Idumea (Sacred Harp hymn 47b)
~ Song
Annotation
Originally published by Ananias Davisson in Kentucky Harmony, 1816.
Annotation last modified on 2012-11-24 14:17 UTC.
Relationships
| lyricist: | Charles Wesley (hymn writer) (in 1763) |
|---|---|
| composer: | Ananias Davisson (shape note songster) (in 1816) |
| part of: | The Sacred Harp, 1991 Edition (number: 47b) (order: 34) Roud Folk Song Index (number: 6678) (order: 735) |
|---|
| download score for free: | https://sacredharpbremen.org/47b-idumea/ [info] |
|---|---|
| work list entry: | https://fasola.org/indexes/1991/?p=47b [info] |
Recordings
| Date | Title | Attributes | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| recordings | ||||
| 1961-06-30 | And I Am Born to Die | Doc Watson & Gaither Carlton | 3:39 | |
| 1995-02-28 | Idumea (live, 1995-02-28: WMBR, Boston, MA, USA) | live | Cordelia's Dad | 3:00 |
| 2005-06-03 | Idumæa (live, 2005-06-03: St. George the Martyr Anglican Church, Toronto, Canada) | live | Current 93 | 3:14 |
| 2006-07 | Idumea, 47b | Sacred Harp Singers at Liberty Church | 3:33 | |
| 2017-12-30 | Am I Born to Die (live, 2017-12-30: The Riviera Theatre, Chicago, IL, USA) | cover and live | Billy Strings | 3:50 |
| 2018-06-28 | And Am I Born to Die (live, 2018‐06‐28: Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, TN, USA) | live | Billy Strings | 2:48 |
| 2018-08-25 | Am I Born to Die (live, 2018-08-25: River City Roots Festival, Missoula, MT, USA) | live | Billy Strings | 5:07 |
| 2022-05-12 | And Am I Born to Die? (live, 2022‐05‐12: Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, CO, USA) | live | Billy Strings | 4:09 |
| 2025-10-10 | And Am I Born to Die? (live, 2025-10-10: Royal Albert Hall, London, England, UK) | cover and live | Billy Strings | 3:21 |
| Am I Born to Die? | Tim Eriksen | 2:33 | ||
| And Am I Born to Die? (Idumea 47b) | Gaither Carlton & Doc Watson | 4:01 | ||
| Black Ships Were Sinking / Idumæa (vocals Cosey Fanni Tutti) | Current 93 | 11:05 | ||
| Black Ships Were Sinking Into Idumæa (vocals Cosey Fanni Tutti) | Current 93 | 11:32 | ||
| Idumæa (alternative version vocals David Tibet) | Current 93 | 3:04 | ||
| Idumæa (alternative take vocals Marc Almond) | Current 93 | 3:28 | ||
| Idumæa (vocals Clodagh Simonds) | Current 93 | 2:35 | ||
| Idumæa (vocals Pantaleimon) | Current 93 | 3:06 | ||
| Idumæa (vocals David Tibet) | Current 93 | 1:50 | ||
| Idumæa (vocals Shirley Collins) | Current 93 | 2:43 | ||
| Idumæa (vocals Baby Dee) | Current 93 | 4:19 | ||
| Idumæa (vocals Bonnie 'Prince' Billy) | Current 93 | 2:42 | ||
| Idumæa (vocals Marc Almond) | Current 93 | 3:22 | ||
| Idumæa (vocals Antony) | Current 93 | 2:02 | ||
| Idumæa (alternative vocals II: David Tibet) | Current 93 | 1:32 | ||
| Idumæa (alternative vocals: David Tibet) | Current 93 | 3:00 | ||
| Idumea | Cordelia's Dad | 3:59 | ||
| Idumea | Sophie Crawford | 1:58 | ||
| Idumea | Greanvine | 2:58 | ||
| Idumea | Anonymous 4 | 3:40 | ||
| Idumea | Word of Mouth Chorus | 2:15 | ||
| Idumea (live, 1968-11-17: Oberlin College, Oberlin, Ohio, United States) | The Young Tradition | 2:21 | ||
| Idumea | Word of Mouth Chorus, Larry Gordon | 2:16 | ||
| Idumea | Sacred Harp Singers At Liberty Church | 3:18 | ||
| Idumea | Male and female singers | 1:20 | ||
| Idumea | Richard and Elula Moss | 2:42 | ||
| Idumea (sacred harp) | cover | Sufjan Stevens | 3:50 | |