Songs & Symphoniques - The Music of Moondog

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Label
Cantaloupe Music
Release Date
September 29, 2023
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      Moondog
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      Ghost Train Orchestra, Kronos Quartet
    • PERFORMER
      Rufus Wainwright, Jarvis Cocker, Marissa Nadler, Joan Wasser
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      September 29, 2023
    • UPC
      713746319229
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      CA21192
    • LABEL
      Cantaloupe Music
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Orchestral & Symphonic
    Works ⌄

    1. Theme

      Composer: Moondog

      Ensemble: Ghost Train Orchestra, Kronos Quartet

    2. Be a Hobo

      Composer: Moondog

      Ensemble: Ghost Train Orchestra, Kronos Quartet

      Performer: Rufus Wainwright

    3. High on a Rocky Ledge

      Composer: Moondog

      Ensemble: Ghost Train Orchestra, Kronos Quartet

      Performer: Marissa Nadler

    4. Caribea

      Composer: Moondog

      Ensemble: Ghost Train Orchestra, Kronos Quartet

    5. Why Spend a Dark Night with You?

      Composer: Moondog

      Ensemble: Ghost Train Orchestra, Kronos Quartet

      Performer: Joan As Police Woman

    6. Enough About Human Rights

      Composer: Moondog

      Ensemble: Ghost Train Orchestra, Kronos Quartet

      Performer: Karen Mantler

    7. I'm This, I'm That

      Composer: Moondog

      Ensemble: Ghost Train Orchestra, Kronos Quartet

      Performer: Jarvis Cocker

    8. Speak of Heaven (arr. Ghost Train Orchestra for string quartet)

      Composer: Moondog

      Ensemble: Kronos Quartet

    9. The Viking of 6th Avenue

      Composer: Moondog

      Ensemble: Ghost Train Orchestra, Kronos Quartet

    10. Down is Up

      Composer: Moondog

      Ensemble: Ghost Train Orchestra, Kronos Quartet

      Performer: Petra Haden

    11. Coffee Beans

      Composer: Moondog

      Ensemble: Ghost Train Orchestra, Kronos Quartet

      Performer: Karen Mantler, Brian Carpenter

    12. Behold

      Composer: Moondog

      Ensemble: Ghost Train Orchestra, Kronos Quartet

      Performer: Sam Amidon, Aoife O'Donovan

    13. Choo Choo Lullaby

      Composer: Moondog

      Ensemble: Ghost Train Orchestra, Kronos Quartet

      Performer: Brian Carpenter

    14. Fog on the Hudson

      Composer: Moondog

      Ensemble: Ghost Train Orchestra, Kronos Quartet

    15. See the Mighty Tree

      Composer: Moondog

      Ensemble: Ghost Train Orchestra, Kronos Quartet

      Performer: Petra Haden

    16. Bumbo

      Composer: Moondog

      Ensemble: Ghost Train Orchestra, Kronos Quartet

    17. All is Loneliness

      Composer: Moondog

      Ensemble: Ghost Train Orchestra, Kronos Quartet

      Performer: Joan As Police Woman


Songs and Symphoniques: The Music of Moondog features brilliant new re-imaginings of the music of Louis Hardin, aka Moondog, the blind composer who lived on the streets of Manhattan and became known in the 1960s as "the Viking of Sixth Avenue" for his striking appearance. His beautiful and haunting music was an inspiration to Philip Glass and Steve Reich, who referred to him as "the godfather of minimalism." Conceived as a collaboration between the Brooklyn-based Ghost Train Orchestra and the legendary Kronos Quartet, the project quickly expanded to include numerous guest vocalists -including Marissa Nadler, Joan Wasser (aka Joan As Police Woman), Jarvis Cocker of Pulp fame, acclaimed singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright, and vocalist Petra Haden, known for her striking a cappella works. Collectively it's a stunning and talented lineup, digging deep to revitalize Moondog's uplifting message for a new generation