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14 tracks | 61 minutes
Released Jan 2001
on WorldWind
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- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 05:01 O, Had I A Golden Thread (Seeger) lyrics BUY MP3 05:01 O, Had I A Golden Thread (Seeger) lyrics "GIFT MP3" 05:01 O, Had I A Golden Thread (Seeger)
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:46 Qua Cau Gio Bay/ Wind On The Bridge (Vietnamese Trad) lyrics BUY MP3 04:46 Qua Cau Gio Bay/ Wind On The Bridge (Vietnamese Trad) lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:46 Qua Cau Gio Bay/ Wind On The Bridge (Vietnamese Trad)
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:21 Bal i Provinsen/Country Dance (Danish) lyrics BUY MP3 03:21 Bal i Provinsen/Country Dance (Danish) lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:21 Bal i Provinsen/Country Dance (Danish)
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:08 Sofdu Unga Astin Min/Sleep, My Child (Icelandic) lyrics BUY MP3 04:08 Sofdu Unga Astin Min/Sleep, My Child (Icelandic) lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:08 Sofdu Unga Astin Min/Sleep, My Child (Icelandic)
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:55 Gracias A La Vida/Thanks To Life (Parra) lyrics BUY MP3 03:55 Gracias A La Vida/Thanks To Life (Parra) lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:55 Gracias A La Vida/Thanks To Life (Parra)
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:07 Kang Ding Love Song (Chinese Uighur Trad) lyrics BUY MP3 03:07 Kang Ding Love Song (Chinese Uighur Trad) lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:07 Kang Ding Love Song (Chinese Uighur Trad)
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:25 Ali Pasa (Turkish Trad) lyrics BUY MP3 04:25 Ali Pasa (Turkish Trad) lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:25 Ali Pasa (Turkish Trad)
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:41 Hana'ava Babanot (Hebrew) lyrics BUY MP3 04:41 Hana'ava Babanot (Hebrew) lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:41 Hana'ava Babanot (Hebrew)
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:28 Die Gedanken Sind Frei/Thoughts Are Free (German Trad/Kevess) lyrics BUY MP3 03:28 Die Gedanken Sind Frei/Thoughts Are Free (German Trad/Kevess) lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:28 Die Gedanken Sind Frei/Thoughts Are Free (German Trad/Kevess)
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 05:01 Ti N'Avto/What Is This? (Morakis/Fermangolou/Durst) lyrics BUY MP3 05:01 Ti N'Avto/What Is This? (Morakis/Fermangolou/Durst) lyrics "GIFT MP3" 05:01 Ti N'Avto/What Is This? (Morakis/Fermangolou/Durst)
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:45 Suriram (Indonesian/Malaysian Trad) lyrics BUY MP3 03:45 Suriram (Indonesian/Malaysian Trad) lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:45 Suriram (Indonesian/Malaysian Trad)
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:27 Twelve Gates To The City (Trad/Durst) lyrics BUY MP3 04:27 Twelve Gates To The City (Trad/Durst) lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:27 Twelve Gates To The City (Trad/Durst)
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 05:28 Song Of A Patriot/I Am My Own Little Nation (Durst) lyrics BUY MP3 05:28 Song Of A Patriot/I Am My Own Little Nation (Durst) lyrics "GIFT MP3" 05:28 Song Of A Patriot/I Am My Own Little Nation (Durst)
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 05:57 Seeds of Peace (Fiske) lyrics BUY MP3 05:57 Seeds of Peace (Fiske) lyrics "GIFT MP3" 05:57 Seeds of Peace (Fiske)
Thinking Globally, Acting Vocally: Songs in 16 languages collected over 3 decades of international touring, a full-bodied and lively program of highly accessible multicultural music.
Bio / Background
Songs in 16 languages, collected over 3 decades of international touring and recorded over the course of 22 months with the help of numerous musicians in 8 studios from coast to coast. Nearly an hour of songs from such contrasting cultural traditions as Icelandic, Chilean, Vietnamese, Danish, Turkish, Greek and Hebrew.
"I've been extremely blessed for music to have been my ticket to the world over the past 30+ years. These songs that were at one time precious souvenirs of travel experiences, have become intimate friends and companions. My mission is to provide a footbridge between disparate cultures, reminding us of our interdependence with one another and all of life." -- James Durst
"Someone who has definitely got it right is the much respected New Hampshire singer/songwriter James Durst. For 30 years he's been touring the globe, collecting folk songs en route and My Country Is The World is the result. He sings in 16 different languages here...
↓ more ↓the diversity is astonishing: Vietnamese, Turkish, Icelandic, Hebrew, Chinese and Danish just for starters. The perceived danger here is that it could all end up sounding like a world music sampler, but it doesn't. Durst's sense of arrangement ensures that the material is both smooth and coherent, and he is able to unite the wide spectrum of cultures he embraces. Music, they say, is a universal language and Durst emphasizes this philosophy to good effect. This is a beautiful CD and a laudable attempt to bring together such disparate folk song traditions into one broad church." --Ken Lush, Folk Roots Magazine
"A wonderful journey through so many countries. A really beautiful work." --Diane Sward Rapaport, Author, How to Make and Sell Your Own Recording
"Shimmering! A superlative piece of work." --Bennett 'The Eastside Flash' Spielvogel, Musician/Recording Engineer
"We enjoyed the music very much." --Stevie Beck, Producer, A Prairie Home Companion With Garrison Keillor
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