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Awake, My Soul

Various Artists: Awake, My Soul (Awake)

Awake, My Soul
The Original Soundtrack
Various Artists

Awake Productions (2 CD, UK, 2008)

Awake, My Soul is a 2008 documentary film about the Sacred Harp tradition, kept alive by amateur shape-note singers in the rural South of the USA.

CD 1 produced by Matt Hinton;
CD 1 recorded by Matt Goldman and Matt Hinton;
CD 1 mastered by Matt Goldman, Glow in the Dark, Atlanta, Georgia;
Chief advisor: Erica Hinton;
CD 2 Executive producer: Matt Hinton;
CD 2 Music consultant: Matt Goldman, Michael Kauffman, Nick Purdy;
CD 2 mastered by Alex Lowe, Red Tuxedo Productions;
Liner notes by Matt Hinton, Tim Eriksen;
Artwork and layout by Jennifer Castles and Matt Hinton

Musicians

See the individual tracks on CD 2

Tracks

CD 1: Awake, My Soul

The original soundtrack which contains traditional Sacred Harp singing recorded at all-day singings in Georgia and Alabama as heard in the 2006 documentary film Awake, My Soul

The SH numbers refer to page numbers in the 1911 book by B.F. White, E.J. King and J.S. James, Original Sacred Harp; the suffix t/p means top and bottom, respectively.

  1. China (Roud 15816; SH 163b) (2.20)
  2. Russia (SH 107) (1.43)
  3. Stratfield (Roud 15052; SH 142) (1.47)
  4. Jordan (Roud 42148; SH 66) (2.03)
  5. Marlborough (SH 228) (1.49)
  6. Bear Creek (Roud 15080; SH 269) (1.50)
  7. Abbeville (Roud 42917; SH 33b) (2.13)
  8. Corinth (SH 32t) (2.12)
  9. Lloyd (SH 503) (2.06)
  10. Eternal Day (Roud 15063; SH 383) (2.10)
  11. New Britain (Roud 5430; SH 45t) (2.39)
  12. Delight (Roud 42512; SH 216) (1.45)
  13. Panting for Heaven (SH 384) (2.09)
  14. New Jordan (Roud 11897; SH 442) (2.12)
  15. Restoration (Roud 11885; SH 312b) (1.47)
  16. Prodigal Son (SH 113) (2.23)
  17. Schenectady (SH 192) (1.37)
  18. America (SH 36t) (1.37)
  19. Antioch (Roud 20382; SH 277) (1.37)
  20. Norwich (Roud 42527; SH 362) (2.05)
  21. Consecration (Roud 42525; SH 448t) (2.58)
  22. Poland (SH 86) (3.22)
  23. Idumea (Roud 6678; SH 47b) (3.33)
  24. Cowper (SH 168) (1.34)

CD 2: Help Me to Sing

A collection of various artists sings songs from The Sacred Harp

  1. Rayna Gellert & John Paul Jones: Blooming Youth (Roud 37725; SH 176b) (2.25)
  2. Elvis Perkins in Dearland: Weeping Pilgrim (SH 417) (3.05)
  3. The Good Players: David’s Lamentation (Roud 15055; SH 268) (3.13)
  4. The Innocence Mission: Africa (SH 178) (2.37)
  5. Jim Lauderdale w/ Jeni & Billy: The Christian’s Hope (Roud 37732; SH 134) (2.03)
  6. Mac Powell: Help Me to Sing (SH 376) (3.28)
  7. John Wesley Harding: Columbus (SH 67) (3.58)
  8. Cordelia’s Dad: The Traveler (SH 108b) (3.41)
  9. Liz Janes: Abbeville (SH 33b) (3.08)
  10. All Things Bright & Beautiful: China (Roud 15816; SH 163b) (3.25)
  11. Tenement Halls: Essay (SH 157) (2.42)
  12. Richard Buckner: Windham (Roud 15045; SH 38b) (4.13)
  13. Danielson: Sermon on the Mount (SH 507) (3.14)
  14. Doc Watson & Gaither Carlton: And Am I Born to Die? (Roud 6678; SH 47b) (4.01)
  15. Sam Amidon: Kedron (SH 48b) (2.49)
  16. Woven Hand: Consecration (Roud 42525; SH 448t) (3.05)
  17. Rick Moody & Nina Katchadourian: The Grieved Soul (SH 448b) (2.05)
  18. Tim Eriksen: Wrestling Jacob / Vernon (SH 95) (2.27)
  19. DM Stith: Christian’s Farewell (SH 347) (2.15)
  20. Murry Hammond: Bound for Canaan (Roud 15077; SH 82b) (3.24)

Video

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