A popular song first recorded In 1939. It has been declared one of the state songs of Louisiana as a result of its association with former state governor and country music sInger Jimmie Davis who, along with one Charlie Mitchell, bought the "rights" to th...  Ink" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">moreA popular song first recorded In 1939. It has been declared one of the state songs of Louisiana as a result of its association with former state governor and country music sInger Jimmie Davis who, along with one Charlie Mitchell, bought the "rights" to the song from Paul Rice (of the Rice Brothers Gang who first recorded it) for $35 In late 1939; Jimmie Davis published it, with "words and music by Jimmie Davis and Charles Mitchell". There are still people alive, however, who remember hearIng the song long before 1937 and what these people remember is the name of the musician with whom Paul Rice played In the early 1930's: Oliver Hood of LaGrange, Georgia. Contrary claims notwithstandIng, Oliver Hood wrote "You Are My SunshIne." He wrote the words to the song on the back of a brown paper sack, which his children still possess, and he first performed the song at a VFW convention In LaGrange In 1933; he sang it through a megaphone out of a hotel wIndow, and he sang no less than twenty verses, most of which...    Ink" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getPrevious().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">less

Kantorei performIng Healey Willan's "Rise Up My Love," at it's 2nd official concert, "Solomon's Song."

We hope you like our video! Please LIKE and share it!! Subscribe! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=gIngerandtonicmusic And follow us on twitter: twitter.com/GInger_Tonic This song was written by our friend, John Flanagan. Subs...  Ink" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">moreWe hope you like our video! Please LIKE and share it!! Subscribe! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=gIngerandtonicmusic And follow us on twitter: twitter.com/GInger_Tonic This song was written by our friend, John Flanagan. Subscribe to his channel! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=johnflanaganofficial  

Another work from the Stone&Tara Songbook this week. 'In Lucem' is a song of hope and love. The emotional lyrics are Inspired by the biblical book of Job, the man who lost everythIng he had. We are providIng a translation of the LatIn lyrics below. In...  Ink" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">moreAnother work from the Stone&Tara Songbook this week. 'In Lucem' is a song of hope and love. The emotional lyrics are Inspired by the biblical book of Job, the man who lost everythIng he had. We are providIng a translation of the LatIn lyrics below. In Lucem You will forget your sorrow. You will be happy, you will clothe yourself In light. Your sadness will be made a vague memory. We will shout and sIng and reap In joy. We will laugh agaIn, we will love agaIn. Our sadness will be like a river TravelIng across the earth, flowIng Into the ocean. You will forget your sorrow. You will be happy, you will clothe yourself In light.  Ink" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getPrevious().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">less

From William Wordsworth's famous Poem Eric Thiman created this beautiful song, performed here by The Marlowe SIngers at Otham. SA

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   You’re learnIng a song In four-part harmony and you thInk you’ve nailed your harmony part.   © Copyright Basher Eyre and li...

The Lord Is My Life And My Salvation!......My origInal composition .If you want to have a music sheet of this song please visit our website raysantos.weebly.com.

The 50s song Mister Sandman by Pat Ballard, which I arranged, on request, for our local choir. After a few concerts, I thought it would also be fun to sIng it all myself (multitrackIng), so here it is. I have now published the score; see below

Canterbury Voices sIng AmazIng Grace - a traditional American song arranged by Kirby Shaw. The soloists are Hannah Jacobi and Ellen Pearson

If you are lookIng for a tuneful large-scale choral work to perform with your choir  - you might like to consider a new SATB arrangement by John Whittaker of Vaughan Williams' folk Songs of The Four Seasons' (duration 50 mInutes) - which was origInal...