Another Day, Another Time: Celebrating the Music of "Inside Llewyn Davis" [LP]

Overview

When it was announced that Joel and Ethan Coen were making a film based on the memoirs of Greenwich Village folk icon Dave Van Ronk, plenty of people were expecting a historical piece on the "folk scare" of the '60s. Instead, the movie Inside Llewyn Davis turned out to be a downbeat character study that had little to do with folk music -- or Dave Van Ronk. (The Coen brothers ended up not even mentioning Van Ronk's book in the credits.) However, T-Bone Burnett, who helped coordinate the music for the film, put together a concert celebrating the music of the folk revival era to help publicize the film's release, and roughly a year and a half later, Another Day, Another Time: Celebrating the Music of Inside Llewyn Davis allows folks to finally hear what that big show was like. And it's good to report that this album will doubtless delight the folks who were disappointed with the lack of actual folk music in the movie; recorded at New York City's Town Hall, this was the biggest real-deal hootenanny to take place in the Big Apple in ages, complete with a pair of genuine folk heroes (Joan Baez and Bob Neuwirth), a few longtime friends of musical Americana (Keb' Mo' and Elvis Costello), some well-established acoustic-based singers and songwriters (Gillian Welch and Conor Oberst), a few rootsy young guns (the Milk Carton Kids, the Avett Brothers, the Secret Sisters), and a few genuine rock stars along for the ride (Jack White, Marcus Mumford, Colin Meloy). Suitably, "Please Mr. Kennedy," the delightfully crass novelty number written for the movie, sticks out like a sore thumb -- even more than White's stripped-down version of the White Stripes' "We Are Going to Be Friends" -- though Costello's lead vocal and Adam Driver's backups are a hoot. Classic folk numbers (and newer numbers pretending to be folk songs) otherwise dominate the set list, and pretty much all involved give their level best. And there are a few pleasant surprises here, as Colin Meloy delivers a subtle but effective version of "Blues Run the Game," Baez and Costello team up for "Which Side Are You On?" (a collaboration that would have been utterly unthinkable in 1978), Oberst puts a distinctive and potent spin on "Four Strong Winds," and the Punch Brothers open the set with a delicious in-joke (a version of "Tumblin' Tumbleweeds," which figures prominently in another, better-loved Coen brothers picture). A great night for folkies, an instructive listen for hipsters with an interest in the '60s folk scene, and proof that Joel and Ethan Coen's cultural influence takes on many remarkable forms. ~ Mark Deming

Product Details

Release Date:	01/13/2015
Label:	Nonesuch
UPC:	0075597956221
Rank:	56596

Tracks

Disc 1

1. Tumbling Tumbleweeds  -  Punch Brothers
2. Rye Whiskey  -  Punch Brothers
3. Will the Circle Be Unbroken?  -  Punch Brothers  - David Rawlings  - Gillian Welch
4. The Midnight Special  - David Rawlings  - Willie Watson  - Gillian Welch
5. I Hear Them All/This Land Is Your Land  - David Rawlings  - Willie Watson  - Gillian Welch
6. New York  -  Milk Carton Kids
7. Tomorrow Will Be Kinder  -  Punch Brothers  -  Secret Sisters
8. You Go Down Smooth  -  Lake Street Dive
9. Please Mr. Kennedy  - Elvis Costello  - Adam Driver  - Oscar Isaac
10. Man Named Truth  - Conor Oberst  - David Rawlings  - Gillian Welch

Disc 2

11. Blues Run the Game  - Colin Meloy
12. Joe Hill  - Joan Baez  - Colin Meloy  - Gillian Welch
13. All My Mistakes  -  Avett Brothers
14. That's How I Got to Memphis  -  Avett Brothers
15. Head Full of Doubt/Road Full of Promise  -  Avett Brothers
16. Mama's Angel Child  - Jack White
17. Did You Hear John Hurt?  - Jack White
18. We're Going to Be Friends  - Jack White
19. Waterboy  - Rhiannon Giddens
20. 'S Iomadh Rud Tha Dh¿¿th Orm/Ciamar a N¿¿ Mi 'N Dannsa D¿¿reach  - Rhiannon Giddens

Disc 3

21. Hang Me, Oh Hang Me  - Oscar Isaac  -  Punch Brothers  -  Secret Sisters
22. Green, Green Rocky Road  - Oscar Isaac
23. Tomorrow Is a Long Time  -  Keb Mo
24. Rock Salt and Nails  - Bob Neuwirth
25. The Auld Triangle  - Marcus Mumford  -  Punch Brothers
26. House of the Rising Sun  - Joan Baez  - Dirk Powell
27. Give Me Cornbread When I'm Hungry  - Joan Baez  - Marcus Mumford  - Dirk Powell
28. I Was Young When I Left Home  - Marcus Mumford
29. Fare Thee Well (Dink's Song)  - Oscar Isaac  - Marcus Mumford  -  Punch Brothers
30. Farewell  - Marcus Mumford  -  Punch Brothers

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Elvis Costello   Primary Artist
Oscar Isaac   Primary Artist
Bob Neuwirth   Primary Artist
Chris Thile   Primary Artist,Vocals,Mandolin
Dirk Powell   Primary Artist,Bass,Banjo,Vocals,Accordion
The Milk Carton Kids   Primary Artist
Adam Driver   Primary Artist
Gillian Welch   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
Rhiannon Giddens   Primary Artist
Joan Baez   Primary Artist
Jack White   Primary Artist
Conor Oberst   Primary Artist
Gabe Witcher   Primary Artist,Fiddle
David Rawlings   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
Colin Meloy   Primary Artist
Keb' Mo'   Primary Artist
Noam Pikelny   Primary Artist,Banjo
Punch Brothers   Primary Artist,Guest Artist
Lake Street Dive   Primary Artist
Dave Rawlings Machine   Primary Artist
Marcus Mumford   Primary Artist
The Secret Sisters   Primary Artist,Guest Artist
Willie Watson   Primary Artist
Chris Eldridge   Primary Artist,Guitar
Paul Kowert   Primary Artist,Bass
Carey Mulligan   Primary Artist
The Avett Brothers   Primary Artist
T-Bone Burnett   Handclapping,Vocals
Jay Bellerose   Drums
Jack Ashford   Tambourine
Fats Kaplin   Banjo
Chris Wilcha   Director
Jay Bellorose   Drums
Dominic Davis   Bass
Jackson Smith   Guitar
Lillie Mae Rische   Fiddle
Dave Mansfield   Fiddle

Technical Credits

Traditional   Composer
Bob Dylan   Composer
Joan Baez   Arranger
T-Bone Burnett   Liner Notes,Arranger,Composer,Producer
Bob Nolan   Composer
Ian Tyson   Composer
Chris Thile   Composer
Dirk Powell   Arranger
Michael Olson   Composer
Leyla McCalla   Arranger
Robert Kaufman   Composer
Ed Rush   Composer
Catherine Farrell   Supervising Producer
Eli Bush   Executive Producer
Timothy Avett   Composer
Joel Dougherty   Re-Recording Mixer
Justin Pollack   Supervising Producer
A.P. Carter   Composer
Tom T. Hall   Composer
Gillian Welch   Composer
Woody Guthrie   Composer
Rhiannon Giddens   Arranger
Jack White   Composer
Jackson C. Frank   Composer
Conor Oberst   Composer
Gabe Witcher   Composer
Earl Robinson   Composer
Florence Reece   Composer
David Rawlings   Composer
Gavin Lurssen   Mastering
Len Chandler   Composer
Justin Timberlake   Composer
Mike Piersante   Mixing,Audio Engineer
Noam Pikelny   Composer
Alan Lomax   Composer
Scott Avett   Composer
Bruce Phillips   Composer
Jacques Wolfe   Composer
Jason Colton   Producer
Joel Coen   Composer,Producer
Joseph Ryan   Composer
Alfred Hayes   Composer
Greg Orloff   Re-Recording Mixer
Ketch Secor   Composer
Joe Beshenkovsky   Editing
Lydia Rogers   Composer
Timothy Seth Avett   Composer
Tom Paxton   Composer
Chris Eldridge   Composer
Jason Wormer   Music Editor,Audio Engineer
Paul Kowert   Composer
Brendan Behan   Composer
Brigitte Lacombe   Portrait Photography
Rahav Segev   Photography
Ethan Coen   Composer,Producer
George Cromarty   Composer
Ken Pattengale   Composer
Scott Rudin   Producer
Laura Rogers   Composer
Oscar Isaac   Arranger
Robert Graf   Executive Producer
Robert Crawford   Composer