Winter Marquee
Encyclopedia
Winter Marquee is a live album
by folk
singer Nanci Griffith
. Recorded live during the Clock Without Hands
tour in spring 2002, this album grew from the original wish to capture just one live song (Phil Ochs
' "What's That I Hear") into a 14 track live CD album http://www.nancigriffith.com/discography_albums.php?album=1, Griffith's first live recording since One Fair Summer Evening
(1988). On May 29, 2002, at the historic Tennessee Theatre, Knoxville http://www.tennesseetheatre.com/default.aspx?typeid=6&main=main_news a live performance was filmed, and released on DVD under the same name. During the recording of both the album and the DVD, Griffith is joined on stage by Emmylou Harris
, Tom Russell
and Andrew Hardin.
Live album
A live album is a recording consisting of material recorded during stage performances using remote recording techniques, commonly contrasted with a studio album...
by folk
Folk music
Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....
singer Nanci Griffith
Nanci Griffith
Nanci Griffith, is an American singer, guitarist and songwriter from Austin, Texas.-Biography:...
. Recorded live during the Clock Without Hands
Clock Without Hands
Released in July 2001, Clock Without Hands is Nanci Griffith's fourteenth studio album. It was named after Carson McCullers' final novel , and is a particularly personal collection of songs, including "Last Song For Mother" , a moving tribute to her late mother...
tour in spring 2002, this album grew from the original wish to capture just one live song (Phil Ochs
Phil Ochs
Philip David Ochs was an American protest singer and songwriter who was known for his sharp wit, sardonic humor, earnest humanism, political activism, insightful and alliterative lyrics, and haunting voice...
' "What's That I Hear") into a 14 track live CD album http://www.nancigriffith.com/discography_albums.php?album=1, Griffith's first live recording since One Fair Summer Evening
One Fair Summer Evening
One Fair Summer Evening is Nanci Griffith's seventh album, and her first one recorded in a live setting. It was recorded on August 19 and August 20, 1988 at Anderson Fair, a Houston, Texas club long known for featuring folk artists in an intimate setting...
(1988). On May 29, 2002, at the historic Tennessee Theatre, Knoxville http://www.tennesseetheatre.com/default.aspx?typeid=6&main=main_news a live performance was filmed, and released on DVD under the same name. During the recording of both the album and the DVD, Griffith is joined on stage by Emmylou Harris
Emmylou Harris
Emmylou Harris is an American singer-songwriter and musician. In addition to her work as a solo artist and bandleader, both as an interpreter of other composers' works and as a singer-songwriter, she is a sought-after backing vocalist and duet partner, working with numerous other artists including...
, Tom Russell
Tom Russell
Thomas George "Tom" Russell is an American singer-songwriter. Although most strongly identified with the Texas Country music tradition, his music also incorporates elements of folk, Tex-Mex, and the cowboy music of the American West. Many of his songs have been recorded by other artists, including...
and Andrew Hardin.
Track listing
All tracks composed by Nanci Griffith; except where indicated- "Speed of the Sound of Loneliness" (John PrineJohn PrineJohn Prine is an American country/folk singer-songwriter. He has been active as a recording artist and live performer since the early 1970s.-Biography:...
) 4:40 - "I Wish It Would Rain" 2:36
- "Boots of Spanish LeatherBoots of Spanish Leather"Boots of Spanish Leather" is a song performed by Bob Dylan, released in 1964 on his album The Times They Are A-Changin.Dylan's recording features the artist solo on the acoustic guitar, playing the song fingerpicking....
" (Bob DylanBob DylanBob Dylan is an American singer-songwriter, musician, poet, film director and painter. He has been a major and profoundly influential figure in popular music and culture for five decades. Much of his most celebrated work dates from the 1960s when he was an informal chronicler and a seemingly...
) 6:34 - "Two for the Road" 2:59
- "Listen to the Radio" 3:51
- "There's a Light Beyond These Woods (Mary Margaret)" 4:46
- "Gulf Coast Highway" (Griffith, James Hooker, Danny Flowers) 3:32
- "The Flyer" 4:46
- "Good Night, New York" (Julie GoldJulie GoldJulie Gold is a New York singer-songwriter. She is best known for Bette Midler's version of her song "From a Distance" which won the Grammy for Song of the Year in 1991....
) 5:06 - "Traveling Through This Part Of You" 4:19
- "Last Train Home" 3:05
- "I'm Not Drivin' These Wheels (Bring the Prose to the Wheel)" 3:40
- "What's That I Hear" (Phil OchsPhil OchsPhilip David Ochs was an American protest singer and songwriter who was known for his sharp wit, sardonic humor, earnest humanism, political activism, insightful and alliterative lyrics, and haunting voice...
) 4:08 - "White Freight Liner" (Townes Van ZandtTownes Van ZandtJohn Townes Van Zandt , best known as Townes Van Zandt, was an American Texas Country-folk music singer-songwriter, performer, and poet...
) 5:01
Chart performance
Chart (2002) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 45 |