Billy Bragg & Joe Henry

Artist:  Billy Bragg & Joe Henry
Origin:  UK/USA
Genre:  Folk, Folk Rock, Folk Punk, Indie Folk, Alternative Folk, Alternative Country, Alternative Rock, Americana, Contemporary Folk, Progressive Folk

Original line-up:

Billy Bragg:  Vocals, Guitar
Joe Henry:  Vocals, Guitar

Billy Bragg & Joe Henry cook up a project and booked a rail trip from Chicago to Los Angeles aboard the Texas Eagle 421 Service, bringing a recording engineer and a portable recording rig with them, along the way, the Duo recorded Classic Blues, Folk, and Country songs with railway themes at various stations and boarding platforms.

Title:   Shine A Light:  Field Recordings From The Great American Railroad   (2016)
Genre:  Folk, Folk Rock, Folk Punk, Indie Folk, Alternative Folk, Alternative Country, Alternative Rock, Americana, Contemporary Folk, Progressive Folk
Label:  Cooking Vinyl
Rating:   *****

Tracks:

 1.  Rock Island Line  (2:56)
 2.  The L&N Don't Stop Here Anymore  (4:30)
 3.  The Midnight Special  (3:35)
 4.  Railroad Bill  (2:50)
 5.  Lonesome Whistle  (2:55)
 6.  KC Moan  (2:40)
 7.  Waiting For A Train  (2:47)
 8.  In The Pines  (3:31)
 9.  Gentle On My Mind  (3:40)
10. Hobo's Lullaby  (3:57)
11. Railroading On The Great Divide  (3:09)
12. John Henry  (2:42)
13. Early Morning Rain  (4:14)

Personnel:

Billy Bragg:  Vocals, Guitar
Joe Henry:  Vocals, Guitar

Shine A Light:  Field Recordings From The Great American Railroad is a project album by Billy Bragg & Joe Henry, was released on September 23, 2016 by Cooking Vinyl, recorded over 4 days along 2,728 Miles of Track Winding from Chicago to Los Angeles.