CD – Spirituals & The Blues [spring 2016]

$17.00

Recorded live at Mystic Chorale’s concert in May 22,  2016.

Conductor

Nick Page

Guest Performers

The Deacon Randy Green
Louise Grasmere
Regie Gibson
Sayida Rivers Farmer
Fred Griffeth

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Description

Conductor

Nick Page

 

Guest Performers

The Deacon Randy Green
Louise Grasmere
Regie Gibson
Sayida Rivers Farmer
Fred Griffeth

Program

Recorded live May 22, 2016, Converse Hall, Boston, MA

  1. Trouble in Mind     by Richard M. Jones
  2. The Sun will Never Go Down    arranged by Bernice Johnson Reagon
  3. Remember Me
  4. Been in the Storm So Long
  5. Hold On    arranged by J. Jefferson Cleveland
  6. The Promised Land    words by Samuel Stennet 1787, arr. by Miss M. Durham
  7. Talk About Sufferin’    as sung by Rickie Scraggs & Tony Rice
  8. Wayfaring Stranger/Parting Friends
  9. Move in the Room with the Lord    as sung by the Silver Leaf Gospel Singers
  10. O Mary Don’t You Weep      as sung by the Silver Leaf Gospel Singers
  11. God is a Blues Man    by Regis Gibson
    & Soul of a Man    by Blind Willie Johnson, arr. by Jim Scott and Nick Page
  12. Let Your Light Shine    by Keb’ Mo’, arr. by Jim Scott
  13. There’s Honey in the Rock    additional words by Nick Page
  14. Silvie    by Huddie (Leadbelly) Ledbetter
  15. Motherless Child
    & My Yiddish Momme    by J. Yellen & L. Pollack
  16. Soon Ah Will Be Done    arranged by Dr. Ysaye Maria Barnwell
  17. Don’t Ever Let Nobody Drag Your Spirit Down    by Eric Bibb, arr. by Jim Scott
  18. Let the Good Times Roll    by Sam Theard & Fleccie Moore, with new verse by Regie Gibson & Nick Page

Mystic Band

keyboards & band leader:         Jonathan Singleton
guitar:                                           Gary Backstrom
bass:                                              Alison Keslow
drums:                                          Matt Steinberg
alto sax:                                        Willie Sordillo
harmonica:                                  Jeff Levin
mandolin:                                    Eric Kilburn
cigar box guitar:                         Louise Grasmere
percussion:                                  Annmarie Strazzullo
rehearsal piano:                         Ruth Roper