Them Stars

MARGARET MacARTHUR
Family Chorus, Dan, Gary, Megan  
Whetstone 04 1995 CD cs

Margaret sings ten traditional and three contemporary songs, plays a harp and a dulcimer solo. Dan sings his Leaving Scotland with family backup.

1. Them Stars-a Native American legend set to a tune by Margaret.
2. Penny Potion-[FC] a sailor's love song
3. Black Eyed Susan-Laws O 28 [FC] Poem by John Gay, anonymous tune
4. Sailor and His Bride-Laws K10 Margaret learned this from Fred Atwood of Dover,Vermont.
5. Opera Reel - a traditional fiddle tune arranged for harp-zither by M.M.
6. Half Hitch-Laws N23 [FC] a cante fable
7. Endless Chain-©Pete Sutherland Quilt patterns, dance figures and rural traditions.
8. Old Green Sweater-©Dan Berggren
9. Song of All Songs-[FC] an 1864 listing in verse of titles of penny broadsides of that era.
10. Blow Your Horn Hunter-Margaret's reworking of the ballad Sir Lionel from Folk Legacy Beech Mountain Ballads
11. Glory Trail-poem by Badger Clark, traditional tune
12. Locks and Bolts-Laws M13 Margaret learned this from Florence Fowler of Nortonville, Kentucky in 1960.
13. Molly Bawn-Laws O36 [FC] Megan joins Margaret on this Irish ballad.
14. Droning Mrs. Gobier/Old Christmas-fiddle tunes arranged for dulcimer by Margaret.
15. Leaving Scotland © Dan MacArthur-a song of the Highland Clearances sung by Dan with family backup.
16. O Had I a Golden Thread- © Pete Seeger, sung by Margaret, Megan, Dan and Gary.