Music Lovers & Songwriters:
Here’s a live cut from a Rattlesnake Hill gig at Cactus Flats, a wonderful family
restaurant just north of Fredrick, Md.
(https://www.facebook.com/pages/Cactus-Flats/158687354187225)
"Will the Circle Be Unbroken?" is a popular Christian hymn written in 1907 by
Ada R. Habershon with music by Charles H Gabriel. The song is often recorded
unattributed and, because of its age, has lapsed into the public domain.
A reworked version of the song, intended as a funeral hymn, was written by A. P. Carter
and released in 1935 by the Carter Family. The Carter version, titled “Can the Circle be
Unbroken”, uses the same music and the same verse structure but with different verse
lyrics and a modified chorus. That version has often been recorded as "Will the Circle
be Unbroken", including the 1972 performance by Mother Maybelle Carter and ensemble
on the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band album of the same title. In 1998 “Circle” was inducted into
the Grammy Hall of Fame.
My cover appeared in a CD called “Live at Cactus Flats”; the playdate happened to fall
on Father’s Day. As I had “Circle” already on my playlist, and suddenly realizing on the
bandstand that I could substitute “Father” for the usually referenced “Mother”, I did so,
on the fly. Despite the mourning and burial normally reserved for “Mother” in this song,
you can hear the how responsively the audience reacts to “Father” in a song we all
know and love.
Musicians:
Barb Diederich Bass
Garrett Wren Mandolin
John Brunschwyler Banjo
Ed Schaeffer Guitar & Vocal
To listen, click URL below:
http://rattlesnakehill.org/Web_Music/edsmusic.html
I hope you enjoy it!
Ed
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