Simple Gifts/Tombigbee Waltz Jay Ungar Molly Mason

The Shaker Song "Simple Gifts' in a version for two fiddles, followed by Tombigbee Waltz, played by Jay Ungar and Paul Woodiel, with Molly Mason, bass and guitar, and Mike Merenda, banjo. Part of a Perspectives Ensemble concert: Aaron Copland's Appalachian Spring and the Traditional Music that Inspired It. From a live performance, July 8, 2012, at Judson Memorial Church, New York City.

[@jwnagy]

Jay and Molly should be treated as national treasures.

[@SuperMikado282]

What, and put in a glass case?

[@CaesarInVa]

Appalachian Spring....I'm from Northern Virginia and knew the Shennendoah, Potomac and Tidewaters like the back of my hand, every inlet, shoal and glade.....whenever I hear Appalachian Spring, it literally brings tears to my eyes.

[@BAM-jc7uy]

I'm 74 from Albuq. NM and we sang this from our 6th grade school song book---On the...Julie so true... thanks for the recall and music. The reason I am here is because in the nation's weather report this am 3/22/21, the Tom Big B River was mentioned several times----who knew it really existed. Lovely and haunting melody--all these years the words to first stanza are still with me. Thank U for the lovely classroom memories.

[@kololikate]

I love this music and used to play Tom Bigbee's Waltz on English Concertina. It's one of my forgotten tunes I must re-learn. Sounds wonderful.

[@JimForeman]

You had me as a lifelong fan the first time I heard Ashokan Farewell Jim Foreman

[@kololikate]

a friend who plays English Concertina plays Ashokan Farewell and I first heard him play it on a ZOOM session during last winter.

[@nbenefiel]

Ken Burns Civil War changed my daughter’s life.

[@maureentuohy8672]

American music is breathtaking.

[@SuperMikado282]

Most of the music like this originated in the British Isles. England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland.

[@user-wb6ye1xi2u]

“To believe in God is to know that all the rules will be fair, and that there will be wonderful surprises.” - Ugo Betti

[@davidrobinson7422]

Sharon here: So sweet - the harmonies sing through the air so sweetly. Gorgeous arrangements. I attended a Jay Ungar and Molly Mason concert years ago with some fellow stringband members. We all remember it as one of the best concerts we've ever attended ~

[@akimbogeo11]

Who else in the world plays The Tombigbee Waltz sweeter than this?

[@mikegoldberg5261]

I'm not sure anyone plays anything sweeter than this.

[@TheFiddle101]

The first tune I learnt on the fiddle was Tom Bigbee's Waltz from the Jay Ungar Homespun tutorial VHS. A great learning tool.

[@mikegoldberg5261]

I really don't have words for how beautiful this version of Tombigbee Waltz is.

[@SuperMikado282]

You wrote "beautiful",isn't that sufficient?

[@susannahmacleod6987]

Love this song. Played at my wedding. Unfortunately not by them.

[@RhettWinthrop-StGery]

Wonderful music of my Appalachia area and the evolving musical hearts thereof, Perspectives Ensemble !

[@bigal25938]

Love this song. WVU marching band plays this during halftime.

[@suea.swlondon7799]

Just beautiful...Thank you for sharing this..

[@thedixiesongbird]

So absolutely beautiful. =]

[@MrIbgrant]

+The Awesome Courtney Lambert Yep...and so is anyone who likes "Alice's Restaurant"!!!

[@dennissmith8394]

The Tombigbee River runs through Alabama.

[@MrsSajberry3]

Beautiful! I've always loved Simple Gifts, sang it in choir as a young girl. I didn't know the second song but it sounds familiar.

[@johnbryant8603]

❤️🙏🏽, strings that tug. Thank you 🎩

[@charlesstuart7290]

One of me wedding songs.

[@tonysimons988]

Wonderful.

[@johnbryant8603]

❤️🙏🏽

[@strathbrock]

Simple Gifts is a very old English tune probably dating from the 17th Century.

[@tomnystel171]

It may be based on an old tune, but it was composed by Joseph Brackett, an elder in a Shaker community, in 1848.

[@SuperMikado282]

@@tomnystel171 In England it is also known as: Lord of the Dance. Also a hymn.

[@reginabillotti]

@@SuperMikado282Those lyrics were really recent

[@SuperMikado282]

@@reginabillotti I know, they were written by Sidney Carter.

[@walterrusty65]

Is there a cd of this

[@jackoneill8654]

Tom Bigbee/Mockingbird Ridge?