
More than 30 years ago, shortly after the death of Woody Guthrie in the fall of 1967, a number of folk heavies like Bob Dylan and Pete Seeger assembled in Carnegie Hall to pay tribute to the folk patriarch. That Tribute to Woody Guthrie serves as something of a precursor to this 2000 record spearheaded by Ani DiFranco, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and the Guthrie Archives. It is a testimony to the incredible staying power of Guthrie's songs and his legacy that successive generations of musicians continue to be touched by what DiFranco calls his "rail-riding, rambling, story-gathering, political, acoustic-balladeer model." Like the first tribute, this one includes readings of Guthrie's prose along with interpretations of his music, but it also adds personal reflections from Fred Hellerman and Arlo Guthrie, among others. Highlights from this 1996 gathering include a pair of Bruce Springsteen performances (the playful "Riding in My Car" and the solemn "Deportee"), David Pirner's urgent "Pretty Boy Floyd," and "Ramblin' Round," invested with the right amount of weariness by the Indigo Girls with DiFranco. Also of note is DiFranco's dramatic reworking of "Do Re Mi," which highlights the song's often overlooked dark theme, and Billy Bragg's "Against the Law," which reappears on Mermaid Avenue Volume II, a second set of Guthrie lyrics set to Bragg's music. It's telling that Arlo Guthrie and Ramblin' Jack Elliott, two participants from the first tribute, return here, and it's more than likely that many of these artists will appear on the future Guthrie celebrations that surely are to come. --Marc Greilsamer
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Limited Edition Japanese pressing of this album comes housed in a miniature LP sleeve. 2007.
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Gentle lullabies of love and blessing created especially for little boys. Whether it’s sleepytime or playtime, these Gold Award-winning lullabies will nurture and soothe mother and baby throughout the day.
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June Christy, Something Cool
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Exploring rhythm, song and dance from around the world, the soundtrack to Pulse: a STOMP Odyssey is a vibrant, global journey. Pulse features the cast of STOMP as well as some of the world's greatest drummers and percussion ensembles...Discover the Universal Language of Rhythm. Our guide for this 10,000-mile journey of color and movement is STOMP, the acclaimed group of percussive performers who can be seen in their hit show, which plays on stages around the world. Pulse also features Spain's flamenco sensation Eva Yerbabuena, South Africa's Qwii Music Arts' Trust Khoi San Music, Brazil's Carlinhos Brown, Keith "Wildchild" Middleton and specially commissioned remixes from Stewart Copeland, Karsh Kale & Mr. Bill and Mr. Ben
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Soothing arrangements of grand piano, atmospheric keyboards, and flute are what you hear. What you don't hear (the affirmations) harness the power of your subconscious mind, which responds automatically to support your sense of self-esteem and feeling good about yourself.
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The first collaboration CD from acoustic guitarist Michael Mandrell and multi-instrumentalist Benjy Wertheimer is a mythic instrumental journey. As a Yoga Meditations soundtrack, the album transports the listener into both the faraway lands of ancient India- through the soulful sounds of the esraj, tamboura and tabla- and the mystical Celtic landscape with lyrical splashes of acoustic guitar. From this timeless inner landscape, listeners are invited to travel into the spontaneous journey of the heart that is accessed through yoga and meditation.
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