Richard L. Hess -- Shirley English Page

Shirley English is an Alaskan who I believe lives in Anchorage. I found two of her recordings when I visited Alaska in 1989 and 1992. Her music is about Alaska, its history and people. I enjoy it and it fits well with the other music I've featured here.

The address on the cassettes for ordering is as follows, but I've never received a reply from several letters to that address.

Camai Music®
3416 Vassar Drive
Anchorage, AK 99508

The Land of Beyond: Songs of Alaska by Shirley English -1985 - Cassette SE-102
- Camai - 3:36
- The Land of Beyond - 3:02 (words by Robert Service)
- In Old Talkeetna - 2:34
- Silver Wings - 4:34
- Matanuska Morning - 4:16
- Legend of the Sleeping Lady - 5:23
- Wiseman Polka - 2:33
- Libby's Race: Iditarod '85 - 3:26 (Vocal: Patric D'Eimon)
- An Aleut Lullaby - 2:08 (by Nutchuk [Simeon Oliver])
- Forget-Me-Not Always - 4:00 (Vocal: Ray De Palatis)
- Reprise - 0:50

Land of Wild Roses: Songs of Alaska by Shirley English - 1988 - Cassette SE-203
- Alaska's Own - *3:10
- Homer Hambo - 3:24
- Wild Roses Bloom Again - 3:45
- Old Sourdough - *4:56
- Anchor City - 3:45
- Alaska Railroad Song - *3:15
- Goodbye, Little Cabin - 3:25 (lyrics by Robert Service)
- Diamonds in the Snow - 3:22
- Fairbanks Waltz - 2:40 (music by Joe Strunka)
- Serum Race: 1925 - *4:18
- Reprise - 2:22

All songs by Shirley English except * by Shirley English and Patric D'Eimon

You can e-mail Richard at richard@richardhess.com

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