Songs for the Road

About the Artist
Kenyon Adams, vocalist & songwriter, hails from Orlando, FL. As a member of the vocal group NVision and the Florida Mass Accapella Chorus, Kenyon has been singing since childhood. After earning his BFA in Theatre from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, TX, Kenyon recorded his debut album "Songs for the Road" out of desire to compile several years of songs between 1998 and 2001. He now resides in New Haven, CT and performs weekly at "The Space" in Hamden,CT.

Product Description:
Soulful, melodic tones seduce the listner's ear, preparing the palate for intimate confessions spilling over the piano. Subtle, velvet riffs are sifted gently in Kenyon's blissful serenade, and life's small revelations are brought closer to heart and mind.

"Songs for the Road", the debut album title for new independent vocalist Kenyon Adams. Inter-mingling his R&B roots with an honest, lyric-focused stlye, this new singer-songwriter introduces George Winston melodies to soulful Brian Mcknight vocals. With candle-lit intimacy, Kenyon explores brokeness & divinity, passion & fear within the context of what seems, at times, to be an over-heard conversation between lovers.

Songs for the Road,Kenyon Adams

Average customer rating: Soviet Army Band & Chorus aren't taking any prisoners! Good music. Magnificent! I loved it! The ultimate collection

Best of the Red Army Choir Red Army Choir Manufacturer: Silva America ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Similar Items: Soviet Army Chorus & Band Russian Favourites The Hunt For Red October: Music From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Best of Communism: Revolutionary Songs Echoes of a Red Empire ASIN: B000066RMJ Release Date: 2002-06-25

Tracks:

1. Kalinka
2. Partisan's Song
3. Souliko
4. Korobelniki
5. On The Road (A Soldier's Song)
6. My Country
7. The Red Army Is The Strongest
8. Moscow Nights
9. Along Peterskaia Street
10. Smuglianka
11. Troika Gallop
12. Ah Nastassia
13. Echelon's Song
14. My Army
15. Civil War Songs
16. Bella Ciao

Tracks:

1. National Anthem Of The USSR
2. Oh Fields, My Fields
3. The Cliff
4. The Cossacks
5. In The Central Steppes
6. Gandzia
7. Cossack's Song
8. The Roads
9. Song Of The Volga Boatman
10. Dark Eyes
11. Let's Go
12. The Birch Tree
13. The Road Song
14. The Samovars
15. Varchavianka
16. Slavery And Suffering

Customer Reviews:

Soviet Army Band & Chorus aren't taking any prisoners!.......2007-05-12

If you enjoy a good stiring martial male chorus then spend some time with these guys. They're all graduates of Soviet musical acadamies and any one of them could have graced the top opera houses of the world. You don't have to know any Russian to appreciate this CD. The songs are glorious (just don't translate them -- machine guns, death to foes, etc.), and will make you want to march on Berlin all over again.

Good music........2007-03-09

I had heard a few songs by the Red Army Choir in the past and happened upon this CD set a while back, I found it to be far better than I had hoped and would reccoment it to anyone who enjoys Russian folk music, choir in general, and cultural items from when Russia was still the Soviet Union.

Magnificent!.......2007-02-27

I'm so glad I stumbled onto this.

Spirited, committed, manly singing. Soul-shaking stuff! The ensemble is incisive; soloists are marvelous. The folk melodies are enchanting. The songs--and the singers--are bound up in the cultural fabric of the Cossacks, Tchaikovsky, Prokofiev, Tolstoy, Dostoevsky...on and on.., Chekhov, Trotsky, Nabakov... This music conveys the great romantic, dignified, boistrous soul of the Russian People. (Loosely speaking. Some members of the chorus were presumably of other nationalities once part of the Soviet Union. And some of the songs are not Russian).

I don't speak Russian, but listening to this makes me wish I did. What a beautiful-sounding language it is.

I loved it!.......2007-02-22

Even though I cannot speak Russian, the quality of this choral group is beyond excellent. Many of these pieces are extremely moving and stirring. The rendering of the Soviet anthem and the song "Let's Go" (V'put) come to my mind. "Let's Go" became a huge hit in Russia when it was featured in a movie about the Great Patriotic War, and indeed, hearing it - you can well imagine ranks upon ranks of hard-eyed, grim-faced Soviet soldiers striding into battle against the Wehrmacht.

The ultimate collection.......2004-06-15

Excellent performance by the choir and the orchestra. The grandeur, the charm, and the romance! Great collection of songs, sure to bring back memories!

Average customer rating: ok, THIS is Loreena McKennitt's CHRISTMAS Album Great Artist! wonderful a winter garden beautiful!

A Winter Garden: Five Songs for the Season Loreena McKennitt Manufacturer: Quinlan Road ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Folk | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Jazz Fusion | Jazz | Styles | Music Celtic New Age | New Age | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music General | Adult Contemporary | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music General Christmas | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Pop Vocal | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Celtic | International | Styles | Music New Age | Celtic | International | Styles | Music Fusion | Celtic | International | Styles | Music General Christmas | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music Pop Vocal | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music 4-for-3 International | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Jazz | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: An Ancient Muse To Drive the Cold Winter Away The Visit Parallel Dreams The Mask and Mirror ASIN: B000002N3H Release Date: 1995-11-07

Tracks:

1. Coventry Carol
2. God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
3. Good King Wenceslas
4. Snow
5. Seeds Of Love

Amazon.com

Loreena McKennitt's "songs for the season" are haunting for their beauty and her fascinating voice. Blending traditional Irish music with worldbeat and New Age-like instrumentation, McKennitt's arrangements are at once elegant and eloquent, enchanting and familiar, whether she's singing "Coventry Carol," "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen," or "Good King Wenceslas." "Snow," adapted from a 19th-century poem, and the traditional "Seeds of Love" are so lofty and deep they reach almost mystical places. --Martin Keller

Customer Reviews:

ok, THIS is Loreena McKennitt's CHRISTMAS Album.......2007-06-16

Everyone considers Loreena McKennitt's "To Drive the Cold Winter Away" her Christmas album. I ask people not to call it that, it is more than that, it is music for the whole season from leaf-fall to buds and sprouts in the spring.

This, then, is her Christmas album. Although short, at only five songs, it is a well thought-out album, and a definite "Must-Have" and a "Keeper". The songs here are wonderful, not your standard fare for Christmas, so it is a fresh experience, something always welcome with music for this time of the year, don't you think? Her accompanyment, here, is harp only, so everything is light and open, just right, and soothing after all the crash and bang regular Christmas music......I mean, how many times can one listen to Silver Bells, Jingle Bells, and Here Comes Santa Claus before you just wanna scream "STOP!", huh?

Pick this album up, take it home, and slip in between some other Christmas albums, and be prepared to go "WOW!....That's Nice!", and to also find a new favorite Christmas album. ~operabruin

Great Artist!.......2007-05-14

This is an awesome holiday / winter / Christmas CD. It is short (only 5 songs) but it is full of voice and enough to set the mood perfectly. Not traditional versions of the songs, but none the less beautiful.

wonderful.......2007-01-20

This is THE Christmas album to have.Loreena McKennitt's hauntingly beautiful voice and the wonderful arrangements of traditional Christmas songs has made this our most listened to Christmas album in the last few years.I like to play this album any time of the year as it is very peaceful and relaxing to hear.

a winter garden.......2007-01-11

I love Loreena McKennitts' music. this CD is very melodic in a Celtic way. the music on this CD is also very mellow listening. I love the rhythms of the instruments used.

beautiful!.......2006-12-31

The only reason I gave this item "4 stars" is because it only has the 5 songs on it - I wish it had more. However, it's still worth buying. The songs are hauntingly beautiful, in McKennitt's signature style. If you enjoy her music, this album won't disappoint. I recommend it! :-)

Average customer rating: "Harvest Home" Serves Up a Feast Amazing Exquisite Exquisite Emotional and poignant

Harvest Home Manufacturer: Gothic Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Foster, Stephen | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: Christmas With the Dale Warland Singers Blue Wheat December Stillness Christmas Echoes, Vol. 1 Cathedral Classics ASIN: B000B8QFBY Release Date: 2005-10-11

Tracks:

1. Beautiful River (Shall We Gather At The River)
2. Simple Gifts
3. She'll Be Comin' Round The Mountain
4. Peace
5. McKay
6. A La Claire Fontaine
7. Deep River
8. We Gather Together
9. Not One Sparrow Is Forgotten
10. Cindy
11. Gentle Annie
12. We Shall Walk Through The Valley In Peace
13. The Water Is Wide
14. By And By
15. The Old Church
16. Lay Me Low
17. The Road Home

Album Description

This CD is the second of the final CDs to be issued by The Dale Warland Singers, who disbanded in 2004. The program is a "harvest" of popular songs, hymns and spirituals, including "Simple Gifts," "Deep River," and "We Gather Together". The Grammy-nominated Dale Warland Singers were specialists in performing American works. Includes 16-page booklet with full texts and notes on the works! The Dale Warland Singers CDs are among the best selling American choral CDs in recent history. This CD is a "volume 2" of their best seller, Blue Wheat, issued previously on ACC. Based in Minneapolis/St. Paul, the Dale Warland Singers were recognized as one of the world's foremost a cappella choral ensembles. This 40-voice professional choir recently celebrated its 31st and final season of concerts, tours, radio broadcasts, and critically acclaimed recordings, following the retirement of founder and director Dale Warland.

Customer Reviews:

"Harvest Home" Serves Up a Feast.......2006-03-10

Most CD recordings of choral music do not attract the attention of the population at large, and "Harvest Home" is clearly an exception. Word came to me about this remarkable album through a fellow faculty member at the Boston Conservatory. He was rightly proud of having written two of the arrangements, but prouder still of the fact that it had become a red-hot bestseller through the word-of-mouth network of choristers all over the country. Needless to say, I was curious but a bit skeptical. Generally, things that become that popular have an aesthetic downside. I ordered my copy from Amazon and got it just before I left to go to a concert with a couple of musician friends. We were frankly thrilled with the quality of the singing, the beautifully shaped nuances, and the richness of the several of the arrangements. It is clear that its popularity among choral singers has to do with the musical material, as with its execution. The arrangements are based on mostly religious American folk songs and show off the delicate intonational skills of Dale Warland's legendary group. It's just the kind of thing that church choir members can really appreciate, but unfortunately cannot stand up to repeated listing -- it has to be the work of great composers for me to hear recordings over and over again. Nevertheless, I played it for my choral group, and they jumped all over it. That's the market audience. Bravo, Mr. Warland.

Amazing.......2005-12-26

I've been a fan of the Dale Warland Singers for a long time, and attended many of their concerts. This recording displays perfectly what the choir was capable of. I listen to it constantly. Many of these arrangements are the best I've heard of these songs. "Deep River" is better than that of Chanticleer or Cantus. "She'll be Comin Round the Mountain" is really fun. I got the chance to sing it a few years ago and will never forget it. You NEED to buy this CD. It's well worth the money.

Exquisite.......2005-12-18

Buy this album! This is the finest recording I have purchased this year. The exquisite tonality and the arrangements have kept me listening every day. The audio quality is outstanding - balanced, finely nuanced, lovely soundstage. If you enjoy choral music, purchase this album - NOW.

Exquisite.......2005-11-16

I purchased this on a whim and it is been in my 5-disc player ever since. I have always loved choral settings of folk songs and hymns (with one exception - "The Water is Wide" should never ever ever be sung by a chorus - it doesn't work, but it is the only track I skip on this disc). The selections are all old favorites in often harmonically lush arrangements. Hawley's arrangement of "Not One Sparrow" is transcendent and has become my morning prayer, "Lay Me Low" my evening meditation. The singing is as near perfect as can be, musicality is stunning, and technical merits are high. I cannot recommend this disc enough.

Emotional and poignant.......2005-11-07

On Harvest Home, the Dale Warland Singers delve into the rich legacy of mostly American sacred and folk music. With the lush vocal orchestrations and thoughtful arrangements, many of these familiar songs take on new life and emotional depth.

As a boy, I grew up in the Mennonite church tradition and one of the distinctive things about our church services was the a cappella 4-part harmony. As I got older, I thought this was a bit odd and wished we used instruments in church like most people. In looking back now, I am thankful for that tradition and what it taught me about music and harmony.

Throughout high school I was involved with choral groups, doing several programs each year. The first year after high school I spent a few months at a religious school that had a long-standing tradition of chorale music. I well remember the hours of rehearsal to get the song just right, practicing enunciation and dynamics and expression.

So when I hear a group like the Dale Warland Singers, I have a small insight into the dedication it takes to do choral music at the level of this recording. These are singers and a director at the top of their game, with attention to detail everywhere, creativity in the arrangements and technical brilliance. And what a vocal range, with "how low can they go" bass and sopranos that my normal laptop headphones have trouble reproducing without distortion.

I've long been a fan of spirituals; they are at times moving to hear, at times playful and fun (and can be even more fun to sing). This album features a couple of my favorites: "Shall We Gather At The River" and "Deep River". Upon first hearing this rendition of the latter, I was nearly moved to tears by the stark beauty and emotional depth of this arrangement. It's a prime example of the power of music to take us places emotionally and connect us with the deeper feelings and longings of the soul.

In addition to several spirituals, there is a unique variety of other religious pieces pulled from the traditions of Quakers and Baptists among others. The album also mines some rich treasures from the Shaker tradition, including the comforting "Not One Sparrow Is Forgotten" and the poignant tenderness of "Lay Me Low', with the simple text of

Lay me low where the Lord can find me, where the Lord can own me, where the Lord can bless me

Not everything leans towards the serious or sacred though. A fun, light-hearted arrangement of "She'll Be Comin' Round The Mountain" (arr. by Emma Lou Diemer) features bouncing bass lines and lots of syncopation and sibilance to keep things interesting. And the traditional Dixie folk song "Cindy" tells the story of a heartsick man with tongue-in-cheek lyrics that playfully bounce from part to part.

The liner notes are exceptional, with lots of helpful historic and musical notes on the various selections. This is one of the final albums from The Dale Warland Singers after 31 years. The group disbanded in May 2004 so that the founder Dale Warland could focus more on teaching, consulting and guest conducting. He certainly has left his mark on the choral landscape and this recording is no exception. Highly recommended if you appreciate choral music, especially traditional folk and sacred selections.

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Solitudes: Songs for Open Road Dan Gibson Manufacturer: Platinum Legends ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music Contemporary | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music Meditation | New Age | Styles | Music Relaxation | New Age | Styles | Music Country | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Wintersong Not Too Late ASIN: B0009RUSE2 Release Date: 2006-10-26

Tracks:

1. Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison
2. Stuck in the Middle with You - Stealers Wheel
3. Rocket Man - Elton John
4. Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd
5. Takin' Care of Business - Bachman-Turner Overdrive,
6. Let Your Love Flow - The Bellamy Brothers
7. American Pie - Don McLean
8. Wild World - Cat Stevens
9. Maggie May - Rod Stewart
10. Things We Do for Love - 10cc
11. Drift Away - Dobie Gray
12. Show Me the Way - Peter Frampton
13. Signs - Five Man Electrical Band
14. Bad, Bad Leroy Brown - Jim Croce

Product Description

Track Listing: 1. Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison (3:04); 2. Stuck in the Middle With You - Stealers Wheel (3:25); 3. Rocket Man - Elton John (4:40); 4. Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd (4:45); 5. Takin' Care of Business - Bachman-Turner Overdrive (4:50); 6. Let Your Love Flow - The Bellamy Brothers (3:16); 7. American Pie - Don McLean (4:08); 8. Wild World - Cat Stevens (3:20); 9. Maggie May - Rod Stewart (5:14); 10. The Things We Do For Love - 10CC (3:31); 11. Drift Away - Dobie Gray (3:55); 12. Show Me the Way - Peter Frampton (4:03); 13. Signs - Five Man Electrical Band(3:05); 14. Bad, Bad Leroy Brown - Jim Croce (3:01)

Average customer rating: Fantastic Butterfly Lovers Concerto

The Butterfly Lovers Concerto Manufacturer: Naxos ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Violin | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music $6.99 and Under | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music All Classical Music Blowout | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Instrumental | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Yellow River Concerto The Butterfly Lovers Butterfly Lovers: A Tale of the Chinese Romeo and Juliet Douglas Lilburn: A Song of Islands; Aotearoa Overture; Forest Eleven Centuries of Traditional Music of China ASIN: B000260QCO Release Date: 2004-07-20

Tracks:

1. The Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto
2. A Beloved Rose (Kazakh Folk-Song)
3. The Half-Moon Climbs (Uygur Folk-Song)
4. Spinning (Gansu Folk-Song)
5. All At Work (Great North-West Folk Song)
6. Sa Li Hong Ba (Uygur Folk-Song)
7. Lan Hua Hua (Shanxi Folk-Song)
8. Lift Your Veil (Uygur Folk-Song)
9. Tulufan (Xinjiang Folk-Song)

Album Description

The Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto, scored for solo violin and Western orchestra, is one of the best known of all contemporary Chinese compositions. It has become indelibly linked with Takako Nishizaki, whose seventh recording of this hugely popular work features on this disc. Songs and Dances from the Silk Road, by the Slovak-born Peter Breiner, is based on traditional melodies to be heard in the West of China, from where the famous Silk Road takes its course through Central Asia to the Occident. Takako Nishizaki is one of the world's most recorded and appreciated violinists, especially beloved in China and other parts of Southeast Asia through her many popular recordings and personal appearances in concerts and in the media. She also lies at the very heart of Naxos' rich recorded offering of music for the violin.

Customer Reviews:

Fantastic .......2006-08-06

This is a delicate, soothing, mastery of East meeting West. My favorite selection on this CD is "Spinning," which is so very beautiful. I think that anyone would do well to add this to their collection.

Butterfly Lovers Concerto.......2005-10-07

A lovely recoding...not as breathtaking as the live performances I've heard, but divine to be able to hear this piece at will...no ticket required

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The Very Best of Boris Christoff Manufacturer: EMI Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Boito, Arrigo | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Borodin | Borodin, Alexander | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Gluck | Gluck, Christoph W. | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Gounod | Gounod, Charles | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Mussorgsky | Mussorgsky, Modest | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Tchaikovsky | Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Verdi | Verdi, Giuseppe | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Romances | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music French | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music German | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Russian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Folk Songs | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music Similar Items: Samuel Ramey - Operatic Arias The Very Best of José Van Dam The Very Best of Tito Gobbi The Very Best of Jon Vickers The Very Best of Beniamino Gigli ASIN: B0006VYEIC Release Date: 2005-04-26

Tracks:

1. Skorbit Dusha!
2. Yeshcho Odno Poslyedneye Skazanye
3. Nye Syetuy, Brat
4. Kak Vo Gorode Bylo Vo Kazane
5. Dostig Ya vyshey Vlasti
6. Uf! Tyazhelo!
7. Prosnulsa Ya... Oh/Dushno!
8. Zvon! Pogrebal Ny Zvon!
9. Nateshilsya Li Knyaz?
10. O Net, Net, Drug
11. U Lyudey-To V Domu'
12. dlya Beregov Otchizni Dal'Noy
13. Song Of The Viking Guest
14. Prince Yuri's Aria
15. Prince Gremin's Aria
16. Song Of The Volga boatmen
17. Mephistopheles' Song Of The Flea

Tracks:

1. Le Veau D'or Est Toujours Debout
2. Siegneur, Daignex Permettre
3. Qu'Attendez-Vous Encore?... Vous Qui Faites L'Endormie
4. Decidesti Il Suo Destin... Con Le Mie Guardie... O Tu La Cosa Mia Piu Cara
5. Uldino! Non Hai Veduto?... Mentre Gonfiarsi L'anima
6. Ella Giammai M'Amo!
7. Son Lo Spirito Che Nega
8. Berceuse, Op.16 No.1
9. None But The Lonely Heart, Op.6 No.6
10. Along The Petersky
11. I. With Nanny
12. II. In The Corner
13. III. The Beetle
14. IV. With The Doll
15. V. At Bedtime
16. I. Trepak
17. IV. The Field-Marshal

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The Art of the Motorcycle: Songs of the Open Road Various Artists Manufacturer: Inside Sounds ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Blues | Styles | Music General | Compilations | Blues | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Blues Rock | Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Harley-Davidson: Ride Harley-Davidson Cycles: Road Songs, Vol. 2 This Is Southern Rock Harley-Davidson Cycles: Road Songs ASIN: B0009IW9K2 Release Date: 2005-06-07

Tracks:

1. Call Me The Breeze (Joe Boogie)
2. Born To Be Wild (Jim Dandy of Black Oak Arkansas)
3. A Harley Someday (Wally Ford)
4. 1952 Vincent Black Lightning (Eddie Dattel)
5. Down The Line (The Beat Generation)
6. King Of The Road (Billy Gibson)
7. Little Honda (Jack O. & The Tearjerkers)
8. Midnight Rider (Phill Durham)
9. On The Road Again (David Evans)
10. I Want To Hop On Your Harley (Ann Rabson)
11. Highway 61 Revisited (The Beat Generation)
12. Riders On The Storm (Hal Butler)
13. Jitterboppin' (Richard Ray Farrell)
14. Travelin' Band (Charles Ponder)

Product Description

The official CD of the 2005-2006 Art Of The Motorcycle exhibition, this CD covers classic American road songs and is sure to "get your motor runnin'. It's the kind of CD that goes into your CD player and the miles just disappear. Apart from blues and rock, it features a jazzy rendition of "King Of The Road," a folk song ("1952 Vincent Black Lightning") and even a country song (Wally Ford's hillarious "A Harley Someday").

Average customer rating: Still singin' those mountain ballads after all these years

Best of the Carter Family The Carter Family Manufacturer: Prism Platinum ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music Old-Time Country | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music Traditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Appalachian | North America | International | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Country General | Country | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Country General | Country | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music Country | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Can the Circle Be Unbroken?: Country Music's First Family Wildwood Pickin' Sara & Maybelle Carter The Carter Family: 1927-1934 Live at Massey Hall (CD/DVD) ASIN: B00004KRZF Release Date: 2005-06-07

Tracks:

1. Keep on the Sunny Side
2. Wildwood Flower
3. Bury Me Under the Weeping Willow
4. Anchored in Love
5. Worried Man Blues
6. John Hardy Was a Desperate Little Man
7. I'm Thinking Tonight of My Blue Eyes
8. My Clinch Mountain Top
9. Foggy Mountain Top
10. Little Darling Pal of Mine
11. Sailor Boy
12. When I'm Gone
13. Single Girl , Married Girl
14. Rambling Boy
15. Mountain of Tennessee
16. My Old Cottage Home
17. Wandering Boy
18. In the Valley of the Shenandoah
19. Storms Are on the Ocean
20. Meet Me by the Moonlight Alone
21. Dying Soldier
22. Lonesome Valley
23. Chewing Gum
24. Jimmie Rogers Visits the Carter Family

Customer Reviews:

Still singin' those mountain ballads after all these years.......2006-12-05

Country music fans today, just listen to the music and enjoy it for what it is, but did we ever really think about the starts of country music? Who started it? What kind of songs did they sing? Were they any good? Did their children follow in their footsteps and were they sucessful?
So many questions!! This CD is the answer. The first family of country music was the Carter Family, A.P., Sara, and Maybelle of Clinch Mountain, VA. But they were much more than mountain hilbillies who liked to party on friday nights. They wrote songs about lost love, the place they knew and loved, and most of all, just fun songs.
We start off with the legendary. "Keep on the Sunny Side," the Carter's theme song. This song is basically about how if we just look on the bright side of things, they aren't so bad after all. "Storms and clouds will in time pass away, and the sun again will shine, bright and clear."
Hey June Carter fans? Did you know where "Wildwood Flower" came from? It was from the good ol' Carter Family! Actually, it was one of their first hits, probably the most reknown carter family song in the world. About lost love, it's a song you'll want to sing 24/7!
"Worried Man Blues," is my very favorite Carter Family song. It has a catchy tune, and a good beat. The song is about a man who is sentenced to go to prison, but he has no idea what he's done. Filled with fun and laughter, this will become and family favorite.
"My Clinch Mountain Home," tells you alot about the Carter's backaround history. It reflects the carter's lives from "Ole Virginny."
"Foggy Mountain Top," is a great song. It features Sara's yodeling, and Maybelle's great guitar pickin'. This song, like "My Clinch Mountain Home", secretly shares backaround information about life as a Carter as well.
Ah, "Single Girl, Married Girl," the Carter's first hit, and undoubtfully their most sucessful. This is a solo for Sara, and also a solo for her autoharp.
In "My Old Cottage Home," A.P. does most of the singing, which is rare since he usually only did backup. Very similar to "My Clinch Mountain Home," but also very different. It's one of my favorites, so yuo will proabaly liek it too.
"The Valley of Shanandoah," is a very sad song. It tells a story about how a man fell in love with a beautiful girl in the past summer and promises to return to her next year so they can be married. Sadly, when the man returns, he finds that his true love had passed away into the great kingdom above. Teh song may be sad, but it capture your heart.
"Chewing Gum," is a really fun song to sing, and it really helps past the tiem away. A song that Sara wrote when she was a child, "Chewing Gum," features many funny lines that will make you laugh out loud as if you were watching Hee-Haw!
If you buy this CD, it's liek hearing the Carter's story through music. It's truly any country msuic fan's treasure. Be sure to read my other revies for June Carter Cash's "Press On", "Wildwood Flower", "Keep on teh Sunyn Side: Her life in Music, and "Live Recordings from the Lousiana Hayride."

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Chaliapin, the great Russian singer actor. .......2004-08-23

Born in the same year as Caruso and attracting the wild acclaim that used to be accorded to opera singers, Feodor Chaliapin is now featured in the Naxos "Great Singers" series. A selection of his acoustic recordings (1902-1924) occupy the first CD and a selection of his electric recordings (1926-1936), and in charge of restoration is Ward Marston.

Like Caruso, Chaliapin had a huge voice that nevertheless proved eminently compatible with acoustic recording processes. Indeed, collectors need not be deterred by the age of many of these recordings. Some of the very best items, whether opera or song, fall into the acoustic group. The 1911 recordings of Rubinstein's "Demon" excerpts, which I heard a few times many years ago and have never forgotten, are amongst the best of all in this entire selection.

Also like Caruso, Chaliapin's recording career owed much to producer Fred Gaisberg who, in his autobiography, allotted a whole chapter to this great singer. In recent times, eminent critic John Steane has named Chaliapin as one of the two or three great singer actors of the C20th. Gaisberg was responsible for recording the Prayer and Death of Boris during an actual performance of "Boris Godunov" at Covent Garden in 1928. Perhaps this best indicates Chaliapin's work as singer and actor. Another successful item here is the `Le veau d'or' from "Faust", which one critic has judged ideal for showing Chaliapin's special magnetism.

The notes provide an informative survey of Chaliapin's recording output. One error is the attributing some of the orchestral support in the recordings from the 1920s to the London Philharmonic Orchestra, and orchestra which was founded by Beecham in 1932.

A Chaliapin feast.......2003-02-14

It's nice of Naxos to collect in one place some of the most representative recordings of the great Russian basso, Fyodor Chaliapin. This is a 2CD set; the first CD is from the acoustic era of recording, the second from the electrical era. Not only are the expected arias and songs from the Russian literature represented, but also there are more than a few Italian/French/German selections.

There are two scenes from 'Boris Godunov': Varlaam's Song and the Farewell and Death of Boris. Three versions of Mussorgsky's 'Song of the Flea', from 1907, 1929 and 1936 (the latter his last recording) are included, all of them marvelous. Other highlights, made all the more effective by Chaliapin's amazing ability to act with the voice, are 'La calunnia' from 'The Barber of Seville' and 'Le veau d'or' from Gounod's 'Faust.' I also liked 'Chanson Bachique' by Glazunov, which I'd never heard before.

The sound is fantastic, the wizardry of Ward Marston who, along with Mark Obert-Thorn, is involved with Naxos's extensive re-issue of treasures from the history of the recorded voice.

If you don't have these selections from previous issues on other labels, you can't go wrong here. And then there's the budget price . . .

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