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***Don't miss our new recording, now available on CDBaby! Go to CDBaby.com/cd/thedeadpoets2 for more info*** Great songs are often considered great poetry, but with The Dead Poets, great poems also make great songs. A favorite verse, a catchy melody, a bit of harmony-put them together and you might hear something in the poem you hadn't heard before. The Dead Poets use music to transform classic poetry into a fresh and exciting experience, accessible to everyone: the words to the poems are actually sung, usually in two- or three-part harmony, and the result is magical. From Cummings to Dickinson, Wordsworth to Rumi, you'll love the way the "muse" in music brings out the "Oh!" in poetry. The Dead Poets first performed together in 1996 as the One Night Dog Band. Poet Allan Wolf (drums) gathered a couple of friends, writer Tom Tracy (guitar) and artist Alex Alford (bass), for an impromptu gig at legendary poetry venue, "the green door on carolina lane" in Asheville, NC. They've continued to play together ever since, delighting audiences with their unique, finger-snapping, musico-poetic stylings. More than merely presenting poetry in a novel way, The Dead Poets are continuing a long tradition as old as poetry itself. One of the earliest poems in English, "Beowulf," describes scenes of Old English bards (called "scops"), performing poems about tribal history to harp accompaniment. In modern times, musicians have often mined poetic tradition for their lyrics: Simon & Garfunkel with "Richard Corey" by Edwin Arlington Robinson (1896-1935); Loreena McKennitt with "Lady of Shalott" by Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1809-1892); and so on. The act of putting poetry to music allows both listener and musician to transcend the words and the notes. The Dead Poets call this marriage of song and verse "musico-poetica." It's about learning poetry by note, not by rote. We hope you enjoy it. Check out the artist's website: http://www.thedeadpoets.com Track List: 1. The Tyger ~ William Blake 2. Emily Dee ~ The Dead Poets 3. Trees ~ Joyce Kilmer 4. Daffodils ~ William Wordsworth 5. Crocodile Tears ~ The Dead Poets 6. Funeral Blues ~ W. H. Auden 7. Blue Breaks Through ~ The Dead Poets 8. 100s of ways ~ Rumi 9. Sea Fever ~ John Masefield 10. Jimmie's got a goil ~ E. E. Cummings 11. Rubbin' Brown Bellies ~ The Dead Poets 12. Minute I heard ~ Rumi Suggested CDs:Other Genres:
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