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The Angel's Part

from The Weaver's Bonny 2009 by Atwater-Donnelly

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    THE WEAVER’S BONNY (2009)
    Ever growing and expanding, award-winning vocal, instrumental, and dance artists Aubrey Atwater and Elwood Donnelly have outdone themselves again with this, their eleventh CD. Joined by their talented friends Cathy Clasper-Torch, Kevin Doyle, John and Heidi Cerrigione and son, Uriah Donnelly, you will hear compelling, emotionally-charged vocals accompanied by banjo, fiddle, guitar, mountain and hammered dulcimers, tin whistle, mandolin, cello, autoharp, piano, bass and percussion. Those who have followed Atwater~Donnelly over their 35-year career know that Aubrey and Elwood are constantly exploring the archives of American folk music and dance, and putting their own stamp on the tradition. Here is a stunning collection of cherished old songs, as well as two original songs by their dear friend Daniel Dutton, and some astonishing footwork by Aubrey and world-class dancer Kevin Doyle. Enjoy this dazzling journey into the musical world of our foreparents filled with love, longing, betrayal, separation, conflict, joy and triumph!

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The Angel's Part
Words and music by Daniel Dutton, www.dandutton.com.
©1998 by Dan Dutton

Based on the true story of Dan's mother, Cebah who longed for the part of the angel in the school play throughout her childhood in rural Kentucky. Every year, the play in the one-room schoolhouse came and went and Cebah never got the part. Now, in her eighties, she mentions it still. One year, after hearing the story yet again, Dan disappeared into his studio and came back with this exquisite song.

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Fairies haste to an orphan girl
Refused the angel's part in a winter play
How she dreamed
No one could see

Mortals are at best half blind
Most of human kind are dull and cruel
What's an angel anyway
But a ring of light and a pair of wings
Those are easy things to give
Hurry, while she lives

She's as good as any are
Though coarsely dressed
And perhaps by now she's old
Bring her fairy gold

When she is clad in a robe of white
And travels through the sky at night
She will be a star
To lead the wise men on
To the place where every child is born

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from The Weaver's Bonny 2009, released May 9, 2009
Aubrey Atwater: mountain dulcimer, vocals
Elwood Donnelly: guitar, vocals
Cathy Clasper-Torch: cello, vocals
Kevin Doyle: chimes

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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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