Book with Music & Lyrics
Spirituals of the Carolina Lowcountry
This 113 page spiral bound book includes:
* music & lyrics of 49 Gullah Spirituals collected 1922 - 1931,
* essay on the congretational style of singing them,
* guide to examples in Field Recordings and Concert CD's,
* history of the Spirituals Preservation Project,
* list showing the 31 recorded on Spiritual Society CD's
The spirituals in this book are indicated on the 94 Gullah Spirituals page of this web site as the 49 for which lyrics and music are available.
(Cyan Help from Cryin' Sometime, 1936, now playing)