The Holy Tree Playlist so far . . .

[pegkerr]

No doubt more will be added, and various cuts will be rearranged. But it's a great list so far, some of it from my own collection, but much of it built by help from my friends here on LiveJournal. Thank you again to all of you who have sent me music:

[Song name] - [Artist]
[Album]

Ce He Mise le Ulaingt? (The Two Trees) - Loreena McKennitt
The Mask & The Mirror

Songs From The Wood - Jethro Tull
Songs From The Wood

Bonny Portmore - Loreena McKennitt
The Visit

The Memory of Trees - Enya
The Memory Of Trees

There is a Tree - Carrie Newcomer
The Geography of Light

Leaves Don't Drop (They Just Let Go) - Carrie Newcomer
The Geography of Light

The Cactus Song - The Lads
Arbor Day

The Lightning Tree - The Settlers
Follyfoot

Cypress Trees - John Gorka
After Yesterday

The Wishing Tree - Séamus McGuire
Green Linnet Twentieth Anniversary Collection (Disc 2)

The Dreams Of Trees - Howard Shore
The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers - The Complete Recordings [Disc 1]

Autumn Leaves Are Falling - Clannad
Landmarks

Autumn Leaves - Eva Cassidy
Songbird

Little Jack Frost - Kate Rusby
The Girl Who Couldn't Fly

Branching Out - John Gorka
I Know

A Row of Small Trees - Garnet Rogers with Doug Long
Summer Lightning

English Trees - Crowded House
Time On Earth

The White Trees Of Numenor - J. R. R. Tolkien
The Lord of the Rings 12: Mount Doom (BBC Radio Production)

Winter Woods - Peter Mayer
Earth Town Square

The Cherry Tree Carol - Baltimore Consort
Bright Day Star

Tree of Life - Claudia Schmidt & Sally Rogers
While We Live

Storm Damage - Zoe Mulford
As Soon As I'm On Top of Things

The Cherry Tree Carol - Baltimore Consort
Bright Day Star

Tree House - Joe Scruggs
Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree - The Andrews Sisters
Rowen Tree - Cynthia McQuillan
The Birkin Tree - Old Blind Dogs
Lemon Tree- Peter, Paul & Mary
Applepicker's Reel- Bill Staines
Cottonwood Tree - Doug Hoekstra
On the Road to Fairfax County - The Roches
Ha Ta pusim - Shlomit
Windego - Dandelion Wine
Poor Slobs with Terrible Jobs - Dinosaurs
Barking Up the Wrong Tree - The Android Sisters
A Walk in the Black Forest - Apollo 100
Gwydion's Song to Lleu - Emerald Rose
Dark and Deep - David LaMotte
What Do Animals Need? - Banana Slug String Band
Sugarbush Cushman - Poi Dog Pondering
[All on: A Spreading Branch: Tree Songs for Peg - compiled by DavE Romm]

Mistletoe Bough - Steeleye Span
Winter

Tanglewood Tree - Dave Carter and Tracy Grammer
Tanglewood Tree

Brown Leaves - Anne Hill
Angle of the Light

Rowan Tree - Cynthia McQuillan
Dark Moon CircleLittle Canaan

Orchard - Chris and Meredith Thompson
Wood and Stone

The Rowan Tree - Margaret Christi
The Picture in My Mind

Box Elder - Johnsmith
The Picture in My Mind

The Holly and the Ivy - Finest Kind
Feasts and Spirits

Green Grow'th the Holly - Susan McKeown and Lindsey Horner
Through the Bitter Frost and Snow

The Holly Bears a Berry - Watersons
Frost and Fire

The Cherry Tree Carol - Maria Sangliolo
Wonderland

The Easter Tree - June Tabor
Ashes and Diamonds

The Lilac and the Apple - Kate Wolf
Gold in California

Birches - Bill Morrissey
Philo so Far . . . The 20th Anniversary Folk Sampler

The Birch's Lament - Sora
Light

Spirit of the Winter Tree - Tiddas
Sing About Life

Bonny Portmore - Eileen McGann
Journeys

Oak Ash and Thorn (A Tree Song) - Peter Bellamy
Wake the Vaulted Echoes

Requiem for the Giant Trees - Herdman Hills and Mangsen
Voices

Tanglewood Tree - Chris and Meredith Thompson
Clearwater

Cactus Tree - Joni Mitchell
Miles of Aisles (Live)

Wisteria - Richard Shindell
Somewhere Near Paterson

Maple Syrup Time - Moxy Fruvous
If I Had a Song: The Songs of Pete Seeger, Vol. 2

Lothlórien - Enya
Shepherd Moons

Seasonal Depression - The Whomping Willows
A Magical Christmas of Magic

A Heart Worth Loving (Hermione) - The Whomping Willows
The Whomping Willows

I'm Made of Wands - The Whomping Willows
The Whomping Willows

Hunting Song - Pentangle
Basket of Light

Eskimo Blue Day - Jefferson Airplane
Volunteers

Willow Tree - Not Drowning, Waving
Claim

Wild, Wild Party In The Loquat Tree - Indigo Girls
Put On Your Green Shoes

Whispering Pines - Kelly Hogan And The Pine Valley Cosmonauts
Beneath The Country Underdog

We're Gonna Live In The Trees - Robyn Hitchcock
Spooked

The Trees Are Testifying - Peter Himmelman
Gematria

The Rushes Green - Boiled In Lead
Silver

The House at the Top of the Tree - They Might Be Giants
No!

Tall Trees - Crowded House
Woodface

Spring - Richard Shindell
Somewhere Near Paterson

Shaking the Tree - Peter Gabriel
Shaking the Tree

Red Rosy Bush - Tim Eriksen
Every Sound Below

Jesus Christ the Apple Tree - Jane Siberry
Shushan The Palace

Apple Tree Wassail - Boiled In Lead
Silver

Bristlecone Pine - Michael Johnson
Catch and Release - Keepers Live - Morning Show Favorites - Minnesota Public Radio

Green - Peter Mayer
Midwinter

The Juniper - Sora
Light

Any Moment; Moments In The Woods - Robert Westenberg, Joanna Gleason
Into The Woods

Comments

[barondave.livejournal.com]

The lyrics to Ha tapusim (spelling varies since it's in Hebrew) from the CD booklet:

My Tree's Oranges

a great ship from the danube
it came from far away
its belly full of oranges
its belly full

the oranges are mine
these fruits are from my tree
m father, yes he picked them
I saw it in my dream

my father is a sailor
he sails across the sea
the harvest of the past years
he brings it home to me

[aome.livejournal.com]

Wow! What a wonderful collection. I hope such an outpouring of support helps you in those dark times.

[mrissa.livejournal.com]

If I wanted a TMBG tree song, I'd pick "Conifers" for its obsessive accuracy: "Most have cones for seeds, most have needles for leaves...." And then we had to go look up which conifers don't have cones for seeds.

[enegim.livejournal.com]

I recommend Tanglewood Tree by Dave Carter and Tracy Grammer. And I'll probably think of a few more during the day. If you'd like a mix disc, email me your address.

[enegim.livejournal.com]

Oh, yes, and "Requiem for the Giant Trees" by Eileen McGann (or the cover by Herdman, Hills, and Mangsen).

[pegkerr.livejournal.com]

I would be very grateful to receive a mix--thank you! You can mail it to:

Peg Kerr
P.O. Box 2128
Loop Station
Minneapolis, MN 55402

[penmage.livejournal.com]

Speaking of trees, I saw this in cynthialord's journal, and instantly thought of you.

[pegkerr.livejournal.com]

Oh, my! Oh, I'm glad you pointed it out to me. Thank you!

[pegkerr.livejournal.com]

And also, happy birthday!

One more...

[(Anonymous)]

Hi Peg,

This is a great list! I think you'll enjoy "Branching Out" by John Gorka, as well. My own recording of it is here: http://cdbaby.com/cd/lamotte (click on Branching Out, of course). Not sure where John's is to be found on the web, but it's a wonderful song.

Thanks for including me.

David

Re: One more...

[pegkerr.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I enjoyed your interpretation of "Branching Out," and I appreciate your taking the time to let me know about it.

[avengangle.livejournal.com]

I have another version of "Whispering Pines" (Dar Williams), if you want.

[coraa.livejournal.com]

I am extremely belated in finding this, but thank you for the list. I now have a bunch of things to pick up from the Amazon mp3 store.

[schnoogle.livejournal.com]

I stumbled on this entry again and did a quick search of my iTunes. I don't know if either of these songs are the sorts of things you'd be interested in, but I thought I'd point you to them:

Flame Trees - Sarah Blasko
(a cover of the song by Cold Chisel, though I only have the Sarah Blasko version)

Tree Hugger - Antsy Pants

I can send you the files if you're interested.