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01. BRIAN HARNETTY - Merrywise
02. BRIAN HARNETTY - Indians
03. BRIAN HARNETTY - Jack and His Master
04. BRIAN HARNETTY - Hale Family
05. BRIAN HARNETTY - Greedy Bear
06. BRIAN HARNETTY - Where Are You Going, Pretty Bird?
07. BRIAN HARNETTY - Everlasting Water
08. BRIAN HARNETTY - Rawhead & Bloodybones
01. BRIAN HARNETTY - Merrywise (Instrumental)
02. BRIAN HARNETTY - Jack and His Master (Instrumental)
03. BRIAN HARNETTY - Greedy Bear (Instrumental)
04. BRIAN HARNETTY - Everlasting Water (Instrumental)
05. BRIAN HARNETTY - Rawhead & Bloodybones (Instrumental)
ARTIST
TITLE
Rawhead & Bloodybones
FORMAT
2CD

LABEL
CATALOG #
DTD 050CD DTD 050CD
GENRE
RELEASE DATE
11/20/2015

The third in composer and artist Brian Harnetty's series of recording projects stemming from the Berea College Appalachian Sound Archives, Rawhead & Bloodybones combines samples of music and folk tales with live instruments. The historic archival recordings of children recounting folk tales were made by Leonard Roberts in the 1940s and '50s. The combination of the children's youthful voices and the often gruesome stories they tell offers a striking and dramatic contrast. These recordings, along with other archival samples from Berea, are woven into a larger musical world, with additional instrumental parts added as a counterpoint to the stories. Working closely with archivists, historians, musicians, and the families of those sampled, Rawhead & Bloodybones respectfully re-contextualizes traditional music and folk tales into a unique, beautiful, playful, and haunting whole. Six-panel foldout case.