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Pure John Gorka
''Pure John Gorka'' is a "best of" collection of John Gorka's work selected from the five albums Gorka released on the Windham Hill/High Street Records, High Street label between 1990 and 1996. This collection was released on June 27, 2006, by Windham Hill (now owned by Sony/BMG and distributed by Legacy Recordings) as part of a series of ''"Pure"'' albums by former Windham Hill artists; other titles cover the careers of diverse musicians such as Jim Brickman, Mark Isham, Shadowfax (band), Shadowfax, Tuck & Patti, and Will Ackerman.Catalog at www.windham.com Gorka says he didn't know anything about this release until he got a call from the copyright department of Sony/BMG: "I called them back and said, 'I have a record coming out?' I found out the story behind it, they're putting out a series from Windham Hill artists."Mark Bialc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Compilation Album
A compilation album comprises Album#Tracks, tracks, which may be previously released or unreleased, usually from several separate recordings by either one or several Performing arts#Performers, performers. If by one artist, then generally the tracks were not originally intended for release together as a single work, but may be collected together as a greatest hits album or box set. If from several performers, there may be a theme, topic, time period, or genre which links the tracks, or they may have been intended for release as a single work—such as a tribute album. When the tracks are by the same recording artist, the album may be referred to as a retrospective album or an anthology. Content and scope Songs included on a compilation album may be previously released or unreleased, usually from several separate recordings by either one or several performers. If by one artist, then generally the tracks were not originally intended for release together as a single work, but may ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucy Kaplansky
Lucy Kaplansky (born February 16, 1960) is an American Folk music, folk musician based in New York City. Kaplansky has a PhD in clinical psychology from Yeshiva University and plays guitar, mandolin, and piano. Life and career Kaplansky was originally from Chicago; her father was the noted mathematician Irving Kaplansky (1917–2006). Later, she would sometimes perform math-related songs composed by her father, who was also an accomplished pianist. At the age of 18, she decided not to go to college, but moved to New York City, where she became involved in the city's folk music scene, particularly around Greenwich Village, where she played with, among others, Suzanne Vega, Shawn Colvin and Richard Shindell. In 1983, she decided to become a psychologist, enrolling at Yeshiva University. She continued playing music while pursuing her PhD, and began to have some success as part of a duo with Colvin. When they began to attract record company interest, Kaplansky declined, choosing in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 Compilation Albums
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Deep Community
''Deep Community: Adventures in the Modern Folk Underground'' is a book by ''Boston Globe'' journalist Scott Alarik with photographs by Robert Corwin. It was published in 2003 by Black Wolf Press. The book is a compilation of over 120 articles by the author that appeared in either ''The Boston Globe'' or ''Sing Out!'' between 1992 in music, 1992 and 2002 in music, 2002. The compilation includes interviews and stories about many of the key figures in contemporary folk music in United States, America and the United Kingdom. Some of the writing is focused on the folk music scene in the Boston, Massachusetts area. The book is 416 pages and contains 96 photographs of the featured musicians. Reviews The book received a great deal of positive press in folk music circles.FAME review by Carey Driscoll for the ''Folk and Acoustic Music Exchange'' [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Between Five And Seven
''Between Five and Seven'' is (as the name suggests) the sixth studio album by folk singer-songwriter John Gorka. It was released in August 1996. It is the last of the five albums Gorka recorded for Windham Hill/ High Street Records before returning to the smaller, Red House label. Gorka produced the album with John Jennings who also produced Gorka's previous record, ''Out of the Valley''. Unlike the previous record made in Nashville, Tennessee, the recording was done at Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, Minnesota and the instrumentation has been described as "more acoustic, less pop-oriented.""The Graham Weekly Album Review #1038" by George Graham Paisley Park is southwest of Minneapolis and is the studio designed and owne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Out Of The Valley
''Out of the Valley'' is a 1994 album by contemporary folk singer-songwriter John Gorka. This is Gorka's fifth album and unlike the previous four recorded in various places in the northeastern United States, ''Out of the Valley'' was recorded at Imagine Sound Studios in Nashville, Tennessee. This is also the first of several Gorka albums to employ the talents of guitarist/producer John Jennings. Guest vocalists include country music superstars Kathy Mattea and Mary Chapin Carpenter among others. Guest instrumentalists include guitarist Leo Kottke, Fairport Convention drummer Dave Mattacks, and bluegrass virtuosos Jerry Douglas and Tim O'Brien. A notable absence is the voice of Lucy Kaplansky whose background vocals have been a feature of all other Gorka albums. This is perhaps Gorka's most commercial album and is his only work to have ranked on one of ''Billboard's'' charts. It peaked at # 26 on the "Heatseekers" chart. Reactions to the increased level of commercial prod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Temporary Road
''Temporary Road'' is the fourth album by folk singer-songwriter John Gorka. In 1992 there was some critical consensus that Gorka was one of the leading male voices of the "new folk" movement. As titles like "Looking Forward" and "Gravyland" might imply, the album has an overall optimistic tone. High Street Records produced videos for the upbeat "When She Kisses Me" and "I Don't Feel Like a Train", both of which received some airplay on CMT. Despite the upbeat tone of many tracks the album also contains some darker political commentary. The title track, and "The Gypsy Life" offer reflections on the first Gulf War. "Can You Understand My Joy?" is asked in an ironic, sarcastic way. The mix of moods in Gorka's songs helped earn him the description of "the dark optimist."Anil Prasad"John Gorka: The Dark Optimist" ''Interviews'', January 19, 1992 Track listing All songs written by John Gorka # "Looking Forward" – 4:03 # "Baby Blues" – 3:40 # "The Gypsy Life" – 4;23 # "Vi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack's Crows
''Jack's Crows'' is an album by the American folk musician John Gorka. It was released in 1991. The album's title was supplied by Jack Hardy. "House in the Fields", for which a video was produced, was marketed to country music outlets. Production The album was produced by Dawn Atkinson and Will Ackerman. Its songs are mostly set in the small towns near the border between Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Unlike during the recording sessions for his previous albums, Gorka recorded most of ''Jack's Crows'' with all the musicians present in the studio at one time. It was Gorka's intention to move on from the love songs of previous albums to songs about places and people. Shawn Colvin sang on two of ''Jack's Crows tracks. Critical reception ''The Washington Post'' wrote that "Gorka matches his subtle, intelligent and original songwriting with a deep, thrilling baritone ripe with masculine melancholy, that makes whatever he's singing fairly unforgettable." The ''Ottawa Citizen'' stated th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Land Of The Bottom Line
''Land of the Bottom Line'' is the second album by contemporary folk singer-songwriter John Gorka. The album was also Gorka's major label debut for High Street Records/Windham Hill Records. The album was highly acclaimed by critics at the time, and continues to be cited by some as Gorka's finest work. The album's fifteen tracks and near hour-long length also provided an unusually large amount of music for a recording of that era. As ''Sing Out!'' editor Mark Moss noted in a review, the topics covered run "the gamut of John's favorite subjects: love, hard luck, local characters, and more." Track listing Personnel Musicians: (see individual song listings below) Production: * Produced – Bill Kollar * Recorded/Mixed – Bill Kollar at London By Night Productions, Woodbridge, New Jersey * Assembled – Rhonda Schoen at Sterling Sound, New York City * Mastered – Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound, New York City, using the AUDIO AUTOMATION MUSE CONSOLE * Arrangement ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New-age Music
New-age is a genre of music intended to create artistic inspiration, relaxation technique, relaxation, and optimism. It is used by listeners for yoga, massage, meditation, and reading as a method of stress management to bring about a state of ecstasy (emotion), ecstasy rather than trance, or to create a peaceful atmosphere in homes or other environments. It is sometimes associated with environmentalism and New Age, New Age spirituality; however, most of its artists have nothing to do with "New age spirituality", and some even reject the term. New-age music includes both Acoustic music, acoustic forms, featuring instruments such as flutes, piano, acoustic guitar and a wide variety of folk instrument, non-Western acoustic instruments, and electronic music, electronic forms, frequently relying on sustained synth pads or long Music sequencer, sequencer-based runs. Vocal arrangements were initially rare in the genre, but as it has evolved, vocals have become more common, especially tho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red House Records
Red House Records is an independent folk and Americana record label in St. Paul, Minnesota. The label was founded in 1983 by Bob Feldman after seeing a performance by Iowa folk singer Greg Brown. Origin The label is named for a farmhouse in Iowa where Brown was living when he started it. After Brown's albums ''44 & 66'' and ''The Iowa Waltz'' were released in 1981 and 1982, it briefly went dormant until he met Bob Feldman in 1983. Feldman took over operation of the record label, while Brown focused on his musical endeavors, as he had just signed on to regularly perform on the radio program ''A Prairie Home Companion''. Feldman was known for his business philosophy of wanting "to provide a home and environment in which creative artists can make albums in total freedom—without interference from mogul types just looking for the next hit single." The first album released on the newly restarted label was Brown's ''In the Dark with You''. Over the next few years, the label focus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Know (John Gorka Album)
I Know may refer to: Music Albums * ''I Know'' (Luther Vandross album) or the title song (see below), 1998 * ''I Know'' (Tone Damli album) or the title song (see below), 2009 *''I Know'', by John Gorka, 1987 *''I Know'', an EP by Bayonne, 2018 Songs * "I Know" (Aly & AJ song), 2017 * "I Know" (Dionne Farris song), 1995 * "I Know" (Drake Bell song), 2006 * "I Know" (Jay-Z song), 2008 * "I Know" (Luther Vandross song), 1998 * "I Know" (Philip Bailey song), 1983 * "I Know" (Seo Taiji and Boys song), 1992 * "I Know" (Shift K3Y song), 2014 * "I Know" (Tom Odell song), 2013 * "I Know" (Tone Damli song), 2009 * "I Know" (Yo Gotti song), 2013 *"I Know (I Know)", by John Lennon, 1973 *"I Know (You Don't Love Me No More)", by Barbara George, 1961 *"I Know", by Ashanti from ''Chapter II'', 2003 *"I Know", by B.G. from ''Checkmate'', 2000 *"I Know", by Barenaked Ladies from ''Born on a Pirate Ship'', 1996 *"I Know", by Big Daddy Weave from ''When the Light Comes'', 2019 *"I Know", by Bi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
