Children of the Heav'nly King
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It may seem like skewed praise to champion a CD for its booklet. This two-disc Library of Congress collection (part of its Archive of Folk Culture series), however, is one of those rare CDs where the accessory is worth the price of the entire package. The 98-page booklet is fleshed out with photos, maps, lyrics, notes, and a remarkably thorough bibliography. All of which illuminates the preaching and singing contained on the CD. At times, you may feel like you're sitting in a back pew during Sunday services. These recordings were made in the late 1970s (they seem much older) as part of a folk- culture study conducted over a 750-square-mile area in the central Blue Ridge Mountains. Modes of expression vary from congregational singing to testifying to sermonizing. Everything heard here, however, affirms the fervency of a place where faith is fundamental. --Steven Stolder
Children of the Heav'nly King,Various Artists,Rounder Select,Folk & Traditional,Folk Collections,Gospel/Christian Music,Pop,Traditional Gospel
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Children of the Heav'nly King
Various Artists Manufacturer: Rounder Select ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD  General
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ASIN: B000006NGS Release Date: 1998-06-09 |
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Amazon.com
It may seem like skewed praise to champion a CD for its booklet. This two-disc Library of Congress collection (part of its Archive of Folk Culture series), however, is one of those rare CDs where the accessory is worth the price of the entire package. The 98-page booklet is fleshed out with photos, maps, lyrics, notes, and a remarkably thorough bibliography. All of which illuminates the preaching and singing contained on the CD. At times, you may feel like you're sitting in a back pew during Sunday services. These recordings were made in the late 1970s (they seem much older) as part of a folk- culture study conducted over a 750-square-mile area in the central Blue Ridge Mountains. Modes of expression vary from congregational singing to testifying to sermonizing. Everything heard here, however, affirms the fervency of a place where faith is fundamental. --Steven StolderCustomer Reviews:
Superb folk religion collection.......2000-08-06
"What a Time We're Living In" is a song written and performed by the evangelist Robert Aker accompanied by piano, guitar, bass and drums. Rev. Aker's introduction claims "I'm just about sung out and preached out" but the performance is a rousing gospel number with no sign of tiredness.
"On the Other Side of Jordan" is done by a gospel quartet with a bluegrass style. This piece is not the piece popularized by the Blackwood Quartet but an older Stamps piece.
"Keep on the Firing Line" is a ragtime piano number played by an elderly Ella Draughan. The Carter family has recorded this number.
"Holding to His Hand of Love" is an unaccompanied piece with a sound similar to that of the Chuck Wagon Gang.
"Philip in Samaria" includes an excerpt of a sermon from a black Progressive Primitive Baptist Church which is an excellent example of the black poetic chant sermon style.
This is an album without equal in its field.
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