A multimedia computer disc has been compiled and edited by Roger Lee Hall, a respected ethnomusicologist and Shaker music preservationist.
He has researched, edited, arranged and performmed Shaker music for over 50 years
and has compiled a large audio collection titled,
"More Love" - A Shaker Music Legacy
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 many 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.
This collection is available in two formats--
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DVD format in a slipcase
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