Collecting folk music is a messy business. Here are some recordings which are being sorted out and processed. All are recorded in Burlington VT by Brian Perkins. Some of these recordings are place holders so I can go back and work intensively with the singer/speaker/musician to document and understand their work. Some of this material will find its way into the ONE Sings curriculum or into the repertoire of other community ensembles. This page is more a workspace for me to get organized rather than a presentation of these musicians. Some of the recordings are poorly recorded.

I will soon publish some presentation worthy versions of some of the ONE Sings repertoire that we do currently use.

Good Job Good Job    as sung by Bobby Riley and Judy Klima Sept 2017 at PTO Meeting

Migmar Tsering    Dranyen performance.

Alice Patalano’s 1st grade class performing “Peace is Important.” which they composed as a response to the election of November 2016.

Migmar Tsering      Dranyen performance.

Burundian women’s ensemble at a celebration of the refugee resettlement program.  Brian’s Decatur St. neighbor was a member. Her children will soon be at IAA

Somali Bantu performers Walinga Recorded in Burlington

Somali Bantu performers Walinga Recorded in Burlington

Burundian women’s ensemble at a celebration of the refugee resettlement program.  Brian’s Decatur St. neighbor was a member. Her children will soon be at IAA

Ethiopian tune taught at Trad Camp by Pete Sutherland. He learned it from. Seleshe Damessae   of Addison County VT/ Addis Ababa Ethiopia

Moja Mbili Tatu   Brian Perkins’ interpretation of a Swahili song from Burlington’s Ode Family

Congo Airport Song by Olivier  (Sung in school in Tanzania) Collected Decatur St. Sept 2017