VARIOUS ARTISTS
''SOWING THE SEEDS - THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY, DISC TWO''
SEP 2007
144:57
APPLESEED
DISC ONE
1/Oh Sacred World (spoken)/Pete Seeger/00:21
2/Ghost of Tom Joad/Pete Seeger & Bruce Springsteen/04:26
3/Waist Deep in the Big Muddy/Ani Difranco/03:32
4/Universal Soldier/Donovan/02:47
5/White Boots Marching in a Yellow Land/Eric Andersen/05:18
6/All My Children of the Sun/Tim Robbins/03:56
7/The Bravest/Tom Paxton/03:11
8/19 Miles to Baghdad/Lizzie West & The White Buffalo/05:13
9/Bring Them Home (If You Love Your Uncle Sam)/Pete Seeger/03:45
10/Walking Down Death Row/Pete Seeger/03:39
11/Guantanamera/Jackson Browne & Joan Baez/06:34
12/Heartland Express/Sharon Katz & The Peace Train/05:25
13/Indian Prayer (The Land I Love)/Tom Pacheco/05:27
14/There Goes the Mountain/Tom Paxton & Anne Hills/04:04
15/Sing About These Hard Times/Peggy Seeger/03:21
16/If You Miss Me at the Back of the Bus/Kim and Reggie Harris/04:35
17/The Ross Perot (George Bush) Guide to Answering Embarrassing Questions/Pete Seeger/02:23
18/The Emperor is Naked Today-o/Pete Seeger/02:24
19/Where Have All the Flowers Gone/Tommy Sands/06:23
DISC TWO
1/Quite Early Morning/Pete Seeger/01:10
2/Music of Healing/Tommy Sands/03:41
3/There is Hope/Aoife Clancy/04:28
4/Swimming to the Other Side/Pat Humphries/04:18
5/Turn! Turn! Turn!/Bruce Cockburn/04:44
6/Namaste/The Kennedys/03:25
7/Gina in the Kings Road/Al Stewart/03:49
8/Yin My Yang/Donovan/03:36
9/Baby, It's You/John Stewart/03:39
10/Leave Your Light On/Tim Eriksen/03:38
11/Try Me One More Time/David Bromberg/03:17
12/Don't Think Twice, It's All Right/Ramblin' Jack Elliott/03:43
13/Dink's Song/Roger McGuinn/04:19
14/You Can't Relive the Past/Eric Andersen & Lou Reed/04:04
15/Oh Had I a Golden Thread/Judy Collins/05:04
16/Sail On/Dick Gaughan/05:15
17/Somos El Barco (We Are the Boat)/Holly Near/05:06
18/Pete gets the last word (spoken)/Pete Seeger/00:57
REVIEW
by Ronnie D. Lankford, Jr. Appleseed has built its reputation as a label unafraid of politics, a place where an artist can speak his or her mind without fear of censorship. More than that, however, the label has now made it to the ten-year mark, proving that doing the right thing doesn't have to be financially foolish. Sowing the Seeds: The Tenth Anniversary, then, is a celebration, highlighted by the fruits of Appleseed's labors, brightened by a handful of new tracks and spread out over two discs. The names, from Pete Seeger to Ani DiFranco, reveal a label deeply connected to tradition like Smithsonian Folkways, but also one with an ear to the ground for new voices. Some folk and rock fans will no doubt be interested in the new recording of the "Ghost of Tom Joad" with a gritty Bruce Springsteen vocal and narration by Seeger. There are also exclusive tracks by Donovan ("Universal Soldier") and DiFranco ("Waste Deep in the Big Muddy"). The bulk of the collection, however, includes previously recorded tracks by Eric Andersen, Judy Collins, Kim & Reggie Harris, David Bromberg, Bruce Cockburn, Lizzie West, and the White Buffalo, Tom Paxton, and many others. Sowing the Seeds: The Tenth Anniversary makes a solid argument that folk and folk-derived music is alive and well in the 21st century, and more than that, the music makes for a fine celebration.
''SOWING THE SEEDS - THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY, DISC TWO''
SEP 2007
144:57
APPLESEED
DISC ONE
1/Oh Sacred World (spoken)/Pete Seeger/00:21
2/Ghost of Tom Joad/Pete Seeger & Bruce Springsteen/04:26
3/Waist Deep in the Big Muddy/Ani Difranco/03:32
4/Universal Soldier/Donovan/02:47
5/White Boots Marching in a Yellow Land/Eric Andersen/05:18
6/All My Children of the Sun/Tim Robbins/03:56
7/The Bravest/Tom Paxton/03:11
8/19 Miles to Baghdad/Lizzie West & The White Buffalo/05:13
9/Bring Them Home (If You Love Your Uncle Sam)/Pete Seeger/03:45
10/Walking Down Death Row/Pete Seeger/03:39
11/Guantanamera/Jackson Browne & Joan Baez/06:34
12/Heartland Express/Sharon Katz & The Peace Train/05:25
13/Indian Prayer (The Land I Love)/Tom Pacheco/05:27
14/There Goes the Mountain/Tom Paxton & Anne Hills/04:04
15/Sing About These Hard Times/Peggy Seeger/03:21
16/If You Miss Me at the Back of the Bus/Kim and Reggie Harris/04:35
17/The Ross Perot (George Bush) Guide to Answering Embarrassing Questions/Pete Seeger/02:23
18/The Emperor is Naked Today-o/Pete Seeger/02:24
19/Where Have All the Flowers Gone/Tommy Sands/06:23
DISC TWO
1/Quite Early Morning/Pete Seeger/01:10
2/Music of Healing/Tommy Sands/03:41
3/There is Hope/Aoife Clancy/04:28
4/Swimming to the Other Side/Pat Humphries/04:18
5/Turn! Turn! Turn!/Bruce Cockburn/04:44
6/Namaste/The Kennedys/03:25
7/Gina in the Kings Road/Al Stewart/03:49
8/Yin My Yang/Donovan/03:36
9/Baby, It's You/John Stewart/03:39
10/Leave Your Light On/Tim Eriksen/03:38
11/Try Me One More Time/David Bromberg/03:17
12/Don't Think Twice, It's All Right/Ramblin' Jack Elliott/03:43
13/Dink's Song/Roger McGuinn/04:19
14/You Can't Relive the Past/Eric Andersen & Lou Reed/04:04
15/Oh Had I a Golden Thread/Judy Collins/05:04
16/Sail On/Dick Gaughan/05:15
17/Somos El Barco (We Are the Boat)/Holly Near/05:06
18/Pete gets the last word (spoken)/Pete Seeger/00:57
REVIEW
by Ronnie D. Lankford, Jr. Appleseed has built its reputation as a label unafraid of politics, a place where an artist can speak his or her mind without fear of censorship. More than that, however, the label has now made it to the ten-year mark, proving that doing the right thing doesn't have to be financially foolish. Sowing the Seeds: The Tenth Anniversary, then, is a celebration, highlighted by the fruits of Appleseed's labors, brightened by a handful of new tracks and spread out over two discs. The names, from Pete Seeger to Ani DiFranco, reveal a label deeply connected to tradition like Smithsonian Folkways, but also one with an ear to the ground for new voices. Some folk and rock fans will no doubt be interested in the new recording of the "Ghost of Tom Joad" with a gritty Bruce Springsteen vocal and narration by Seeger. There are also exclusive tracks by Donovan ("Universal Soldier") and DiFranco ("Waste Deep in the Big Muddy"). The bulk of the collection, however, includes previously recorded tracks by Eric Andersen, Judy Collins, Kim & Reggie Harris, David Bromberg, Bruce Cockburn, Lizzie West, and the White Buffalo, Tom Paxton, and many others. Sowing the Seeds: The Tenth Anniversary makes a solid argument that folk and folk-derived music is alive and well in the 21st century, and more than that, the music makes for a fine celebration.
