Mark Twain: A Film Directed by Ken Burns [Soundtrack]

mark twain: a film directed by ken burns [soundtrack]

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The score to Ken Burns's Mark Twain will feel instantly familiar to fans of the popular documentary filmmaker's earlier work. As with Burns's The Civil War and Baseball, pianist Jacqueline Schwab and multi-instrumentalist Bobby Horton have been enlisted to tailor tunes to suit Burns's needs. Schwab provides gracious takes on traditional songs such as "Wagoner's Lad" and "Sweet Betsy from Page," contributing to the drawing-room ambiance of the score. Horton, meanwhile, brings a bit more frontier texture to the proceedings on the string-driven likes of "Dogue Creek" (one of three new numbers from Al Petteway), "Poor Wayfarin' Stranger," and "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot." Actor Kevin Conway stands in for the man of the hour, reading witticisms from Twain and pulling the package together. --Steven Stolder

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Mark Twain: A Film Directed by Ken Burns [Soundtrack]
Mark Twain: A Film Directed by Ken Burns
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Delightful
  • A Beautiful Musical Experience
  • Slick
 Mark Twain: A Film Directed by Ken Burns
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Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005R62L
Release Date: 2001-11-06

Tracks:

  1. Made In The Image Of God - Kevin Conway
  2. Sweet Betsy From Pike - Bobby Horton
  3. Dogue Creek - Bobby Horton
  4. Wagoner's Lad - Jacqueline Schwab
  5. Howl - Ed Gerhard
  6. Mighty Big River - Bobby Horton
  7. Shadow On The Marsh - Al Petteway
  8. Poor Wayfarin' Stranger - Bobby Horton
  9. Shuckin' The Bush - Fiddlin' Johnny
  10. How Can I Keep From Singing - Jacqueline Schwab
  11. Old Voices - Kevin Conway
  12. For Ireland I'd Not Tell Her Name - Bobby Horton
  13. When Tomorrow Comes - Jacqueline Schwab
  14. Wagoner's Lad - Bobby Horton
  15. The Falls - Bobby Horton
  16. Ties That Bind - Jacqueline Schwab
  17. Rosin' The Bow - Bobby Horton
  18. Amelia - Jacqueline Schwab
  19. Shakespeare Is Dead - Kevin Conway
  20. Dill Pickle Rag - Fiddlin' Johnny
  21. Hard Times - Jacqueline Schwab
  22. Hard Times - Bobby Horton
  23. Sweet Betsy From Pike - Peter Ostroushko
  24. Maple Leaf Rag - Jacqueline Schwab
  25. Two Unaccountable Freaks - Kevin Conway
  26. Sweet Betsy From Pike - Jacqueline Schwab
  27. How Can I Keep From Singing - Bobby Horton
  28. Advice For Arrival In Heaven - Kevin Conway
  29. Swing Low, Sweet Chariot - Bobby Horton

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The score to Ken Burns's Mark Twain will feel instantly familiar to fans of the popular documentary filmmaker's earlier work. As with Burns's The Civil War and Baseball, pianist Jacqueline Schwab and multi-instrumentalist Bobby Horton have been enlisted to tailor tunes to suit Burns's needs. Schwab provides gracious takes on traditional songs such as "Wagoner's Lad" and "Sweet Betsy from Page," contributing to the drawing-room ambiance of the score. Horton, meanwhile, brings a bit more frontier texture to the proceedings on the string-driven likes of "Dogue Creek" (one of three new numbers from Al Petteway), "Poor Wayfarin' Stranger," and "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot." Actor Kevin Conway stands in for the man of the hour, reading witticisms from Twain and pulling the package together. --Steven Stolder

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Delightful.......2007-01-09

Music is interspersed with a sprinkling of quotes from Mr. Twain, as candid and clever as you might expect...and brief enough not to interfere with your music listening. Soundtrack feels true to the early american midwest, with authentic acoustic instrumentation. Great fun on roadtrips.

5 out of 5 stars A Beautiful Musical Experience.......2004-03-14

As a lover of period music from the 19th century, and a major fan of Mark Twain, I wouldn't be without this CD - or the video it is from. Bobby Horton does a superb job, and listening is a spiritual trip back to a better time.

3 out of 5 stars Slick.......2002-02-01

This is a slick little recording that sanitizes the tops of the pops of roots music - sort of a roots muzak experience. It's a pleasurable enough listen, and Bobby Horton is a wonder as a solo string player who overdubs up to 7 instruments on a much too up-tempo version of "Hard Times," but it's all just too, too clean. Good background music, though.

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