Middlewest Chant, by Red Tail Ring

Middlewest Chant

by Red Tail Ring

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1.	Sugarwine 03:00	buy track
2.	Hangman 06:07	buy track
3.	Eliza 05:29	buy track
4.	The Road is My Skyway 06:18	buy track
5.	Harps & Jaws 03:09	buy track
6.	Trouble 02:25	buy track
7.	Peshtigo 04:46	buy track
8.	Baby's In The Black Gold 04:40	buy track
9.	My Ol' Friends 01:56	buy track
10.	She's Gone Coal 04:51	buy track
11.	The Oak Set 03:46	buy track
12.	Stone Song 05:40	buy track

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In 2011, Red Tail Ring released two studio recordings featuring a unique two-way connection between old and new- I. Middlewest Chant showcases the duo’s original songs and II. Mountain Shout features the duo’s favorite traditional tunes. These projects blend the loving attention of revivalist fervor with the raw creativity of brand new sounds. Whether rendering a traditional tune or one of their many original compositions, the duo infuses each song with musical imagination, haunting harmonies and instrumental artistry.

As Premo states, “The albums are companion pieces that stand alone but also complement one another. The crossover between old and new is constant in the music Michael and I write and play.” Regarding I. Middlewest Chant, she adds, “We wanted to show references of the traditional forms that have inspired us in our new writing.”   All songs on I. Middlewest Chant are written by Michael Beauchamp-Cohen and Laurel Premo, except for a few choice arrangements and melody references that show the strong ties to a traditional foundation. "Hangman" is a combination of the haunting international ballad "The Maid Freed from the Gallows" and the Southern spiritual "Hold the Wind, Don't Let it Blow," with additional music and lyrics by Red Tail Ring. "Peshtigo," a ballad about the Great Peshtigo Fire of October 1871, contains a melody from the traditional "Old Man At the Mill." In one final pairing, Laurel Premo composed a complementing tune to the traditional "Shaking Down The Acorns," entitled, "The Gall Wasp" which together form the lively fiddle track, "The Oak Set."

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released April 1, 2011

LAUREL PREMO – vocals, banjo, fiddles (bowed, flat-picked, and gurdied), guitar, jaw harp, stomping

 MICHAEL BEAUCHAMP-COHEN – vocals, guitar, banjo, mandolin, octave mandolin, harmonica, flat-picked fiddle, stomping 

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Red Tail Ring Traverse City, Michigan

Laurel Premo and Michael Beauchamp-Cohen of Red Tail Ring create lush, intricate arrangements of original folk music and traditional ballads with banjo, fiddle, guitar, and close harmonies. “The very best of the 21st century’s minimalist and highly original folk music . . . a peerless duo.” – American Roots UK. ... more

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