| 1. Boston Boy |
| 2. When It Rains |
| 3. My Caroline In Carolina |
| 4. Shadow Ridge |
| 5. Kaymoor Mine |
| 6. There Is A God |
| 7. The Road To Donnelaith |
| 8. Midnight Radio |
| 9. Blackjack |
| 10. Hurry Sundown |
| 11. 99 Years (and one dark day) |
| 12. New Kid In Town |
Editorial Reviews
Multi-instrumentalist Ryan Holladay first performed on Nashvilles historic Grand Ole Opry at the tender age of 5 years old, and is credited with being the youngest performer to grace that revered stage.
Still a pre-teen, he has already released three albums and has appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Shows "Worlds Most Talented Kids" episode, Nickelodeons "Figure It Out," and PBSs "Zoom." Largely self-taught, his lightning-fast fingers are equally nimble on the banjo and mandolin, and he plays the guitar and Dobro as well. It all started at his granddads house, when Ryan little more than a toddler at the time started listening to Flatt & Scruggs records. "The first time I heard Earl Scruggs play the banjo, I knew I wanted to play I thought it sounded really, really cool," he remembers.
His parents Mark and Lisa were very supportive, taking him to festivals and encouraging him to sing. When he first met the Oprys Mike Snider at a festival in Camden, Tenn. (Ryans hometown), the precocious 5-year old said, "Hi, Im Ryan Holladay and I sing tenor." Snider later invited the half-pint picker on the Opry, where he presented Ryan with the Brian Friesen award a new Deering banjo on Dec. 21, 1997. The beaming little boy sang a couple of songs and has since been invited back to the Opry more than a dozen times.
Ryan has opened shows for acoustic supergroup Nickel Creek and country great Roy Clark, and performed with some of the best acts in the bluegrass business including the Lonesome River Band, Larry Cordle & Lonesome Standard Time, the Mike Snider Band and many more. He counts Chris Thile and Sammy Shelor as his current musical influences.
Ricky Skaggs distinctly remembers hearing Ryan sing backstage at a bluegrass festival and was astounded at his talent. "I think he was in his fathers arms, and he just blew me away," recalls Skaggs. "Thats the kind of talent I want to see here at Skaggs Family Records. "Bill Monroe and Ralph Stanley helped me as a young player, and were always looking for the next young talent, to give them a chance."
Skaggs Family Records is releasing Ryans album New Kid in Town to retail for the first time. It opens with the sizzling instrumental "Boston Boy" a song Ryan heard while listening to Rickys music. "The first time I heard the song on his album Ancient Tones I liked it a lot," Ryan says. "We started doing it live in shows."
The Ryan Holladay Band includes his father Mark (vocals, guitar), uncle Mike (bass, vocals) and 16-year old fiddler extraordinaire Tyler Andal. The band tours the U.S. and Canada performing at major events and festivals. Recently Ryan and Tyler were selected to perform in a historic concert presented by The Weill Music Institute at Carnegie Hall in New York. This distance learning event connected 400 New York City high school students with 200 of their counterparts in New Delhi, India. Ryan and Tyler took part in a question and answer session as well as performing for their Indian counterparts via a live video feed.
Currently a junior high school student, Ryan is an active participant in Bluegrass in the Schools programs that help promote bluegrass music to American youths. He also co-hosted, along with Sierra Hull, the new International Bluegrass Music Associations DVD entitled Discover Bluegrass that introduces young viewers to the American genre of acoustic roots music.
Last year, the first annual Ryan Holladay Bluegrass Festival took place at a state park in Camden, Tenn., and included a talent contest as well as musical performances by local talent in addition to sets by Ryans band, Mike Snider, Don Rigsby and others.
"Im glad its in Benton County so all my friends can come to it. Its good to know that people in your county are supporting you," Ryan says. "I always wanted to play music, and I think thats what I was meant to do."
Product Description:
New Kid In Town features traditional bluegrass gems like "Boston Boy" and "There is a God" as well as orginal songs by Dierks Bentley, Chris Thile (Nickel Creek)and Steve Wariner. There's also a couple of great covers of "Hurry Sundown" and "New Kid In Town" that will transport the listener back to the days when country rock was new. Ryan Holladay's prodigious talent on the banjo and mandolin is simply amazing and once you hear him, you'll know there's a New Kid In Town and he's a force to be reckoned with.
New Kid in Town,Ryan Holladay,Skaggs Family,Bluegrass,Contemporary Bluegrass,Country,Pop
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Bernstein Century - Copland: Appalachian Spring, Rodeo, etc / Bernstein, New York PO
Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0000029XG Release Date: 1997-10-28 |
Tracks:
- Appalachian Spring: Very Slowly
- Appalachian Spring: Allegro
- Appalachian Spring: Moderato
- Appalachian Spring: Fast
- Appalachian Spring: Subito Allegro
- Appalachian Spring: As At First (Slowly)
- Appalachian Spring: Doppio movimento
- Appalachian Spring: Moderato - Coda
- Rodeo: Buckaroo Holiday - Allegro con spirito
- Rodeo: Corral Nocturne - Moderato
- Rodeo: aturday Night Waltz - Introduction - Slow Waltz
- Rodeo: Hoe-Down - Allegro
- Billy The Kid: Introduction. The Open Prairie
- Billy The Kid: Street In A Frontier Town
- Billy The Kid: Mexican Dance And Finale
- Billy The Kid: Prairie Night (Card Game At Night)
- Billy The Kid: Gun Battle
- Billy The Kid: Celbration (After Billy's Capture)
- Billy The Kid: Billy's Death
- Billy The Kid: The Open Prairie Again
- Fanfare for the Common Man: Molto deliberato
Amazon.com essential recording
Happy is the composer who has an advocate as passionate and talented as Leonard Bernstein. These Copland performances have been the preferred versions since they were first issued--better even than the composer's own, later recordings. Originally they were spread over two discs, but thanks to the extended playing time of the compact disc, you can now get all three great Copland ballets together, along with the ever popular Fanfare for the Common Man. Bernstein brings to this music the right sharpness of rhythm but also a typically open-hearted warmth. He coaxes a virtuoso response from the New York Philharmonic, which knows this music as well (or better) than anyone. Self- recommending. --David HurwitzCustomer Reviews:
What more could one ask for?.......2007-06-27
Definitive Is Right.......2007-02-27
Definitive Recordings of Copland's Popular Ballet Scores From Bernstein, NYPO.......2007-02-11
American Music at its Highest .......2007-02-04
With 39 reviews under me, I will dispense with the adjectives to try and describe each interpretation of each piece on this disc, and simply say that these performances have been recommended by almost everyone (professional critics included of course) since they appeared; get it and find out why.
The best of Copland.......2007-01-09
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Copland: Appalachian Spring/Rodeo/Billy The Kid/Fanfare For The Common Man
Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00000DSFL Release Date: 1992-10-27 |
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A Copland Celebration Vol. 2
Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000050HWT Release Date: 2000-11-07 |
Tracks:
- Vitebsk, Study On A Jewish Theme
- Sextet For Clarinet, Piano And String Quartet: I. Allegro vivace
- Sextet For Clarinet, Piano And String Quartet: II. Lento
- Sextet For Clarinet, Piano And String Quartet: III. Finale
- Piano Quartet: I. Adagio serio
- Piano Quartet: II. Allegro giusto
- Piano Quartet: III. Non troppo lento
- Duo For Flute And Piano: I. Flowing
- Duo For Flute And Piano: II. Poetic, Somewhat Mournful
- Duo For Flute And Piano: III. Lively, With Bounce
Tracks:
- Lincoln Portrait - CARL SANDBURG
- Twelve Poems Of Emily Dickinson: I. Nature, The Greatest Mother
- Twelve Poems Of Emily Dickinson: II. There Came A Wind Like A Bugle
- Twelve Poems Of Emily Dickinson: III. Why Do They Shut Me Out Of Heaven?
- Twelve Poems Of Emily Dickinson: The World Feels Dusty
- Twelve Poems Of Emily Dickinson: V. Heart, We Will Forget Him
- Twelve Poems Of Emily Dickinson: VI. Dear March, Come In!
- Twelve Poems Of Emily Dickinson: VII. Sleep Is Supposed To Be
- Twelve Poems Of Emily Dickinson: VIII. When They Come Back
- Twelve Poems Of Emily Dickinson: IX. I Felt A Funeral In My Brain
- Twelve Poems Of Emily Dickinson: X. I've Heard An Organ Talk Sometimes
- Twelve Poems Of Emily Dickinson: XI. Going To Heaven!
- Twelve Poems Of Emily Dickinson: XII. The Chariot
- Old American Songs (Set 1): The Boatmen's Dance (Minstrel Song, 1843)
- Old American Songs (Set 1): The Dodger (Campaign Song)
- Old American Songs (Set 1): Long Time Ago
- Old American Songs (Set 1): Simple Gifts (Shaker Song)
- Old American Songs (Set 1): I Bought Me A Cat
- Old American Songs (Set 2): The Little Horses (Lullaby)
- Old American Songs (Set 2): Zion's Walls (Revivalist Song)
- Old American Songs (Set 2): The Golden Willow Tree
- Old American Songs (Set 2): At The River (Hymn Tune)
- Old American Songs (Set 2): Ching-A-Ring Chaw (Minstrel Song)
- Billy The Kid: I. The Open Prairie - Oscar Levant
- Billy The Kid: II. Street In A Frontier Town - Oscar Levant
- Billy The Kid: V. Celebration Dance (After Billy's Capture) - Oscar Levant
Customer Reviews:
Terrific vocal talents for Copland's music.......2002-08-08
William Warfield lends his voice and his interpretations of Copland's Old American Songs, and he sings them as they were meant to be, not as classical diletantes felt they should be. You have authenticity here.
Martha Lipton likewise contributes an older world charm and charisma to Copland's settings for Emily Dickenson's words.
Carl Sandberg's resonant reading of his own words is worth the full price of this set.
And then the inimitable Oscar Levant's piano treatment of the orchestral pieces...Levant had a wry touch to his interpretations that gave him a voice all his own.
There's much more here, quite a bit that's less than familiar and therefore increases one's familiarity with Copland.
finally sandburg's lincoln portrait.......2001-08-17
Wow! Pretty Good Deal.......2001-03-13
Vitebsk is exciting. Strings do much of the work here. The music is very unique to any other Copland works. Definitely here a sample of this.
The Sextet is very interesting. The combination of strings and piano is a prefect balance along with the clarinet doing much of the harmony. It is the same song though as Copland's 2nd symphony, the 'short' one.
Duo for Flute and Piano is fun and happy. The 1st movement fluctuates quite a bit in the feeling but is a very nice combination. The second movement is slightly morbid but the feeling of happy hi ho is not lost. The 3rd movement is light and bouncy and can be described as typical Copland.
Lincoln Portrait is powerful. Though I don't see how it fits on this CD has a rarity or a chamber work. It is the besy Lincoln P. I've ever heard though.
Old American Songs and Poems of Emily Dickinson are not that good though. It's a vocalist and a piano accompanyingthe vocalist. The vocalists are not that good and I felt needed to feel the music a little more. Thomas Hampson and Dawn Upshaw made a CD with these songs which is much better (the only problem is that that CD only has 8 of the 12 Emily Dickinson Songs).
Billy the Kid was a nice way to finish off. It's just a few excerpts played on solo piano. It was interesting hearing the piece performed this way.
The recording quality is okay sometimes and kinda slipping other times. Then again, these are classic recordings for the most part. The skill though of the orchestra and soloists for the most part is that of a high quality. I definitely recommend this CD to any Copland fans out there trying to discover more about Copland. It's a very nicely put together CD and price worthy too.
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Appalachian Spring (Multichannel/Stereo)
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ASIN: B00009KU75 Release Date: 2003-05-27 |
Customer Reviews:
Bernstein, Four Copland Ballets: SACD multichannel / stereo.......2003-09-06
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Incredible Christmas Album
Manufacturer: Decca ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0000D1FKB Release Date: 2003-10-14 |
Tracks:
- What Child Is This? - Vanessa Williams
- Winter Wonderland - Ella Fitzgerald
- White Christmas - Bing Crosby
- The Christmas Song - Mel Torme
- Silver And Gold - Burl Ives
- Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas - Perry Como
- Silver Bells - The Ames Brothers
- Mary's Boy Child - Harry Belafonte
- The White Snows Of Christmas - The Kingston Trio
- Koppangen - Anne Sophie Von Otter
- Mary Did You Know - Hayley Westenra
- We Three Kings Of Orient Are - Anadian Brass
- The Homecoming - John Tesh
- Shepherd's Pipe Carol Choir - Shoir Of St John's College
- Carol Of The Drum - John Williams
- Once In Royal David - Academy Of St Martin-In-The-Fields
- Les Anges Dans Nos Campagne - Gheorghe Zamfir
- Carol Of The Bells - Musica Sacra
- I Saw Three Ships - Mantovani & His Orchestra
- Sleigh Ride - Arthur Fiedler
- The Christmas Waltz - THE LIVING STRINGS
- Christmas Bells - Mantovani & His Orchestra
- Patapan - London Symphony Orchestra
- We Wish You A Merry Christmas - The Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
- Jingle Bell Rock - Bond
Tracks:
- Adeste Fidelis (O Come All Ye Faithful) - Academy Of St Martin-In-The-Fields
- O Holy Night - Luciano Pavarotti
- O Tannebaum - Vienna Boys' Choir
- Ave Maria - Luciano Pavarotti
- Joy To The World - Joan Sutherland
- Ding Dong! Merrily On High - John Rutter
- Do You Hear What I Hear? - Anthony Way
- O Little Town Of Bethlehem - The Choir Of King's College
- Coventry Carol - London Symphony Orchestra
- Away In The Manger - The Choir Of King's College
- It Came Upon A Midnight Clear - Leontyne Price
- Hark! The Hearld Angels Sing - Academy Of St Martin-In-The-Fields
- Deck The Halls - London Symphony
- Gesu Bambino - Luciano Pavarotti
- The First Nowell - The Choir Of King's College
- Still, Still, Still - Vienna Boys' Choir
- King Jesus Hath A Garden - John Rutter
- Child In The Manger - John Rutter
- The Holly And The Ivy - The Choir Of King's College
- In Dulci Jubilo - The Choir Of Kings College
- God Rest Ye Merr yGentlemen - The Choir Of King's College
- Jesu, Joy Of Mans Desiring - Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra
- Good King Wencelas - John Tesh
- Twelve Days Of Christmas - Anthony Way
- Silent Night - David Willcocks
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New Kid in Town
Ryan Holladay Manufacturer: Skaggs Family ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0007XT8EY Release Date: 2005-04-12 |
Tracks:
- Boston Boy
- When It Rains
- My Caroline In Carolina
- Shadow Ridge
- Kaymoor Mine
- There Is A God
- The Road To Donnelaith
- Midnight Radio
- Blackjack
- Hurry Sundown
- 99 Years (and one dark day)
- New Kid In Town
Album Description
New Kid In Town features traditional bluegrass gems like "Boston Boy" and "There is a God" as well as orginal songs by Dierks Bentley, Chris Thile (Nickel Creek)and Steve Wariner. There's also a couple of great covers of "Hurry Sundown" and "New Kid In Town" that will transport the listener back to the days when country rock was new. Ryan Holladay's prodigious talent on the banjo and mandolin is simply amazing and once you hear him, you'll know there's a New Kid In Town and he's a force to be reckoned with.Customer Reviews:
Bluegrass prodigy's superheated Skaggs Family debut.......2005-05-14
Unlike other country kids, Holladay isn't saddled with finding contemporary music whose words are fit for a pre-teen, but deep enough for adults. Instead, he digs into the instrumental bluegrass canon with his fleet-fingered mandolin, guitar and banjo picking, and leaves most of the lead vocals to his dad, Mark. Better yet, Ryan's occasional lead vocals (notably Steve Wariner's "When It Rains" and Dierks Bentley's "Midnight Radio") work surprisingly well, even with the novelty of a pre-teen being hounded by the bank or having his car breakdown. The Eagles' title tune provides a bittersweet closer, with a lyric that transforms into a cautionary tale from father to son.
The harmonies of Ryan, Mark and uncle Mike add a closeness to the standard tightness of bluegrass' high-and-lonesome, filling out to a foursome for an a cappella family sing on the traditional "There is a God." Mix in fiddle prodigy Tyler Andal, and the Ryan Holladay Band is ready to slay audiences at this summer's bluegrass festivals (including perhaps a repeat of the Ryan Holladay Bluegrass Festival in his hometown of Camden, TN). Their first CD for the Skagg's Family label is a superb introduction.
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A Total Embrace: The Composer
Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0000AQS3U Release Date: 2003-09-09 |
Tracks:
- Concert Works: I. Psalm 108 (Verse 2) & Psalm 100 (Complete) - Camerata Singers
- Concert Works: II. Psalm 23 (Complete) & Psalm 2 (Verses 1-4) - Camerata Singers
- Concert Works: III. Psalm 131 (Complete) & Psalm 133 (Verse 1) - Camerata Singers
- Concert Works: III. Lamentation - Jennie Tourel
- Concert Works: IV. Agathon (Adagio) - Isaac Stern
- Concert Works: B. The Masque: Extremely Fast - Philippe Entremont
- Concert Works: C. The Epilogue: Adagio; Andante; Con Moto - Philippe Entremont
- Concert Works: IV. ' A Big Indian And A Little Indian' Con Brio - Leonard Bernstein
- Concert Works: IV. 'Civet A Toute Vitesse (Rabbit At Top Speed)' - Leonard Bernstein
- Concert Works: I. Prelude For The Brass - Benny Goodman
- Concert Works: II. Fugue For The Saxes - Benny Goodman
- Concert Works: III. Riffs For Everyone - Benny Goodman
- Concert Works: I. Invocation. Kaddish 1 - Camerata Singers
- Concert Works: Film: Love Theme - New York Philharmonic
Tracks:
- Theater Works: Opening: 'New York, New York' - Adolph Green
- Theater Works: 'Lonely Town'/Dance: Lonely Town - John Reardon
- Theater Works: Dance: Times Square - Leonard Bernstein
- Theater Works: 'Some Other Time' - Betty Comden
- Theater Works: Dance: The Real Coney Island - Ensemble
- Theater Works: I. Enter Three Sailors - Leonard Bernstein
- Theater Works: IV. Pas De Deux - Leonard Bernstein
- Theater Works: VII. Finale - Leonard Bernstein
- Theater Works: 'The Pirate Songs' - Boris Karloff And The Pirates
- Theater Works: 'Ohio' - Rosalind Russell
- Theater Works: 'A Little Bit In Love (Never Felt This Way Before)' - Jacquelyn
- Theater Works: 'A Quiet Girl' - Sydney Chaplin
- Theater Works: 'Conga!' - Ensemble
- Theater Works: 'Wrong Note Rag' - Ensemble
- Theater Works: Overture - Original Broadway Cast
- Theater Works: 'Best Of All Possible Worlds' - Chorus
- Theater Works: Mazurka - Barbara Cook
- Theater Works: 'Glitter And Be Gay' - Barbara Cook
- Theater Works: 'Make Our Garden Grow' - Ensemble
Tracks:
- Theater Works: Prologue - Orchestra
- Theater Works: The Dance At The Gym - The Jets
- Theater Works: 'Maria' - Larry Kert
- Theater Works: 'Tonight' - Larry Kert
- Theater Works: 'America' - Marilyn Cooper
- Theater Works: 'Cool' - The Jets
- Theater Works: 'Somewhere' (Ballet) - Reri Grist
- Theater Works: 'The Community' - David Johnson
- Theater Works: 'Part II: Allegretto' - Leonard Bernstein
- Theater Works: Scene III/IIIa: 'I Was Standing In A Garden/Then Desire Took Hold Of Me' - Nancy Williams
- Theater Works: I. Devotions Before Mass - Hymn And Psalm: 'A Simple Song' - Alan Titus
- Theater Works: V. Meditation No. 1 - Alan Titus
- Theater Works: VI. Gloria - Alan Titus
- Theater Works: XIV. Sanctus: 'Holy! Holy! Holy!' - Alan Titus
- Theater Works: XVII Pax: Communion - Final Hymn (Excerpt) - Alan Titus
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Hotel California/New Kid in Town
Eagles Manufacturer: Elektra / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B00000DBRD Release Date: 1992-06-11 |
Customer Reviews:
The Eagles greatest song.......2000-03-30
Music Album:
- Only Daddy That'll Walk the Line: The RCA Years [Box set]
- Orion the Final Performance
- Outward Bound/Morning Again [Import] [Original recording remastered]
- Pee Wee King's Biggest Hits/Country Barn Dance
- Real Man
- Redneck Girls Forever
- Rice Rice Hillman & Pedersen
- Richard Buckner
- Right for the Time
- Rio Bravo & Other Movie and TV Themes [Import]
