''The Apocalypse Is Over'' is the third studio album by the folk-singer
John Craigie. It was released in August 2013 on Zabriskie Point Records. The album was inspired by Craigie's regular trips to
, where he was captivated by the music and spirit he found there. Blending
jazz
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,
folk
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*Nation
*People
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* Folk taxonomy
Arts, entertainment, and media
* Folk Plus or Fol ...
,
blues
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and
country
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, the songs transport listeners from life in the
French Quarter ("Preservation Hall") to
Van Gogh
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’s descent into madness in the south of France ("Rachel") and to the lonely life of a musician on the road ("We Ain’t Leavin’ this Bar Patrick (Till We Find You Some Love)").
As with ''
Montana Tale
''Montana Tale'' is the first "official" studio album by the folk-singer John Craigie. It was released in December 2009 on Zabriskie Point Records. It is his first album since ''i always -ed you'' without Trent Boeschen and Kevin Hobson, and marks ...
'' and ''
October is the Kindest Month
''October is the Kindest Month'' is the second studio album by the folk-singer John Craigie. It was released in August 2011 on Zabriskie Point Records. Zach Gill and Randy Schwartz returned for this album, along with Steve Adams on bass and Holl ...
'', Randy Schwartz appears on drums and
Cian Riordan is chief engineer.
Steve Adams also returns on bass and as co-producer with Craigie and Schwartz.
Track listing
Personnel
*
John Craigie – acoustic guitar, banjolele, harmonica, vocals, percussion, producer
*
Steve Adams - bass, percussion, vocals, producer
*Randy Schwartz - drums, percussion, vocals, producer
*Clinton Curtis - piano, guitar, washboard, percussion, vocals
*
Sean Hayes - vocals
*Holly McGarry - vocals
*Leigh Jones - vocals
*Nicholas Gyorkos - trombone, bass trombone
*Matt Chiasson - clarinet, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone
*Scott Makson - trumpet
*Zach Wookey - trumpet
*Mike Brun - trumpet
*Matt Berkeley - organ
*Gianni Staiano - accordion
*Kat Fountain - harmonica
*
Anna Tivel
Anna Tivel is an American singer-songwriter from Portland, Oregon. She has released four studio albums on Portland-based Fluff & Gravy Records. Her 2017 album ''Small Believer'' received positive reviews and was named a "Top 10 underheard albu ...
- violin, mandolin
*Ezra Lipp - percussion
Production:
*Cian Riordan - engineering, mixing
References
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John Craigie (musician) albums
2013 albums