8.0
Avg Score
3
Opinions
#6,868
All Time
9
Tracks
“The Portland guitarist mines Harry Smith's lesser-heard archives on this powerful adaptation of international music.”
“Behind this gorgeous collection of folk tunes from Southeast Asia, Soviet Russia and the Islamic and Arabic worlds lies the legacy of two Americans: the peyote-dropping 78rpm collector Harry Smith (whose 1952 Anthology of American Folk Music presented folk, blues and country recordings from the 1920s and 1930s) and the exploratory guitarist Marisa Anderson, whose back catalogue is steeped in tradi”
“The guitarist reimagines traditional songs from places the United States has been in conflict with during her lifetime, steeping her stunning interpretations in humility and humanity.”