"Simple Gifts" is a Shaker song written and composed in 1848 by Elder Joseph Brackett. It has endured many inaccurate descriptions. Though often classified as an anonymous Shaker hymn or as a work song, it is better classified as a dance song. The tune was written by Joseph Brackett (1797–1882) in 1848. Brackett, a lifelong resident of Maine, first joined the Shakers at Gorham, Maine, when his father's farm helped to form the nucleus of a new Shaker settlement. The song was largely unknown outside Shaker communities until Aaron Copland used its melody for the score … read more
"Simple Gifts" is a Shaker song written and composed in 1848 by Elder Joseph Brackett. It has endured many inaccurate descriptions. Though … read more
"Simple Gifts" is a Shaker song written and composed in 1848 by Elder Joseph Brackett. It has endured many inaccurate descriptions. Though often classified as an anonymous Shak… read more
Ronan Hardiman is an Irish composer of celtic folk music. He is best known for his scores to Michael Flatley's dance shows Lord of the Dance and Feet of Flames, as well as many Irish films and television series. One of five children in a musical family, Hardiman was born in May 1961 and grew up in Dublin, Ireland. He Attended Royal Irish Academy of Music. He worked as a clerk at the Bank of Ireland for twelve years, occasionally playing in pop bands during the 1980s. After quitting his job, though, he composed material based more on Irish traditions than pop music, specificall… read more
Ronan Hardiman is an Irish composer of celtic folk music. He is best known for his scores to Michael Flatley's dance shows Lord of the Dance and Feet of Flames, as well as many Irish f… read more
Ronan Hardiman is an Irish composer of celtic folk music. He is best known for his scores to Michael Flatley's dance shows Lord of the Dance and Feet of Flames, as well as many Irish films and television series. One of five child… read more