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

The trailer for the film "The Testament of Ann Lee" is riveting and unsettling — just as the celibate Shakers were to the ...
Yahoo

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

Blumberg spoke with Gold Derby about how this project demanded a different kind of composing. He describes a process built on physical energy, live improvisation and a willingness to let the music ...
Times Union

Black Shakers take center stage in new folk opera

COLONIE — Seated in the last row of the Shaker Heritage Society’s meetinghouse is an 1870 photograph of Phoebe Lane. Her gentle smile and gaze preside over the unadorned hall where she once sang and ...
The Conversation

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

Christian Goodwillie is the Director and Curator of Special Collections and Archives at Hamilton College in Clinton, NY. He was Curator of Collections at Hancock Shaker Village from 2001-2009, where ...