 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
|
This is a benefit CD. All net proceeds from the sale of this CD benefit Artists for Literacy - a nonprofit that connects artists and their work to English teachers who are on the front lines of the fight against illiteracy. We are grateful to CD Baby for facilitating these on-line sales. The Songs Inspired by Literature Project - SIBL - a project of Artists for Literacy - is made up of artists who care about creating a more literate world. Each of the artists on this CD responded to a call for songs inspired by books, plays or poems. We held a contest - 382 songwriters sent in songs from 35 states and 6 countries. We picked the best 10 songs and matched them with commercial cuts written by world class artists: David Bowie, Tom Waits, Rosanne Cash, Steve Earle and Vicki Randle. These songs are the bridge between readers and non-readers. They connect us all to great works of literature and engage our ears so that our eyes may be tempted to drink in some words too. We hope you enjoy Chapter Two. Visit http://www.artistsforliteracy.org. Track listing/Literary inspiration: 1. Dee Adams - Pennsylvania Inspired by Orson Scott Card's novel Songmaster 2. Eileen Laverty - Tread Softly Inspired by W.B. Yeats poem "He Wishes for the Clothes of Heaven" 3. David Bowie - 1984 Inspired by George Orwell's classic novel 1984 4. Ira Marlowe - The Wish Inspired by Johann Wolfgang Von Gothe's play Faust 5. Marta Gomez - Paula Ausente Inspired by Isabel Allende's memoir Paula 6. Deborah Pardes - Bobo's Country Inspired by Alexandra Fuller's memoir Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight 7. Michelle [Bloom] - Listen, the Silences Inspired by Thomas Merton's Essays Raids on the Unspeakable 8. Larry Kenneth Potts - The Ballad of Poker Alice Inspired by Stephen Ambrose's historical novel Nothing Like it in the World 9. Steve Earle - Dixieland Inspired by Michael Shaara's historical novel The Killer Angels 10. Vicki Randle - Don't Let Me Fall Inspired by James McBride's memoir The Color of Water 11. Patti Witten - Goin' Back to Moline Inspired by Robert Clark's novel Mr. White's Confession 12. Tom Waits - A Good Man is Hard to Find Inspired by Flannery O'Conner's short story A Good Man is Hard to Find 13. Stephanie Riggio - Voice Inside (Song of Siddharta) Inspired by Hermann Hesse's novel Siddhartha 14. Rosanne Cash - The Summer I read Colette Inspired by Colette's stories Collected Stories of Colette 15. Ana Porter - Hunger Inspired by T.S. Eliot's poem The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock 16. Gaskit - Peel This Away Inspired by Elie Wiesel's autobiographical novel Night Check out the artist's website: http://www.artistsforliteracy.org Track List: 1. Pennsylvania - Dee Adams 2. Tread Softly - Eileen Laverty 3. 1984 - David Bowie 4. The Wish - Ira Marlowe 5. Paula Ausente - Marta Gomez 6. Bobo's County - Deborah Pardes 7. Listen, The Silences - Michelle [bloom] 8. The Ballad of Poker Alice - Larry Kenneth Potts 9. Dixieland - Steve Earle 10. Don't Let Me Fall - Vicki Randle 11. Goin' Back to Moline - Patti Witten 12. A Good Man is Hard to Find - Tom Waits 13. Voice Inside (Song of Siddhartha) - Stephanie Riggio 14. The Summer I Read Colette - Rosanne Cash 15. Hunger - Ana Porter 16. Peel this Away - Gaskit Suggested CDs:
|