Way Down Hadestown // Anaïs Mitchell (ft. Justin Vernon, Ani Difranco, Greg Brown, Ben Knox Miller, & The Haden Triplets)
Hadestown tells the post apocalyptic version of Orpheus and Eurydice. Anaïs Mitchell does an incredible of using the talents she knows for the different voices of the cast so that she plays Eurydice, Justin Vernon plays Orpheus, Ani Difranco is Persephone, Greg Brown is Hades, and The Haden Triplets and the Fates. This is one of the introduction songs for the Folk Opera. It sets up the feel of the album though the songs vary from Greg Brown’s deep vocals to full string sections to Vernon playing banjo.
It’s worth a listen.
downloaded this album a couple days ago. it’s so good.
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