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From small seeds, the 10-year-old label has harvested an abundant orchard of folk music, as this anniversary anthology attests. With Pete Seeger providing the spoken-word invocation and benediction that frame the two-disc set, while serving as the collection's patron saint throughout, it mixes highlights from the Appleseed catalog with new tracks featuring fellow travelers Bruce Springsteen (in duet with Seeger on "Ghost of Tom Joad" and Ani DiFranco (on Seeger's "Waist Deep in the Big Muddy"). The music not only revives folk tradition but renews it, as the pairing of Eric Andersen with Lou Reed on "You Can't Relive the Past" sounds recognizably like the work of both. The compilers pay as much attention to sequencing as to selection of material, with the first disc more often demanding justice, while the second one offers hope. With a roster that now includes veterans such as Donovan and Tom Paxton as well as relative newcomers like the Kennedys and Lizzie West, the anthology traces the legacy of folk tradition while offering indications of where the music's going. Here's wishing for many happy returns (and future anthologies). <<

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Appleseed Recordings celebrates its first decade with a 2-CD, 37-track sampler including exclusive new recordings by Bruce Springsteen & Pete Seeger (their first-ever collaboration), Ani DiFranco, Donovan and more.

Established in 1997 to "explore the roots and branches of folk and world music and sow the seeds of social justice through music," the independent label has released 85 CDs so far that present new music by folk giants such as Pete Seeger, Tom Paxton, Donovan, David Bromberg, Al Stewart and Eric Andersen, ascendant talents like The Kennedys, Tim Eriksen, and Lizzie West, and has attracted guest artists Bruce Springsteen, Jackson Browne, Judy Collins, and many more.

"Sowing the Seeds - The 10th Anniversary" is Appleseed's first sampler and captures many of the label's highlights, as well as nine new tracks recorded specifically for this birthday celebration. The 2-CD set is split into two "themed" discs of new and old songs by a veritable Who's Who of socially aware musicians.

Disc 1, "And Justice for All," features politically charged songs that were among the first to confront the Iraq War and the Bush Administration, as well as addressing economic hard times, the environment, and other sociopolitical issues. There are classics from our catalogue like Pete Seeger's "Bring Them Home (If You Love Your Uncle Sam)" with guests Billy Bragg, Ani DiFranco, and Steve Earle, 9/11 meditations by Tom Paxton and Lizzie West ("19 Miles to Baghdad," a recent "Democracy Now" radio/TV favorite), and a Latin-flavored Jackson Browne & Joan Baez duet. New songs here include the first collaboration between Bruce Springsteen and Pete Seeger on Springsteen's haunting "Ghost of Tom Joad," Ani DiFranco's blistering take on Seeger's "Waist Deep in the Big Muddy," Donovan's re-recording of his 1965 hit, "Universal Soldier," and four new Pete Seeger tracks, including the hilarious "Ross Perot (George Bush) Guide to Embarrassing Questions."

Sowing's second disc, "Love Hope and Appleseed," presents a somewhat broader selection of themes and styles. The CD features songs of optimism, perseverance and meditations on love. There's folk-rock from both sides of the Atlantic by Al Stewart, Donovan, The Kennedys, and John Stewart. There's traditional acoustic folk from ex-Byrds leader and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame member Roger McGuinn, David Bromberg, and Tim Eriksen. Other artists include Eric Andersen with guest Lou Reed, Judy Collins, Pat Humphries (her classic "Swimming to the Other Side"), and more. <<

DISC 1:
1. Oh Sacred World - Pete Seeger
2. Ghost Of Tom Joad - Bruce Springsteen/Pete Seeger (Exclusive New Track)
3. Waist Deep In The Big Muddy - Ani DiFranco (Exclusive New Track)
4. Universal Soldier - Donovan (Exclusive New Track)
5. White Boots Marching In A Yellow Land - Wyclef Jean/Eric Andersen
6. All My Children Of The Sun - Tim Robbins
7. Bravest, The - Tom Paxton
8. 19 Miles To Baghdad - Lizzie West & The White Buffalo
9. Bring Them Home (If You Love Your Uncle Sam) - Pete Seeger/Billy Bragg/Steve Earle/Ani DiFranco
10. Walking Down Death Row - Pete Seeger (Exclusive New Track)
11. Guantanamera - Joan Baez/Jackson Browne
12. Heartland Express - Sharon Katz & The Peace Train
13. Indian Prayer (The Land I Love) - Pete Seeger/Tom Pacheco
14. There Goes The Mountain - Tom Paxton/Anne Hills
15. If You Miss Me At The Back Of The Bus - Peter Yarrow/Kim & Reggie Harris/Rufus Cappadocia/Bethany...
16. Sing About These Hard Times - Peggy Seeger (Exclusive New Track)
17. Ross Perot, The (George Bush) Guide To Answering Embarrassing Questions - Pete Seeger/Tao Rodrigu...
18. Emperor Is Naked Today-O, The - Pete Seeger (Exclusive New Track)
19. Where Have All The Flowers Gone - Dolores Keane/Tommy Sands/Vedran Smailovic

DISC 2:
1. Quite Early Morning - Pete Seeger (Exclusive New Track)
2. Music Of Healing - Pete Seeger/Tommy Sands/Vedran Smailovic
3. There Is Hope - Aoife Clancy
4. Swimming To The Other Side - Pat Humphries
5. Turn! Turn! Turn! - Bruce Cockburn
6. Namaste - The Kennedys
7. Gina In The Kings Road - Al Stewart
8. Yin My Yang - Donovan
9. Baby, It's You - John Stewart
10. Leave Your Light On - Tim Eriksen
11. Try Me One More Time - David Bromberg
12. Don't Think Twice, It's All Right - Ramblin' Jack Elliott
13. Dink's Song - Pete Seeger/Roger McGuinn/Josh White Jr.
14. You Can't Relive The Past - Lou Reed/Eric Andersen
15. Oh Had I A Golden Thread - Judy Collins
16. Sail On - Dick Gaughan
17. We Are The Boat - Pete Seeger/Holly Near/Arlo Guthrie/Ronnie Gilbert
18. Pete Gets The Last Word - Pete Seeger (Exclusive New Track)

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Appleseed also has a new benefit CD on the schedule, titled Give Us Your Poor, which features another new collaboration between Springsteen and Seeger, an old folk song titled "Hobo's Lullaby." Other heavy hitters contributing new songs are Bon Jovi, Natalie Merchant, Keb' Mo', and Bonnie Raitt.

Even though this one's not due until 9/25, I already got an early copy. Didn't get the above-mentioned double CD yet.

Here we go:

Description
17 exclusive new tracks by Bruce Springsteen & Pete Seeger, Jon Bon Jovi, Madeleine Peyroux, Bonnie Raitt, and other stars, many in collaboration with currently or formerly homeless musicians on benefit CD to fight homelessness!

Two years in the making, this fund-raising CD created by Appleseed Recordings and the national Give US Your Poor organization at UMass Boston brings together established musicians, socially committed actors and currently or previously homeless musicians in a collection of mostly exclusive new recordings that address the ongoing crisis of homelessness in America. There are frequent collaborations between the stars, who donated their time and music, and their formerly or currently homeless brethren on songs that often reflect on existence without guaranteed lodging, food, and the simple necessities of human existence.

There is a broad spectrum of artists, genres and styles on Give US Your Poor that makes the CD a moving, engrossing, and enjoyable, as well as educational, experience. Among the performers:

Bruce Springsteen and Pete Seeger join together for a second time (they also share a track on Appleseed's new Sowing the Seeds label compilation). to perform the folk classic, "Hobo's Lullaby."

Jon Bon Jovi represents the "arena rock" camp, pairing up with the formerly indigent Mighty Sam McClain on the rousing, gospel-inflected "Show Me the Way."

For the AAA/Starbucks crowd, there are new tracks from the latest sophisticated, jazz-influenced and popular female singer-songwriters - Madeleine Peyroux and Sonya Kitchell - and from their more established musical sisters, including Bonnie Raitt (performing a rowdy version of "Walking the Dog" with bluesman Weepin' Willie Robinson), Natalie Merchant (surrounded by six veterans of homelessness), Michelle Shocked, and Jewel.

Other contributors include bluesman Keb' Mo', the famed political/gospel a cappella group Sweet Honey in the Rock, acclaimed "kid's music" rocker Dan Zanes, newly revived indie band Buffalo Tom, opera singer Mario Frangoulis, and actor/activists Tim Robbins and Danny Glover.

You will also hear music by and read about those whom society has tried to ignore, such as teenager Nichole Cooper and 11-year-old Kyla Middleton, formerly homeless military veterans Michael Sullivan and Weepin' Willie, and outspoken poet/advocate Julia K. Dinsmore, whose two contributions are read by Danny Glover.

The 28-page booklet accompanying Give US You Poor not only contains "the story behind the stories" of these songs and performers, but also presents an array of heartbreaking and infuriating statistics about homelessness in America.

Tracklist
1. Land Of 10,000 Homeless - Minnesota - Give Us Your Poor
2. Show Me the Way - Jon Bon Jovi/Sam McClain
3. Baby, Don't Let Me Go Homeless - Keb' Mo' & Eagle Park Slim
4. There Is No Good Reason - Natalie Merchant & Friends
5. Hobo's Lullaby - Bruce Springsteen/Peter Seeger
6. So Lonely - Sonya Kitchell
7. Becky's Tune - Michelle Shocked/Michael Sullivan
8. Walking the Dog - Ronnie Raitt & Weepin' Willie Robinson
9. My Name Is Not 'Those People' - Danny Glover
10. I Think It's Going To Rain Today - Madeleine Peyroux
11. Portable Man - Del Goldfarb/Kyla Middleton
12. Boll Weevil - Dan Zanes/Kyla Middleton
13. Ink Falling (Farther Outside) - Buffalo Tom
14. Stranger Blues - Sweet Honey In The Rock
15. 1,000 Miles Away - Jewel (previously unreleased)
16. Impossible Boulevard - Tim Robbins
17. Feels Like Home - Mario Frangoulis
18. When We Left Minneapolis - Danny Glover
19. Here And Now - Mark Erelli

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(I'm gonna move this thread to New Releases since so many of these Appleseed tracks are new recordings ...)

Yep, that's the one! Thanks for posting the info Linda!

My copy of Sowing The Seeds arrived yesterday. Thanks for the heads up, Linda!