SFW CD 45072. Program notes with bibliographical references (27 p. : col. ill.) inserted in container. Elizabeth Mitchell, voice, guitar, Wurlitzer electric piano, percussion ; with supporting vocalists and instrumentalists. Recorded at ON-ME Sound, Providence, R.I. and Mount Temper, N.Y.; the 12th and 14th songs recorded at Levon Helm Studios, Woodstock, N.Y.
Contents:
Riding in my car (2:46) -- Bling blang (1:57) -- 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 (1:40) -- Why oh why (3:11) -- Sleep eye (2:18) -- Who's my pretty baby (1:53) -- Rattle my rattle (1:24) -- This land is your land (4:12) -- Merry-go-round (2:01) -- One day old (1:57) -- Little sugar (1:55) -- Grassy grass grass (0:56) -- Little seed (3:26).
Summary:
In Little Seed, Elizabeth Mitchell embraces the gentle genius of America's musical bard Woody Guthrie, reminding us of how the loving bonds between parent and child endure and are strengthened through song. Moved by Guthrie's simple yet profound songs created for his daughter, and his ability to inhabit both the perspective of a loving, protective parent and the voice of a freewheeling child, Mitchell makes them her own, joined by family and friends to offer us a re-imagined rendition of classic.
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