Various Artists / Awake, My Soul / Teach Me To Sing
| Album: | Awake, My Soul / Teach Me To Sing | Collection: | General | |
| Artist: | Various Artists | Added: | Dec 2008 | |
| Label: | Awake Productions | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2009-01-11 | Pull Date: | 2009-03-15 |
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| Week Ending: | Feb 15 | Feb 8 | Feb 1 | Jan 25 | Jan 18 |
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| Airplays: | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Aug 09, 2019: | Traditions
Panting For Heavan, 384, Columbus, 67, The Christian's Hope, 134, Weeping Pilgrim, 417 |
4. | Feb 11, 2009: | Hand Wash in Coleslaw
Jordan, 66 |
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| 2. | Jul 10, 2010: | Music Casserole
Consecration, 448t |
5. | Feb 10, 2009: | I once was Canadian
Windham, 386 |
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| 3. | Jun 16, 2009: | I once was Canadian (African + Old-Timey Special)
New Britain, 45t |
6. | Feb 07, 2009: | Music Casserole
Consecration, 448t, Consecration, 448t |
Album Review
canuck
Reviewed 2009-01-26
Reviewed 2009-01-26
Traditional Southern choral folk music (disc 1) and modern covers of those songs (disc 2). Disc 1 is field recordings from 2004-2006 originally as a soundtrack for a documentary about Sacred Harp. Sacred Harp is shape note singing dating back to the mid-19th century and earlier. It employs a lot of open harmonies (5ths, octaves) that gives it a haunting sort of quality. It can be disorienting. Disc 2 is a set of modern versions of songs from Sacred Harp; the style ranges widely, but are mostly under a broad 'folk' umbrella. Good stuff, especially disc 1.
-Adrian
My picks: Disc 1: 2, 8, 11, 12, 15, 18, 22, 23
Disc 2: 2, 5, 8, 10, 12, 14, 17
Disc 1: Awake, My Soul: modern field recordings
1. very slow. regal.
2. med-slow. nice fugal quality to it.
3. med-fast. fugal.
4. med-slow. pretty straight-ahead and measured
5. mid tempo. fugal.
6. med-fast.
7. med-slow.
8. slow.
9. med-slow.
10. med-fast. martial, ominous and dark.
11. mid tempo. version of Amazing Grace. beautiful.
12. med-fast.
13. med-slow. fugal.
14. med-fast.
15. mid tempo. nice harmonic progression.
16. mid tempo. has some strings of fast moving notes.
17. fast. fugal.
18. med-slow. grand.
19. slow.
20. med-fast.
21. med-slow. pretty and ominous
22. slow. grand.
23. med-slow. very open--sounds huge
24. med-fast.
Disc 2: Help Me to Sing: modern versions
1. slow. f (later +m) vocals over drone. sort of celtic-influenced
2. rollicking indie folk.
3. med-slow. rhodes piano and guitar pop. dark chorus.
4. slow. f vox + harmonies over tender acoustic folk
5. med-slow. soft, lilting but bluegrassy version.
6. countryish. double main vocals over violin, then fuller band later.
7. folky, songwriter. acoustic guitar, m vox, light violin.
8. bluesey, strummed banjo. ends, strangely, with throat singing
9. f singer-songwriter take with glockenspiel. slow.
10. rollicking rock version.
11. punky guitars + piano.
12. slow. dark.
13. odd, synthy upbeat pop.
14. starts with monologue. m vox + double stop fiddle.
15. fingerpicked guitar + voice.
16. reverby, choral. dark, noisy.
17. m vox + double stop violin
18. a capella. choral.
19. slow. m vocals + harmonies over drones and rattling strings
-Adrian
My picks: Disc 1: 2, 8, 11, 12, 15, 18, 22, 23
Disc 2: 2, 5, 8, 10, 12, 14, 17
Disc 1: Awake, My Soul: modern field recordings
1. very slow. regal.
2. med-slow. nice fugal quality to it.
3. med-fast. fugal.
4. med-slow. pretty straight-ahead and measured
5. mid tempo. fugal.
6. med-fast.
7. med-slow.
8. slow.
9. med-slow.
10. med-fast. martial, ominous and dark.
11. mid tempo. version of Amazing Grace. beautiful.
12. med-fast.
13. med-slow. fugal.
14. med-fast.
15. mid tempo. nice harmonic progression.
16. mid tempo. has some strings of fast moving notes.
17. fast. fugal.
18. med-slow. grand.
19. slow.
20. med-fast.
21. med-slow. pretty and ominous
22. slow. grand.
23. med-slow. very open--sounds huge
24. med-fast.
Disc 2: Help Me to Sing: modern versions
1. slow. f (later +m) vocals over drone. sort of celtic-influenced
2. rollicking indie folk.
3. med-slow. rhodes piano and guitar pop. dark chorus.
4. slow. f vox + harmonies over tender acoustic folk
5. med-slow. soft, lilting but bluegrassy version.
6. countryish. double main vocals over violin, then fuller band later.
7. folky, songwriter. acoustic guitar, m vox, light violin.
8. bluesey, strummed banjo. ends, strangely, with throat singing
9. f singer-songwriter take with glockenspiel. slow.
10. rollicking rock version.
11. punky guitars + piano.
12. slow. dark.
13. odd, synthy upbeat pop.
14. starts with monologue. m vox + double stop fiddle.
15. fingerpicked guitar + voice.
16. reverby, choral. dark, noisy.
17. m vox + double stop violin
18. a capella. choral.
19. slow. m vocals + harmonies over drones and rattling strings
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