Traditional American Folk Music - Moira Smiley & VOCO: Blink (2006 CD)

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01 deep blue

03 i live in california

04 a sto cemo

05 katie cruel

06 dying californian

07 stand in that river

Moira Smiley & VOCO: Blink (2006 CD)

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Moira Smiley & VOCO is a fiery roots vocal band making new song as it pulls on roots of Eastern European and Appalachian harmony and rhythm. "Exquisite vocals - the energy of street singing and the precision of a string quartet. Moira Smiley's plaintive, rhythmic songwriting uses a lush wall-of-voices - usually accompanied by cello and banjo. The five members of VOCO ( who've played with artists from Rufus Wainwright to Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Peter, Paul & Mary to Pauline Oliveros) bring their joyous, improvisational energy to the stage with original song, body percussion, a cappella shape-note sets and even Bartok." (Description taken from the group's web site.)

Find out more about the group on MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/vocoinfo
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Format: CD
Year Released/Length: 2006 / 50:00
Style/Genre: World/folk
Voicing: Mixed quintet (4 women, 1 man)
A cappella?: No
Includes voice, percussion, accordion, banjo, clarinet, guitar, cello, body percussion and some electronics.
Date added to our catalog: 08/07/07
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Song List:
Deep Blue (Moira Smiley)
Dance s'Loyfn, S'Yogn (Moira Smiley, Yiddish song attrib. to H.D. Nomberg, arr. Smiley)
I Live in California (Moira Smiley)
A Sto Cemo (Croatia, Urban Folksong, arr. Smiley)
Katie Cruel (Trad. USA, arr. Smiley)
Dying Californian (from The Sacred Harp, 1859)
Stand in that River (Moira Smiley)
The Boat BP (Body Percussion)
Long Time Travelin' (Trad. USA, arr. Smiley)
Our Time/Shout (Moira Smiley)
How Can I Cry (Moira Smiley)
Firecracker Girl (Garretson, Gorodetsky, Baiza, & Griffin, arr. Moira Smiley and VOCO)
Tryptophan Hand Jive (Body Percussion)
Bartok #148 (arr. Moira Smiley)
Al' Proci (Croatia, Urban Folksong)
Utopia (Moira Smiley, words by Joseph Swain, c. 1791)
Esik Eso (Trad. Hungary, collected by Bela Bartok, arr. Gerardo Dirie, cello bookends composed/arr. from Bartok fragments by J. Catron)

There is some accompaniment on this item - not a cappella.