Sing Down the Moon: Appalachian Wonder Tales

David Maddox, Mary Hall Surface | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (December 17, 2010)
• Original Release Date: 2002
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: GMU Productions
• ASIN: B000066ATV
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #846,134 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Cool, Clear Water, June 15, 2001

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Scot Copeland (Nashville, Tennessee) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sing Down the Moon: Appalachian Wonder Tales (Audio CD)

SING DOWN THE MOON is a lovely synthesis of music and storytelling, a piece that excites the imagination and stirs the soul. These richly textured southern tales are told with great good humor and lyric beauty. The music is pure, true, and sometimes heartbreaking. I first heard some of these stories at the feet of my Grandaddy, and listening to this work reminds me of those evenings. Its just the way my Grandaddy would have told 'em . . . if he'd been a poet, and a composer, and if he'd had a few terrific actors and a genuine old-time band in his living room.

SING DOWN THE MOON is something rare and true, my friends - a long, cool drink of springwater. You may not know you're thirsty for it, but you'll recognize the empty spot it fills once you commence to drinkin'.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Magic for Young and Old, July 27, 2001

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Megan Ann Rasmussen (Fruit Heights, Utah USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sing Down the Moon: Appalachian Wonder Tales (Audio CD)

Mary Hall Surface and David Maddox have done it again! They take familar and not-so familar tales and magically weave them into a delightful collection of stories. The music is cleaver and the lyrics creative. Characters come alive with rich voices and personalities. I put the CD in my car and before long both me and my husband were singing the songs of Jack and the Beanstalk and all the others. Truly fun! You've got to hear it!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Enchanting stories & songs for the whole family, June 11, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Sing Down the Moon: Appalachian Wonder Tales (Audio CD)

This is a wonderful CD to listen to with the whole family. The stories are based on familiar Mother Goose type rhymes (Jack & the Beanstalk, The 3 Little Pigs, etc.), but are given an interesting twist with their Appalacian locale and enchanting melodies. There is just enough suspense to keep even a 12 year old boy listening. Moreover the catchy melodies are certainly memorable. I would recommend this musical story for everyone!