NPR

The Stewards Of A Disappearing Faith — And 10,000 Songs

In the mid-19th century, Shakers practiced their faith in farming communities from Maine to Kentucky. Numbering 6,000 at their peak, they gave up worldly possessions, marriage and sex, instead ...
National Catholic Reporter

The celibate, dancing Shakers were once seen as a threat to society — 250 years later, they're part of the sound of America

Director Mona Fastvold's new film, "The Testament of Ann Lee," features actor Amanda Seyfried in the titular role: the English spiritual seeker who brought the Shaker movement to America. The trailer ...
Berkshire Eagle

Hancock Shaker Village's Back Porch Music series kicks off July 1 with Ali McGuirk | Berkshire Landscapes | berkshireeagle.com

PITTSFIELD — Music has always found a home at Hancock Shaker Village. 19th century Shakers composed thousands of songs as part of their devotional practices, the most famous of which, “Simple Gifts,” ...
Sun Journal

Maine Festival of American Music celebrates Shaker music and history

An error has occurred. Please try again. With a Lewiston Sun Journal subscription, you can gift 5 articles each month. It looks like you do not have any active ...
Yahoo

Bringing the Shakers to life with music: Daniel Blumberg on scoring ‘The Testament of Ann Lee,’ writing ‘favorite’ song ‘Clothed by the Sun’

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Blumberg spoke with Gold Derby about how this project demanded a different kind of composing. He describes a process built on ...