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- Date Released: January 15, 2001
- Genre: Country/Folk
- Style: Contemporary Folk
- Label: Waveland Records / Nettwerk
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Quoted as wanting to make a record "we could love the rest of our lives," Hem spent a year on this collection. The idea was to combine their love of traditional American music with the lushness of the occasional 18-piece orchestra, a good choice considering the sweet, crystalline quality of the vocal work by lead singer Sally Ellyson. Ellyson had never sung professionally before, but answered an ad in The Village Voice with a cassette of lullabies she'd recorded for a friend's child, and the set begins with a snippet of what was on that tape -- a few lines unaccompanied from the traditional "Lord, Blow the Moon Out Please." Her voice, untarnished, as it may have been by spending nights on end singing in smoky bars, was worth waiting for. Rabbit Songs' sound is lyrical, melodic, and pure. It was recorded in the old-fashioned, non-digital manner and that devotion to tradition is apparent in each song, whether in simple and sparse arrangements or full of strings and glockenspiel. The songs, which speak of devotion, loss, and voyeurism, don't try to sound old -- they just have an effortlessly timeless appeal. "Betting on Trains," with its simple ebb and flow, is particularly lovely; "When I Was Drinking" speaks knowingly of disappointment, the effects of which are punctuated by swirling pedal steel; and "Horsey" swoons along to the old-time violin work of Carol Sharar like a relic from the past.
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| 01. |
Lord, Blow The Moon Out Please |
0:29 |
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| 02. |  |
When I Was Drinking |
3:46 |
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| 03. | |
Half Acre |
3:25 |
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| 04. | |
Burying Song |
1:15 |
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| 05. | |
Betting On Trains |
2:46 |
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| 06. | |
Leave Me Here |
3:52 |
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| 07. | |
All That I'm Good For |
3:26 |
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| 08. | |
Idle (The Rabbit Song) |
3:46 |
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| 09. | |
Stupid Mouth Shut |
3:26 |
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| 10. | |
Lazy Eye |
2:28 |
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| 11. | |
Sailor |
3:02 |
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| 12. | |
Polly's Dress |
1:13 |
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| 13. | |
Night Like A River |
3:50 |
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| 14. | |
The Cuckoo |
2:59 |
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| 15. | |
Waltz |
2:43 |
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| 16. | |
Horsey |
3:34 |
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16 Total Tracks, 46:00 Total Length
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Credits
- David "Dudu" Fisher - Mixing Assistant // Peter Bucknell - Viola // Greg Calbi - Mastering // Dave Fisher - Mixing // Bob Hoffnar - Pedal Steel // Carol Sharar - Violin // Andy Stein - Violin // Mary Wooten - Cello // Liuh-Wen Ting - Viola // Gerry Fitzgerald - Management // Jeffrey Ellenberger - Violin // Sargent Faulkner - Harmony Vocals // Sargent Faulkner - Duet // Hannah Emlen - Cello // Sohrab Habibion - Package Design // Ara Ed Malave - Viola // Gary Maurer - Guitar // Gary Maurer - Mandolin // Gary Maurer - Producer // Gary Maurer - Engineer // Gary Maurer - Harmony Vocals // Gary Maurer - Mixing // Gary Maurer - Group Member // Heather Zimmerman - Violin // Mark Brotter - Drums // Geoff Sanoff - Engineer // Geoff Sanoff - Mixing // Geoff Sanoff - Mixing Assistant // Patti Monson - Flute // Hem - Arranger // Hem - Arranger // Hem - Arranger // Hem - Main Performer // Hem - Main Performer // Hem - Main Performer // Dan Messe - Piano // Dan Messe - Glockenspiel // Dan Messe - Harmonium // Dan Messe - Producer // Dan Messe - Engineer // Dan Messe - Harmony Vocals // Dan Messe - Group Member // Steve Curtis - Guitar // Steve Curtis - Mandolin // Steve Curtis - Harmony Vocals // Steve Curtis - Group Member // Sally Ellyson - Vocals // Sally Ellyson - Group Member // Greg Pliska - Piano // Greg Pliska - Arranger // Greg Pliska - Glockenspiel // Greg Pliska - String Arrangements // Greg Pliska - Orchestral Arrangements // Greg Pliska - Woodwind Arrangement // Pam Ajango - Oboe // Fred Carl - Flute (Alto) // Daniel T. Denver - Percussion // Daniel T. Denver - Arranger // Daniel T. Denver - String Arrangements // Daniel T. Denver - Woodwind Arrangement // Catherine Popper - Double Bass // David Hattner - Clarinet // David Hattner - Clarinet (Bass) // Matthew Minucci - Trombone // Jim Lake - Trumpet // Ronit Kirchman - Violin // Eddie Malave - Viola
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