The Goat Rodeo Sessions

The Goat Rodeo Sessions
Studio album by Yo-Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer, Chris Thile
Released October 24, 2011
Genre Bluegrass, classical
Label Sony Masterworks

The Goat Rodeo Sessions is a 2011 collaborative album by Yo-Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer and Chris Thile.

Contents

Conception and production

Meyer has previously collaborated with both Ma and Thile, and in 2008 suggested Thile to work on Ma's Songs of Joy and Peace. The three expressed an interest in a future collaboration. Along with Duncan, they held their first rehearsal at Ma's house.[1] The compositions are credited to Meyer, Thile, and Duncan.[2] The term "goat rodeo" in the album's title means 'a chaotic situation', a reference to the unusual and challenging aspects of blending the classical and bluegrass genres. The resulting sound has been dubbed 'genre proof'.

Track listing

  1. "Attaboy" - 5.42
  2. "Quarter Chicken Dark" - 4.47
  3. "Helping Hand" - 4.32
  4. "Where's My Bow?" - 5.30
  5. "Here And Heaven" - 3.53
  6. "Franz And The Eagle" - 6.53
  7. "Less Is Moi" - 7.27
  8. "Hill Justice" - 4.29
  9. "No One But You" - 3.54
  10. "13:8" - 5.54
  11. "Goat Rodeo" - 4.18

Bonus tracks (available only from Barnes and Noble[3]):

  1. "Mostly Six Eight"
  2. "Parallax"

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Graff, Gary (October 27, 2011). "Yo-Yo Ma Trades Bach for Bluegrass in 'Goat Rodeo Sessions'". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/news/yo-yo-ma-trades-bach-for-bluegrass-in-goat-1005444222.story#/news/yo-yo-ma-trades-bach-for-bluegrass-in-goat-1005444222.story. 
  2. ^ McCall, Michael (October 24, 2011). "Review: 'Goat Sessions' a genre-blending good time". SFGate. http://articles.sfgate.com/2011-10-24/entertainment/30323340_1_edgar-meyer-string-music-yo-yo-ma. 
  3. ^ "Barnes and Noble: The Goat Rodeo Sessions [B&N Exclusive Version"]. http://music.barnesandnoble.com/The-Goat-Rodeo-Sessions/Yo-Yo-Ma/e/886979790124. 

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