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Avg: 4.5 (61 ratings)
- Date Released: May 16, 2006
- Genre: Soundtracks/Other
- Style: Children's, Contemporary Folk
- Label: Festival Five / Virtual
This train is bound for glory.
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We Say...
With its locomotive artwork and chug-chug sound effects, not to mention a remake of Louis Jordan's 1946 hit "Choo Choo Ch'Boogie" enlivened with Jamaican toasting and blurping tuba, Dan Zanes' fifth family album seems a none-too-subtle shout-out to the boys in his audience — Brooklyn's beloved kid-music maven painting himself Thomas-the-Tank-Engine blue. But Zanes is no shallow thinker, and those easy signifiers are just the beginning. Catch That Train! is a subway ride through musical neighborhoods, with stops at southern gospel ("The Welcome Table," featuring the Blind Boys of Alabama), Mexican folk ("Mariposa Olé," with bandmate Barbara Brousal), rustic Scottish balladry ("Loch Lomond," with guest Natalie Merchant), South African chant (the breathtaking "Pigogo," with the Children of Agape) and even Depression-era protest ("I Don't Want Your Millions, Mister," with the hilariously titled How Not To Get Rich Orchestra). It's his finest outing since Rocket Ship Beach in 2000.
Zanes's world is undeniably romantic — an urban utopia where races mingle, small-town values abound and a lilting cacophony of banjos, brass and pump organ cuts through the barbed wire of class differences and cultural misunderstandings. But his affection for disparate genres is so apparent, and his optimism so sincere, that the end result just feels inspired. Even gloom-monger Nick Cave, dropping in for the sailor's waltz "Sweet Rosyanne," sounds huggable. If Zanes can melt his fierce heart, cranky children and worn-out parents haven't a prayer.
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| 01. |  |
Catch That Train! |
3:20 |
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| 02. | |
Let's Shake |
2:45 |
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| 03. | |
Welcome Table (with the Blind Boys of Alabama) |
3:09 |
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| 04. | |
Mariposa Olé (with Barbara Brousal) |
2:34 |
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| 05. | |
Train Station Humor |
1:12 |
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| 06. | |
Choo Choo Ch' Boogie (with Father Goose AKA Rankin' Don) |
2:42 |
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| 07. | |
Pigogo (the Children of Agape) |
2:28 |
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| 08. | |
Country Life (with Donald Saaf) |
2:57 |
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| 09. | |
Loch Lomond (with Natalie Merchant) |
2:54 |
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| 10. | |
While the Music is Playing |
3:44 |
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| 11. | |
I Don't Want Your Millions Mister (with the How Now to Get Rich Orchestra) |
4:09 |
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| 12. | |
The Fine Friends Are Here |
2:41 |
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| 13. | |
Walkin' the Dog (with The Rubi Theater Company) |
2:35 |
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| 14. | |
Wander in the Summer Wind |
2:54 |
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| 15. | |
Grey Goose (with The Kronos Quartet) |
3:27 |
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| 16. | |
Pata Pata (with Father Goose AKA Rankin' Don and Wummi) |
2:53 |
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| 17. | |
Sweet Rosyanne (with Nick Cave) |
3:22 |
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| 18. | |
Moonlit Town (with Anna and the Flute) |
4:43 |
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18 Total Tracks, 54:29 Total Length
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Credits
- Nick Cave - Vocals // Alan Lomax - Adaptation // Alan Lomax - Adaptation // Alan Lomax - Collection // Alan Lomax - Collection // George Cowan - Engineer // Hank Dutt - Viola // Scott Fraser - Engineer // Rachelle Garniez - Vocals (Background) // Rachelle Garniez - Vocals (Background) // Rachelle Garniez - Vocals (Background) // David Harrington - Violin // John A. Lomax - Adaptation // John A. Lomax - Collection // Jerry Marotta - Drums // Natalie Merchant - Vocals // Roy Nathanson - Saxophone // John Sherba - Violin // Bob Sullivan - Tin Whistle // Louise - Vocals // Phil Klum - Mastering // Dan Zanes - Guitar // Dan Zanes - Guitar // Dan Zanes - Harmonica // Dan Zanes - Harmonica // Dan Zanes - Mandolin // Dan Zanes - Mandolin // Dan Zanes - Arranger // Dan Zanes - Arranger // Dan Zanes - Guitar (Electric) // Dan Zanes - Guitar (Electric) // Dan Zanes - Vocals // Dan Zanes - Vocals // Dan Zanes - Producer // Dan Zanes - Producer // Dan Zanes - Cuatro // Dan Zanes - Cuatro // Warren Zanes - Guitar // Warren Zanes - Soloist // Arthur Elgort - Photography // Arthur Elgort - Cover Photo // Barbara Brousal - Vocals // Laura Mitgang - Production Coordination // Jennifer Culp - Cello // Rob Friedman - Percussion // Rob Friedman - Vocals // Rob Friedman - Engineer // Rob Friedman - Mixing // Colin Brooks - Percussion // Colin Brooks - Drums // Jake Rousham - Engineer // Colin - Percussion // Colin - Drums // George Rush - Tuba // Lyris Hung - Fiddle // Barbara - Guitar // Barbara - Vocals // Barbara - Vocals (Background) // Barbara - Guiro // Cynthia - Accordion // Cynthia - Vocals // Cynthia - Vocal Harmony // Jonathan Fleming - Noise // D Z - Guitar // D Z - Vocals // Curtis Folkes - Trombone // Anna Zanes - Voices // Yoshi Waki - Percussion // Yoshi Waki - Bass (Upright) // José R. Estevez - Beat Box // Jennifer Fleming - Vocals // Patricia Herrera - Rap // Patricia Herrera - Translation // Patricia Herrera - Creation // Cynthia Hopkins - Vocals // Cynthia Hopkins - Vocals (Background) // Louise Sullivan - Voices // Lucas Mockler - Vocals // Sophia Mockler - Fiddle // Sophia Mockler - Vocals // Brian Satz - Bass (Upright) // Donald Saaf - Vocals // Donald Saaf - Artwork // Donald Saaf - Tenor Banjo // Yoshi - Cowbell // Yoshi - Bass (Upright) // Shiyani Ngcobo - Vocals // Andrew Mockler - Guitar // Astrid Lewis Reedy - Design // Wayne "Rankin Don" "Father Goose" Rhoden - Vocals // Wayne "Rankin Don" "Father Goose" Rhoden - Voices // Children of Agape - Vocals // Annette Greif - Voices // Jerry Jaworski - Production Coordination // Gaston Bonga Jean Baptiste - Percussion // Gaston Bonga Jean Baptiste - Drums // Ruby Lang - Flute // Lyris - Fiddle // JoMack Miranda - Beat Box // Sinxolo "Peaceful" Moya - Vocals // Slindile Moya - Vocals // Snethemba Moya - Vocals // Swaphiwe Moya - Vocals // Mbali Mqadi - Vocals // Yilinasi Mqadi - Vocals // Khumbalani Mthethwa - Vocals // Sakhile Mthethwa - Vocals // Sbonelo Ntuli - Vocals // Maia Nelles Sager - Flute // Rachel Wishnie Edwards - Flute
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