Natalie Merchant: The House Carpenter's Daughter
FLAC | seperate tracks | Log + Cue | 287 Mb
Folk | Myth America Records | released September 16 2003
| “ | The first release on Merchant's own indie label, Myth America, is a great and understated album and a sweet surprise after so many years of lushly-produced adult pop.
Portentously subtitled "A Collection of Traditional & Contemporary Folk Music," it's not as dry as its title implies. Her connoisseur selection of covers and well-written
liner notes show Merchant to be no O Brother-come-lately. Of particular note are her versions of '90s indie act the Horseflies' "Sally Ann," the Appalachian ballad "House Carpenter,"
and an obscure, 18th-century Protestant hymn, "Weeping Pilgrim." And while it would be a lie to say that she sings Fairport Convention's "Crazy Man Michael" any better than Sandy Denny
did in 1968, her version holds its own (not an easy thing to do). The Fairport template, to add electric instrumentation to traditional folk music, is one that's followed throughout
House Carpenter's Daughter, but the arrangements are respectful and smart throughout. The songs are always given room to breathe, to tell their earnest and well-worn truths. Merchant's distinctive,
vowel-heavy voice has not sounded this gorgeous in years. -- Mike McGonigal | ” |
Track Listings:
1. "Sally Ann" (Jeff Claus/Judy Hyman/Dirk Powell) – 5:47
2. "Which Side Are You On?" (Florence Reece) – 5:02
3. "Crazy Man Michael" (Richard Thompson/Dave Swarbrick) – 5:12
4. "Diver Boy" (traditional, arranged by Natalie Merchant) – 4:45
5. "Weeping Pilgrim" (traditional, arranged by Natalie Merchant) – 4:11
6. "Soldier, Soldier" (traditional, arranged by Natalie Merchant) – 3:43
7. "Bury Me under the Weeping Willow" (A. P. Carter) – 3:20
8. "House Carpenter" (traditional, arranged by Natalie Merchant) – 6:00
9. "Owensboro" (traditional, arranged by Natalie Merchant) – 4:21
10. "Down on Penny's Farm" (traditional, arranged by Natalie Merchant) – 3:41
11. "Poor Wayfaring Stranger" (traditional, arranged by Natalie Merchant) – 4:17
Personnel:
* Natalie Merchant - vocals
* Erik Della Penna - guitar, lap steel guitar
* Gabriel Gordon - guitar
* Graham Maby - bass
* Elizabeth Steen - organ, piano, accordion
* Judy Hyman - fiddle
* Richie Stearns - banjo
* Allison Miller - drums
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EAC extraction logfile from 2. September 2008, 17:08 for CD
Natalie Merchant / The House Carpenter's Daughter
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