House Party (2003)

Product Summary Label: Ryko Distribution UPC: 00800495000628 Release Date: 10/7/2003 Buy.com Sku: 60616130 Item#: MFHKC3 Format:  CD Song Listing Disc 1 Song Title Sample 1. House Party Time ~ Dan Zanes & Friends 2. Wabash Cannonball - (with Bob Weir) ~ Dan Zanes & Friends 3. Queremos Bailar - (with Barbara Brousal) ~ Dan Zanes & Friends 4. Hop Up Ladies ~ Dan Zanes & Friends 5. Washington At Valley Forge ~ Dan Zanes & Friends 6. Jamaica Farewell - (with Angelique Kidjo) ~ Dan Zanes & Friends 7. Tankoh-Bushi - (with Yoshi Waki) ~ Dan Zanes & Friends 8. Down In The Valley - (with Rankin' Don Aka Father Goose) ~ Dan Zanes & Friends 9. Waltzing Matilda - (with Deborah Harry) ~ Dan Zanes & Friends 10. West Indian Counting Song - (with Aggie Decaul) ~ Dan Zanes & Friends 11. Sunny Old Sun ~ Dan Zanes & Friends 12. Tennessee Wig Walk ~ Dan Zanes & Friends 13. Shining Star ~ Dan Zanes & Friends 14. How Do You Do? - (with David Jones) ~ Dan Zanes & Friends 15. Daniel In The Den - (with Donald Saaf) ~ Dan Zanes & Friends 16. Surrounded By Friendship - (with Cynthia Hopkins) ~ Dan Zanes & Friends 17. Old Joe Clark ~ Dan Zanes & Friends 18. Hey Little Red Bird ~ Dan Zanes & Friends 19. We Shall Not Be Moved ~ Dan Zanes & Friends 20. Place For Us, A - (with Philip Glass) ~ Dan Zanes & Friends   Album Notes and Credits Notes & Personnel Info Personnel includes: Dan Zane (vocals, guitar); Philip Glass, Deborah Harry, David Jones, Angelique Kidjo, Bob Weir, The Rubi Theater Company, Barbara Brousal, Rankin' Don. Best known as the front man for the rock group the Del Fuegos, Dan Zanes turns to children's music on HOUSE PARTY. Quite simply, this is warm and fuzzy American roots music. Most of the tunes on this album are cute ditties that draw from country, folk, and bluegrass. Use of mandolin, acoustic guitars, fiddles, and accordion give this recording a rustic feel and Zanes's many special guests add charm to this already inviting disc. Zanes performs a duet with Deborah Harry (from Blondie) on the classic folk song "Waltzing Matilda." Even though the lyric to this tune revolves around stealing, a near arrest, and an implied suicide, listeners have long embraced the silliness of these lyrics about a swagman (roving farmhand) and a jumbuck (sheep). Another 19th-century tramp song, "Wabash Cannonball," is performed here by Zanes and Grateful Dead singer Bob Weir. The words to this piece recount the mythical transcontinental train known as the Wabash Cannonball. This hobo classic is given an upbeat bluegrass treatment and Zanes and Weir really invoke the mystique of the lone boxcar drifter.   Compilation Appearances For the Kids Sing Along With Putumayo Some Assembly Required Old Town School Of Folk Music Vol 1 Nappa Presents:classic Animal Songs Give Us Your Poor It's A Bam Bam Diddly Nueva York Disney Music Block Party Welcome Table:songs Of Inspiration My Duets 76 Trombones   Associated Artists and Works The Welcome Table: Songs of Inspiration, Mystery & ~ Dan Zanes and Friends   Technical Info Release Date : 10/07/2003 Original Release Date : 2003 Catalog ID : 6 Label : Festival Five Records Number of Discs : 1 Studio/Live : Studio Mono/Stereo : Stereo SPAR Code : n/a UPC : 00800495000628    Related Videos B Is For Bob: Ziggy Marley They Might Be Giants: Her...