Lehigh Valley Folk Music Society
"Home Beyond the Sky" Songlist

DISC 1: I SAW THE LIGHTHOUSE

1.I SAW THE LIGHTHOUSE, Jerry Gallagher (5:28)
An original. Accapello intro of the old Shine on Me, followed by Jerry’s new song. Dobro, lead guitar and mandolin. Jerry is the featured vocalist.

2.JESUS WANTS ME FOR A SUNBEAM, Nellie Talbot/E.O. Excell (2:40)
An old favorite for children. Krisitn Benjamin is featured on vocal with her own multitracked 4-part harmony. Classical guitar.

3.FAR SIDES BANKS OF JORDAN, Terry Smith, Silverlane Publ. (3:00)
A group sing which is the feature song on the album for the lap dulcimer.

4.JUST A CLOSER WALK WITH THEE, Traditional (4:55)
Our cowboy gospel song for the pioneer congregations. What better instruments than straight melodic harmonica on the break and a driving openback clip-clop banjo to lead the rhythm. Everybody sings along congregational-style on this old hymn.

5.DOWN BY THE RIVERSIDE, Traditional Spiritual (3:31)
A lively old Negro spiritual done with an upbeat tempo of tenor banjo, mandolin and crossharp blues. Scott Atkinson is the lead caller.

6.MEETING IN THE AIR, A. P. Carter, Peer Int’l. Corp, BMI (2:12)
An old Carter tune, a rare polka gospel folk song. Kristin Benjamin has the lead vocals. Dobro combines with open back banjo on the breaks.

7.A CHILD AGAIN, Billy & Terry Smith, Bats & Crows (ASCAP) (3:39)
A more recent bluegrass gospel tune performed with female vocal harmony. Mandolin and open back banjo, Bob’s style, not Scruggs.

8.WHAT A FRIEND WE HAVE IN JESUS, Joseph Scriven & Charles Converse (3:59)
A classic old hymn sung in three-part harmony and featuring Bob Miller and Kristin Benjamin on high harmony. An upbeat arrangement with a Delta blues pick, some potent djembe and bass and a crosscutting F harp.

9.HAVEN OF REST, Traditional (4:03)
A unique arrangement of an old hymn. Group accapello and chorus; Karen Dunstan solo vocalist on the verses. A combination of mandolin and classical lead guitar.

10.SWING LOW SWEET CHARIOT, Traditional (2:39)
Everyone sings on this classic spiritual. Done with banjo and tambourine.

11.HE’S GOT THE WHOLE WORLD, Traditional (2:47)
The kid’s choir (from the New Life Evangelical Church, New Tripoli, Pa.) sings with us on this traditional spiritual song. Ukelele, guitar, banjo and bass.

12.WAYFARING STRANGER, Traditional (3:09)
Kristin Benjamin and Jerry Gallagher team to sing this old Appalachian folk spiritual done with a unique blend of hammered dulcimer, octave mandolin, mandolin and guitar.

13.ALL MY TRIALS Traditional (3:41)
The deepness and sadness of this old song, which originated somewhere in the Caribbean, is reflected in the tenor recorder breaks and in the vocals of our featured soloist, Deanne Saab. Soft 6- and 12-string guitar and octave mandolin.

14.LIFE IS LIKE A MOUNTAIN RAILROAD, M.E. Abbey and Charles Tilman (4:18)
You can hear the train a comin’ on this “choo-choo” gospel song, well known in folk music circles. Everyone sings. Mandolin and dobro take the breaks.

DISC 2: THE OLD COUNTRY CHURCH

1.JESUS CAME TO BETHLEHEM, Jerry Gallagher (4:05)
Another original song by Jerry who also leads the vocal. This is the token Christmas song on the album done bluegrass style with all the strings.

2.DIAMONDS IN THE ROUGH, A.P. Carter, Peer Int’l. Corp (BMI) (3:32)
All sing this old Carter tune. The autoharp is the featured instrument with a touch of the dobro.

3.OLD TIME RELIGION, Traditional (1:45)
Two mandolins are the featured voice instruments and Deanne Saab is the featured vocalist on the verses, as we all come in on the refrain. A short and sweet arrangement.

4.OLD COUNTRY CHURCH, Traditional (3:33)
Opening church bells put you in the Sunday morning mood of this old country song of faith. Everyone sings and the instrumentation features a combination of lap dulcimer, hammered dulcimer and octave mandolin.

5.TURN YOUR RADIO ON, E. Brumley , Bridge Building Music; Stamps-Baxter (2:11)
Kristin Benjamin’s the lead vocal on this more contemporary gospel tune. Lots of dobro, banjo, and a pickin’ 6-string guitar. A cute song!!

6.POWER IN THE BLOOD, L.E. Jones (2:50)
A gospel favorite found in many Christian hymnals. Kristin Benjamin gives us another solo for the whole group to answer on the chorus. Autoharp and spoons set the pace.

7.FARTHER ALONG, Traditional (6:29)
A classic among old Gospel song lovers with a hammered dulcimer and mandolin quietly setting the background. Kristin Benjamin leads the verses and the whole congregation joins in on the choruses.

8.DO LORD, Traditional (2:37)
A little bit of banjo, a potent dobro and everybody singing this very familiar upbeat traditional religious tune.

9.GREEN PASTURES, Traditional (4:14)
A pleasant old gospel hymn. Accapello introduction by the group, and Edie Kuhns is the lead caller. Multiple tracks of the octave mandolin are featured.

10.WHERE THE SOUL NEVER DIES, William H. Golden (4:04)
Everybody sings this hard-drivin’ gospel favorite with lots of banjo and mandolin.

11.MAN IN THE MIDDLE, Tom “Harley” Campbell, Paul Craft Music (2:47)
A more recent Gospel song with a inspirational sound. Scott Atkinson is the lead voice. A warm soft dobro, guitar in drop D tuning and the djembe adds a nice effect to this arrangement.

12.I SHALL NOT BE MOVED, Traditional (3:30)
Close to the original Negro spiritual arrangement for a song that has become known as a protest song, with a bit of Scruggs-style banjo pickin’.

13.WILL THE CIRCLE BE UNBROKEN, Traditional (3:51)
Classic Carter song featuring everyone singing and autoharp as the lead instrument.

14.I’LL FLY AWAY, Albert E. Brumley (3:23)
A standard old gospel folk song featured recently on the O Brother Where Art Thou album. Kristin opens our arrangement with a solo, then the whole group sings along. Mandolin and dobro are the lead instruments.