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122. September Moon with singer Rebecca Csuy
Song: September Moon
Music: Chandler Yorkhall
Music: Chandler Yorkhall
Lyrics
Full Moon outside my window this warm September night
Pulls me into wakefulness far too early.
I’d rather be sleeping the day is already too long for me
I’ll just wait for dawn.
Full Moon outside my window this warm September night
Pulls me into wakefulness far too early.
I’d rather be sleeping the day is already too long for me
I’ll just wait for dawn.
Notes: Chandler Yorkhall has written one of my favorite full moon songs, as I rarely sleep well during a full moon! I am delighted to have gotten to record this with my daughter, Rebecca -- laughter ensues, and we ended up including an "outtake", where we experiment with rounding the song much more closely than usual... just to see what happens (and okay, yes, maybe it's a train wreck, but then we tried again!) I love the dancing rhythms of this, and appreciated Chandler's willingness to listen to how I'd learned to sing it. He pointed out a few spots which differed from his original so we could bring you a fairly accurate rendition of his original. As good songs travel, they sometimes morph...
Songwriter Info: Chandler grew up singing with his family and can’t remember a time when singing wasn’t part of his daily life. He has been writing, leading, and getting inspired by songs since he was a teen, and songs have saved his sanity more times than he can remember. He is so pleased to be able to share his joy through sharing his songs. Chandler lives in Minneapolis with his wife and 4 children, who also love to sing! He's never really settled on a parenting “philosophy” per se, until his two teen daughters returned from their first Village Harmony camp, singing lustily in praise of everything good. At that point he said to himself, “Well, if my children leave my home knowing how to sing, I guess I’ll have done them, and the world, a great service.”
Sharing Info: Yes -The song is free to share in oral tradition groups, but please contact Chandler for recording, performing, or publication permission.
Song Learning Time Stamps:
Start time of teaching: 00:03:50
Start time of reprise: 00:17:37
Nuts & Bolts: 3:4, Aeolian minor, round
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Songwriter Info: Chandler grew up singing with his family and can’t remember a time when singing wasn’t part of his daily life. He has been writing, leading, and getting inspired by songs since he was a teen, and songs have saved his sanity more times than he can remember. He is so pleased to be able to share his joy through sharing his songs. Chandler lives in Minneapolis with his wife and 4 children, who also love to sing! He's never really settled on a parenting “philosophy” per se, until his two teen daughters returned from their first Village Harmony camp, singing lustily in praise of everything good. At that point he said to himself, “Well, if my children leave my home knowing how to sing, I guess I’ll have done them, and the world, a great service.”
Sharing Info: Yes -The song is free to share in oral tradition groups, but please contact Chandler for recording, performing, or publication permission.
Song Learning Time Stamps:
Start time of teaching: 00:03:50
Start time of reprise: 00:17:37
Nuts & Bolts: 3:4, Aeolian minor, round
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6 Comments
Oh, this is wonderful! Your voices are like tuned bells coming across a snowy field and Patty has once again nailed a perfectly suited image.
Thank you, thank you for this comment, Ann! I will make sure both Rebecca and Patty see it!!!
I didn’t realize you had a daughter, Patricia! How wonderful to have Rebecca in your life to blend so beautifully together! I absolutely loved hearing you sing this beautiful song together with such beautiful harmonies!
Oh, thank you, Paulette!!! I will let Rebecca know... she also drops in episodes #96, Beautiful Rain, and #71, Lullaby My Sweetness and HER daughter (3 year old Claire) does a cameo at the end of that episode. My son, Seth, appears in episode #113, Borrow Trouble.... and I think that's all the family activity so far! It is such a privilege to sing with them....
Oh my, this is just too beautiful and totally addictive! I love the really close round at the end and followed right behind you with another voice, imagining many more following, as Ann said, like bells. Just joy to sing with you both, thank you!
I love this, Johanna -- thank you for writing and most especially, for singing in round!!!