My dear friend Mary sings this traditional Southern American folk melody as I accompany her on my vintage 1950's Scandalli accordion (LMMH, 4/5 reeds). Mary has sung professionally with the Phoenix Bach Choir (now known as the Phoenix Chorale), and is also an accomplished pianist/ organist and hammered dulcimer player. She loves Classical music as well as folk music and traditional hymns and spirituals
This Southern American Folk melody is one of my favorites and offers unique changes from major to minor key in an atmospheric and captivating manner. My friend Mary Bowers reveals her marvelous gifts in vocal artistry in this memorable video recorded several years ago. The sheet music is from a collection of hymn tunes and folk songs arranged by Hal Leonard. The vintage 1950's Scandalli accordion was given to me as a gift from friends around 2003 at a time when I could not afford to purchase a new instrument. My friend Jerry Sleger from Wisconsin did some repair, tuning and restoration on this accordion, allowing for full performance capability of those remarkable Italian reeds.
This Southern American Folk melody is one of my favorites and offers unique changes from major to minor key in an atmospheric and captivating manner. My friend Mary Bowers reveals her marvelous gifts in vocal artistry in this memorable video recorded several years ago. The sheet music is from a collection of hymn tunes and folk songs arranged by Hal Leonard. The vintage 1950's Scandalli accordion was given to me as a gift from friends around 2003 at a time when I could not afford to purchase a new instrument. My friend Jerry Sleger from Wisconsin did some repair, tuning and restoration on this accordion, allowing for full performance capability of those remarkable Italian reeds.
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