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Genre: Americana |
Dates: 2007 |
Just the kind of compilation this collection is about. Here, modern singer-songwriters interpret classic Americana, some predating the Declaration of Independence, and executive producer Janet Reno (yes, THAT Janet Reno) does a stellar job of matching artist to material. Personally, I think the disc to dig is number three, where wily veterans (LaVette, McCoury) match wits and licks with new challengers (Cook, Banhart). A neat and very listenable history lesson.
Playlist:
DISC 1:
1. Lakota Dream Song - Earl Bullhead
2. Once More Our God Vouchsafe To Shine - Julie Lee
3. Let Us Break Bread Together - Blind Boys Of Alabama
4. God Save The King - John Wesley Harding
5. Young Ladies In Town - Elizabeth Foster
6. Old Woman Taught Wisdom, The - Malcolm Holcombe
7. Liberty Song, The - Ed Pettersen
8. Yankee Doodle - Harper Simon
9. Jefferson & Liberty - The Wilders
10. Hail Columbia - Steven Kowalczyk-Santoro
11. Star Spangled Banner, The - Take 6
12. Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child - Beth Nielsen Chapman
13. Peg And Awl - Freedy Johnston
14. Sweet Betsy From Pike - BR549
15. Trail Of Tears - Will & Jehnean
16. Declaration Of Sentiments - Minton Sparks/Pat Hynn
17. Go Down Moses - Fisk Jubilee Singers
18. Dixie's Land - The Mavericks/Thad Cockrell
DISC 2:
1. John Brown's Body - Marah
2. Battle Hymn Of The Republic - Joanna Smith
3. Johnny I Hardly Knew Ye - Janis Ian
4. Thousands Are Sailing To Amerikay - Tim O'Brien
5. Farmer Is The Man, The - Otis Gibbs
6. Home On The Range - Joni Harms
7. Stars & Stripes Forever - Jake Shimabukuro
8. Sleep My Child - Judith Edelman/Neilson Hubbard
9. Over There - Jen Chapin
10. How Ya Gonna Keep 'Em Down On The Farm - Andrew Bird
11. Lift Every Voice And Sing - Karen Parks
12. Happy Days Are Here Again - Danielson
13. Brother, Can You Spare A Dime - Andy Bey
14. Seven Cent Cotton And Forty Cent Meat - Jim Lauderdale
15. Deportee (Plane Wreck At Los Gatos) - Old Crow Medicine Show
16. Rosie The Riveter - Suzy Bogguss
17. Reuben James - Folk Family Robinson
DISC 3:
1. Great Atomic Power, The - Elizabeth Cook & the Grascals
2. Little Boxes - Devendra Banhart
3. Times They Are A Changin', The - The Del McCoury Band
4. Apache Tears - Scott Kempner
5. Get Together - Kim Richey
6. Say It Loud (I'm Black And Proud) - Charles Walker/The Dynamites
7. Ohio - Ben Taylor
8. What's Going On? - Anthony David
9. I Am Woman - Martha Wainwright
10. Youngstown - Matthew Ryan
11. Wave - Gary Heffern/Chris Eckman
12. Message, The - Shortee Wop
13. Streets Of Philadelphia - Bettye LaVette
14. Where Were You When The World Stopped Turning - The Wrights
15. This Land Is Your Land - John Mellencamp