Thile, Chris
Summary: Chris Thile's new studio album features ten songs originally written as Songs of the Week on A Prairie Home Companion. Thile manned almost all of the stringed instruments and is joined by guest singers Sarah Jarosz, Gaby Moreno, and Aoife O'Donovan.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Nonesuch 2017
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD FOLK THISummary: Ears of the People is a collection of sublime contemporary recordings of the ekonting, a three-stringed gourd lute played by Jola people in Gambia and the Casamance region of Senegal. The nine tradition-bearers featured on the album share stories of love, heartache, conflict, spirituality, and all that is unique and beautiful in Jola culture over the rolling lilt of the instrument. An important...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2023