Long Time Passing is a 2020 album by Kronos Quartet celebrating the music of Pete Seeger. The album was commissioned by the FreshGrass Foundation and released on the Smithsonian Folkways label.[1][2][3] This release follows 2017's Folk Songs, which saw the Kronos Quartet teaming with a variety of folk musicians.
| Long Time Passing: Kronos Quartet & Friends Celebrate Pete Seeger | ||||
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| Released | October 9, 2020 | |||
| Recorded | September 2019 at Studio 9, The Porches Inn at Mass MoCA, North Adams, MA | |||
| Genre | Folk music Classical Music | |||
| Label | Smithsonian Folkways | |||
| Producer | Kronos Quartet, Reshena Liao | |||
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Track listing
edit- "Which Side Are You On?" – 2:22
- "The President Sang Amazing Grace" – 3:56
- "Raghupati Raghav Raja Ram" – 3:40
- "Waist Deep in the Big Muddy" – 3:23
- "Jarama Valley" – 3:18
- "Garbage" – 3:06
- "Storyteller" (Jacob Garchik) – 16:29
- "Mbube" – 2:44
- "If I Had a Hammer" – 2:07
- "Where Have All the Flowers Gone?" – 4:03
- "Step By Step" – 3:02
- "Andajaleo" – 2:37
- "Kisses Sweeter Than Wine" – 3:10
- "Turn, Turn, Turn" – 3:57
- "We Shall Overcome" – 5:09
Personnel
edit- Kronos Quartet
- Friends
- Sam Amidon – vocals, banjo
- Maria Arnal – vocals
- Brian Carpenter – vocals
- Lee Knight – vocals, banjo
- Meklit Hadero – vocals
- Aoife O'Donovan – vocals
- Production
- Kronos Quartet and Reshena Liao – producers
- Arrangements by Jacob Garchik
- Scott Fraser – engineering for Kronos Quartet
- Mixed by David Harrington and Zach Miley
- Additional mixing by John Kilgore
- Bob Ludwig – mastering at Gateway Mastering Studios, Portland, Maine, United States
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Blistein, Jon (29 July 2002). "Kronos Quartet Preview Pete Seeger Tribute Album With 'Where Have All the Flowers Gone'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
- ^ Spencer, Neil (10 Oct 2020). "Long Time Passing: Kronos Quartet & Friends Celebrate Pete Seeger – a timely tribute". The Guardian.
- ^ "Kronos Quartet and Friends: Long Time Passing — songs of protest". Financial Times. 9 October 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2021.