PGM 872 "AMAZING GRACE"

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PGM 872 : "AMAZING GRACE"
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PGM NOTE : 15 variations of the classic hymn for Easter
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FEED DATE : 4-10-09
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INTRO: If popularity is the measure, the English hymn
"Amazing Grace" must be one of the best loved songs in existence.
We found over 6400 versions of it on just one online music site!

It's been recorded by everyone from Elvis to The 3 Tenors to the
Cherokee National Youth Choir, in every style you could imagine—
and a lot more you couldn't, including Maori, Reggae, Heavy Metal,
and Doo Wop.

The hymn comes with a good story. The words were written
around 1772 by an English slave trader turned Christian preacher
named JOHN NEWTON. The pentatonic melody first appeared in
hymn books around 1829 and was called "New Britain." It's thought
to be Scottish or Irish originally, which accounts for the many
versions featuring the bagpipes.

On this Easter week transmission of Hearts of Space, we spread
the love with a program conceived by longtime guest producer
ELLEN HOLMES and devoted entirely to our most popular hymn...
AMAZING GRACE.

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JOHN DOAN
Amazing Grace <>4:42 >
: THANKSGIVING: A Windham Hill Collection;
Windham Hill 01934-11381-2; 1998
: Info: www.johndoan.com

THE ROYAL SCOTS DRAGOON GUARDS
Amazing Grace <>8:13 >
: HIGHLAND CATHEDRAL; BGS Productions CDITV642; Scotland 1998
: Info: www.scotdisc.co.uk

KAREN MATHESON
Amazing Grace (Gaelic Psalm version) <>12:59 >
: CELTIC WOMEN FROM SCOTLAND: Songs of Love and Reflection

[compilation]; Greentrax Recordings CDGMP8012; Scotland 2006
: Info: www.karenmatheson.com;
www.musicscotland.com/cd/vol-12-celtic-women-from-scotland.html

STATE OF GRACE
Amazing Grace <>19:28 >
: STATE OF GRACE; Windham Hill 01934-11565-2; 2000
: Info: www.paulschwartz.com

WALELA
Amazing Grace (edited) <>24:41 >
: WALELA; Triloka TRI-CD-82024; 1997
: Info: www.walela.com

DANIEL LANOIS
Amazing Grace (sung by Aaron Neville) <>28:32 >
: ACADIE; Opal/Warner Bros 9 25969-2; 1989
: Info: www.redfloorrecords.com

SHANON
Amazing Grace <>32:26 >
: CELTIC CLASSICS II; Honest Entertainment HON CD 1016; 1997
: Info: www.ronanhardiman.com

JONN SERRIE
Amazing Grace <>36:28 >
: EPIPHANY: MEDITATIONS ON SACRED HYMNS;
Valley Entertainment VLT-15195; 2005
: Info: www.valley-entertainment.com/Artists/Jonn_Serrie;
www.vipinfo.com/jonn

MARK O'CONNOR'S APPALACHIA WALTZ TRIO
Amazing Grace <>40:02 >
: CELTIC TWILIGHT 7: SACRED SPIRIT [compilation];
Hearts O'Space 2-HOS-11117; 2007
: Info: www.valley-entertainment.com/Labels/Hearts_of_Space
originally released on CROSSING BRIDGES; OMAC Records 7; 2004
: Info: www.markoconnor.com

DAVID TOLK
Amazing Grace (Solo Piano) <>44:47 >
: GRACE; Old World [no catalog #]; 2008
: Info: www.davidtolk.com

CANADIAN BRASS
Amazing Grace <>47:08 >
: WEDDING ESSENTIALS; Opening Day Entertainment Group ODR7334;
Canada 2006
: Info: www.openingday.com; www.canbrass.com

COLUMBUS STATE UNIVERSITY WIND ENSEMBLE
Amazing Grace (part) <>48:46 >
: ELECTRIC DAWN; Summit Records DCD-442; 2005
: Info: www.summitrecords.com;
http://music.colstate.edu/windensemble/cdinfo.asp

NANA MOUSKOURI
Amazing Grace <>53:16 >
: AT HER VERY BEST; Philips/Universal Music 548 549-2; 2001
: Info: www.nanamouskouri.info

NESTOR KORNBLUM
Amazing Grace with Overtones <>54:32 >
: OVERTONE CHANT - THE PRACTICAL GUIDE; Harmonic Sounds; 2003
: Info: www.harmonicsounds.com/musics.html

PHYLLIS TAYLOR SPARKS
Amazing Grace (extended) <>58:59 >
: HARP HORIZONS; Jazical Music ICD 6801; 2005
: Info: www.jazical.com

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PRODUCED BY : ELLEN HOLMES, STEPHEN HILL and
STEVE DAVIS, with preproduction help by LOU JUDSON
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(c) 2009 Hearts of Space
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