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Girl From the North Country isn't a musical; it's a Conor McPherson depression-era boarding house play where the cast steps forward from time to time to sing from the Bob Dylan songbook. Take away the story of companionship amid bitter loneliness—the hit London production recently closed—, and you've got a unique cast album that serves as a sort of theatrical tone poem and a new look deep into the Dylan catalog, performed with 1930s instruments. Highlights include Shirley Henderson's driving "Like a Rolling Stone" and Sheila Atim's "Tight Connection to My Heart."
Girl From the North Country isn't a musical; it's a Conor McPherson depression-era boarding house play where the cast steps forward from time to time to sing
How is that NOT a musical?
This is gorgeous though! Can't wait till it comes here.
posted by lunasol at 11:19 AM on May 21, 2018 [1 favorite]
How is that NOT a musical?
This is gorgeous though! Can't wait till it comes here.
posted by lunasol at 11:19 AM on May 21, 2018 [1 favorite]
Girl From the North Country isn't a musical
No one told the singers on the two tracks I checked out; they sing with that musical theater style of big rounded vowels and exaggerated enunciation, which is fine, if you like that kind of thing.
posted by thelonius at 11:26 AM on May 21, 2018 [2 favorites]
No one told the singers on the two tracks I checked out; they sing with that musical theater style of big rounded vowels and exaggerated enunciation, which is fine, if you like that kind of thing.
posted by thelonius at 11:26 AM on May 21, 2018 [2 favorites]
I only have time for a quick sampling of this now, but I'm looking forward to doing a closer listening later. Dylan's lyrics are sturdy enough to handle some changes to the underlying tunes, so it will be interesting to see how well this holds up as a story made of Dylan tunes.
posted by mosk at 11:30 AM on May 21, 2018
posted by mosk at 11:30 AM on May 21, 2018
On the one hand, I like they they use songs from Dylan's whole career ("Listen to that Dusquesne whistle blowing...") instead of just sticking to folky Dylan.
On the other hand, Hurricane had hand claps.
posted by downtohisturtles at 11:42 AM on May 21, 2018
On the other hand, Hurricane had hand claps.
posted by downtohisturtles at 11:42 AM on May 21, 2018
Dylan's lyrics are sturdy enough to handle some changes to the underlying tunes
Hi-Larious! I imagine so, since Bob does that in concert, and stretches it far enough that you often don't know the song until he starts singing.
posted by evilDoug at 7:52 PM on May 21, 2018
Hi-Larious! I imagine so, since Bob does that in concert, and stretches it far enough that you often don't know the song until he starts singing.
posted by evilDoug at 7:52 PM on May 21, 2018
I love Shirley Henderson so much.
posted by h00py at 5:27 PM on May 22, 2018 [1 favorite]
posted by h00py at 5:27 PM on May 22, 2018 [1 favorite]
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