This is the follow-up album to Appalchia Waltz, and was released in 2000. Aside from the trio of Yo-Yo Ma on cello, Edgar Meyer on double bass, and Mark O'Connor on violin, this recording also features James Taylor singing the Steven Foster song "Hard Times Come Again No More" and playing guitar on his composition "Benjamin," and Alison Krauss singing the Foster song "Slumber My Darling" and playing fiddle on "Fisher's Hornpipe."
The majority of the tracks were written by either Edgar Meyer or Mark O'Connor, with a few traditional tunes as well. It seems that The Session has linked "Emily's Reel" and "Second Time Around" to traditional tunes on the site. However, on this recording "Emily's Reel" is the name of a Mark O'Connor original written for Yo-Yo Ma's daughter Emily, and "Second Time Around" is an Edgar Meyer composition.
This album is best listened to in one sitting. I feel like it provides exactly what the title suggests: a journey from start to finish; a complete immersion into Appalachian style music played by some of the best musicians around. It's one of my favorites!
Appalachian Journey
This is the follow-up album to Appalchia Waltz, and was released in 2000. Aside from the trio of Yo-Yo Ma on cello, Edgar Meyer on double bass, and Mark O'Connor on violin, this recording also features James Taylor singing the Steven Foster song "Hard Times Come Again No More" and playing guitar on his composition "Benjamin," and Alison Krauss singing the Foster song "Slumber My Darling" and playing fiddle on "Fisher's Hornpipe."
The majority of the tracks were written by either Edgar Meyer or Mark O'Connor, with a few traditional tunes as well. It seems that The Session has linked "Emily's Reel" and "Second Time Around" to traditional tunes on the site. However, on this recording "Emily's Reel" is the name of a Mark O'Connor original written for Yo-Yo Ma's daughter Emily, and "Second Time Around" is an Edgar Meyer composition.
This album is best listened to in one sitting. I feel like it provides exactly what the title suggests: a journey from start to finish; a complete immersion into Appalachian style music played by some of the best musicians around. It's one of my favorites!
# Posted on August 28th 2008 by froglike