I Lift My Lamp
I Lift My Lamp
Artist: Jacqueline Schwab
Composers: Traditional Irish, Scottish, Brazilian, African American, Bulgarian, Italian, and more…
Format: 1 CD
DSL-92257
“Let me invite you to listen to this potpourri of favorite musical stories spotlighting some of the rich contributions from American immigrants and other countries. Laden with cultural pride, they celebrate people like my Scottish friend Stuart, who capped a fulfilling international career with retirement to Cape Cod but never forgot his roots–and would sing the old song I Belong to Glasgow at the drop of a hat. I Lift My Lamp pays musical homage to his Glaswegian pride—and the pride of so many other immigrants for their homelands. In a conversation between old and new, it honors living, community traditions not set in stone. Influenced by my work with storyteller Ken Burns, I feature vintage immigrant songs and dances from my Pittsburgh childhood, later life in Boston and travels–my own arrangements of American standards, lesser-known gems, and imported and homegrown creations, from countryside to Tin Pan Alley. …..”
- Jacqueline Schwab, May 2, 2022
“We still have a fundamental belief in the American ideal … Not as nostalgia. But as a compass.”
- Former President Barack Obama
1-2. For Ireland I’d Not Tell Her Name [4:54]
The Blarney Pilgrim [2:04]
3. The Shieling in the Braes of Rannoch [3:54]
4-6. The Marchioness of Huntly’s Strathspey [2:31]
Miss Dumbreck [1:23]
Miss Stevenson’s Reel [1:22]
7-8. Finlandia Hymn [3:12]
Vals efter Soling Anders [1:54]
9. Ada’s Kujawiak #1 [4:33]
10. Oyfn Pripetshik [4:14]
11. Trăgnala Rumjana [2:57]
12. Neapolitan Tarantella [2:28]
13. Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child [5:06]
14. La Paloma [6:10]
15-16. Take Me Out to the Ballgame [1:05]
Nola [3:16]
17. I Had Myself a True Love [4:42]
18. Carioca [5:34]
19. El Copihue rojo [3:19]
Total Time: [64:38]
All arrangements by Jacqueline Schwab,
excluding “I Had Myself A True Love” & “Carioca”
Total time: 64:38
Release date: July 22, 2022
UPC: 053479225726
“Jacqueline’s piano music can be heard in many Ken Burns documentaries including: The Civil War, Baseball and most recently Benjamin Franklin. We’re so excited for her newest release on Sono Luminus”
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Quotes & Reviews
“Many of these tunes… were written long ago, but the feelings they express and the message they impart transcend time and resonate afresh in Schwab's inspired readings.” - Ron Schepper, Textura
“Really though I Lift My Lamp well deserves to be listened to all the way through” - Kerry Dexter, Music Road