Swing low, sweet chariot

Spiritual, attributed to Wallis Willis

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This is a gentle version of a well-known spiritual. The original is attributed to Wallis Willis (c.1865), and was first made popular by the Fisk Jubilee Singers.

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Age: 7 to 9 , 9 to 11 , 11 to 13
Song type: Choir , Hymn
Style: Spiritual
Subject: History , Music , Religious education
Scoring: Guitar chords , Piano accompaniment , Unison (optional parts)
CCLI ID: 7118327

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The audio tracks were created specially for the Sing Up programme by younger members of the Scunthorpe Cooperative Junior Choir, mixed and mastered by Nic Rowley at Vandborg Studios. The backing track was created specially for the Sing Up programme by Ben Tompsett.

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