Songs and Symphoniques: The Music of Moondog explained

Songs and Symphoniques: the Music of Moondog
Type:Studio
Artist:Ghost Train Orchestra and Kronos Quartet
Cover:Songs_and_Symphoniques_The_Music_of_Moondog_Album_Artwork.jpeg
Released:September 29, 2023
Recorded:2023
Genre:Classical
Length:59:29
Label:Cantaloupe Music
Producer:Brian Carpenter
Chronology:Ghost Train Orchestra
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Songs and Symphoniques: the Music of Moondog is a collaboration album between Kronos Quartet and Ghost Train Orchestra featuring various arrangers and musical artists. Leading up to the album's release were the release of two singles; "High on a Rocky Ledge" (feat. Marissa Nadler) and "Why Spend a Dark Nighty with You?" (feat. Joan as Police Woman) [1] [2] [3] [4]

Track listing

  1. "Theme" – 3:52
  2. "Be a Hobo" (feat. Rufus Wainwright) – 3:45
  3. "High on a Rocky Ledge" (feat. Marissa Nadler) – 4:33
  4. "Caribea" – 2:04
  5. "Why Spend a Dark Night With You?" (feat. Joan as Police Woman) – 3:38
  6. "Enough About Human Rights" (feat. Karen Mantler) – 3:41
  7. "I’m This, I’m That" (feat. Jarvis Cocker) – 3:41
  8. "Speak of Heaven" – 4:20
  9. "The Viking of 6th Avenue" – 5:30
  10. "Down is Up" (feat. Petra Haden) – 1:26
  11. "Coffee Beans" (feat. Karen Mantler and Brian Carpenter) – 4:10
  12. "Behold" (feat. Sam Amidon and Aoife O’Donovan) – 4:30
  13. "Choo Choo Lullaby" (feat. Brian Carpenter) – 3:26
  14. "Fog on the Hudson" – 1:19
  15. "See the Mighty Tree" (feat. Petra Haden) – 1:24
  16. "Bumbo" – 5:17
  17. "All is Loneliness" (feat. Joan as Police Woman) – 6:13

Personnel

Ghost Train Orchestra

Kronos Quartet

Additional

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Songs and Symphoniques: the Music of Moondog . cantaloupemusic.com . Cantaloupe Music, LLC . 16 September 2023 . en . 30 June 2023.
  2. Web site: Songs and Symphoniques: The Music of Moondog . Kronos Quartet . Kronos Performing Arts Association . 16 September 2023.
  3. Web site: Rettig . James . Ghost Train Orchestra & Kronos Quartet Announce New Moondog Tribute Album Feat. Jarvis Cocker, Rufus Wainwright, Marissa Nadler, & More . stereogum.com . Stereogum Media . 16 September 2023 . en . 29 June 2023.
  4. Web site: MOONDOG'S "WHY SPEND A DARK NIGHT WITH YOU? (FEAT. JOAN AS POLICE WOMAN)" OUT NOW FROM SONGS AND SYMPHONIQUES: THE MUSIC OF MOONDOG – East Portland Blog . eastportlandblog.com . East Portland Blog . 16 September 2023 . 10 September 2023.