Text ... Fiery & passionate. Neapolitan song and symphony orchestra.
Aieressera, oì nanninè, me ne sagliette, tu saie addò tu saie addò Addò 'stu core 'ngrato cchiù dispietto farme nun pò! Addò lo fuoco coce, ma si fuie te lassa sta! E nun te corre appriesso, nun te struie, 'ncielo a guardà!... Jammo, jammo 'ncoppa, jammo jà, funiculì, funiculà!Né... jammo da la terra a la montagna! no passo nc'è! Se vede Francia, Proceta e la Spagna... Io veco a tte! Tirato co la fune, ditto 'nfatto, 'ncielo se va.. Se va comm' 'à lu viento a l'intrasatto, guè, saglie sà! Jammo, jammo 'ncoppa, jammo jà, funiculì, funiculà!Se n' 'è sagliuta, oì né, se n' 'è sagliuta la capa già! È gghiuta, pò è turnata, pò è venuta... sta sempe ccà! La capa vota, vota, attuorno, attuorno, attuorno a tte! Sto core canta sempe nu taluorno Sposammo, oì né! Jammo, jammo 'ncoppa, jammo jà, funiculì, funiculà!
Text ... Famous gospel/folksong known since the second half of the 19th ...Famous gospel/folksong known since the second half of the 19th century about a plaintive soul on the journey through life "I am a poor wayfering stranger". Moving & sad. Male voice in a soul spirit, chimes & synth layers. Instrumental tr-15.
Verse 1
I am a poor wayfaring stranger While traveling through this world of woe Yet there's no sickness, toil or danger In that bright world to which I go.
Chorus I'm going there to meet my Father I'm going there no more to roam I'm only going over Jordan I'm only going over home.
Verse 2
I know dark clouds Will gather round me I know my way Is rough and steep Yet beautiful fields Lie just before me Where god’s redeemed their vigils keep
Chorus
I'm going there to meet my mother
She said she’d meet me
When I come I'm only going over Jordan I'm only going over home. I'm only going over home
Traditional arranged by Manuel Galvin & Jean-Jacques Milteau
Text ... Traditional prison, logging, and railroad work song from the late ...Traditional prison, logging, and railroad work song from the late 19th century also known as Nine Pound Hammer. "Take this hammer and carry it to the captain". Country & western style singer, banjo, harmonica & slide dobro. Sousaphone & drums @ 0'58. Instrumental tr-16.
Chorus
Take this hammer and carry it to the captain Take this hammer and carry it to the captain Take this hammer and carry it to the captain
An’ Tell him I’m gone Tell him I’m gone
Verse 1
If he ask you was I runnin’ If he ask you was I runnin’ If he ask you was I runnin’ Tell him I was flyin’ Tell him I was flyin’ If he ask you was I laughin’ If he ask you was I laughin’ If he ask you was I laughin’ Tell him I was cryin’ Tell him I was cryin’
Chorus
Take this hammer carry it to the captain Take this hammer carry it to the captain Take this hammer carry it to the captain
Tell him I’m gone Tell him I’m gone
Verse 2
I don’t want no green back dollar I don’t want no green back dollar I don’t want no green back dollar
It hurts my pride It hurts my pride
Chorus
Take this hammer carry it to the captain Take this hammer carry it to the captain Take this hammer carry it to the captain
Tell him I’m gone Tell him I’m gone
Take this hammer carry it to the captain Tell him I’m gone Tell him I’m gone
Traditional arranged byManuel Galvin & Jean-Jacques Milteau
Text ... Well-known American blues song & jazz standard of uncertain origin. ...Well-known American blues song & jazz standard of uncertain origin. "Well, I’m going down to the St. James Infirmary, to see my baby there". Sad & disillusioned. Blues/soul singer, snaps, sousaphone, drums & marimba. Instrumental tr-17 & 18.
Verse 1
Well, I’m going down to the St. James Infirmary, to see my baby there
She was all stretched out, on a long white table So sweet, so cold, so bare
Verse 2
Let her go, go ! Ahh, my little Baby, Where ever she can beYou may search this whole world all over But she’d never find a sweet man like me
Verse 3
Now, when I die, bury me in Stetson shoesA Stetson coat, and a Stetson hat And put a twenty dollar gold piece on my watch chain So the cats know, that I died fat Ad Lib
St. James Infirmary, where can my baby be ? It’s just at St. James Infirmary, yeah Let my baby go, let my baby goLet my Baby go, go, go Let my Baby go !
Traditional arranged by : Manuel Galvin & Jean-Jacques Milteau
Text ... Folksong/country & western standard of uncertain origins from the ...Folksong/country & western standard of uncertain origins from the late 19th century also known as "Cowboy Love Song". "From this valley they say you are going". Melancholy of a lost love. Male country singer, guitare, slide dobro,basse, harmonica & banjo. Instrumental tr-19.
Verse 1
From this valley they say you are going We will miss your bright eyes and sweet smile For they say you are taking the sunshine That has brightened my pathway awhile
Verse 2 Come and sit by my side if you love me Do not hasten to bid me adieu Just remember the Red River Valley And the cowboy who loves you so true
Verse 3
Won’t you think of the valley you’re leaving O how lonesome, how sad it will be? O think of the fond heart you’re breaking Every grief you are causing to me.
Verse 4 Come and sit by my side if you love me Do not hasten to bid me adieu Just remember the Red River Valley And the cowboy who loves you so true And the cowboy who loves you so true
Traditional arranged by : Manuel Galvin & Jean-Jacques Milteau
Text ... Traditional American ballad of the late 19th century originating from ...Traditional American ballad of the late 19th century originating from South Appalachian area also known as Black Girl or My Girl. "In the pines, in the pines, where the sun never shines, And you shiver when the cold winds blow". Male country singer, double-bass, slide dobro, banjo & e-bow guitar @ 0'54. Instrumental tr-21 & 22.
Chorus
In the pines, in the pines Where the sun never shines And you shiver when the cold winds blow
Verse 1
Little girl, little girl, what have I done That makes you treat me so? You caused me to weep, you caused me to mourn And you caused me to leave my home
Chorus
In the pines, in the pines Where the sun never shines And you shiver when the cold winds blow
Verse 2
The longest train I ever saw Came down that Georgia line The engine passed at six o'clock And the cab came by at nine
Chorus
In the pines, in the pines Where the sun never shines And we shiver when the cold winds blow
In the pines, in the pines Where the sun never shines And you shiver when the cold winds blow
Traditional arranged by Manuel Galvin & Jean-Jacques Milteau
Work song in a gospel/blues spirit. Inspired & meditative. Humming ...Work song in a gospel/blues spirit. Inspired & meditative. Humming blues vocals, percussion, banjo @ 0'25, choir & drums @ 0'48. Mandolin @ 1'12. Instrumental tr-23.
Text ... Famous 19th century folksong also known as The Great Rock Island ...Famous 19th century folksong also known as The Great Rock Island Route and became a country music standard. "From the great Atlantic Ocean to the wide Pacific shore...". Male country singer, rhythm section, banjo, mandolin. Harmonica solo @ 1'25 & electric guitar. Instrumental tr-26.
Verse 1 From the great Atlantic ocean to the wide Pacific shore From the queen of flowing mountains to the south side by the shore She's mighty tall and handsome and known quite well by all She's the combination on the Wabash Cannonball
Verse 2 Now She came down from Birmingham one cold December day As she rolled into the station you could hear all the people say There's that gal from Tennessee she's long and she's tall She came down from Birmingham on the Wabash Cannonball
Verse 3 Yeah Listen to the jingle the rumble and the roar As she glides along the woodland through the hills and by the shore Hear the mighty rush of the engine hear that lonesome hobo call You're traveling through the jungle on the Wabash Cannonball
Verse 4 Our Eastern states are dandy so the people always say From New York to St. Louis and Chicago by the way From the hills of Minnesota where the rippling waters fall No chances can be taken on the Wabash Cannonball
Verse 5 So Listen to the jingle the rumble and the roar As she glides along the woodland through the hills and by the shore Hear the mighty rush of the engine hear that lonesome hobo call You're traveling through the jungle on the Wabash Cannonball
Traditional arranged by Manuel Galvin & Jean-Jacques Milteau
Text ... Folksong that became popular during the social movements of the 50s ...Folksong that became popular during the social movements of the 50s and 60s. Also known as Bahamian Lullaby. "All my trials, Lord, Soon be over." Lead vocal & choir in a gospel spirit. Organ @ 0'55. Percussion & e-bow guitar @ 1'23. Instrumental tr-27.
All my trials Lord, Soon be over
Verse 1 I had a little book, it was given to me And on every page, selles Liberty All my trials Lord Soon be over
Verse 2 If religion was a thing that money could buy The rich would live, and the poor would die All my trials Lord Soon be over
Bridge Too late my brothers, too late But never mind. All my trials Lord. Soon be over
Verse 3 If Malcolm and Martin were living today They’d look around, what would they say All my trials Lord Soon be over
Bridge Too late my brothers too late But never mind All my trials Lord Soon be over All my trials Lord Soon be over
Traditional arranged by Manuel Galvin & Jean-Jacques Milteau
Text ... African-American spiritual song of the 19th century. "Go, tell it on ...African-American spiritual song of the 19th century. "Go, tell it on the mountain, Over the hills and everywhere, Go, tell it on the mountain,That Jesus lives again...". Introduction with gospel lead vocal & choir a cappella. Rhythm section & electric guitar @ 0'31. Instrumental tr-30.
Chorus Go! Tell it on the mountain! Over the hills and everywhere Go! Tell it on the mountain! That Jesus Christ is born
Verse 1 While shepherds kept their watching, Over silent flocks by night Behold, throughout the heavens, There shone a holy light
Chorus Go! Tell it on the mountain! Over the hills and everywhere Go! Tell it on the mountain! That Jesus Christ is born
Verse 2 The shepherds feared and trembled, When low above the earth Rang out ,angels chorus that hailed Our saviours birth
Chorus Go! Tell it on the mountain! Over the hills and everywhere Go! Tell it on the mountain! That Jesus Christ is born
Chorus as lib Go! Tell it on the mountain! Over the hills and everywhere Go! Tell it on the mountain! That Jesus Christ is bornGo tell it! Go tell itGo tell it! On the mountain
Go tell it! Everywhere Go tell it! Everywhere Go tell it! Can you tell the story Go tell it! About when He came, to the mountain Go tell it! OOOHH, Lord! Go tell it! Go tell it!
Traditional arranged by : Manuel Galvin & Jean-Jacques Milteau
Country/folk version of track-1. Introduction with a cappella male ...Country/folk version of track-1. Introduction with a cappella male singer. Ukulele @ 0'33, strings & bass @ 1'05. Banjo @ 1'37.
Instrumental version of tr-1. Inspired, panoramic & meditative. Lead ...Instrumental version of tr-1. Inspired, panoramic & meditative. Lead electric guitar & synth layers.
Instrumental version of tr-2 in a folky spirit. Dobro slide, guitar, ...Instrumental version of tr-2 in a folky spirit. Dobro slide, guitar, mandolin, lap steel, sousaphone & drums building-up gradually until finale..
Instrumental version of tr-3 in a 1920s blues spirit. Sad & ...Instrumental version of tr-3 in a 1920s blues spirit. Sad & wandering. Lead fiddle, banjo, mandolin,, marimba, sousaphone & drums @ 0'43.
Instrumental version of tr-3 in a bluesy spirit. Lead electric ...Instrumental version of tr-3 in a bluesy spirit. Lead electric guitar, snaps, sousaphone, slide dobro & drums @ 0'43.
Instrumental version of tr-4 in a country/bluegrass spirit Mandolin, ...Instrumental version of tr-4 in a country/bluegrass spirit Mandolin, guitare& slide dobro. Lead fiddle & bass @ 0'58. Lead harmonica @ 1'29.
Alternate version of tr-7 in an early blues spirit. Rural, meditative ...Alternate version of tr-7 in an early blues spirit. Rural, meditative & rough. Slide Dobro, banjo @ 0'26 & mandolin @ 1'12.