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Sow 'Em On the Mountain

from The Halfway Ground 2007 by Old-time Gospel

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    THE HALFWAY GROUND (2007)
    What do you call it when Atwater~Donnelly and five remarkable friends get together to play great old-time gospel? You call it Jerimoth Hill after the highest point in little Rhode Island, home of Elwood Donnelly and his wife Aubrey Atwater. With this, their tenth recording, Aubrey on mountain dulcimer, banjo and mandolin, and Elwood on lead vocals and guitar are joined by Cathy Clasper-Torch, fiddle and cello; Heidi Cerrigione, autoharp; John Cerrigione, bass; Uriah Donnelly, piano and lead guitar; and Kevin Doyle, percussion.

    With The Halfway Ground, Elwood Donnelly — of Atwater~Donnelly — presents his long-awaited gospel album. This endeavor summarizes years of research throughout those hidden pockets of America where music, as an integral part of daily life, weaves an emotional thread through work and play, commitment and faith, endurance and hope, struggle and peace. The Halfway Ground, where the hereafter is ever-present in conversation and song, and greener pastures are a simple assurance.

    The result is the glorious five-part harmony of Jerimoth Hill. So, breathe deeply as these songs meander their way through your discerning ear and into your heart to meet your spirit on The Halfway Ground.

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SOW 'EM ON THE MOUNTAIN
This traditional Black spiritual was one Sara and A.P. used to hear in churches. It was recorded on November 25, 1930, in Memphis, Tennessee; and later that year by the Coon Creek Girls-- an all-female "string band" in the Appalachian style of folk music. Created (and named) by John Lair for his Renfro Valley Barn Dance show.
The band originally consisted of sisters Lily May and Rosie Ledford (from Powell County, Kentucky) along with Esther "Violet" Koehler (from Indiana)
and Evelyn "Daisey", Lange (from Ohio).
In 1939, when King George VI and Queen Elizabeth visited the White
House of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, there were numerous musical acts, including Lawrence Tibbett, Marion Anderson, and Kate Smith.
Also included were a troupe of Bascom Lunsford's square dancers,
and the Coon Creek Girls. Aubrey Atwater learned clawhammer style banjo from Cari Norris, the granddaughter of Lily May Ledford.

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Chorus:
Sow 'em on the mountain, reap 'em in the valley
Sow 'em on the mountain, reap 'em in the valley
Sow 'em on the mountain, reap 'em in the valley
'Cause you're gonna reap what you sow

If you been a gambler, you better quit your gambling
If you been a gambler, you better quit your gambling
If you been a gambler, you better quit your gambling
'Cause you're gonna reap what you sow...Chorus

If you been a tattler, you better quit your tattling
If you been a tattler, you better quit your tattling
If you been a tattler, you better quit your tattling
'Cause you're gonna reap what you sow...Chorus

If you been a liar, you better quit your lying
If you been a liar, you better quit your lying
If you been a liar, you better quit your lying
'Cause you're gonna reap what you sow...Chorus

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from The Halfway Ground 2007, released May 9, 2007
Elwood Donnelly: lead vocals, bass vocals, guitar
Aubrey Atwater: vocals, banjo
Cathy Clasper-Torch: fiddle
Heidi Cerrigione: vocals, autoharp
John Cerrigione: vocals, bass
Uriah Donnelly: piano

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Atwater-Donnelly Warren, Rhode Island

Aubrey Atwater and Elwood Donnelly, present delightful programs of traditional American and Celtic folk songs, a capella pieces, old-time gospel songs, dance tunes, and original works, blending gorgeous harmonies with guitar, Appalachian mountain dulcimer, mandolin, tin whistle, harmonica, banjo, bones, spoons, limberjacks, and Appalachian clog dancing and French Canadian footwork. ... more

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