DAN ZANES: Parades and Panoramas: 25 Songs Collected by Carl Sandburg for the American Songbag

Dan Zanes

Parades and Panoramas: 25 Songs Collected by Carl Sandburg for the American Songbag

© 2004 festival five records

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Dan Zanes, in his varied and rough-hewn 21st century folk style, revives 25 classic tunes, airs, and ditties collected by poet Carl Sandburg for "The American Songbag." Recently featured on NPR's "All Things Considered."

notes

The true modern folk record, Parades And Panoramas is a revival of 25 songs from poet Carl Sandburg's legendary 1927 collection of traditional tunes, The American Songbag.

Dan Zanes, a former Del Fuego, and his usual scruffy troupe of singers and musicians drag these old time songs kicking and screaming into the 21st century- with acoustic arrangement, with traditional instruments, with tuba driven electric guitars.

Parades and Panoramas has the homemade sound that listeners who love Wilco or The Band or Oh Brother Where Art Thou will love.

It's folk music for the un-folked; traditional music for rock n rollers.

It's music appropriate for all ages, though adults and teenagers may not want to share.

Parades and Panoramas is packaged with a 60 page full color booklet which includes lyrics, chords, Carl Sandburg's writings about the songs, additional thoughts by Dan Zanes, and wild historical photos of American musicians from the turn of the last century.

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  • An entertainer that likes the website of Dan Zanes
    author: Jimmers Engine

    The CD is very good and fun for all.

  • You still rock our house, Dan!
    author: barb vt

    This is my new favorite CD. When my family and I get together with other families with kids, what can we all sing together that everybody knows? The Oscar Meyer Wiener song or Christmas carols. We've been teaching Dan's re-takes on these good old tunes.

  • A classic
    author: Torrance

    Like all of his CDs this is a classic and needs to be part of any collection!

  • What a Treasure!
    author: Vicki Beerman

    This CD singlehandedly preserves a piece of our musical heritage and presents it to a new audience with amazing energy and zest. It thrills me to have this roots music being made and supported. And, as with all of the Dan Zanes' CDs, it is designed extremely well.

  • Great ideas and very interesting
    author: Jim Sandberg

    As an artist and songwriter I'm glad I found this and can injoy it. jim sandberg at cdbaby.com with album 2004ever. Thank you.

  • soulful, lively, meaningful and fun
    author: Annie Guyon

    Thank you, Dan, for a truly exquisite album. It is wonderfully soulful, and satisfying to know that the tunes my kids and I are dancing and singing to have roots that go deep in the history of this country and all that I love about it. Let freedom reign, let democracy prevail and let music like this ring out through open windows and open minds.

  • Enjoy CD alot!
    author: Lisa Stein

    Great CD, sounds much better on stereo than samples on the computer. My mom had a PHD and taught American History, and passed away 12 1/2 years ago, I thought this would be a great opportunity to sing along with my 18 month son. Glad to have the book with all the words, tho haven't had a chance to read it yet.

  • Wonderful, memorable songs for the entire family!
    author: Scott Mowery

    Filled with songs our grandfathers used to sing to us when children, our first playing of "The Monkey's Wedding" brought tears to my wife's eyes as our two-year old danced around the room. A great collection, and fantastic road-trip CD!

  • Great!! Kids love it and already have their favorites.
    author: alyssa mcfeiges

    After the first time through this cd my kids were already requesting their favorites. We also love the younger singers on a few of the songs. "Titanic" is a family favorite. We highly recommend this cd to anyone who wants good sing along music for the whole family during long car rides.

  • Great!!! He did it again.!!!
    author: Stan Harrison

    Great CD. My whole family loves it

  • This CD warmed my cockles . . .
    author: Lisa Marty

    With all the sad goingson in the world today, it's quite easy to feel inconsolable and beleaguered. This CD cut right through my beleaguerment and warmed me to the cockles of my heart heart heart. Thanks to Dan Zanes and company for quite impossibly lifting my spirits and giving me hope. Sweet homey harmonies and a wonderfully hand wrought sound delighted me down to my last corpuscle!

  • Great listening, and easy to teach your kids
    author: Matt G

    Awesome cd - my kids are singing it with me, and to anyone who'll listen.

  • This delightful CD is a wonderful tribute.
    author: Tina Granzo

    Dan Zanes' reproduction of some of Carl Sandburg's collected songs is a wonderful work of art and a fitting tribute. This CD is perfect for kids from 0 to 105 (and beyond). My thanks to Mr. Zanes and his team for helping to bring these songs to light again.

  • DZ and crew have done it again!
    author: Jana

    What more can I add other than DZ and crew have produced another fabulous CD?! The other reviews are right on target. My 3-year old daughter does have a small crush on Sam Sullivan and his lively songs (here and on Sea Music!)--she'd like Dan and Sam to come over and make music!

  • author: Ellen

    A great CD for adults and kids. Great for older kids studying American history. I plan to buy several as holiday gifts for friends. Everyone of Dan Zanes' CDs is a winner!

  • If you like old time folk songs, you gotta get this cd!
    author: marty a

    After hearing Dan's interview on "Fresh Air" on NPR, I had to get this CD. No regrets at all. I have been listening to recorded folk music for a long time and often wondered who would keep the old songs alive after Pete Seeger could no longer carry the torch. I nominate Dan Zanes! He dug out some gems from the book and made 'em his own. I love folk song jam sessions, and listening to this CD puts you right in the middle of a fun time. The CD comes with a great booklet with notes, pics, lyrics and chords to the songs. How many other CDs can give you all that and great music to boot? Buy and listen to this CD now! You won't regret it.

  • Whole new view of Carl Sandburg!
    author: Richard C.

    Thanks to this CD for waking me up to a new aspect of Carl Sandburg of which I was totally ignorant! Was fascinated with Dan Zane's NPR interview and immediately looked up Carl's "Songbag" at my local library. Then I ordered the CD and was thoroughly delighted. I'm looking forward to "Disc 2" someday. The tuba was a stroke of genius!

  • I love all these old songs
    author: Barry Hayes

    I've gotten all of Dan's previous albums and I must say that this one seems to have the perfect synthesis of "Old Songs", storytelling, great arrangements, history and FUN! It has that special homespun feeling like it was made by people who love the songs and really enjoy playing together. Get it.

  • Dan Zanes is must listening for anyone who likes music created with real instrum
    author: charley mcq

    Dan Zanes, as y'all probably know, is a former roots-rocker who realized that there was no good music for kids when he went out to find some for his own offspring. He became very interested in the old blues and old-timey music he had heard as a kid. He's turned into a kind of Bono for Old Music, an ambassador who shows us what was so good about what we've let slip away musically. This CD is, I think, the apex of his work as an Old-Timey Music Archeaologist. No original songs on it; normally that would be a shame because his original stuff is just fantastic (kids music my a**, I put it on my own mix CDs). This CD has 25 songs from Carl Sandburgs American Songbag. If you read the wonderful liner notes and the song intros, you get a sense of what moves Mr. Zanes and why he does what he does. We are so lucky to have him as tour guide to this type of music. And the music itself... rocks. You can take a guy out of rock and roll but... you know the rest. He finds the *thing* in the music that makes it appealing, and his loose, rockin', funky style makes it all toe-tapping, dance-along, sing-along fun. And as though he is personally answering my prayers, he's included the guitar chords to the songs right in the accompanying book! If you've never heard Dan Zanes and his music, then I'm not sure if this is the best introduction to him; I think that House Party might serve that purpose better. But this is a fabulous CD. And if you prefer music made with real instruments, about real things, you should own this. Whether you have kids or not.

  • They've done it again!
    author: Cristina

    This new collection by Dan Zanes and his regular collaborators delivers everything you love about their other albums and more. Digging into history, they've brought up a whole new trove of stories to ponder and celebrate. Who knew that after the treacly triumph of the movie Titanic, another song about could be moving?

  • Fantastic arrangements of old songs you've probably never heard
    author: Brian Luster

    Dan has done it again! Absolutely fantastic arrangements of great old songs. Every one is a hit. Dan has a style all his own, and he works with a great bunch of musicians -- from children to grownups, he knows how to work them into his pieces. You've probably never heard these songs before, and you'll wonder where they've been hiding. Thanks to Dan and his gang for saving this music from obscurity.

  • author: lucy

    This cd is great!! I love all the songs on it. there aren't any bad ones at all!

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