27th Day of Easter - When They Ring Those Golden Bells

The unbelievably low voice which begins this song belongs to the bass in a group called The Acappella Company.  The singers appear to be comfy, standing round rehearsing in someone’s basement. Take a listen.

When They Ring Those Golden Bells

This song has the sentimentality typical of mid-19th century poetry, but it has a sweetness as well. The songwriter was a young immigrant named Daniel de Marbelle. It is unclear if de Marbelle came from France or Spain as a young child, and as an adult he lived in various places and had many occupations from working a whaling ship, serving as a drummer or drum major in both the Mexican-American war and for the Union in the Civil War. He eventually found work as a musician and clown in the James Anthony Bailey Circus which later became part of the P.T. Barnum circus. Along the way, de Marbelle wrote “When They Ring Those Golden Bells,” but he supposedly was cheated out of the copyright and died without receiving any payment for the song, which went on to become quite popular.