Scottish song about Bonnie Prince Charlie
Accompaniment, recording, and mixing by Gary Crouth

Over The Water To Charlie - ShelaghSings

Recorded during services at First Unitarian Church on 12-26-2021, accompanied by Kazumi Petinaux.

It Came Upon the Midnight Clear

Skye Boat Song - ShelaghSings

Very rough cut recording of Silent Night in 4/4 time - accompaniment improvised by Bill Larson.

Silent Night 4-4  ShelaghSings

Live performance at the Gaelic Arts Society

ShelaghSings - The Parting Glass - A Cappella

Recorded 12-17-2023 
Dedicated to the memory of Jean Clissold. She passed away on Saturday December 2nd, too short a time on this planet for so many of her friends, including me.
Jean was an amazing friend, an artist, a published author, a mom to many cats and bunnies over her lifetime, and a creative cook. She had a capacity for loving and being loved that I don't think she ever really grasped herself. 

This song was new to me this year, but the first time I heard the words, they invoked images of Jean for me. She had a favorite print of a woman reading a book by a gentle light, snug in a blanket on her couch, and two cats cuddled with her while outside it was a cold, snowy night. The print was called "Cozy Night."

I hope I did well by you on this, Jean. You always did for me.

Solstice Song - Words & Music by Jan Garrett
Accompaniment arranged and performed by Sean Crist, who also did the audio recording and sound engineering. Many thanks to Sean for his generous gift of time and talents.

Solstice Song

Recorded and mixed by Sean Crist using the amazing equipment in his home studio earlier this year.
My birthday is in late October and for several years I managed to find outlets to perform this haunting song as a birthday present for myself.
It's been a number of years since I've had that opportunity so it's nice to have this recording to share.

When October Goes

And When October Goes

Recorded as a video by Geneveive Newman in 2022 at Waverly Presbyterian Church. Accompanied by Matt Brown. 
The arrangement is original by Derek Schofield composed for me around 1979.

Moon River

Recorded as a video by Geneveive Newman in 2022 at Waverly Presbyterian Church.

Dulaman - A Cappella

How Can I Keep From Singing - 2022

Recorded, accompanied by, and mixed by Gary Crouth.

O Holy Night - 12-22-2024

Edelweiss - 12-22-2024

Recorded and accompanied by Gary Crouth December 2024

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Me on high harmony, Brian Junker on melody and guitar. This was a rehearsal on my porch on July 4th, 2015 for a performance at church tomorrow. (July 5th).
The minister wanted a song that conveyed his sermon entitled "Freedom at what price?"

Find The Cost Of Freedom - 7 - 4-15

The first time I heard this song I fell in love with it. I've performed it from time to time, but am thrilled to have a recording to share now.
Itsumo Nando Demo - music by Youmi Kimura, words by Wakako Kaku
Sung by Shelagh Collins 
Many thanks to Amy Meryll Solomon for her help with my Japanese pronunciation.
Accompaniment performed by Christina Pepper https://youtube.com/c/ChristinaPepper
Recorded and mixed by Gary Crouth
July 20, 2025

Itsumo Nando Demo

I performed this live for a choir concert in April 2025 and it was so well-received, I decided I wanted a professional-style recording.
Over the Rainbow - music by Harold Arlen, lyrics by Yip Harburg
Sung by Shelagh Collins, Accompaniment performed by Christina Pepper https://youtube.com/c/ChristinaPepper
Recorded and mixed by Gary Crouth
July 20, 2025

Over the Rainbow

Words by Peggy Lee, music composed  by Paul Horner 
Sung by Shelagh Collins 
Many thanks to Bob Rouse and Sean Crist for their help critiquing the recording.
Accompaniment performed by Christina Pepper https://youtube.com/c/ChristinaPepper
Recorded and mixed by Gary Crouth
December 17, 2025

My Dear Acquaintance_12-2025

Recorded on Dec. 11, 2015 during a service at First Unitarian Church accompanied by Bil Larson.  Medium quality, but better than the one I recorded at home last year.....

O Holy Night (Live performance)

Shelagh Collins is a free-lance soprano performing at weddings and memorial services. She previously was a soloist and part of the Sanctuary Choir at First Unitarian Church of Pittsburgh. 

Shelagh was a member of the professional choir with East Liberty Presbyterian Church for fifteen years and performed as part of the a Capella group the Good Companions in the Three Rivers Shakespeare Festival.

While living in Chicago, she was the lead vocalist and played bodhran for the Four Leaf Clovers, an Irish music quartet, and the Cloverleafs, a trio. She also presented a solo program of Irish folk music for the Gaelic Arts Society and has been an invited "singer in the pulpit" at Pittsburgh area churches.

As a stage performer she has appeared in several musicals, including an original production of "She Who Must Be Obeyed" originating the part of Ustane, and as Shen Te / Shui Ta in "Good Woman of Setzuan" in which she composed most of the original music for her character.

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