Folksongs for a Nuclear Village

Folksongs for a Nuclear Village is the sixth studio album by New Age/Jazz group Shadowfax, their first for Capitol Records. It won a Grammy Award in 1988 for Best New Age Performance.

The cover artwork is a piece by Michael McMillen link called "Nel Mezzo Del Cammin Di Nostra Vita," the opening line from The Divine Comedy, meaning (in English) "In the middle of our life's journey." "Folksong for a Nuclear Village" was originally a dance performance choreographed by Louise Durkee of Seattle.

Track listing

1. "The Firewalker" (Chuck Greenberg) – 4:54
2. "We Used to Laugh" (Greenberg) – 4:07
3. "Solar Wind" (David Lewis) – 5:08
4. "Behind Green Eyes" (Phil Maggini) – 5:17
5. "Lucky Mud" (Stuart Nevitt) – 4:40
6. "Madagascar Cafe" (Nevitt, G. E. Stinson) – 3:06
7. "Against the Grain" (Charles Bisharat) – 3:42
8. "No Society" (Bisharat) – 4:16
9. "Elephant Ego" (Lewis) – 5:00
10. "Folksong for a Nuclear Village" (Maggini, Stinson) – 5:13

Personnel

• Chuck Greenberg – Lyricon, flute, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone
• Stuart Nevitt – cymbals, drums, programming
• G. E. Stinson – guitar, accordion, electric guitar
• Charles Bisharat – mandolin, violin
• David Lewis – piano, Moog synthesizers
• Phil Maggini – bass, percussion, piano

Additional personnel

• John Bergamo – drums, tabla
• Ralf Hess – programming
• Emil Richards – chimes, marimba
• Toni Schneider – flute, saxophone
• Michael Spiro – percussion, conga

References

Grammy Award