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Music for Christian classical education

A recording each day, made for leisure.

Folk song

Traditional songs from the British Isles, America and elsewhere, passed down by ear before anyone wrote them down. The melodies are simple enough to learn and sing together.

5 recordings

The Little Shepherdess by Jean-François Millet

Jean-François Millet

The Little Shepherdess, 1868–72

Art Institute of Chicago

Recordings

5 recordings, by composer

  1. Greensleeves

    Traditional (English).

    The King's Singers

  2. Scarborough Fair

    Traditional (English).

    The King’s Singers

  3. Shenandoah

    Traditional (American), arr. Bob Chilcott.

    The King's Singers

  4. The Ash Grove

    Traditional (Welsh).

    Kiri Te Kanawa, National Philharmonic Orchestra, Douglas Gamley

  5. The Skye Boat Song

    Traditional (Scottish).

    The Corries