Rufus Wainwright

 

Artist:  Rufus Wainwright
Birth Name:  Rufus McGarrigle Wainwright
Born:  July 22, 1973.  Rhinebeck. New York USA
Genre:  Indie Pop, Rock, Baroque Pop, Operatic Pop, Chamber Pop, Alternative Rock, Indie Rock, Adult Alternative Pop, Contemporary Pop, Opera, Vocal Music, Classical
Occupation:  Singer, Songwriter
Instruments:  Vocals, Keyboards, Guitar

Rufus Wainwright is an American-Canadian Singer, Songwriter and Composer.  He has recorded albums of original music and numerous tracks on compilations and film soundtracks.  He has also written two Classical Operas and set Shakespeare sonnets to music for a theater piece by Robert Wilson.  He is the son of Musicians Loudon Wainwright III and Kate McGarrigle, and the older brother of singer Martha Wainwright.

Title:  Folkocracy (2023)

Genre:  Indie Pop, Rock, Baroque Pop, Operatic Pop, Chamber Pop, Alternative Rock, Indie Rock, Adult Alternative Pop, Contemporary Pop, Opera, Vocal Music, Classical

Label:  BMG 

Rating:   ****

Format:  CD

Tracks:

 1.  Alone (feat. Madison Cunningham) (3:14)

 2.  Heading For Home (feat. John Legend) (4:22)

 3.  Twelve-Thirty (Young Girls Are Coming To The Canyon) (feat. Susanna Hoffs, ChrisStills, Sheryl Crow) (3:42)\

 4.  Down In The Willow Garden (feat. Brandi Carlile) (3:06)

 5.  Shenandoah (3:17)

 6.  Nacht Und Traume (2:41)

 7.  Harvest (feat. Andrew Bird, Chris Stills) (3:03)

 8.  Going To A Town (feat. Anohni) (4:16)

 9.  High On A Rocky Ledge (feat. Louis Hardin, David Byrne) (4:25)

10. Kautan Na Pua (feat. Nicole Ellen Keho'ohiwaokalani Scharzinger) (3:37)

11. Hush Little Baby (feat. Martha Wainwright, Lucy Wainwright Roche) (3:54)

12. Black Gold (feat. Van Dyke Parks) (4:40)

13. Cotton Eyed Joe (feat. Chaka Khan) (3:15)

14. Arthur McBride (7:30)

15. Wild Mountain Thyme (feat. Anna McGarrigle, Chaim Tannenbaum, Lily Lanken, Licy Wainwright Roche, Martha Wainwright) (5:46)

Personnel:

Rufus Wainwright:  Vocals on All Tracks, Guitar on Track 11, Piano on Track 14

Madison Cunningham:  Guitar on Tracks:   1, 2, 4, 7, 10, 11

David Piltch:  Bass on Tracks:  2-5, 7, 8, 10, 11

Patrick Sauber:  Banjo on Track 2

Val McCallum:  Guitar on Tracks:  3, 5, 8

Michell Froom:  Harpsichord Mellotron on Track 3, Piano on Tracks:   5, 6, Electric Piano on Track 6

Pete Thomas:  Drums on Track 3

Steve Amedee:  Tambourine

Patrick Warren:  Organ on Track 5

Greg Leisz:  Lap Steel Guitar on Tracks:  7, 10, Guitar on Track 10, Mandolin on Track 11

Andrew Bird:  Violin on Track 7

Jacob Mann:  Piano on Tracks:  8, 13

Blake Mills:  Guitar on Track 9

Ted Poor:  Percussion on Track 10

Van Dye Parks:  Accordion, Piano on Track 12

Richard McGarrigle:  Accordion on Track 15

Chaim Tannenbaum:  Banjo on Track 15

Format:  LP

Tracks:

LP 1:

Side A:

 1.  Alone (feat. Madison Cunningham) (3:14)

 2.  Heading For Home (feat. John Legend) (4:22)

 3.  Twelve-Thirty (Young Girls Are Coming To The Canyon) (feat. Susanna Hoffs, ChrisStills, Sheryl Crow) (3:42)\

 4.  Down In The Willow Garden (feat. Brandi Carlile) (3:06)

 5.  Shenandoah (3:17)

Side B:

 1.  Nacht Und Traume (2:41)

 2.  Harvest (feat. Andrew Bird, Chris Stills) (3:03)

 3.  Going To A Town (feat. Anohni) (4:16)

 4.  High On A Rocky Ledge (feat. Louis Hardin, David Byrne) (4:25)

 5.  Kautan Na Pua (feat. Nicole Ellen Keho'ohiwaokalani Scharzinger) (3:37)

LP 2:

Side C:

 1.  Hush Little Baby (feat. Martha Wainwright, Lucy Wainwright Roche) (3:54)

 2.  Black Gold (feat. Van Dyke Parks) (4:40)

 3.  Cotton Eyed Joe (feat. Chaka Khan) (3:15)

Side D:

 1.  Arthur McBride (7:30)

 2.  Wild Mountain Thyme (feat. Anna McGarrigle, Chaim Tannenbaum, Lily Lanken, Licy Wainwright Roche, Martha Wainwright) (5:46)

Folkocracy is a studio album by Rufus Wainwright, released on June 2, 2023 by BMG, featuring David Byrne, Brandi Carlile, Sheryl Crow, Susanna Hoffs, Chaka Khan, John Legend, Van Dyke Parks, Chris Stills, Martha Wainwright and many more!.