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01. Christopher Trapani, Larry Polansky - Two Folksong Distortions: Wayfaring Stranger/Freight Train (Christopher Trapani)
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02. Christopher Trapani, Larry Polansky - Sweet Betsy from Pike (Larry Polansky)
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03. Christopher Trapani, Larry Polansky - Eskimo Lullaby (Ruth Fulton Fowke and Richard Johnston)
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ARTIST
TRAPANI/LARRY POLANSKY, CHRISTOPHER
TITLE
American Lament
FORMAT
CD
LABEL
SUB ROSA
CATALOG #
SR 538CD
SR 538CD
GENRE
ROCK
RELEASE DATE
3/22/2024
With "Folksong Distortions,"
Tom Pauwels
and
Liesa Van der Aa
create a journey of lament through the soul of times gone by. Their radical renditions of works by
Larry Polansky
and
Christopher Trapanido
do not distort the more upbeat rhythm and tradition of folk songs, but rather reveal and highlight the essence of hard lives, imposed choices -- choices that were illusions in the first place -- and the difficult times and conditions they have always depicted. Christopher Trapani arranged two classics from the U.S. South, reimagining folk songs with microtones, improvisation, and electronic effects. The work, developed in collaboration with Tom Pauwels and Liesa Van der Aa, was originally made and featured on
ICTUS
'
American Lament
program. The duo was given considerable room for improvisation and interpretation in the process. The first song, "Wayfaring Stranger," is a well-known folk/gospel melody in A minor. The lyrics contrast an aimless journey through a harsh, hostile world, with the Christian promise of heaven as a "home" and reunion with lost loved ones. The second song, "Freight Train," was written by
Elizabeth Cotten
, a left-handed guitarist who held her guitar upside down, resulting in a very recognizable strumming style. "Sweet Betsy from Pike" and "Eskimo Lullaby" are taken from Larry Polansky's 2005
Songs and Toads
, a five-section piece that consists of three settings of American folk songs and two computer-composed pieces. The work was originally written for guitar, more specifically for the national steel guitar, refretted in a specific intonation designed by
Lou Harrison
. Each piece explores a different guitar tuning. A significant intervention to the original work is made to accommodate Liesa Van der Aa's violin with effect pedals, opening to an epic re-reading of the work as conceived by the American composer Larry Polansky. What this set-up enables is a melancholy, slow-paced approach that quite radically opposes the more upbeat and joyful nature of the folk songs.
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