The Song They Sang... When Rome Fell Explained
The Song They Sang... When Rome Fell is the 2002 debut release by Vermont-based American singer-songwriter Anaïs Mitchell. The album was made during the singer's 6-month stay in Austin, Texas, and was recorded in a single afternoon.[1] It consists of Mitchell playing her acoustic guitar and singing with sparse production.[2] The record is currently out of print[3] and is not referenced among the rest of Mitchell's albums on her site's discography section.[4]
Track listing
- The Calling
- Parking Lot Nudie Bar
- Make It Up
- Hymn For The Exiled
- Work Makes Free
- Deliberately
- The Routine
- Orleanna
- The Song They Sang When Rome Fell
- Hold This
- Go Fuck Yourself [5]
Notes and References
- Web site: 'Hadestown' creator Anaïs Mitchell performs with Bonny Light Horseman at Strathmore. 9 February 2022. 2022-04-22 . WTOP-FM.
- Web site: words in edgeways with anaïs mitchell . 2012-10-21 . Wears the Trousers . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110917105457/http://www.wearsthetrousers.com/2007/11/words-in-edgeways-with-anais-mitchell/ . 2011-09-17 .
- Web site: Anais Mitchell, Bethanie Yeakle share Hooker-Dunham stage. 15 March 2007. 2022-04-22 . Brattleboro Reformer.
- Web site: Anais Mitchell, Records. 2022-04-22 .
- The last track is a "bonus track" of sorts and was recorded before a live audience at Mitchell's alma mater, Middlebury College
