Artist Guide » Folk » Traditional Folk » JAMES DURST, DAVID BERNZ, MARTHA SANDEFER & MARK MURPHY: Work o' the Weavers: Live in Concert
Pete Seeger and Lee Hays teamed with Fred Hellerman and Ronnie Gilbert to create the Weavers at the end of 1948. Faithful to their original arrangements, Work o' the Weavers offers a rousing 2-act program of 40+ songs and narrative that celebrates their timeless music and timely message. Drawing from many sources including international music and traditional ballads, work songs and sea chanteys, lullabies and hymns, and the songs of Woody Guthrie and Leadbelly, the Weavers presented folk music with a freshness and exuberance that had never before been heard, leading to a string of hits including Tzena Tzena, On Top Of Old Smoky, Wimoweh, So Long, It's Been Good To Know Yuh and Goodnight Irene. Songs such as these have become part of our collective consciousness. Blacklisted during the McCarthy era for their political beliefs, and driven from the stage at the height of their popularity, the Weavers reunited in 1955 with a Carnegie Hall concert, and persevered long enough to kindle the 'folk boom' of the '50s and '60s, giving heart to a generation and providing the foundation upon which virtually every subsequent folk performer would build. These 16 songs represent the heart of the Work o' the Weavers' program."this faithfully arranged and sung tribute...rings with such rousing familiarity. Work o' the Weavers traces the quartet's long trajectory with nearly as much fidelity as admiration, so much so that there are moments when you may find yourself thinking that the group's original members are all within range of the microphone."
- Mike Joyce, The Washington Post
"(Their) harmony, individual voices, and instrument choice remain amazingly true to the original Weaver sound. Quite enjoyable." --Sing Out! Magazine
"A Tale Of Musical Courage" --Billboard Magazine
"resurrects the joyful harmonies of the Weavers' original recordings." --Dirty Linen
"Really well done, the vocal blend quite good and you captured the spirit of the original group." --Frank Hamilton, former Weaver
"The CD is fantastic! Not only are the memories it evokes so precious and stirring, the music is powerfully and beautifully rendered by the four of you and gets this non-singer a-singin'. I can't turn it off!" --Amy Bookbinder, Northampton MA
"I just loved your show in a million ways. You really have a great energy and spirit. This could be a long running, historical, entertaining, enlightening show that could run for years. Brilliant." --Christine Lavin
"Four wonderful people who've picked up where the Weavers left off. Fantastic!" --Pete Seeger
"You really do sound like the Weavers!" --Ronnie Gilbert
"The quartet's deliverance of The Weavers' tribute/story feels totally authentic. It's just a delight from beginning to end." --Eddie O'Strange, Town & Country Radio, New Zealand
Check out the artist's website:
http://www.workotheweavers.com
Track List:
1. Intro/narrative
2. When The Saints Go Marching In
3. narrative
4. Tzena Tzena
5. narrative
6. Kisses Sweeter Than Wine
7. Wimoweh (Mbube)
8. narrative
9. Poor Howard
10. narrative
11. Buttermilk Hill
12. narrative
13. Darling Corey
14. Sinner Man
15. Roll On, Columbia
16. narrative
17. Stayed On Freedom
18. narrative
19. This Land Is Your Land
20. narrative
21. If I Had A Hammer
22. narrative
23. Si Me Quieres Escribir
24. Because We Share One Planet
25. Around The World
26. narrative
27. Goodnight Irene
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