philip Brunelle (organist and conductor)
recording of:
Camptown Races
lyricist and composer:
Stephen Foster (composer)
included in:
The Cakewalk (Stormy Weather, 1943)
2:35
7Laura Lee
vocals:
VocalEssence Ensemble Singers
conductor:
Philip Brunelle (organist and conductor)
recording of:
Laura Lee
lyricist and composer:
Stephen Foster (composer)
3:01
8Oh Susanna
vocals:
VocalEssence Ensemble Singers
conductor:
Philip Brunelle (organist and conductor)
recording of:
Oh! Susanna
orchestrator:
Herbert Spencer (Production music composer)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist) and Stephen Foster (composer)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 11745)
2:08
9Gentle Annie
vocals:
VocalEssence Ensemble Singers
conductor:
Philip Brunelle (organist and conductor)
recording of:
Gentle Annie
lyricist and composer:
Stephen Foster (composer) (in 1856)
3:04
10Goin' to Boston
vocals:
VocalEssence Ensemble Singers
conductor:
Philip Brunelle (organist and conductor)
recording of:
GoodBye Girls I'm Going To Boston
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
2:40
11My Old Kentucky Home
vocals:
VocalEssence Ensemble Singers
conductor:
Philip Brunelle (organist and conductor)
recording of:
My Old Kentucky Home - Good-Night! (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Stephen Foster (composer)
arrangement of:
My Old Kentucky Home - Good-Night! (Stephen Foster)
3:29
12Seeing Nellie Home
vocals:
VocalEssence Ensemble Singers
conductor:
Philip Brunelle (organist and conductor)
recording of:
Seeing Nellie Home (sometimes called Aunt Dinah's Quilting Party)
lyricist:
Frances Kyle
composer:
John Fletcher (wrote "Seeing Nellie Home")
2:37
13The Lonesome Valley
vocals:
VocalEssence Ensemble Singers
conductor:
Philip Brunelle (organist and conductor)
recording of:
Lonesome Valley (folk song)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 7098)
3:59
14Shenandoah
vocals:
VocalEssence Ensemble Singers
conductor:
Philip Brunelle (organist and conductor)
recording of:
Shenandoah (arr. Erb)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
James Erb
arrangement of:
Shenandoah
3:54
15Hooray for the Cowboys
vocals:
VocalEssence Ensemble Singers
conductor:
Philip Brunelle (organist and conductor)
recording of:
Hooray for the Cowboys
composer:
Marilyn Bergman
1:56
16Red River Valley
vocals:
VocalEssence Ensemble Singers
conductor:
Philip Brunelle (organist and conductor)
recording of:
Red River Valley
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 756)
2:45
17Tumblin' Tumbleweed
vocals:
VocalEssence Ensemble Singers
conductor:
Philip Brunelle (organist and conductor)
recording of:
Tumbling Tumbleweeds
publisher:
Music of the West
lyricist and composer:
Bob Nolan (Western songwriter)
publisher:
Sam Fox Publishing Company (publisher; do NOT use as release label) (on 1934-07-12)
2:44
18Riders in the Sky
vocals:
VocalEssence Ensemble Singers
conductor:
Philip Brunelle (organist and conductor)
recording of:
(Ghost) Riders in the Sky: A Cowboy Legend
lyricist and composer:
Stan Jones (US songwriter and actor “(Ghost) Riders in the Sky”) (on 1948-06-05)
publisher:
Prophecies Publishing, Revega Music and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
version of:
Spookrijder in de nacht
3:02
19Cool Water
vocals:
VocalEssence Ensemble Singers
conductor:
Philip Brunelle (organist and conductor)
recording of:
Cool Water
lyricist and composer:
Bob Nolan (Western songwriter) (in 1936)
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music)
2:50