It is with some modicum of pleasure that I can report that one of our contributors below had sent his question to other chat services, but to no avail. Then one of our Sing Out! list users came through. Way to go team!
Pursuant to our continuing curiosity about the history of KUM BAH YAH (see v.47#2, 50#4, 51#1), I'd like to report the recent publication of an article by Chee-Hoo Lum, "A Tale of 'Kum Bah Yah'," in the Spring 2007 issue of Kodaly Envoy (ISSN 1084-1776). Mr. Lum ...