October 21, 2005

Trapp Family Singers - An Evening of Folksongs

The Trapp Family Singers made famous in the movie "The Sound of Music" were an actual group that were fortunately able to escape the Nazis by arranging an American tour, leaving behind their home and all that remained of their wealth. They toured and recorded in the US for another decade and a half, and founded the Trapp Family Music Camp in Stowe, VT., at a lodge that is still run by the family today. The CD, the third in our catalog (following the excellent "The Original Trapp Family Singers" and "The Sound of Christmas") begins with 6 tunes sung in English, "Ev'ry Year Brings Something New," "The Farmer's Boy," "Waltzing Matilda," "The Lone Prairie," "An Eriskay Love Lilt" and "Early One Morning;" before continuing with German and Austrian tunes, "In einem kuhlen Grunde," Kuckuck hat sich zu Tod gefallen," "Innsbruck, ich muss dich lassen," Es wollt ein Jagerlein jagen," "Auf der Alm," "Spinn, spinn Marie" and many others, 23 in all. Occasional instrumental music. An inspiring story, and inspiring music sung by this talented, deservedly famous family! 7887 CD 12.98

Posted by acapnews at October 21, 2005 3:17 AM