Mountain Songs: A Cycle of American Folk Music - Eliot Fisk, Paula Robison

Mountain Songs (arr. for guitar and flute by Robert Beaser)
1 1. Barbara Allen 03:19
2 2. House Carpenter 02:11
3 3. He's Gone Away 05:02
4 4. Hush-You-Bye 04:29
5 5. Cindy 02:33
6 6. The Cuckoo 04:36
7 7. Fair and Tender Ladies 03:25
8 8. Quicksilver 02:37


10 McDowell: Woodland Sketches, Op. 51 (arr. for guitar and flute by Eliot Fisk)
9 2. Will-o'-the-Wisp 01:18
10 1. To A Wild Rose 01:53
11 8. A Deserted Farm 02:44
12 The Smile Of Contentment And Love 01:39
13 Jennie's Own Schottisch 01:39
14 Beautiful Dreamer 02:53
15 If You've Only Got A Moustache 01:37
16 Children's Song No. 2 01:52
17 Orpheus And His Lute 02:47
18 Waltz 01:30
19 We Are Climbing Jacob's Ladder 02:27




20 Il Est Ne, Le Divin Enfant (arr. for guitar and flute by Robert Beaser) 03:28

Brisk, bravura performances make these tuneful miniatures easy listening of the most enjoyable sort. "Mountain Songs" is an eclectic, eight-movement suite based mostly on Appalachian folksongs set in styles ranging from bustling hoedown to impressionistic bits of almost Oriental wistfulness. The flip side contains Beaser's [setting of] "II est ne, le divin enfant" and Fisk's [and Robison's] skillful arrangements of 11 American songs, from "To a Wild Rose" and "Beautiful Dreamer" to Chick Corea's "Children's Song" no. 2 and William Schuman's "Orpheus and His Lute." Fisk's [and Robison's] skillful arrangements of 11 American songs, from "To a Wild Rose" and "Beautiful Dreamer" to Chick Corea's "Children's Song" no. 2 and William Schuman's "Orpheus and His Lute." --The Musical Heritage Review