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J. David Moore
Fresh Ayre Music (J. David Moore)
Will the Circle Be Unbroken (TTBB)
The bluegrass anthem arranged as a gospel quartet for treble, TB or mixed voices.
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Will the Circle Be Unbroken
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Will the Circle Be Unbroken
TTBB a cappella
The updated lyrics in this piece were found in the marvelous folk song resource Rise Up Singing (ed. Peter Blood, ©1988 Sing Out Corporation). The arrangement makes use of two traditional vocal ensemble styles, the bluegrass trio (unapologetically inspired by Dolly Parton’s rendition of “Seven Bridges Road”), and the gospel quartet. It was requested by Dr. Cathy Roma and the MUSE Women’s Choir of Cincinnati for a 2001 concert celebrating the city’s Appalachian cultural heritage.
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Refrain:
Will the circle be unbroken
By and by, Lord, by and by
There’s a better home a-waitin’
If we try, Lord, if we try.
I was singing with my sisters
I was singing with my friends
And we all can sing together
‘Cause the circle never ends.
REFRAIN
I was born down in the valley
Where the sun refuse’ to shine
But I’m climbing up to the highland
Gonna make that mountain mine!
REFRAIN
– Ada Ruth Habershon; adapt. Betsy Rose, Cathy Winter, Marcia Taylor
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