Artemis Singers 25 Years
Chicago’s Lesbian Feminist Chorus

 

a 2-CD set

 

Volume 1

Track

Title

Year Recorded

Attribution

Time

1

Leaping

2005

Written by Sue Fink and Joelyn Grippo

1:42

2

Sweet Darlin’ Woman

1985

Written by Diane Lindsay; arr. Susan Schleef

3:04

3

Shadows

2001

Words by Meade Palidofsky; music by Claudia Howard Queen; arr. Liz Pazik

5:04

4

Mother Earth

1995

Written by Paula Walowitz

1:40

5

And Back Again

2002

Words by Gwen Frostic; music by Dede Duson (copyright 1981 by Jenson Publications)

2:00

6

Aignish on the Machair

2005

Words by Agnes Mure Mackenzie; Old Highland air first noted by Henry Whyte, arr. Gwyn Arch (arr. copyright 1967 by Boosey & Col, Ltd., published by Schirmer)

1:24

7

Common Woman

2000

Written by Marla Beth Elliott and The Righteous Mothers; arr. Joan Simcoe

2:39

8

Ella's Song

2000

Writer: Bernice Reagon; Publisher: Songtalk Music

4:17

9

Chant of Dawning Year

1990

Words and music by Natalya Hall, arr. Loya Darling

1:59

10

Spiral Time

1998

Written by Susan J. Rogers

4:29

11

Burning Times

1987 / 2005

Burning Times by Charlie Murphy ; Goddess Chant by Deena Metzger (www.deenametzger.com)

5:07

12

Sweet Sorcery

2000

Written by Terry Dash

2:11

13

Full Woman

2001

Written by Rachel Bagby

2:55

14

Breaths

 

Words adapted from the poem by Birago Diop, Music by Ysaye M. Barnwell ©1980 Barnwell’s Notes Publishing (BMI / Harry Fox Agency)

3:35

15

Good Friends are the Best

1995

Written by Therese Edell

2:10

16

Lesbian Nation

2004

Words by Catherine Madsen

2:22

 

 

Volume 2

1

The Gathering / Gather

2001

The Gathering: Movement 1 of 3 from Miniatures of Kin: words by Janie Gardner Cunningham; music by Julie Gardner Bray.
Gather: Written by Karen Mooney

3:56

2

Artemis

2005

Claudia Howard Queen, www.claudiahowardqueen.com

2:24

3

Finding Her Here

2005

Poem by Jayne Relaford Brown; music by Loraine Edwalds

1:31

4

Wood River

2002

Written by Connie Kaldor; arr. Willi Zwozdesky

3:48

5

Side By Side

2000

Performed by Artemis Queertette; written by Harry Woods; arr. Warren Buzz Hager

2:10

6

I Enjoy Being a Dyke [Girl]

2001

Words by Oscar Hammerstein II, with additional words by Ruth Clark and Loraine Edwalds. Music by Richard Rodgers. Williamson Music Co.

2:47

7

Good Night Walt Whitman

2001

Written by Ann Marie Akin

2:20

8

Artemis Chant

2005

Written by Nicky Joice

1:15

9

Gardensong

2002

Written by Jennifer Bennett and Wilma Kenny, jenben@istar.ca

4:44

10

Full Moon (movement 3 of 4 from Music for Witches)

2005

Written by Audrey Karabinus

4:10

11

I Ain't Afraid

2005

Words and Music by Holly Near; arr. J. David Moore

4:14

12

The Stove (movement 2 of 3 from The Muse, the Stove, and the Willow Plate)

2005

Words by Ann Kilkelly, music by Zae Munn

1:29

13

Song of the Good Daughter

2005

Poem by S.L. Wisenberg; arr. Loraine Edwalds

2:04

14

Lesbian Picnic

2001

Written by John W. Bratton and Jimmy Kennedy; additional words by Katherine M. Younger

2:15

15

To Make A Prairie

2005

Poem by Emily Dicksinson, music by Rachel Alexander

0:50

16

The Earth is Singing My Name

2001

Poem by Dar Nivar; music by Marjan Helms

3:31

17

When We Made the Music

1983

Written by Kay Gardner; conducted by Kay Gardner

4:58


None of these recordings has previously been available for sale in any format, though some were made many years ago.

© 2005 Artemis Singers

 

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