A major audio collection
for anyone interested in
the music of the Shakers,
one of America's most prolific religious music traditions
A multimedia computer disc has been compiled and edited by Roger Lee Hall, a respected ethnomusicologist and music preservationist.
He has researched, edited, arranged and performmed Shaker music for 50 years
and now has compiled a massive audio collection titled,
"More Love" - A Shaker Music Legacy (PTME 1060)
These are the Shakers he has interviewed and included on this disc:
Sister R. Mildred Barker (1897-1990)
C© photo by Gail M. Hall, 1983
Eldress Bertha Lindsay (1897-1990)
C© photo by Gail M. Hall, 1972
Sister Lillian Phelps (1876-1973)
Included on the disc are 75 audio examples including these in-person interviews by Roger Hall:
--Eldress Bertha Lindsay and Sister Bertha Lillian Phelps, Canterbury, New Hampshire, 1972
--Sister R. Mildred Barker, Sabbathday Lake, Maine, 1980
--Composer Aaron Copland interviewed at his home about his "Simple Gifts"arrangements, 1980
There is also a description and recording of "More Love." This hymn has become popular in our time
and has been arranged and recorded.
It was first published in an edition by Roger Hall in The Shaker Messenger magazine, based on how the Shakers sang it.
All the interviews and most of the radio appearances are by Roger Hall:
01 Canterbury New Hampshire Shaker interviews, 1972-1987
02 Sabbathday Lake MaineShaker interviews, 1974-1980
03 Boston Public Radio about Shaker music, 1978-2000
04 Aaron Copland in-person interview in 1980
05 The Humble Heart - audio album with music edited and arranged by Roger Hall
06 More Love
- Shaker hymn with audio
Available in two formats
CD format
DVD format in slipcase
"More Love - A Shaker Music Legacy" (PTME 1060)
This audio collection is available
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