Songs and Symphoniques: The Music of Moondog Ghost Train Orchestra & Kronos Quartet

• Moondog (1916 - 1999):
• 1 Moondog: Theme 03:52
• 2 Moondog: Be A Hobo (feat. Rufus Wainwright) 03:45
• 3 Moondog: High On A Rocky Ledge 04:32
• 4 Moondog: Caribea 02:03
• 5 Moondog: Why Spend a Dark Night with You? (feat. Joan As Police Woman) 03:37
• 6 Moondog: Enough About Human Rights (feat. Karen Mantler) 03:40
• 7 Moondog: I’m This, I’m That (feat. Jarvis Cocker) 03:41
• 8 Moondog: Speak of Heaven 04:20
• 9 Moondog: The Viking of 6th Avenue 05:30
• 10 Moondog: Down Is Up (feat. Petra Haden) 01:25
• 11 Moondog: Coffee Beans (feat. Karen Mantler) 04:09
• 12 Moondog: Behold (feat. Sam Amidon and Aoife O'Donovan) 03:39
• 13 Moondog: Choo Choo Lullaby (feat. Brian Carpenter) 03:26
• 14 Moondog: Fog On The Hudson 01:19
• 15 Moondog: See The Mighty Tree (feat. Petra Haden) 01:24
• 16 Moondog: Bumbo 05:17
• 17 Moondog: All is Loneliness (feat. Joan As Police Woman) 06:13
• Total Runtime 01:01:52

Info zu Songs and Symphoniques: The Music of Moondog

On "Songs and Symphoniques: The Music of Moondog," Ghost Train Orchestra teams up with the trailblazing Kronos Quartet to celebrate and reimagine the music of Louis Hardin, aka Moondog, the ground-breaking composer and poet who lived on the streets of New York City in the 50s and 60s, and influenced the minimalists Philip Glass, Steve Reich and Terry Riley. A blind composer who moved from Kansas to New York City and built his own instruments and mythology, Moondog's story and music continue to be an inspiration to many.

Born in Kansas to an Episcopalian minister and largely self-taught as a composer, Moondog wrote dozens of beautiful songs, madrigals, and symphonies which drew inspiration from classical, jazz, Native American music, Latin American music, and Indian ragas. Blinded as a teenager, he moved to New York City in the late 40s and lived there until 1972, during which time he was often found on 6th Avenue appearing in a cloak and horned helmet by thousands of passersby and residents unaware of his musical career. He became an underground folk hero in New York City after he signed with Columbia and released his 1969 record Moondog. He moved to Germany in the 70s and lived there until his death in 1999.

Ghost Train Orchestra and Kronos Quartet recorded before and during the pandemic to bring to life new vivid arrangements of Moondog’s music by musical director Brian Carpenter and members of Ghost Train Orchestra Matt Bauder, David Cossin, Curtis Hasselbring, Andy Laster, and Maxim Moston. These new arrangements provide a new vision into the world of Moondog, expanding the darkness, beauty, and humor in the original pieces (in some cases originally written for solo piano and newly arranged for orchestra.)

Songs and Symphoniques combines brilliant instrumentals with beautiful songs and madrigals featuring a diverse cast of guest vocalists including Sam Amidon and Aoife O’Donovan, who had previously collaborated with Carpenter on Kronos’ Long Time Passing (2019), Joan Wasser and Karen Mantler, both of whom performed with Ghost Train Orchestra in NYC prior to the recordings, Marissa Nadler, Jarvis Cocker of Pulp fame, acclaimed singer and songwriter Rufus Wainwright, and the extraordinary vocalist Petra Haden, known for her striking a cappella works.

Kronos Quartet:
David Harrington, violin
John Sherba, violin
Hank Dutt, viola
Sunny Yang, cello
Ghost Train Orchestra:
Brian Carpenter, trumpet, harmonica, vocals
Andy Laster, alto saxophone, flute
Dennis Lichtman, clarinet
Matt Bauder, bass clarinet, tenor, baritone saxophones
Sara Schoenbeck, bassoon
Curtis Hasselbring, trombone, guitar
Ron Caswell, tuba
Brandon Seabrook, guitar
Chris Lightcap, bass
Rob Garcia, drums
David Cossin, marimba, percussion
Maxim Moston, violin
Colin Stetson, bass saxophone

Guests: Sam Amidon, Jarvis Cocker, Petra Haden, Karen Mantler, Marissa Nadler, Aoife O'Donovan, Rufus Wainwright, and Joan Wasser

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