Return to Nauvoo - Traditional and Old Time Hymns

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This work is very specific as it is folk music revisiting old Mormon hyms. Not everybody's cup of tea, I suppose, but this work deserves to be heard by many. These old tunes have all been reworked, and while they remain faithful, they don't feel the need to stick to the historical melodies. The band add some rythns and melodies, making this CD their own creation.

Listening to this CD will make you feel like you are in the midst of the Saints in Nauvoo and at the same time feel like a brand new band original songs.

Some tracks are just so edifying and uplifting: I am thinking of the excellent rendition of "Nearer to Thee my God" (as an mp3 extra track), which is so originally performed that you think it's a new creation altogether. I love the joyous "Thou Font of Every Blessing", which is not typically Mormon, but also Christian.

LDS Mormons, FLDS Mormons, and Reform Mormons like myself, will feel a special connection with "Come Come You Saints/All Is...Read more

This is a great album. I especially love the alternate versions of "Come, Come Ye Saints" and "Praise to the Man."

"Be Thou My Vision," "Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing," and "How Can I Keep from Singing" were also lovely."

One of the vocalists has a somewhat breathy voice -- which I'm not fond of -- but the other vocalist has a rich voice, and she also enunciates very well, which -- as a singer myself-- I appreciate.

The arrangements are interesting, and the instrumental selections are lively. I don't think you will be disappointed.

Fiddlesticks have done a great work with their first collection of hymns.The hymns in the album are awesome. I listen to this music over and over.