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Wind that Shakes the Barley Digital - $50
The Wind That Shakes the Barley, originally released in 1977 on eastern Kentucky's June Appal label, was one of the first all-hammer dulcimer albums in the United States. What it did was expose the most adventurous explorations of the dulcimer up to that time. John McCutcheon, on this his second recording, established himself as one of the most eclectic musicians of the folk music revival. Already a well-known multi-instrumentalist, his expertise and imagination on the hammer dulcimer caused one French periodical to hail this recording as "a quantum leap in dulcimer playing." Since then, McCutcheon has released over thirty other albums of traditional and original music, award winning family recordings, instructional methods, books and, of course, other hammer dulcimer albums. Wind That Shakes the Barley, however, remains a classic recording and an essential part of the modern folk music library.
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This is a pay-what-you-will download. Knowing that there are many who’ve lost their jobs and their incomes, as well as many who are economically unphased by this current situation, please…help yourself to the music if you cannot afford to buy it, but please be generous if you can. It’s entirely up to you.
You have 2 options for downloading this album.
1) Mp3 files. These are smaller files, more quickly downloaded, and take up less space on your devices. This is what almost all downloads are from everywhere.
2) Wav files. These are larger, full-range audio files, like you would get on a CD. They'll take longer to download and will take up more space. These are rarely offered as download files.
So why are we offering both? Because John works hard to get his albums sounding great and the compression used on mp3 files erases much of the fine tuning. John hates mp3's. Most musicians do. Yeah, we know it's kinda snobbish, but ears are what a musician is paid for, huh?
If you don't want to choose, you can have both. Listen to the mp3's on your mobile devices and burn a CD with the wav files for the total listening experience. With our compliments.
Thanks for your interest, thanks for being careful, and thanks for helping us all get through this with our souls intact.
Track List
Wind that Shakes the Barley 3:30
Planxty George Brabazon, Si Bheag Si Mhor 5:47
Every Bush and Tree 2:57
Dallas Rag 2:53
Jesus, Joy of Man's Desiring 2:14
Carter Store Medley: Wildwood Flower, Red Wing, Wake Up Susan, Temperance Reel 3:56
Sculley's Reel, Morrison's Jig 3:56
If I Were a Featherbed 2:44
St. Anne's Reel, Cricket on the Hearth, Kitchen Girl, Mississippi Sawyer 4:06
Sally in the Garden, Wild Rose of the Mountain 4:10
Who Will Sing for Me? 3:18
Hangman's Reel, Campbell's Farewell to Red Gap 4:51
Greensleeves 1:56
Year released:
1977