Simple Gifts

The Shaker dance song "Simple Gifts," one of the best known of American folk songs. At the rehearsal for L.A. Tapestries' inaugural concert on 6/20/2008. http://latapestries.com

Category:

Music

Tags:

• classical
• folk
• american
• shaker
• hymn
• opera
• religious

[jesssie6]

i had to sing this in music class.

[kontepavlova]

have to do this as a solo at my high school

[melody18me]

@kontepavlova i have to do this for reginals at my school in april

[danistrick]

I was looking up a version of this song to sing for TAPS competition only to find the best version of the song was sung in the very church the last TAPS I participated in was held in XD very beautiful

[Icedragon01234]

odd, i have to do it as a solo too. But mine is a shorter version.

[MrPartycreator]

@jesssie6 Me too.

[LyndaHudson]

Beautiful song, beautifully done ! Bravo !

[TenderLoveNKare141]

Had to do this as a social studies project cause its an old folk song..... I notice how almost everyone gets this song for something school related....Great voice though

[Dragunov1185]

uh... I'm in 7th grade and i have to do this as a 2-page solo ensemble. I really think i'm screwed. :S

[cparkerokc]

Beautiful voice! This is the best version of this song that I have found on here.

[TheStinkyTrashcans]

Bad 5th grade memories, uhh

[soapman222]

omg, I just song this on Sunday at church, and only now realize that it's the song that inspired "Lord of the Dance", and Weezer's "I am the Greatest Man that ever Lived."