After 150 years, “Simple Gifts” isn’t so simple anymore. The song composed in 1848 by Shaker Elder Joseph Brackett as an easy-to-learn tune for Shaker worship — extolling the virtues of a simple life ...

This NHPTV 1990 production filmed at the Stone Church in Newmarket, NH features holiday performances from Tommy Makem, Tom Rush, Lucie Therrien, Bill Staines, and Rick Watson. Fritz Wetherbee hosts.

'Tis the gift to be simple, 'tis the gift to be free, 'Tis the gift to come down where you ought to be, And when we find ourselves in the place just right, 'Twill be in the valley of love and delight.

Another rousing display of virtuosity, on this 2005 album. Deutsche Grammophon: 10 October 2005 So famous these days that his record company evidently deem his surname superfluous, the world's biggest ...

When Linda Littleton and Karen Hirshon are on stage, no words need to be spoken. “We understand each other so well, all we need to do is give each other a look during a concert, and we just know what ...

There’s a line in the song that says, “Tis the gift to have friends and a true friend to be, Tis the gift to think of others not only think of me.” Simple Gifts in Claremont follows that tenet every ...

Musician and composer Catherine Marie Charlton first sat at a piano when she was 8. There was an instant bond that’s lasted a lifetime. Her newest recording project, “Simple Gifts: Solo Piano for the ...

6/9 - Austin, TX - ACL Live at The Moody Theater 6/10 - Austin, TX - ACL Live at The Moody Theater ...

Jan Oakley learned about simple gifts from her "adopted" mom and dad. She was grown up when her folks moved south, and her best friend's parents, Paul and Caroline Kovac, welcomed her into the clan.