the sun upon the lake is low
Tracks:
- Child of Mine
- Come All Ye Fair and Tender Maidens
- Storms Are On the Ocean
- Feet of a Dancer
- Michael Row the Boat Ashore
- Never Be the Sun
- Wild Mountain Thyme
- Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
- The Circle Game
- Down by the Salley Gardens
- Hush While the Little Ones Sleep
- Gaelic Lullaby (Instrumental)
- Irish Heartbeat
- The Sun Upon the Lake Is Low
- Sitting in the Stern of a Boat (instr.)
MAE ROBERTSON & DON JACKSON
- AMERICAN LIBRARY NOTABLE RECORDING FOR CHILDREN
- PARENTS' CHOICE GOLD AWARD
- NATIONAL PARENTING PRESS (NAPPA) GOLD AWARD
- OPPENHEIM PLATINUM AWARD
- BEST OF THE YEAR - CHILD MAGAZINE
- PARENT'S GUIDE TO CHILDREN'S MEDIA AWARD
"Robertson's vocals are soft as velvet."
— CHILD MAGAZINE, December 1997
"There is beauty in simplicity and The Sun Upon the Lake Is Low is simply beautiful."
— FAMILY FUN, May 1998
"The warm, soothing voices of Robertson and Jackson are the hallmarks of this tender collection of folk songs from many traditions."
— PUBLISHER'S WEEKLY, November 1997
PRODUCED BY Don Jackson
Mae Robertson: vocals
Don Jackson: guitar, bass and vocals
David Gusakov: fiddle
Billy Jackson: celtic harp and whistles
Jeremiah McLane: accordion and piano
Abby Newton: cello
Gordon Stone: pedal steel
