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Heartland: An Appalachian Anthology | 
 enlarge | Creators: Bela Fleck, Edgar Meyer, Yo-yo Ma, Stephen Foster, Edgar / Bush, Sam / Marshall, Mike Meyer, Mark O'connor, American Traditional, English Traditional, Spiritual Traditional, Mike Marshall, John Jarvis, Joshua Bell, Alison Krauss
Label: Sony
Category: Music
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Rating:  14 reviews
Sales Rank: 26007
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 89683
UPC: 696998968325
EAN: 0696998968325
ASIN: B00005KIZP
Release Date: July 3, 2001
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| Tracks:
| • | Short Trip Home | | • | Johnny Has Gone For A Soldier | | • | 1B | | • | Appalachia Waltz | | • | Soldier's Joy | | • | Sliding Down | | • | BT | | • | Butterfly's Day Out | | • | College Hornpipe | | • | Fancy Stops and Goes | | • | Old Tyme | | • | Emily's Reel | | • | Slumber My Darling | | • | Death by Triple Fiddle | | • | Amazing Grace | | • | Song of the Liberty Bell (folk version) |
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Amazon.com
The likes of Yo-Yo Ma, Sam Bush, Edgar Meyer, Joshua Bell, and Mark O'Connor can be heard on Heartland, a compilation featuring the best tracks from Sony's ongoing Appalachian-themed series of CDs. Individually, these folk and classical stars have little in common, but when they meet to play these new bluegrass-meets-chamber-music arrangements, the results are pure magic. It's hard to pinpoint these Americana-tinged tunes--they could fit in either Carnegie Hall or a grange hall--but they're all great; this is as much Aaron Copland's version of roots music as it is Bill Monroe's. Whether on fast-and-furious breakdowns such as "Death by Triple Fiddle" or on mellow, almost New Agey instrumentals such as "Sliding Down" (featuring Bela Fleck on the banjo), these musicians excel. Guest vocals by James Taylor and Alison Krauss break up the instrumentals, though instrumental virtuosity is the real highlight of this disc. If you like what you hear on this sampler, check out the Grammy Award-winning Appalachian Journey next. --Jason Verlinde
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| Customer Reviews: Read 9 more reviews...
A piece of heaven February 1, 2006
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
Heartland is a haven and a piece of heaven. I was transported.
Great CD March 16, 2004
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
Great violin, appalachian music, brings out your country roots, beautiful song by Allison Krauss, good mix of slow and up beat songs, excellent cd!
 A bit of a yawn-er April 22, 2003
10 out of 21 found this review helpful
If you are planning to open up a high-end gift shop specializing in handcrafted wind chimes and micro-bakery scone mixes and the like, then you must have this CD playing for your customers. It might have a certain appeal there that it did not find in my living room. Not to say that the musicianship is not utterly outstanding, which it is most certainly. Aside from Short Trip Home, which is why I purchased this CD in the first place, I found the rest of the pieces somewhat vapid considering the caliber of the artists. Again, it has its appeal in an easy listening realm, but this was not what I was looking for.
Exquisitely good music! May 4, 2002
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
Didn't expect an outstanding cd, don't know exactly why i got it,maybe because of yo yo and bela, but every piece is played
beautifully, even the vocal piece by James Taylor. The album is almost too good to be called Heartland, every piece is a class act. Bravo!
Great Music! November 9, 2001
7 out of 9 found this review helpful
I drive alot commuting to and from my job. This music has served as the perfect backdrop to an lovely Indiana fall! I'm sure I'll recall those colorful images as I continue to listen to this CD through the colorless days of winter!
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