Slumber, my darling, the birds are at rest, the wandering dews by the flowers are caressed, slumber, my darling, ill wrap thee up warm, and pray that the angels will shield thee from harm. From their soldout concert at new york citys avery fisher hall, legendary cellist yoyo ma, violinist mark oconnor and bassist edgar meyer, along with special guests james taylor and alison krauss, perform works from the trios acclaimed albums that span many musical genres. Appalachian journey yoyo ma, edgar meyer, mark oconnor. I will written by paul mccartney first appeared on the album, the beatles the white album in 1968. It was released on october 23, 2007 by rounder records. Raising sand is a grammyaward winning collaboration album by rock singer robert plant and bluegrasscountry singer alison krauss. Alison krauss adds her special touch to this cover recorded in 1995 for her album, now that i. Appalachian journey features a powerful combination of original music plus innovative arrangements of traditional american favorites. Appalachian journey by yoyo ma recording 17 editions published. Produced once again by renowned bluegrass artist alison krauss, it includes a cover of pavements spit on a stranger so long so wrong by alison.
Join napster and access fulllength songs on your phone, computer or home audio device. James taylor and alison krauss join the trio individually on two stephen. This theme makes for what is a trilogy of my appalachia recordings now. Wall street journal chooses an appalachian christmas as. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Meyer collaborated again with yoyo ma and mark oconnor on appalachian journey, that earned a grammy award for best classical crossover album. Appalachia waltz, appalachian journey and an appalachian christmas. Coproduced by hull and producerengineer shani gandhi kelsea ballerini, dierks bentley, sarah jarosz, alison krauss, 25 trips continues the musical journey begun on weighted mind, a body of work that built off. James taylor and alison krauss join the trio individually on two stephen foster songs arranged for. Yoyo ma edgar meyer mark oconnor appalachian journey.
Slumber my darling by gourdmusic free listening on. With her silky vocals, warm personality, and estimable skills as a fiddler, alison krauss helped bring bluegrass to a new audience with music that stayed true to the roots of the style while adding appeal for country and pop audiences. An appalachian christmas play all oconnor says, appalachia is the original melting pot of our country featuring more diverse styles of american music than just about anywhere. Listen to your favorite songs from appalachian journey by yoyo ma now. Released 21 march 2000 on sony classical catalog no. Yoyo ma, alongside violinist mark oconnor and bass player edgar meyer, runs through a number of original compositions fusing the traditions, as well as a few old standards from the genre. Mark oconnor is an astonishingly versatile american violinist and composer who has had exceptional success melding various genres of music country and bluegrass, jazz, and classical into his own unique style and voice. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel.
The followup album to the highly successful appalachia waltz collaboration, appalachian journey continues the combination of classical music with appalachian, bluegrass, and american roots music in general. Featuring swinging waltzes, baroque chamber music, celtic reels, and yankee ballads, this compendium serves as a stylistic hub of the european strain in american music. Appalachian journey is perfected with broad ranging string tones, and bold, swift, creative musicianship performed by edgar myer, yo yo ma, mark oconnor, and allison krauss. Appalachian journey by yoyo ma on amazon music unlimited. Growing up in the oconnor musical household, christmas time was a wondrous mixture of christmas carols, fiddling, bluegrass and other traditional american music. Arranged by oconnorviolin alison krausswrittenby traditional. On meyers selftitled 2006 sony classical release, he performs accompanied only by himself on a wide variety of instruments besides his usual piano and double bass, including guitar, banjo, viola da. James taylor and alison krauss join the trio individually on two stephen foster songs arranged for the trio. Appalachian journey by alison krauss, edgar meyer, james taylor. Tracks range from foottapping jigs to heartbreakingly beautiful songs as the worlds of country, jazz, bluegrass and classical music reunite for a unique sound that people magazine hailed as one of the years. From their soldout concert at new york citys avery fisher hall, legendary cellist yoyo ma, violinist mark oconnor, and bassist edgar meyer, along with special guests james taylor and alison krauss, perform works from the trios acclaimed albums that span many musical genres. A hauntingly spare duo with bluegrass chanteuse alison krauss on the shaker hymn. Appalachian journey is the second album from the string trio of bassist and composer edgar meyer, fiddler and composer mark oconnor, and cellist yoyo ma.
Alison krauss adds her special touch to this cover recorded in. And that is the spirit of an appalachian christmas. As stated by the artists, appalachia waltz explored the combination of the three artists sounds put together, while journey expands upon this theme, exploring the sound of the three artists as a singular group. With more than 25 singles to her credit and an appearance on the iconic o brother, where art thou. An appalachian anthology is a carefully plucked and eclectic amalgam of these recordings. Edgar meyer, mark oconnor, stephen foster, alison krauss. The following is a az list of all songs by alison krauss. Joining with the trio are james taylor on a pair of works on both guitar and vocals and alison krauss on fiddle and vocals. Blending bluegrass with folk and country accents, krauss was ins. Gillian welch plays haunting, appalachian style folk that seems to use the tempo of a dying heartbeat for a metronome. Yoyo ma, edgar meyer, mark oconnor appalachian journey. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet.
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