Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Simple Gifts


















"This lovely old tune is often listed as traditional or anonymous, but it was composed by Joseph Brackett, jr., a member of the Shaker community in Maine, in 1848. It's lyrics begin: "'Tis the gift to be simple, 'tis the gift to be free." For me, the tune possesses a simple joy."


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