'TIS A GIFT: A THANKSGIVING GIFT OF SONG



Harp graces it's bell-like tone to the music and songs of America and its immigrant people from parts of Britain and Ireland.
Voiced with dulcimer, hurdy-gurdy and guitar, this poetic mix is a Thanksgiving gift of song. Musicians include Kim Robertson, Shelly Phillips, Michelle Sell as well as the talented Gourd Music artists. Share the beauty of the harp and other instruments with friends and family this year. 

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Image: Girl in Red Dress with Cat and Dog by American Portrait artist Amni Phillips 1788-1865)


PLAYLIST

1. Durango: harp, Kim Robertson
Album: Oktober County, Neal Hellman 
Year: Gourd Music 1987 

2. Playground Song: harp, Maggie Keelan
Album: Into Twilight, Maggie Keelan 
Year: Keelan Music 2011 

3. The Water Is Wide / Shall We Gather at the River?: harp, Kim Robertson 
Album: Shall We Gather, Kim Robertson 
Year: Gourd Music 2012 

4. A Week in January: harp, Shelley Phillips
Album: Autumn in the Valley, Neal Hellman 
Year: Gourd Music 1993 

5. Arizona: harp, Cheryl Ann Fulton
Album: The Once & Future Harp, Cheryl Ann Fulton
Year: MIS 1992 

6 Three Sisters: harp, Michelle Sell 
Album: Harvest Moon, compilation 
Year: Sugo Music 1993 

7. Poloness I H-moll: harp, Jesse Autumn 
Album: Uisce (Water), Jesse Autumn 
Year: Barry’s Cave 2009 

8. Music on the Mountains: harp, Shelley Phillips 
Music on the Mountain, William Coulter 
Album: Music on the Mountain 
Year: Gourd Music 1996 

9. The Humble Heart: harp, Kim Robertson 
Album: Forget Not the Angels, Kim Robertson 
Year: Gourd Music 2014 

10. Poor Wayfaring Stranger: harp, Kim Robertson 
Album: Shall We Gather, Kim Robertson 
Year: Gourd Music 2012 

11. You’re So Cool (From "True Romance") Claire Jones 
Album: Screen Serenade, Claire Jones 
Year: Silva Screens Records 2016 

12. Nahatlach: harp, Maeve Gilchrist
Album: 20 Chandler Street, Maeve Gilchrist 
Year: Adventure Music 2014 

13. Hop Up and Jump Up / Simple Gifts: harp, Shelley Phillips 
Album: Simple Gifts, Barry Phillips & William Coulter 
Year: Gourd Music 1990 

14. I Will Bow and Be Simple: harp, Shelley Phillips
Album: Emma’s Waltz, Neal Hellman 
Year: Gourd Music 2007