Shine a Light: Field Recordings from the Great American Railroad

Description

In March 2016, acclaimed singers Billy Bragg and Joe Henry, guitars in hand,
boarded a Los Angeles bound train at Chicago’s Union Station with the hope of
reconnecting with the culture of American railroad travel and the songs it
inspired. Winding along 2,728 miles of track, the pair recorded songs while
the train paused to pick up passengers. In waiting rooms and at the track side
in St. Louis, Fort Worth, San Antonio, Alpine, El Paso and Tucson, they set up
their recording equipment, performing classic railroad songs while keeping one
eye on the train, bounding back aboard just before pulling out for the next
town. After four days crossing the country, they pulled into Los Angeles at
4:30am, recording their final song in Union Station at dawn, just as the first
birds began to sing. The resulting album Shine A Light: Field Recordings From
The Great American Railroad takes listeners along on that journey and will be
released September 2016 on Cooking Vinyl Records. The album features the
perfectly matched voices of Bragg & Henry and captures the varied atmospheres
and environments in which they recorded – from the close proximity of soft
furnished sleeping cars to cathedral-like ambience of waiting halls built to
hold thousands of passengers. Containing thirteen-songs originally recorded by
legendary singers such as Lead Belly, Hank Williams, Jimmie Rodgers and more,
Shine A Light reveals an often forgotten but integral part of America’s
musical heritage.

Features:

Product Details:

• Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 4.91 x 5.62 x 0.29 inches; 2.56 Ounces
• Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Cooking Vinyl
• Item model number ‏ : ‎ 45538373
• Original Release Date ‏ : ‎ 2016
• Date First Available ‏ : ‎ May 30, 2016
• Label ‏ : ‎ Cooking Vinyl
• Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ USA