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Billy Bragg
- Record Label: Cooking Vinyl
- Release Date: Sep 23, 2016
- Artist(s): Joe Henry
- Summary: Billy Bragg & Joe Henry recorded the 13 train-themed tracks at several stops along their journey from Chicago to Los Angeles by train.
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- Record Label: Cooking Vinyl
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock
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| Hobo's Lullaby | |
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| Go to sleep you weary hobo Let the towns drift slowly by Listen to the steel rails hummin' That's the hobo's lullaby Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh Do not... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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MagnetOct 18, 2016Everything about the resulting album elevates what could've been a gimmicky lark into something affecting. [No. 136, p.53]
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Sep 20, 2016From “Rock Island Line”, to their incredible takes on “The Midnight Special” and “Hobo’s Lullaby”, and beyond, Bragg and Henry’s latest is a resounding statement on the foundation of one of the greatest achievements of American backbone and its influence on the world.
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Q MagazineSep 23, 2016The two troubadours don't miss a trick bringing sepia-tinged majesty and tragedy back to life. [Nov 2016, p.102]
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Sep 14, 2016Shine A Light is by turns sombre and playful.
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Sep 26, 2016The pair celebrate the (literal) tracks that made America, but also lament the railroad’s decline with tenderness on Jean Ritchie’s The L&N Don’t Stop Here Anymore.
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Sep 22, 2016These are songs recorded tens, if not hundreds, of times before, and are by no means definitive versions, but in the attempt to capture something of the historical importance of the railroad, Shine A Light’s songs tell their own story; one which will prove excellent company on any similar expeditions, whether across the plains or the 08.16 to Euston.
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MojoSep 14, 2016Shine A Light is a labour of love and a personal indulgence for its two creators, but it's always welcoming. [Oct 2016, p.93]
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