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Best of Village Harmony, 2005-2006
2007. Village Harmony.
Liner notes follow after the track list, below.
Disc 1
- Kak pod Kievom (NE2-06) 2:06
- Davno, davno (NE2-06) 1:30
- Albanian medley (NE3-06) 3:03
- Teku rajsti pototse (Bosnia-06) 2:35
- A nign (NE2-05) 3:01
- Die krenetse (NE2-05) 3:25
- Social Harp medley (NE3-06) 4:23
- Africa (Germany-06) 1:51
- Morning (Corsica-06) 2:47
- Earthquake anthem (NE1-06) 5:03
- Marin drinov (NE3-05) 3:03
- Certainty (NE3-05) 3:16
- Oj ja malena (Bosnia-06) 2:27
- Izlegov da se rashetam/Sadila moma (VHYG-06) 3:56
- Ajde kato (NE1-06) 2:35
- Otidoh dolu v livade (NE1-06) 2:54
- Jane mi Jane vojvodo (NE1-06) 3:29
- Ermenlijo (Bulgaria-05) 2:52
- Tsurnomioko (Bulgaria-05) 2:40
- Rusa na Ruske (Bulgaria-05) 2:44
- Atihun (NE2-06) 1:41
- Baxabene oxamu (NE2-06) 2:08
- Thaba chueu (VHYG-06) 3:33
- Ngwana malome shule (Ger-06) 2:17
- Motho a wela (Germany-06) 2:30
- Shireletsha (Germany-06) 4:38
Disc 2
- Kuchkhi bedineri (VHYG-06) 1:47
- Supruli (VHYG-06) 1:54
- Angelozi ghaghadebs (VHYG-06) 1:28
- Pikris simghera (NE1-05) 2:10
- Patara simonia (NE3-06) 2:04
- Sazaimo perkhuli (NE3-06) 4:29
- Chkim chonguri (NE1-05) 2:38
- Tqveta ganmatavisuplebelo (G-06) 2:08
- Shavlego (Georgia-06) 1:51
- Aghdgomasa shensa (Corsica-06) 2:40
- Kalospiruli (Corsica-06) 3:03
- Terzine (NE2-06) 3:02
- Lux aeternam (NE1-05) 2:32
- Agnus dei (Corsica-06) 3:50
- Dumane mine muntagnu (Cors.-06) 1:12
- Tota pulchra es Maria (Corsica-06) 2:50
- Quande lu monte di Tagliu (Cors-06) 1:48
- Easter anthem (VHYG-06) 3:14
- The summer day (NE3-05) 4:18
- Fiddler's hymn (NE3-05) 3:27
- Honey for the bee (NE2-05) 3:36
- Trials, troubles, tribulations (NE1-05) 3:49
- Old ship of Zion (NE1-05) 2:12
- My dearest dear (NE1-06) 4:29
- The man in the middle (NE1-06) 1:51
- Stormy weather (Corsica-06) 2:41
- Swing down chariot (NE1-05) 2:27
Liner Notes
This two-disc album captures memorable performances by eleven different Village Harmony traveling ensembles in 2005 and 2006. Based in Vermont, Village Harmony is dedicated to the study and performance of traditional polyphonic singing styles from throughout the world. We sponsor an extensive program of traveling singing camps as well as ongoing ensembles. The 3-week traveling camps learn their concert repertoire in an intensive 8-day rehearsal retreat before going on the road for two weeks of performances in small towns and villages in New England or various foreign countries. The New England traveling sessions include students ages 12-19; the overseas camps include a mixture of students and adults. Remarkably, all the ensembles are non-auditioned.
The ensembles on this album:
- New England Session I, 2005, led by Patty Cuyler, Ken Shimizu, Emily Miller
- New England Session II, 2005, led by Larry Gordon, Jane Peppler, Brendan Taffe
- New England Session III, 2005, led by Amity Baker, Suzannah Park, Pete Sutherland
- Bulgaria Camp, 2005, led by Petrana Kucheva, Patty Cuyler, Emil Ivanov
- Vermont Schoolyear Group (VHYG), 2006, led by Patty Cuyler, Larry Gordon
- New England Session I, 2006, led by Larry Gordon, Suzannah Park, Pete Sutherland
- New England Sessino II, 2006, led by Patty Cuyler, Olga Velitchkina, Augustin Avoce
- New England Session III, 2006, led by Larry Gordon, Carl Linich, Eva Primack
- Corsica Camp, 2006, led by Patty Cuyler, Frank Kane, Jean Etienne Langianni
- Georgia Camp, 2006, led by Ketevan Mindorashvili, Shergil Pirtskhelani, Patty Cuyler
- Germany Camp, 2006, led by Matlakala Bopape, Larry Gordon, Stefan Trenner
Most tracks recorded live at concerts, with attendant audience and ambient noises, using a variety of recording devices. Edited by Patty Cuyler and Larry Gordon. Mastered by Geof Brumbaugh, Common Ground Audio, Montpelier, Vermont.