Appalachia Waltz
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Appalachia Waltz is the first album from the trio of fiddler and composer Mark O'Connor, double-bassist and composer Edgar Meyer, and cellist Yo-Yo Ma. Sony Classical released the disc in 1996. The album announces a new kind of Americana-styled Western art music, with ancestry in old-timey, bluegrass, folk, and traditional European classical styles. It was recorded over three days, August 14- August 17, 1995. In it's June 1997 issue, Bass Player Magazine named it one of "30 Essential Bass Albums You Must Own," due to Meyer's exceptional work on the album. The trio followed up this album with Appalachian Journey in 2000.
Track listing
- "The Green Groves of Erin/The Flowers of Red Hill" (Traditional - arr:Edgar Meyer)
- "Appalachia Waltz" (Mark O'Connor - arr:Meyer)
- "Chief Sitting in the Rain" (Traditional - arr:Meyer, O'Connor)
- "Mama" (Meyer)
- "Butterfly's Day Out" (O'Connor - arr:Meyer)
- "Druid Fluid" (Meyer, O'Connor)
- "First Impressions" (Meyer)
- "Étienne et Petunia" (Meyer)
- "F.C.'s Fig" (O'Connor)
- "College Hornpipe" (Traditional - arr:Meyer, O'Connor)
- "Pickles" (Meyer)
- "Old Country Fairytale" (O'Connor)
- "Schizoozy" (Meyer)
- "Star of the Country Down" (Traditional - arr:Meyer)
- "Speed the Plow Medley" (Traditional - arr:Meyer, O'Connor)
- "Fair Dancer Reel" (O'Connor - arr:Meyer)
Personnel
- Mark O'Connor, violin, mandolin on "Butterfly's Day Out"
- Yo-Yo Ma, cello
- Edgar Meyer, bass, piano on "First Impressions"
| Americana Classical Fusion |
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| Ma, Meyer, O'Connor Appalachia Albums |
| Appalachia Waltz (1996) | Appalachian Journey (2000) |
| Mark O'Connor Classical Albums |
| The Fiddle Concerto (1994) | Midnight On The Water (1998) | Fanfare for the Volunteer (1999) | The American Seasons (2001) |
| Other Meyer, Fleck Projects |
| Uncommon Ritual (1997) | Short Trip Home (1999) | Perpetual Motion (2001) | Music For Two (2004) |
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