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Sing Down the Moon: Appalachian Wonder Tales
Mary Hall Surface, David Maddox
Sing Down the Moon: Appalachian Wonder Tales
Genres: Folk, Children's Music
 
  •  Track Listings (4) - Disc #1
  •  Track Listings (3) - Disc #2

The original cast album of an enchanting collection of six Appalachian folk stories, songs and music for the entire family. ?Jack and the Wonder Bean,? ?The Enchanted Tree,? ?Catskins? and more on two CDs. Eight award-win...  more »

     
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All Artists: Mary Hall Surface, David Maddox
Title: Sing Down the Moon: Appalachian Wonder Tales
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Original Release Date: 2/15/2001
Release Date: 2/15/2001
Genres: Folk, Children's Music
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Number of Discs: 2
SwapaCD Credits: 2
UPC: 783707334226

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The original cast album of an enchanting collection of six Appalachian folk stories, songs and music for the entire family. ?Jack and the Wonder Bean,? ?The Enchanted Tree,? ?Catskins? and more on two CDs. Eight award-winning actors and a four-piece band perform this acclaimed family show. This musical show received five Helen Hayes Award nominations and has played around the US. The CD has won both an Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Award and Parent's Guide Award for excellence in family entertainment.
 

CD Reviews

Cool, Clear Water
Scot Copeland | Nashville, Tennessee | 06/16/2001
(5 out of 5 stars)

"SING DOWN THE MOON is a lovely synthesis of music and storytelling, a piece that excites the imagination and stirs the soul. These richly textured southern tales are told with great good humor and lyric beauty. The music is pure, true, and sometimes heartbreaking. I first heard some of these stories at the feet of my Grandaddy, and listening to this work reminds me of those evenings. Its just the way my Grandaddy would have told 'em . . . if he'd been a poet, and a composer, and if he'd had a few terrific actors and a genuine old-time band in his living room.SING DOWN THE MOON is something rare and true, my friends - a long, cool drink of springwater. You may not know you're thirsty for it, but you'll recognize the empty spot it fills once you commence to drinkin'."
Magic for Young and Old
Megan Ann Rasmussen | Fruit Heights, Utah USA | 07/28/2001
(5 out of 5 stars)

"Mary Hall Surface and David Maddox have done it again! They take familar and not-so familar tales and magically weave them into a delightful collection of stories. The music is cleaver and the lyrics creative. Characters come alive with rich voices and personalities. I put the CD in my car and before long both me and my husband were singing the songs of Jack and the Beanstalk and all the others. Truly fun! You've got to hear it!"
Fresh Voices tell Tales
Megan Ann Rasmussen | 07/19/2001
(5 out of 5 stars)

"David Maddox and Mary Hall Surface have done a fine job. The storytelling and the music worked their magic with this listener and her grandsons."