Folk Songs

Album by Kronos Quartet & Sam Amidon & Olivia Chaney & Rhiannon Giddens & Natalie Merchant

Folk Songs is a studio album by Kronos Quartet, released in 2017. The album presents arrangements of traditional and contemporary folk material interpreted through a string-quartet framework, blending classical techniques with elements of folk and roots music and reflecting the ensemble's ongoing commitment to expanding the quartet repertoire and engaging with cross-genre traditions.
First released: 9th June 2017

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Oh Where
    3:19
  2. 2.
    Ramblin’ Boy
    5:49
  3. 3.
    The Butcher’s Boy
    3:53
  4. 4.
    Factory Girl
    7:09
  5. 5.
    Last Kind Words
    3:17
  6. 6.
    I See the Sign
    6:02
  7. 7.
    Montague, que tu es haute
    2:31
  8. 8.
    Johnny Has Gone for a Soldier
    3:55
  9. 9.
    Lullaby
    3:35

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