VA - American Lullaby (c) 2003 Ellipsis Arts
Artist....: VA
Album.....: American Lullaby
Type......: Sampler
Source....: CDDA
Tracks....: 14
Genre.....: Folk
Label.....: Ellipsis Arts
Catalogue#: CD6153
Encoder...: LAME 3.90.3 Mod VBR
Quality...: VBR kbps / 44.1Hz / Joint-Stereo
URL.......: http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:vyoibkk9sakq
Tracklist:
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01 Maria Muldaur - Prairie Lullaby 04:37
02 Kathy Kallick - Hobo's Lullaby 04:22
03 Suzy Thompson - Mama Loves 04:02
04 David Grisman & Tony Price - Song For Two Pamelas 04:22
05 Laurie Lewis - Lulalulay 04:39
06 Bill Staines - Home On The Range 04:32
07 The Moonlighters - Resophonic Lullaby 03:58
08 Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer - Cowgirl's Lullaby 03:18
09 Mulebone Uk - My Creole Belle 03:20
10 Sweet Honey In The Rock - Hush L'il Baby 02:33
11 Lisa Sokolov - All The Pretty Horses 03:36
12 Susi Tallman - Hush Little Baby 03:15
13 John Labarbera - Who's Goin' To Shoe Your Pretty Little Foo 03:40
14 Beth Nielsoen Chapman - Love Me Tender 03:58
Total:66,2 MBB / 54:12 min
Release Notes:
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Ellipsis Arts' American Lullaby features renditions of traditional
bedtime songs by a host of country, world, folk, jazz, and bluegrass
artists, including Maria Muldaur, Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer, and Beth
Nielsen Chapman. Not surprisingly, this makes for a sweetly eclectic
collection, spanning from Kathy Kallick's down to earth "Hobo's
Lullaby" to the Moonlighters' "Resophonic Lullaby," which features
languidly lovely Hawaiian steel guitars. The album's only drawback, if
it can be called that, is that the performances are so detailed that
it's hard to imagine falling asleep to them. More often than not, the
simplest renditions of these songs are also the best: Suzy Thompson's
"Mama Loves" uses just mandolins, fiddle, and voice to create a
hypnotic lullaby. Likewise, David Grisman and Tony Price's "Song for
Two Pamelas" makes for a beautiful and restful duet between the
mandolinist and guitarist. Other highlights include Bill Staines'
rugged "Home on the Range," Sweet Honey in the Rock's "Hush L'il Baby,"
and Mulebone UK's "My Creole Belle." Lovingly crafted and a joy to
listen to, American Lullaby is a worthwhile collection of rustic,
restful music for children and adults alike.