Brent Santin and Gary Mallon
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Ave Verum Corpus Ave Verum Corpus
This choral piece, by W. A. Mozart is played on a melodeon dating from the 1860s.
The Spinning Wheel Song The Spinning Wheel Song
The gentle melody and rhythm of this song imitates the cycle of a spinning wheel.
Long, Long Ago Long, Long Ago
This song (published in 1843 and performed here acapella) quickly became very popular, especially in the U.S.A.
Shady Grove Shady Grove
'Shady Grove' is actually a North American derivation of a much older English Ballad: 'Matty Groves'.
Gentle Annie Gentle Annie
A Stephen Foster song played on an original late 19th-century 'square' piano.
Folk Medley Folk Medley
This medley consists of three traditional Scottish & Irish tunes: Mairi's Wedding, Scotland the Brave and Dennis Murphy's Polka.
The Glendy Burke The Glendy Burke
Another Steven Foster Song, written in 1860, near the end of his life.
Blind Mary Blind Mary
A tune attributed to the blind Irish harper Turlough O'Carolan (b. 1670 - d. 1738)
Donkey Riding Donkey Riding
The origins of this Canadian folk song are unclear, but its tune may derive from the Scottish song 'Hielund Laddie'.
Un Canadien Errant Un Canadien Errant
The lyric of this song was written in the early 1840s to describe the feelings of isolation & lonliness experienced by a French-Canadian in exile.
The Greenland Whale Fishery The Greenland Whale Fishery
This song celebrates the fortunes & hazards of the booming whaling industry of the 1850s.
Rowan Tree Rowan Tree
According to Celtic legend, the Rowan is a magical tree which sybolizes beauty, privacy, sanctuary and peace.
O Rest In the Lord O Rest In the Lord
A solo piece by Felix Mendelssohn from his oratorio 'Elijah'. Played on a mid-19th century melodeon.
Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory... Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory...
Also known as 'The Battle Hymn of the Republic'. Played on mid-19th century Saxhorns.
Dance of the Blessed Spirits Dance of the Blessed Spirits
An excerpt from Christoph Gluck's opera 'Orfeo ed Euridice', performed on an 1860s melodeon.
When You and I Were Young, Maggie When You and I Were Young, Maggie
The words for this song come from a poem by Canadian G. W. Johnson of Glanford, Ontario (near Hamilton).
Shenandoah Shenandoah
This song may have been derived from an earlier aboriginal or French-Canadian Voyageur song.
