A suite of eleven folk-song settings accompanied by piano or chamber ensemble (using one player per string part) or chamber orchestra (using orchestral strings) 6 songs are for SATB, 3 for unison upper voices, 2 for men's voices. The folk-songs may be performed individually, in groups, or as a complete suite.
John Rutter (b.1945)
"Many favourites are here . . . they are supremely fluent, and well suited to the capabilities of even a moderately talented chamber choir." - The Singer
The bold grenadier The willow tree The sprig of thyme Down by the sally gardens I know where I'm going Willow song O can ye sew cushions? The miller of Dee Afton water
