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 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) (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 , 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 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. I was impassioned to play this his influence. Once again I felt as though Georgia. To learn it I was given a field recording that George Emlen arranged for Revels. As tune, but on what concert program does one I was singing with Jack. (cassette tape) of a Georgian tractor driver singing often occurs on the Revels stage there are put it? One doesn’t. I wrote a letter to Jack lots of imaginative dramatic elements this song...while driving his tractor. After many 19. Lord of the Dance Traditional Shaker Langstaff to this effect. He put me in touch happening while I just stand and sing. honest hours of trying to transcribe the syllable Tune, arr. Brian Holmes, text by Sydney Carter with his daughter Carol, who was directing sounds, I gave up and resolved to scat sing in my Revels in Hanover, N.H. 1980 was my first 16. Poichè in Van (1915–2004) “best Georgian” Revels, but there was no Abbots Bromley I’ve been singing “Lord of the Dance” since without telling (1999 Italian Revels) in Hanover’s show that year. So I moved to Marchetto Cara 1990 when I stepped in for Jack Langstaff. anyone. I had been Cambridge, and I’ve been playing it ever since. doing pretty well (1465–1525) Having performed onstage with Jack for until one night Every now and then 21. Gaudete/Courante (2001 Elizabethan I was told there a women’s vocal trio Revels) Piae Cantiones (1582) /M. Praetorius was a woman from calls for a bass. “HEY, (1571–1621) Guria coming to DAVID!” Tapestry, I love going back and forth between playing the show. That comprising Cristi Catt, shawm and singing. What could go wrong? took the sail right out of my wind! There was Laurie Monahan, and The shawm is a double reed instrument nothing to be done but sing it wrong with Daniela Tośič, was such (early version of an oboe), and two of them conviction, which I did. Upon meeting her an ensemble and here we are! “Coming played together makes a unique sound. I have afterwards I began to apologize profusely when from Bologna my shoes hurt my feet.” a love/hate relationship with my shawm. It got she put her little 90 year old hand on my arm, Fortunately, the singing was not painful. - - “No no. You understand. Nonsense song.” 23. Nevijska Koleda 26. Lisa Lân (2015 Welsh Revels) magnificent, with Noni Lewis speaking Welsh, 32. Yggdrasil (2018 Nordic Revels) (2007 Balkan Revels) arr. A traditional Welsh love Billy Meleady echoing with the English translation, This is a stunning song in Old Norse (a first Joška Caleta (1964–) song sung with Cristi and Emma Jaster creating a stunningly beautiful for me) about the Ash Tree that stands at the A koleda (carol) from Catt and my / sign-language interpretation as Taliesin. Sorry you center of Norse mythology. I’m playing the island of Pašman, treble concertina. You miss Emma’s part on the recording. and soprano gemshorns with Sunniva Brynnel Croatia. Singing songs can hear the audience playing harp (which she learned just for this 29. Praetorius Dances (2006 German Revels) like this with the full oooing near the end song), lydia ievins on the nyckelharpa, and power of a Revels chorus because Cristi is M. Praetorius (1571–1621) Abe Finch on percussion. is so much fun. Goose planting a kiss on my Every year, as we approach December, there is the 33. Tonnaroti bumps material. cheek while I’m trying inevitable costume fitting with Heidi Hermiller, (2017 Venetian Revels) to finish the song. who’s been doing costumes for Revels since A traditional Calabrian tuna fishing chantey 24. Jovano, Jovanke (2007 Balkan Revels) How very Welsh! forever. And every year she asks me the same for 1,200 voices. How could I not include Traditional Macedonian question: not, “How was your summer?,” but this one? I’ll even teach it to you so you can 27. Calon Lân In 1983, the internationally renowned women’s (2015 Welsh Revels) “How many pockets do you need this time?” sing along. And these are the real words, too. group, Libana, joined the Revels production and We have sung “Calon Lân” in several Revels In the Praetorius dance tunes you’ll hear an No, really! I instantly fell in love with their mesmerizing productions over the years, but never this alto recorder at first, then a soprano, and finally sound. I even produced a concert in the Town arrangement by John Hughes (1872-1914). One a sopranino, all of which are safely stowed House in Strafford, Vermont, so I could hear them of the best known Welsh hymns, with the third in a handy pocket for easy retrieval during sing in those acoustics. After years of begging verse written by Susan Cooper. Put your best performance pieces such as this one. Welsh on and join us! to sing with them, even promising to shave and 30. Traveller’s Prayer (2011 Celestial Fools wear a skirt, I had the chance to sing with them Revels) John Renbourn (1924 2015) in 2007, specifically my friend Sue Robbins, on – What can I say? I love this piece. the Revels stage. And I didn’t have to wear a skirt. 25. It Was My Father’s Custom 31. Dona Nobis Pacem (2014 Victorian Revels) Frederic Shrival (19th c.) (2018 Nordic Revels) There have been a few times over the years where We sing this round for my memory was not peace with the audience as reliable as I would divided into three parts hope. Every now and almost every year. 28. David of the White Rock again a song comes Here, however, is the along with all the (2015 Welsh Revels) Traditional Welsh only recording of this cues being brought Haley Hewitt brought a particular harp to every particular arrangement, onstage in the form show just so I could sing this in the right key. Not which I choose to do of props. As long as only do I love the song, but to present the live depending on how they get there first!! version (which included three languages) is a real adventurous I think treat. Paddy Swanson’s staging of this piece was the audience is feeling. Appendix: Revels Original Theater Program Notes 34. Sankt Staffan’s Visa (2018 Nordic 35. Mngogaja Leta (2007 Balkan Revels)/ Revels) Traditional Swedish, arr. Megan Henderson The Shortest Day (Every year!) 3. THE OLDE YEARE NOW 5. THE ROCKY ROAD TO Another chance to sing with a gifted tradition Just before the end of most Revels AWAY IS FLED DUBLIN bearer, this time from Sweden, Sunniva productions is an anthem of sorts; full-on 2001 Christmas Revels 2012 Christmas Revels Brynnel. Every time I looked at her while chorus, front and center, pin you to your seat 1. SEAMAN’S HYMN An early version of the 16th-century A rollicking music hall song detailing we performed this song I swear her expression kind of anthem. From Bulgaria/Eastern Europe, 1998 Sea Revels tune “Greensleeves,” composed the rough-and-tumble adventures said, “David! That’s NOT how I taught you this song is no exception. A blessing “forever An expression of the intense on an Italian bass line. Despite the of a traveller on the road from his to pronounce that!” Fortunately I was wrong... and ever.” affection of the British Navy for popular notion that King Henry home town of Tuam in Galway across about her expression. Horatio Viscount Nelson, the great composed it, it did not appear Ireland to Dublin and from there It is an honor whenever I get to recite in England for decades after his over to Liverpool. The words are ‘The Shortest Day.’ Every Revels production admiral whose statue now over- around the country presents Susan Cooper’s looks Trafalgar Square. Set to the death. The text, from a 1642 by D.K. Gavan (“the Galway poet”). Welsh hymn tune by Burt Lloyd. collection, is given as “A Carroll poem (1977) and we all repeat “Welcome Yule” David Coffin; The Rattling Brogues for New-yeares day. To the tune at the end. May you do likewise. Loudly!! John Langstaff, Lou Killen, of, Greene Sleeves.” David Coffin, Revels Chorus 6. PADSTOW DRINKING SONG Jayne Tankersley and David Coffin, 2002 Spring Revels 2.CHRISTMAS BELLS AT SEA singers; The Hampton Court A traditional English song from 2014 Christmas Revels Chorus; The Nonesuch Consort the village of Padstow. In addition to many theater, David Coffin, singer; choral and orchestra works, Arthur 4. WILL YE NO COME BACK Tony Barrand and John Roberts; Sullivan wrote more than 100 songs AGAIN The West Country Singers for solo voice, the most famous 2003 Christmas Revels After the decisive Battle of of which is probably “The Lost 7. THE TRAVELLING PEOPLE Culloden in 1746, the “Young Chord.” This 1875 song, based on 1996 Midsummer Revels Pretender” Bonnie Prince Charlie a poem by Charles Lamb Kenney, In the early 1960’s, the Scots folk- fled to France, leaving many shows his seemingly effortless lorist and songwriter Ewan MacColl loyal Jacobites longing in vain ability to create beautiful melodies spent an extended period of time for his eventual return. This version and affecting harmonies without with the Scottish Travellers, listening of the popular song, now used as a resorting to the sentimentality to their stories and music. This song parting song for all occasions, is that afflicted much of Victorian was written for a radio ballad of the taken from the singing of Ewan vocal music. same name, and is his commentary MacColl. A “lavrock” is a lark. David Coffin, soloist; on the Travellers’ way of life. David Coffin; The Auld Reekie Megan Henderson, piano David Coffin, singer & concertina Singers; The Laird’s Consort; The Revels Bairns Appendix: Revels Original Theater Program Notes

8. WE HAVE FED OUR SEA 12. LIMERICK’S LAMENTATION 15. LE SEMEUR attempting to persuade the laird 21. COURANTE 1999 Sea Revels 2001 Spring Revels 1996 Christmas Revels that his oxen team needs replacing, 2001 Christmas Revels From the poem “The Song of A slow air. In this traditional Breton tune, newly naming the farm hands and the A dance popular throughout the Dead” by Rudyard Kipling. arranged by George Emlen, the sower various parts of the plow and oxen 20. ABBOTS BROMLEY Renaissance Europe, choreographed The musical setting is by the late 13. BONHOMME, BONHOMME “has the plains on one hand and the team in great detail. HORN DANCE variously as a miming dance, as a Peter Bellamy; arrangement by 2004 Christmas Revels sea on the other,” While he provides 2017 Christmas Revels free-style partner dance, and even Jayne Tankersley and Tom Gibney. Can you play the violin, the flute, bread for three villages, he also This ancient ritual dance for good perhaps as a game of tag. The music David Coffin; The Laird’s Consort the drum and the trumpet? “gives alms to a hundred little birds.” luck in hunting the stag is still is from the extensive dance music David Jones, David Coffin, danced every year in the village Jamie Jaffe The Québécois Kids; 18. THE KINGS repertoire of the German composer David Coffin; Le Chœur de Quimper; of Abbots Bromley in England. David Coffin Michael Praetorius. Les Cornemuses De Cornouaille 2006 Christmas Revels Its supernumerary characters— 9. HERE’S A HEALTH TO Written in 1871 by Peter Cornelius, the folk fool, the man-woman, The Nonesuch Consort THE COMPANY 14. EUN DAÑS KANET 16. POICHÈ IN VAN with English translation by William the hobby horse and the boy 1999 Sea Revels 1996 Christmas Revels Mercer. The chorale melody is “How 22. KASLETILA 1999 Christmas Revels archer—tie it to the mumming English folk song. Call-and-response singing in The composer of this barzelletta, Brightly Shines the Morning Star,” traditions of Christmas. 2002 Christmas Revels David Coffin; The Revels Chorus the Breton style. Marco Cara, was famous in Mantua by the 16th-century composer Philipp The woman in this dance represents David Coffin, recorder; John Fleagle and David Coffin; and throughout northern Italy for his Nicoai, translated by H.N. Bate. The a deer, while the male hunter stalks Pinewoods Morris Men 10. BRING US IN GOOD ALE Le Chœur de Quimper singing and lute-playing as well as his brass arrangement is by Brian Holmes. his prey. The music is from Guria, 2010 Christmas Revels compositions. “Coming from Bologna,” in southwestern Georgia. David Coffin, soloist; 21. GAUDETE! (REJOICE!) This drinking song extolling 14. CHOUKOM DEI he sings, “my shoes hurt my feet!” The Weihnachts Chorus, 2001 Christmas Revels David Coffin, singer; the virtues of ale dates from 1996 Christmas Revels Tapestry; David Coffin Cambridge Symphonic Brass This song from the 1582 collection The Ararat Chorus; the 15th century. This lively kan ha kiskan (call-and- Piae Cantiones can also be found The Nor Serrund Dancers response) by Loeiz Ropars and 17. MY HEARTLY SERVICE 19. LORD OF THE DANCE The Spirit of Haddon Chorus; as a Czech folk carol and as a Gilbert Philippe is danced to the (The Pleugh Song) The Bakewell Village Band Every Christmas Revels German chorale melody. The popular Breton pachpi, similar to 2003 Christmas Revels Sydney Carter’s modern lyrics to verses come from a Bohemian the passepied. Plow Monday was the first Monday the Shaker Song “Simple Gifts” are 11. THE FIELDS OF ACADIE song “Ezechielis Porta” (referring of the New Year, when agricultural here translated into dance using 2000 Spring Revels John Fleagle and David Coffin; to the eastern gate of the city New words by Paddy Swanson to laborers would appear in disguise to a compilation of traditional morris Le Chœur de Quimper of the prophet Ezekiel’s vision). the traditional song “The Lakes of negotiate their annual wages. If the steps by Carol Langstaff, Martin Pontchartrain,” known in Ireland as negotiations went well there would Graetz and Jonathan Morse. Jayne Tankersley and David Coffin, “Sean South of Garryowen” or the be great merriment, and if poorly, the singers; The Hampton Court Chorus; David Coffin, singer; Pinewoods march tune “Roddy MacCauley.” laird’s front lawn and flowerbeds were The Nonesuch Consort Morris Men; The Cambridge put to the plow. The singers of this David Coffin, singer; Symphonic Brass Ensemble anonymous 16th-century piece are Hélène Bergeron, pump organ Appendix: Revels Original Theater Program Notes

23. NEVIJSKA KOLEDA David Coffin, soloist; Megan 28. DAFYDD Y GARREG WEN 30. TRAVELLER’S PRAYER “The Poetic Edda,” a 13th-century 35. MNOGAJA LETA (Croatia) Henderson, piano; The Royal (David of the White Rock) 2011 Christmas Revels compilation of traditional texts. (Bulgarian/Eastern Europe) 2007 Christmas Revels Albert Chorus 2015 Christmas Revels A 20th-century anthem to the 2007 Christmas Revels David Coffin, voice, tenor and A koleda from the island of Pašman, This tune was composed by an moon with words and music by the A blessing (“forever and ever”) soprano gemshorns; Sunniva Brynnel; which evokes the mythological tree 26. LISA LÂN actual harpist named David English musician John Renbourn. sung throughout the Balkans for harp; lydia ievens, nyckelharpa; of life; arrange by Joško Caleta. 2015 Christmas Revels (Dafydd) Owen of Garreg Wen The imagery and language are celebrations of every kind. Abe Finch, percussion “Three little birds flew out from a This simple and exquisite traditional Farm (White Rock Farm) in North inspired by Alexander Carmichael’s David Coffin; The Koledari Chorus fine olive tree; the first carried grain Welsh tune is probably the best Wales on his deathbed in the 18th Carmina Gadelica, a collection of 33. TONNAROTI (Calabrian and wheat to our field, the second known version of this poignant century at the age of 29. It was Scottish and Celtic poetry, runes, Sea Chantey) 35. THE SHORTEST DAY carried grapevines and olives to love song. The English verses first published in 1784 in a collection and incantations used by the 2017 Christmas Revels This poem, written for Revels by our vineyards, and the third carried are translated from the Welsh by of bardic works; the words were Tinkers, or Travelling People. The An Alan Lomax Calabrian field Susan Cooper in 1977, has become health and joy to our village. May H.I. Bell. added a century later by John words of the last verse are adapted recording was the source for this a traditional part of The Christmas we have a wonderful Christmas.” Ceriog Hughes. The English David Coffin, solo and concertina; by Patrick Swanson. traditional tuna fishing song: Revels performances throughout verses are by Susan Cooper. David Coffin; The Koledari Chorus Cristi Catt, solo Soloists: David Coffin, Jamie Jaffe, “Heave, heave! Raise the net….” the country. Haley Hewitt, harp; David Coffin, Don Duncan, Mary Neumann, David Coffin, lead vocal; David Coffin 24. JOVANO, JOVANKE 27. CALON LÂN (Pure Heart) solo; The Cardigan Chorus Christopher Lewis, James Mailhot; Coro San Marco Uomini 2007 Christmas Revels 2015 Christmas Revels The Chorale Celéste “Jovana, you sit by the River Vardar “Calon Lân” is one of the most 29. A SET OF DANCES FROM 34. SANKT STAFFAN’S VISA washing white cloth, but your famous and well-loved hymns in MICHAEL PRAETORIUS 31. DONA NOBIS PACEM (St. Stephen’s Song) mother won’t let you come to Wales. The words were written 2006 Christmas Revels 2018 Christmas Revels 2018 Christmas Revels me, my soul, my heart.” around 1891 by Daniel James and Praetorius was a prolific 17th-century Our traditional round for peace. St. Staffan rose from a lowly stable the tune was composed around composer, collector, and arranger of Susan Robbins; David Coffin; The The company; the audience boy to become the patron saint of 1900 by his friend John Hughes dance music, as well as the author of It is an honor Koledari Chorus; The Village Band horses. This song tells of the rider ‘‘ (Not the John Hughes of “Cwm a detailed treatise on music theory. 32. YGGDRASIL (The Ash Tree) going from house to house looking Rhondda” fame). Here we add an The dances here—a bourrée, a whenever I get 25. IT WAS MY FATHER’S 2018 Christmas Revels for food in the dark of a winter’s English verse by Susan Cooper to pavane, and a canary—are from CUSTOM At the center of Norse mythology night. Arranged by Megan the original James Welsh verses. his 1612 collection Terpsichore. to recite The 2014 Christmas Revels stands a gigantic ash tree that Henderson. This jolly parlour song captures David Coffin, solo; The Cardigan The Bremen Town Musicians connects all worlds and reaches its David Coffin and Sunniva Brynnel, Shortest Day.” all the details of a Victorian Chorus, Cambridge Symphonic sacred, green branches up to the voice; Loretta Kelley and Andrea Christmas dinner and surrounding Brass Ensemble heavens. The original text is from Larson, fiddles, lydia ievins, 5-string festivities. The words are by fiddle; Corey DiMario, double bass; James Stonehouse and the The Kalevala Chorus; The Solstånd music is by Frederick Shrival. Children; Abe Finch, percussion