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The Song Notes Seaman’s Hymn, 1998 Abbots Bromley Horn Dance, 2017 Christmas Bells at Sea, 2014 Gaudete/Courante, 2001 The Olde Yeare Now Away Is Fled, 2001 Kasletila, 2002 Will Ye No Come Back Again, 2003 Nevijska Koleda, 2007 Rocky Road to Dublin, 2012 Jovano, Jovanke, 2007 from the Revels Stage Padstow Drinking Song, 2002 It Was My Father’s Custom, 2014 Travelling People, 1996 Lisa Lân, 2015 We Have Fed Our Sea, 1999 Calon Lân, 2015 Here’s a Health to the Company, 1999 David of the White Rock, 2015 Bring Us in Good Ale, 2010 Praetorius Dances, 2006 The Fields of Acadie, 2000 Traveller’s Prayer, 2011 Lament for Limerick, 2001 Dona Nobis Pacem, 2018 Bonhomme, Bonhomme, 2004 Yggdrasil, 2018 Eun Dans Kanet/Choukom Dei, 1996 Tonnaroti, 2017 Le Semeur, 1996 Sankt Staffan’s Visa, 2018 Poiché in Van, 1999 Mngogaja Leta/The Shortest Day, 2007 My Heartly Service, 2003 The Kings, 2006 Lord of the Dance Revels engages today’s audiences in theatrical and musical experiences that bring the world’s cultural traditions to life. the ong otes Revels is a registered trademark of Revels, Inc. Revels Records is a division of Revels, Inc., a non-profit, tax-exempt organization. Revels, Inc. is based in Cambridge, MA with sister companies in Lebanon, NH; Washington, DC; S N Houston, TX; Boulder, CO; Santa Barbara, CA; Oakland, CA; Portland, OR; and Tacoma, WA. ℗ and © 2019 Revels, Inc. When it came time for Jack to retire he tapped 1. Seaman’s Hymn n the beginning (1998 Sea Revels) I David Coffin, an extraordinary singer and s s It’s only fitting there wa Jack Lang taff who musician, to take over as song leader. For s v to put this song created Revel and gal anized decades David has been the face of The as track one. The s s first voice you hear audience with hi command, Christmas Revels. He is first on the stage to is Jack Langstaff, welcome the audience, to quickly teach the the founder of Revels, my mentor, songs that they will later sing together with and the voice in my ear whenever I sing on the the chorus and to set the intimate tone of the Revels stage. The bass voice is none other than the late Lou Killen. Set to a Welsh hymn tune conversation between performer and audience by Burt Lloyd. that is the hallmark of a Revels celebration. 2. Christmas Bells at Sea (2014 Victorian For regular Revels attendees and past Revels) Arthur Sullivan (1842–1900) 3. The Olde Yeare Now Away Is Fled A gem from a Victorian Revels with my (2001 Elizabethan Revels) Traditional English performers this recording is a magic carpet long-time friend and Revels Music Director, One of the joys of being on the Revels stage is pianist Megan Henderson. that can transport you back to favorite the opportunity to perform with many other moments in past shows complete with the My daughter’s favorite, hence her painting. singers and instrumentalists. This version of atmospheric rustlings and excitement of a live We spent many hours developing the song Henry VIII’s “Greensleeves” is presented with during daily car rides to school and to the the inimitable New Zealand soprano, Jayne audience. Here is David solo, leading chorus and audience, but here also are wonderful theater. I include this even though there’s Tankersley. It also proves that I can walk across pairings with guest performers and many examples of his virtuosic recorder playing not a studio recording version because there’s the stage while playing the recorder on the nothing like singing for a live audience. last verse. to mention the deployment of his arsenal of exotic wind instruments. For newcomers to 4. Will Ye No Come Back Again Revels this is a recording that reveals something of the panoramic width of our Revels (2003 Scottish Revels) Traditional Scottish programming. From British sea songs to Balkan harmonies, from lament to love song, I love the sound of 1,200 audience members from Limerick to Louisiana, David is your tour guide. singing on the chorus; it’s a heady experience to sing with so many people. This version of Revels is pleased to offer these candid recordings as a tribute to the song is taken from the singing of Ewan MacColl and arranged by George Emlen. I David’s many valued contributions to Revels these past 40 years improvise the whistle part on the last verse. and to honor, as he puts it, “The role that Jack built.” 5. Rocky Road to Dublin (2012 Immigration 7. Travelling People (1996 Spring Revels) 9. Here’s a Health to the Company Revels. This is the one song I desperately wanted Revels) Traditional Irish/Text D.K. Gavan (19th c.) Ewan MacColl (1915–1989) (1999 Sea Revels) Traditional Irish to include on this recording. Huge thank you to This has got to be the wordiest song I have ever I had forgotten that I sang this piece in segments Another rousing sing-along popular at Michael Kolowich for finding it. Paula Plum is learned. Another one for the audience to join in throughout the show. Huge thank you to my Revels Pub Sings. Come join us! reciting the poetry with the accompanying fiddle. on so I can at least grab a breath. engineer, Gerry Putnam, for literally piecing it Thanks to the Acadian band Barachois for their back together. I really wanted to include this even beautiful accompaniment. And yes, that’s a pump before he said, “It is such a quintessential David organ we brought on stage. Coffin song and performance!” This was from an outdoor performance at the deCordova Museum 12. Lament for Limerick and Sculpture Park in Lincoln, Ma. (Spring Immigration Revels 2001) I don’t often get a chance to play an Irish Aire on stage and have loved this tune for a long time. A cast member commented rather generously, “It was like a clinic on ornamentation every show.” The late Evan Harlan is playing accordion. 10. Bring Us in Good Ale (2010 Ghosts of 6. Padstow Drinking Song (2002 Spring Haddon Hall Revels) Traditional English Revels) Traditional English Perusing photos of the 2010 show I saw a With John Roberts and Tony Barrand, who are few that were clearly of me singing, but couldn’t two of the most distinctively stylistic singers recall what song it was. The archival video you will ever hear. I credit them with my pursuit revealed the answer. of the art of phrasing. A good old pub song where we share the verses. Just listen to the 11. The Fields of audience joining in! Acadie (Spring Acadian Revels 2000) Set to the traditional 13. Bonhomme, Bonhomme (2004 French s s s 8. We Have Fed Our Sea “When Coffin ing a ea chantey (1999 Sea Revels) tune of “The Lakes of Canadian Revels) Traditional Canadian s s s music by Peter Bellamy (1944–1991), Pontchartrain,” Revels The Revels children’s chorus is an essential you can almo t mell the alt air arranged by Tom Gibney (1948–2005) Artistic Director, Patrick part of every Revels production. Though and hear the wind in the rigging.’’ From Rudyard Kipling’s poem “The Song of the Swanson, wrote these I am often charged with giving instrumental Dead.” David Jones, Jamie Jaffe, and I worked lyrics telling Longfellow’s support, sometimes I get to sing with them — WBUR-FM, THE ARTERY very hard on this song to give it the gravitas it classic story of Evangeline too. Mostly I snack on their food backstage. so deserves. for our Spring Acadian (All of these kids are now older than me.) 14. Eun Dans Kanet/ 17. My Heartly Service (The Plough Song, the previous 10 years, I still hear his voice run over by the Mass Ave. bus one winter when Choukom Dei 2003 Scottish Revels) Anonymous when singing this song. When I first sang it, it rolled out of my car, but still it plays on. (1996 Breton Revels) I felt compelled to include this song if for no the audience started to get up and leave the Traditional Breton/L. other reason than to demonstrate that I can theatre. It took me a while to realize they just Ropart and G. Philippe actually memorize a five-minute song. With many wanted to be sure they made it to the hallway John Fleagle sang references to plough parts, farmhands, and an to dance. Dance THEN!! oxen team, thank goodness Jayne Tankersley and played instruments Can you name the year of this recording? had to learn the words as well. In the background in many Revels shows. clue: Listen to the Morris Men. (Email you can occasionally hear the plough man and I had the honor of - your answers to [email protected] for his farmhands working on stage. Unfortunately, performing with him frequently before he was the door prize.) taken from us in 1999. John had an enormous no real oxen were allowed in Sanders Theatre. influence on my musicianship; he belongs on 20. Abbots Bromley Horn Dance (2017) 18. The Kings (2006 German Revels) Peter this project. Traditional English Cornelius (1824–1874), arr. Brian Holmes (1946–) In the summer of 1980, my soon to be step 22. Kasletila 15. Le Semeur (1996 Breton Revels) You can hear Jack Langstaff sing this on a - - - (2002 Georgian Revels) mother, Randy Coffin, played Lisle Kulbach’s 2000 Victorian Revels recording. If you Traditional Georgian arr. George Emlen version of this piece on the original Christmas listen to both versions I think you can hear This is a dance song from Guria in southwestern This is a beautiful traditional Breton tune Revels recording.
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