First I have discovered a great singing duo originally out of Calgary called Tegan and Sara ( http://www.teganandsara.com/ ). They are twin sisters and have a great and distinctive sound. If you listen to them or have heard of them let me know what you think.

 

Since we’re on the subject of music here’s some music I’m listening to right now. I recently found a version of a song I have been hunting for quite a while. It’s called Lord of the Dnace (I Danced in the Morning) and it was written in 1963 and put to the tune of a 19th century composition by the Shakers called Simple Gifts. The rendition I’m listening to now is by the Ennis Sisters of Newfoundland. You can find their website at: http://www.christmas-tree.ca/music/dance.html. We used to sing this at Northland Community Church ( http://www.northlandchurch.net/ ) when we lived in Florida and it was a perennial favorite of the congregation. The lyrics are as follows:

I danced in the morning
When the world was begun,
And I danced in the moon
And the stars and the sun,
And I came down from heaven
And I danced on the earth,
At Bethlehem
I had my birth.

Dance, then, wherever you may be,
I am the Lord of the Dance, said he,
And I’ll lead you all, wherever you may be,
And I’ll lead you all in the Dance, said he

I danced for the scribe
And the pharisee,
But they would not dance
And they wouldn’t follow me.
I danced for the fishermen,
For James and John –
They came with me
And the dance went on.

Chorus

I danced on the Sabbath
And I cured the lame;
The holy people
Said it was a shame.
They whipped and they stripped
And they hung me on high,
And they left me there
On a Cross to die.

Chorus

I danced on a Friday
When the sky turned black –
It’s hard to dance
With the devil on your back.
They buried my body
And they thought I’d gone,
But I am the dance,
And I still go on.

Chorus

They cut me down
And I leapt up high;
I am the life
That’ll never, never die;
I’ll live in you
If you’ll live in me –
I am the Lord
Of the Dance, said he.

Chorus