5.0 out of 5 stars
Superb folk religion collection, August 5, 2000
This review is from: Children of the Heav'nly King (Audio CD)
Children of the Heavenly King is a superb study in American folk religious expression. The album contains traditional and original music, prayers, sermons, testimonies ... The booklet enclosed provides copious notes, photos, and references to printed and recorded varients. Selecting some tracks nearly at random:
"What a Time We're Living In" is a song written and performed by the evangelist Robert Aker accompanied by piano, guitar, bass and drums. Rev. Aker's introduction claims "I'm just about sung out and preached out" but the performance is a rousing gospel number with no sign of tiredness.
"On the Other Side of Jordan" is done by a gospel quartet with a bluegrass style. This piece is not the piece popularized by the Blackwood Quartet but an older Stamps piece.
"Keep on the Firing Line" is a ragtime piano number played by an elderly Ella Draughan. The Carter family has recorded this number.
"Holding to His Hand of Love" is an unaccompanied piece with a sound similar to that of the Chuck Wagon Gang.
"Philip in Samaria" includes an excerpt of a sermon from a black Progressive Primitive Baptist Church which is an excellent example of the black poetic chant sermon style.
This is an album without equal in its field.
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