Wu Fei & Abigail Washburn, by Wu Fei & Abigail Washburn

Wu Fei & Abigail Washburn

by Wu Fei & Abigail Washburn

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missypua63 Such a beautiful and playful album! Favorite track: Ping Tan Dance (评弹舞).

Oynque An absolutely outstanding musical meeting of American bluegrass and Chinese folksong. Lively, committed performances by musicians engaged in dialogue. Favorite track: Water is Wide / Wusuli Boat Song (乌苏里船歌).

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1.	Water is Wide / Wusuli Boat Song (乌苏里船歌) 04:16	buy track
2.	Four Seasons Medley: Four Seasons / Dark Ocean Waltz (四季歌 / 青海华尔兹) 03:51	buy track
3.	Ping Tan Dance (评弹舞) 02:33	buy track
4.	Banjo Guzheng Pickin' Girls (天涯海角走一遍) 02:23	buy track
5.	Who Says Women Aren't as Good as Men (谁说女子不如男) 01:21	buy track
6.	The Roving Cowboy / Avarguli (阿瓦尔古丽) 08:05	buy track
7.	Weaving Medley: Busy Weaving / Julianne Johnson / Open Little Hand / Back Step Cindy (纺织忙 / 小开手) 03:05	buy track
8.	Bu Da Da (三十里名山二十里水) 03:03	buy track
9.	Ho Hey / Cluck Old Hen (推炒面) 02:36	buy track
10.	Pretty Bird 03:21	buy track

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Wu Fei and Abigail Washburn’s debut collaborative release is a testament to the connective power of music across seemingly disparate cultures. Merging American old-time music and Chinese folksong, Wu Fei & Abigail Washburn features gorgeous, impressionistic renditions of traditional material from the hills of Appalachia to the prairies of Xinjian province, each tune flowing seamlessly into the next. The effervescent resonances of Wu’s guzheng zither dance around Washburn’s expressive banjo playing, their voices intertwining English and various Chinese dialects. This album recasts “world music” as music of our shared world, rejecting the impulse to view those different than ourselves as other, and highlighting our shared humanity through the harmonious convergence of songs of struggle, passion, and wonder.

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released April 3, 2020

CREDITS:
PRODUCED BY Béla Fleck
RECORDED BY Richard Battaglia at Sanctuary Studios
MASTERED BY Richard Dodd
LINER NOTES BY Xiaoshi Wei, Wu Fei, and Abigail Washburn
PHOTOS BY Shervin Lainez
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Huib Schippers and John Smith
PRODUCTION MANAGER: Mary Monseur
PRODUCTION ASSISTANT: Kate Harrington
EDITORIAL ASSISTANCE BY Jacob Love
ART DIRECTION, DESIGN & LAYOUT BY Caroline Gut, Project Renate

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Wu Fei & Abigail Washburn’s debut collaborative release is a testament to the connective power of music across seemingly disparate cultures. Merging American old-time music and Chinese folksong, Wu Fei & Abigail Washburn features gorgeous, impressionistic renditions of traditional material from the hills of Appalachia to the prairies of Xinjian province, each tune flowing seamlessly into the next. ... more

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