Simple Gifts with Annie Smith

Simple Gifts is a well-known Shaker song which (according to my brief internet sleuthing) was written in 1848 by Joseph Brackett. I've certainly grown up singing it, so I was delighted when my guest and friend Annie Smith suggested we sing it together.
Annie Smith (she/her) is a Bay Area based operatic soprano and music teacher. She holds an MM in voice from San Francisco Conservatory and a BM in voice from Boston Conservatory (now The Boston Conservatory at Berklee). Her teaching style draws heavily from Orff-Schulwerk and Responsive Classroom, allowing her to utilize elemental music and culturally responsive practices in schools. She brings a passion for folk music and dance from around the world and has accompanied her students on piano and ukulele in their concerts. As a performer, she performs regularly with various chamber groups and opera companies around the Bay Area. She also regularly performs with Ensemble Mik Nawooj, a hip-hop orchestra, around the country.
Lyrics:
'Tis a gift to be simple, 'tis the gift to be free,
'Tis a gift to come down where we ought to be,
And when we find ourselves in the place just right,
'Twill be in the valley of love and delight.
When true simplicity is gain'd,
To bow and to bend we will not be asham'd,
To turn, turn will be our delight,
Till by turning, turning we come round right.
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