Huun-Huur-Tu are a music group from Tuva,a Russian federative republic situated on the Mongolia–Russia border. Their music includes throat singing,in which the singers sing both a note and its overtones,thus producing two or three notes simultaneously. The overtone may sound like a flute,whistle or bird,but is solely a product of the human voice.
Richard Reed Parry is a Canadian multi-instrumentalist,composer,producer,best known as a core member of the Grammy Award-winning indie rock band Arcade Fire,where he plays a wide variety of instruments,often switching between guitar,double bass,drums,celesta,keyboards,and accordion.
Folk song or Folksong or Folksongs refers to a song in the traditional or contemporary folk music genre.
Nico Asher Muhly is an American contemporary classical music composer and arranger who has worked and recorded with both classical and pop musicians. A prolific composer,he has composed for many notable symphony orchestras and chamber ensembles and has had two operas commissioned by the Metropolitan Opera. Since 2006,he has released nine studio albums,many of which are collaborative,including 2017's Planetarium with Sufjan Stevens,Bryce Dessner &James McAlister. He is a member of the Icelandic music collective and record label Bedroom Community.
Gabriel Witcher is a Grammy award-winning American multi-instrumentalist,producer,composer,and arranger,best known as a fiddle player and singer. He is a founding member of the string ensemble Punch Brothers. Witcher and his fellow Punch Brothers won the 2019 Grammy for Best Folk Album and were named Affiliate Scholars of Oberlin Conservatory in 2014.
Samuel Tear Amidon is an American singer,songwriter,and multi-instrumentalist.
"O Death",also known as "O,Death","Oh Death",and "Conversations with Death",is a traditional Appalachian folk song,listed as number 4933 in the Roud Folk Song Index. The song is generally attributed to the musician and Baptist preacher Lloyd Chandler,but it was likely taken or adapted from folk songs already existing in the region.
Bryce David Dessner is an American composer and guitarist based in Paris,and a member of the rock band the National. Dessner's twin brother,Aaron is also a member of the group. Together,they write the music in collaboration with lead singer and lyricist Matt Berninger.
Floodplain is a studio album by the Kronos Quartet released in 2009. All twelve compositions were written or arranged for the quartet.
Early Music is a studio album by the Kronos Quartet,containing 21 compositions,many of which were written,arranged,or transcribed for the quartet. The subtitle is from Dowland's Lachrimae,or Seaven Teares of 1604.
This is a Nonesuch Records discography,organized by catalog number.
Rhiannon Giddens is an American musician known for her eclectic folk music. She is a founding member of the country,blues,and old-time music band the Carolina Chocolate Drops,where she was the lead singer,fiddle player,and banjo player.
Olivia Chaney is an English folk singer,pianist,guitarist,harmonium player and songwriter. Her debut solo album,The Longest River,was released on Nonesuch Records in 2015. Her follow-up solo album,Shelter,was released on Nonesuch on 15 June 2018.
Tomorrow Is My Turn is the first studio album by Rhiannon Giddens. Nonesuch Records released the album on February 10,2015. She worked with T Bone Burnett in the production of this album. The album was nominated for Best Folk Album at the 58th Annual Grammy Awards. The title song is Nina Simone's English version of Charles Aznavour's 1962 hit "L'Amour,c'est comme un jour".
I See the Sign is the third album by experimental folk artist Sam Amidon,released in 2010. The album features Amidon’s radical reworkings of traditional folk songs,with chamber-orchestra arrangements by composer Nico Muhly;multi-instrumental contributions from Shahzad Ismaily,and guest vocals by Beth Orton. It was produced and mixed by Valgeir Sigurðsson at Greenhouse Studios in Reykjavik and released on the Bedroom Community label.
Shine a Light:Field Recordings from the Great American Railroad is a 2016 album of field recordings made by British singer Billy Bragg and American musician Joe Henry as they performed in waiting rooms and trackside at railway stations on a journey between Chicago and Los Angeles in March 2016. The project was conceived after Henry produced Bragg's thirteenth studio album Tooth &Nail at his home studio in South Pasadena. It was released on the Cooking Vinyl label on 23 September 2016. The project is named after a lyric in the traditional folk song "Midnight Special".
They're Calling Me Home is the second collaborative album by American singer-songwriter Rhiannon Giddens and Italian composer Francesco Turrisi,released through Nonesuch Records on April 9,2021. It received acclaim from critics and won the Grammy Award for Best Folk Album at the 2022 Grammy Awards.
Long Time Passing is a 2020 album by Kronos Quartet celebrating the music of Pete Seeger. The album was commissioned by the FreshGrass Foundation and released on the Smithsonian Folkways label. This release follows 2017's Folk Songs,which saw the Kronos Quartet teaming with a variety of folk musicians.
Songs and Symphoniques:the Music of Moondog is a collaboration album between Kronos Quartet and Ghost Train Orchestra featuring various arrangers and musical artists. Leading up to the album's release were the release of two singles;"High on a Rocky Ledge" and "Why Spend a Dark Nighty with You?"
