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Beautiful Dreamer: The Songs Of Stephen Foster (CD)

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DISC 1 for Beautiful Dreamer: The Songs Of Stephen Foster (CD) Album By Various Artists
1   Beautiful Dreamer - Raul Malo
2   Slumber My Darling - Yo-Yo Ma/Alison Krauss/Edgar Meyer/Mark O'Connor
3   Don't Bet On The Shanghai - BR5-49
4   Nelly Was A Lady - Alvin Youngblood Hart
5   No One To Love - Judith Edelman
6   Camptown Races - The Duhks
7   My Old Kentucky Home, Goodnight - John Prine
8   Autumn Waltz - Henry Kaiser
9   In The Eye Abides The Heart - Beth Nielsen Chapman
10   Old Folks At Home (Swanee River) - David Ball
11   Oh! Susanna - Michelle Shocked/Pete Anderson
12   Willie We Have Missed You - Grey DeLisle
13   Hard Times Come Again No More - Mavis Staples
14   Gentle Annie - Ollabelle
15   Jeanie With The Light Brown Hair - Roger McGuinn
16   Ah, May The Red Rose Live Always - Suzy Bogguss
17   Holiday Schottisch
18   Comrades Fill No Glass For Me - Ron Sexsmith
 
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Entertainment Weekly (No. 809, p.73) - "[An] earthy tribute to America's first great professional songwriter..." - Grade: B+

Title Note

Though Stephen Foster died in 1864, his songs have remained part of the essential fabric of American culture. But even while most people can hum the melodies to "Camptown Races" and "Oh! Susanna," not many recognize Foster's name. BEAUTIFUL DREAMER, a tribute album that gives life to 18 of songwriter's most enduring compositions, may rectify that situation. The collection showcases Foster's witty, indelibly catchy tunes in inventive, diverse cover versions by an eclectic array of contemporary artists.

Raul Malo gives voice to the lilting title track, while Alison Krauss and Yo-Yo Ma team up for a near-ambient treatment of the lullaby "Slumber My Darling." The Duhks turn in a calypso-touched version of "Camptown Races," and John Prine's ragged, weary version of "My Old Kentucky Home, Goodnight" suits the song's haunting sense of nostalgia. Roger McGuinn's chiming, Byrds-esque take on "Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair" keeps things varied, but the highlight might be Mavis Staples's inspired, gospelized reading of "Hard Times Come Again No More." The proceeds from the album go to American Roots Publishing (a non-profit organization that preserves rural American culture and art). All told, the project is a fitting tribute to one of the great-grandfathers of American song.

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