After being out of print for several years, my third recording is now once
again available on CD. There's a Light, produced by famed Scottish fiddler
Johnny Cunningham, was originally released in 1985. It includes my
interpretation of Bob Franke's wonderful song "For Real," and the first
Jane Yolen poem that I set to music, the haunting "Ballad of the White Seal
Maid." Plus a wild arrangement of the Sacred Harp song "Ecstasy," complete
with French horns and trumpets - guess that's what happens when you turn a
crazy Scot and a Vermonter loose in the studio together. I still remember
what a gas it was recording that song. All through the project, Johnny
kept saying "trust me" and I'd give him the go-ahead. He always gave me
veto power in case I didn't like his ideas after they were on tape, but I
found him to be a brilliant producer, I always liked the ideas he came up
with. Most of the songs are quite simply produced - Johnny is one for
"less is more" - but we did let ourselves play with the song Ecstasy. We had some
help from several gifted musicians, including David Darling on cello, Leo
Kretzner on dulcimer, and Sally Rogers and Howie Bursen on harmony vocals.
Special thanks to my friends Paul and Sue Wanner for making this re-release
possible.
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| 1. | Dance Me 'Round (Lui Collins) |
| 2. | All You Can Do (Martha P. Hogan) |
| 3. | The Ballad of the White Seal Maid (Jane Yolen/Lui Collins) |
| 4. | Leaf in the Winter (Lui Collins) |
| 5. | There's a Light (Lui Collins) |
| 6. | For Real (Bob Franke) |
| 7. | Midwinter Night (Lui Collins) |
| 8. | The Enfolding (Lui Collins) |
| 9. | Ecstasy (Rev. John Leland/T.W. Carter) |
| 10. | Lullabye (Lui Collins) |
