When:
May 6, 2021 all-day
2021-05-06T00:00:00-06:00
2021-05-07T00:00:00-06:00
Where:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Brackett
On 6 May, Joseph Brackett Day honors the Shaker religious leader, born 6 May 1797, at Cumberland, ME. In 1848 he composed the popular Shaker song Simple Gifts (also known as Tis the Gift to Be Simple) while at the Shaker community in Alfred, ME. This Shaker dance song became known worldwide after Aaron Copland used it in his score for the ballet Appalachian Spring in 1944. Elder Joseph Brackett died at New Gloucester, ME, 4July 1882.
