A magnificent presentation of the Gospel, couched in the extended metaphor of dance. All glory, laud, and honor to the Lord of the Dance--who is the Lord of All.
Simple Gifts was written in 1848 by Elder Joseph Brackett, so should indeed be in the public domain by now. Aaron Copland used the tune in Appalachian Spring, and was gracious enough to credit his source. Sydney Carter, on the other hand, unashamedly let on that he wrote the tune for his song Lord Of The Dance.
I was privileged to have been able to call Bill Crofut my friend, and teacher. He invited me to stay at his home with his wife over winter break for a few days, and he introduced me to the delightful Ben Luxom. It was been well over 20 years since we lost Bill, and it's wonderful to see them both once again....
Lovely story David! :) I own Bill crofut's old banjo from the 60's that he made himself. Maybe you saw it around the house? Long neck merlin. I've got a photo of him using it in the 60's aswell. Heavy aluminium shiny neck.
Is this a shaker/quaker kind of place? I could not understand versions of this that have a man and woman seated and singing next to each other. Great Version, friends
