Jim Cowdery Discography of CDs

Jim Cowdery CD discography Recording information: Rutgers Presbyterian Church, New York, NY (1989). Personnel: Bill Crofut (vocals, banjo); Carver Blanchard (guitar, 12-string guitar, lute); Joel Brown (guitar); Jim Cowdery (mandolin, pennywhistle, recorder); Susan Follari (viola); Gary Fagin, Loretta O'Sullivan (cello). Liner Note ...

Jim Cowdery discography This CD also includes spoken word tracks featuring Meryl Streep reciting excerpts from "A Midsummer Night's Dream," "King Lear," "The Winter's Tale" and "Sonnet XVIII," all by William Shakespeare. Excerpts from works by Shakespeare ("Romeo and Juliet," "The Tempest," "A Midsummer Night's Dream," "Henry IV" and "The Merchant of Venice") are also incorporated into some of the music tracks. Although Bill Crofut didn't live to see this outstanding CD released, he worked hard to complete work upon it prior to his death from cancer in January 1999. This ambitious project covers a lot of ground, including folk songs, poetry set to music, Bach, and even Shakespeare sonnets set to music or narrated by actress Meryl Streep. The guest list of performers joining him are just as diverse. Although Crofut was a talented banjo player and singer, he deserves ...

Jim Cowdery CD discography  

Jim Cowdery albums All arrangements by Carver Blanchard Personnel: Carver Blanchard (vocals, lute); Nel Moore (harmonica); Jim Cowdery (recorder). Recording information: China Moon Production Studio, New Canaan, CT; Living Music Studio, Litchfield, CT.

Jim Cowdery music CDs SING FOLK SONGS AT TANGLEWOOD personnel: Benjamin Luxon (vocals), Bill Crofut (vocals, banjo, muted banjo), Carver Blanchard (guitar, lute), Jim Cowdery (mandolin), Maggie Holtzberg (fiddle), Christopher Brubeck (bass). Recorded live at The Tanglewood Theatre Concert Hall, Massachusetts on August 28, 1986. SINGS FOLK SONGS AT TANGLEWOOD is Recorded in DDD. SIMPLE GIFTS is recorded ...

Jim Cowdery songs This 1987 recording features Bill Crofut & Friends at Mechanics Hall (both in concert and without an audience in the same venue), playing folk songs from a span of hundreds of years and several countries. Crofut, who plays both banjo and 12-string guitar, shares the lead vocals with the rich-voiced Benjamin Luxon, ...