Utah Phillips - Starlight on the Rails: A Songbook
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Artist: Utah PhillipsEdition: Music CD
Format: Box set
CD Release Date: 2005-05-10
Music Label: Daemon Records
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
- Songbook Introduction
- Utah on "The Telling Takes Me Home"
- The Telling Takes Me Home
- Utah on "Yuba City"
- Yuba City
- Utah on "All Used Up"
- All Used Up
- Utah on "Frisco Road"
- Frisco Road
- Utah on "Queen of the Rails"
- Queen of the Rails
- Utah on "Wabash Cannonball/Tolono"
- Wabash Cannonball/Tolono
- Utah on "Weepy Doesn't Know"
- Weepy Doesn't Know
- Utah on "Funeral Train"
- Funeral Train
- Utah on "Green Rolling Hills of West Virginia"
- Green Rolling Hills of West Virginia
- Utah on "Pheobe Snow"
- Pheobe Snow
- Utah on "He Comes Like Rain"
- He Comes Like Rain
- Utah on "The Soldier's Return"
- The Soldier's Return
- Utah on "Touch Me"
- Touch Me
- Utah on "If I Could Be the Rain"
- If I Could Be the Rain
- Utah on "Starlight on the Rails"
- Starlight on the Rails
- Utah on "Talking N.P.R."
- Talking N.P.R.
- Utah on "John D. Lee"
- John D. Lee
- Utah on "Dancers"
- Dancers
- Utah on "Dog Canyon"
- Dog Canyon
- Utah on "Look for Me in Butte"
- Look for Me in Butte
- Utah on "Goodnight Loving Trail"
- Goodnight Loving Trail
- Utah on "Daddy, What's a Train?"
- Daddy, What's a Train?
- Utah on "Fly Away"
- Fly Away
- Utah on "Kid's Liberation"
- Kid's Liberation
- Utah on "Sing in the Spring"
- Sing in the Spring
- Utah on "Eddy's Song"
- Eddy's Song
- Utah on "Shadow Maker"
- Shadow Maker
- Utah on "She'll Never Be Mine"
- She'll Never Be Mine
- Utah on "Hood River, Roll On"
- Hood River, Roll On
- Utah on "Stupid's Song"
- Stupid's Song
- Utah on "Nevada Jane"
- Nevada Jane
- Utah on Disc 3
- Utah on "Orphan Train"
- Kate Brislin & Jody Stecher- Orphan Train
- Utah on "Golden Mansions"
- Kate Brislin & Jody Stecher- Golden Mansions
- Utah on "A Ragged Old Man"
- Kate Brislin & Jody Stecher- A Ragged Old Man
- Utah on "Collie Wilkins"
- Kate Brislin & Jody Stecher- Collie Wilkins
- Utah on "Miner's Lullabye"
- Kate Brislin & Jody Stecher- Miner's Lullabye
- Utah on "Wolverine 14 Talking Blues"
- Rosalie Sorrels- Wolverine 14 Talking Blues
- Utah on "I Think of You"
- Rosalie Sorrels- I Think of You
- Utah on "A Clearing in the Forest"
- Rosalie Sorrels- A Clearing in the Forest
- Utah on "Rock Salt and Nails"
- Rosalie Sorrels- Rock Salt and Nails
- Utah on "Twist and a Pound"
- Mark Ross- Twist and a Pound
- Utah on "Scott's Creek Bluff"
- Kuddie- Scott's Creek Bluff
- Utah on "Ashes on the Sea"
- Kendall Morse- Ashes on the Sea
- Utah on "The Faded Roses of December"
- Finest Kind- The Faded Roses of December
- Utah on "Aces, Straights and Flushes"
- Kate Wolf- Aces, Straights and Flushes
- Utah on "Going Away"
- Going Away
- Utah on "Old Buddy, Goodnight"
- Old Buddy, Goodnight
- Utah on "Jesse's Corrido"
- Jesse's Corrido
- Utah on "Pig Hollow"
- Pig Hollow
- Utah on "Enola Gay"
- Enola Gay
- Utah on "Larimer Street"
- Larimer Street
- Utah on "Walking Through Your Town in the Snow"
- Walking Through Your Town in the Snow
- Utah on "Room for the Poor"
- Room for the Poor
- Utah on "Trooper's Lament"
- Trooper's Lament
- Utah on "I Will Not Obey"
- I Will Not Obey
- Utah on "Ain't it Fine"
- Ain't it Fine
- Utah on "Killing Ground"
- Killing Ground
- Utah on "Judas Ram"
- Judas Ram
- Utah on "Yellow Ribbon"
- Yellow Ribbon
- Utah on "Rice and Beans"
- Rice and Beans
- Utah on "Hymn Song"
- Hymn Song
Free Music Notes for Starlight on the Rails: A Songbook
Free Music Review: A People's Troubadour
Hit: 5 Stars
Although this space is mainly dedicated to reviewing political books and commenting on past and current political issues as a way to orient today's alienated radical youth on the lessons of the past literary output is hardly the only form of political creation. Occasionally in the history of the American and international left musicians, artists and playwrights have given voice or provided visual reminders to the face of political struggle. With that thought in mind, every once in a while I will use this space to review those kinds of political expression.
My musical tastes were formed, as were many of those of the generation of 1968, by `Rock and Roll' music exemplified by the Rolling Stones and Beatles and by the blues revival, both Delta and Chicago style. However, those forms as much as they gave pleasure were only marginally political at best. In short, these were entertainers performing material that spoke to us. In the most general sense that is all one should expect of a performer. Thus, for the most part that music need not be reviewed here. Those who thought that a new musical sensibility laid the foundations for a cultural or political revolution have long ago been proven wrong.
That said, in the early 1960's there nevertheless was another form of musical sensibility that was directly tied to radical political expression- the folk revival. This entailed a search for roots and relevancy in musical expression. While not all forms of folk music lent themselves to radical politics it is hard to see the 1960's cultural rebellion without giving a nod to such figures as Dave Van Ronk, the early Bob Dylan, Utah Phillips, Joan Baez, Pete Seeger, Woody Guthrie and others. Whatever entertainment value these performers provided they also spoke to and prodded our political development. They did have a message and an agenda and we responded as such. That these musicians' respective agendas proved inadequate and/or short-lived does not negate their affect on the times.
My leftist political consciousness, painfully fought for in my youth coincided with an expansion of my musical tastes under the influence of the great blues and folk revivals of the 1960's. Unfortunately my exposure to the blues greats was mainly on records as many of them had been forgotten, retired or were dead. Not so with the folk revival which was created mainly by those who were close contemporaries. Alas, they too are now mainly forgotten, retired or dead. It therefore is with special pleasure that I review Utah Phillips Songbook while he is very much alive.
Many of the folksingers of the 1960's attempted to use their music to become troubadours for social change. The most famous example, the early Bob Dylan, can be fairly described as the voice of his generation at that time. However, he fairly quickly moved on to other concepts of himself and his music. Bob Dylan's work became more informed by the influences of Rimbaud and Verlaine and the French Symbolists of the late 1800's and thus moved away to a more urban, sophisticated vision. From the start and consistently throughout his long career Utah has acted as a medium giving voice to the troubles of ordinary people and the simpler ethos of a more rural, Western-oriented gone by day in the American experience. He evokes in song the spirit of the people Walt Whitman paid homage to in poetic form and John Dos Passos and John Steinbeck gave in prose. He sits comfortably in very fast company. Therefore, Utah Phillips can justly claim the title of a people's troubadour.
A word about politics. Generally, one rates music without reference to politics. However, Utah has introduced the political element by the way he structured the Songbook. Each song is introduced by him as to its significance heavily weighted to his political experiences, observations and vision. Thus, political comment is fairly in play here. Utah is a long time anarchist and unrepentant supporter of the Wobblies (Industrial Workers of the World, hereafter IWW). Every militant cherishes the memory of the class battles led by the IWW like the famous Lawrence strike of 1912 and honors the heroes of those battles like Big Bill Haywood and Vincent St. John and the militants they recruited to the cause of the working class in the first part of the 20th century. They paved the way for the later successful organization drives of the 1930's.
Nevertheless, while Utah and I would both most definitely agree that some old-fashioned class struggle by working people in today's one-sided class war would be a very good thing we as definitely differ on the way to insure a permanent victory for working people in order to create a decent society. In short, Utah's prescriptions of good moral character, increased self-knowledge and the creation of small intentional communities are not enough. Under modern conditions it is necessary to take and safeguard political power against those who would quite consciously deny that victory. History has been cruel in some of the bitter lessons working people have had to endure for not dealing with the question of taking state power to protect their interests. But, enough said. I am more than willing to forgive the old curmudgeon his anarchist sins if he'll sing `I Remember Loving You' the next time he tours the Boston area.
Starlight on the Rails: A Songbook Poster
Starlight on the Rails is the most complete collection of Utah Phillip's songs ever released. Spanning 30 years of studio, live, and unreleased recordings from "The Golden Voice of the Great Southwest", this definitive set includes Utah's personal reflections about each song. It also includes renditions of Utah's songs by Kate Wolf, Rosalie Sorrels and many others. Almost 5 hours on 4 CDs with a full color 12 page booklet included. A must have for any music collection.Folk Music CDs
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