This edition could also be called The Family, Friends, Acquaintances & Muses Edtion since there are 16 songs by family members, friends, acquaintances and muses as in musicians/singer-songwriters I get inspiration from/inspire me. There are also a few instrumentals with different acoustic string instruments, such as acoustic/classic guitar, banjo, and viola campaniça a tradicional Portuguese 10 steel-string instrument from Vila Verde de Ficalho, Serpa (Alentejo), here played by O Gajo, in a modern approach embedded with our folk tradition. The tone of the show is mellow, covers also have its place, Bill Callahan’s cover of Leonard Cohen’s So Long Marianne, Isabel Silvestre singing Rui Veloso & Carlos Tê’s A Gente Não Lê in a fashion that would lead to believe this is an old Portuguese folk song, yet, it is from the early 80s. Karen Dalton, Tim Kerr, Nuno Prata, Townes Van Zandt and others contribute to a beautiful show.
Tracklist:
01 – Isabel Silvestre – A Gente Não Lê (Rui Veloso & Carlos Tê cover)
02 – Bill Rivers & Simon Hayward – To Each
03 – Erica Buettner -True Love and Water
04 – João Canedo – Calcanhar do Mundo
05 – Bernard Butler – I’m Tired (1998 version)
06 – O Gajo – Há uma Festa Aqui ao Lado
07 – Karen Dalton – Take Me
08 – Oblivion Orchestra – High / Low
09 – Nuno Prata – Um Dia Não São Dias Não
10 – Bill Callahan – So Long Marianne (Leonard Cohen’s cover)
11 – Silver&Scout – Swirling Slope
12 – Raoul Vignal – Red Fresco
13 – Tim Kerr – Last Chance
14 – Rui Gaio – everyday 032: Leonardo
15 – The Stranglers – And If You Should See Dave…
16 – Townes Van Zandt – Waiting Round To Die
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