Camptown

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Release Date: 1996

Label: Acorn Music

Total time—60:01

Recorded at the Soundfarm, Vacaville, California, October-December, 1995

Mastered at the Rocket Lab, San Francisco, California

1. A South African journey with the American tunes “Soldier’s Joy” and “Leather Britches”.
2. The Jibaro music of Puerto Rico inspired this treatment of the French-Canadian tune “Ook Pick Waltz”.
3. O Samba! The old-time number “Camptown Races” being run this time in Brazil.
4. The stately Irish melody “Rights of Man” with an Afro-Celtic twist.
5. The classic “Turkey In the Straw” with a salute to the gypsy swing of Frenchmen Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli.
6. A rockin’ reggae rendition of the Irish reel “The Wind that Shakes the Barley”.
7. Japanese koto and flute set the stage for an Asian interpretation of this beautiful Irish folk song.
8. Two classics, “Liberty” and “St. Anne’s Reel,” on a Caribbean cruise somewhere between Trinidad and Martinique.
9. A Cajun-spiced jambalaya of three tunes; “Dixie Hoedown,” “Elzic’s Farewell” and “Eighth of January.” Bon Temps Roulé!
10. This Cuban-flavored charanga features two popular dance rhythms. The first is a cha cha chá to the American tune “Sail Away Ladies,” the second a mambo treatment of the Irish reel “Paddy On the Turnpike.”
11. A Middle Eastern mood for the Irish tune “Little Beggar Man” and the American tune “Sally In the Garden.”
12. “Old Joe Clark” pays a visit to India.
13. A found object kitchen jam where the old-time fiddle tune “Kitchen Girl” meets hip-hop.
14. The Australian outback is the setting for this wistful ode to the French general, with bagpipes replaced by an Aboriginal didgeridoo.

All compositions public domain; arrangements published by Roostertale Music, ASCAP

℗ 1996 Acorn Music
© 1996 Roostertale Music

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