Tom Russell - The Man From God Knows Where (MP3@320) [FrankFoo]

Tom Russell - The Man From God Knows Where (MP3@320


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Review:

Texan singer-songwriter Tom Russell has recorded more than a dozen albums of original material, but none quite as unique as this evocative "immigrant song cycle," which paints a stark picture of early American lifestyles.

Loosely based on Russell's own family history, this folk opera employs Irish and Norwegian musical elements as well as sounds drawn straight from the dustbowl.

Sterling vocal contributions from the likes of Iris DeMent and Dave Van Ronk guide us through several generations of outcasts and pioneers.

Using a wide range of traditional instruments, including Uilleann pipes and the Hardanger fiddle, Russell creates a rustic vision of hard-luck America that is both a coherent artistic statement as well as an extremely powerful history lesson.

Mitch Myers


CD

01. The Man from God Knows Where
02. Wayfarin' Stranger
03. Patrick Russell
04. Mary Clare Malloy (American Wake)
05. The Outcast
06. Ambrose Larsen
07. The Dreamin'
08. The Old Northern Shore
09. The Man from God Knows Where
10. Anna Olsen
11. Rider on an Orphan Train
12. Acres of Corn
13. The Man from God Knows Where
14. Sitting Bull in Venice
15. The Old Rugged Cross
16. Anna Olsen's Letter Home
17. Eg er framand
18. When Irish Girls Grow Up
19. Casey Jones
20. Chickasaw County Jail
21. Wayfarin' Stranger (Passage of Time)
22. Throwin' Horseshoes at the Moon
23. The Man from God Knows Where
24. The Outcast (revisited)
25. Wayfarin' Stranger (revisited)
26. Love Abides


Playing Time:......... 01:13:42


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