Unison Arts: Unison 35 years Compilation CD

Unison 35 years: a compilation recording

(Audio clips are samples, not the entire song.)

1.	You Got to Know How	Odetta	3:34
June 2, 2008 at McKenna Theater SUNY, New Paltz. Odetta is accompanied by Seth Farber on piano. This is likely one of the last recordings of this great folk/blues icon. The song was written by Sippie Wallace.

2.	The Rich Irish Lady	Patrick Street	5:09
November 16, 2007 at Julien J. Studley Theater SUNY New Paltz. A classic Irish song performed by Patrick Street, the Irish super group featuring Kevin Burke (fiddle), Andy Irvine (vocals, bouzouki, mandolin), Ged Foley (guitar, fiddle, vocals) and John Carty (fiddle, banjo).

3.	Slippery Slope	Jay Ungar & Molly Mason	5:00
April 14, 2007 at Julien J. Studley Theater SUNY New Paltz recorded at the Fiddlers Dream II concert. Jay (fiddle) and Molly (piano) are joined by an all-star band including Liz Carroll (fiddle), John Doyle (guitar) and Peter Ostroushko (fiddle) on this medley.

4.	La Llorona	Lila Downs	5:54
April 5, 2008 at Julien J. Studley Theater SUNY New Paltz. Mexican singer and Oscar nominee for Best Song for the film Frieda, performed with her full band.

5.	Amazing Grace	Howard Levy	6:24
October 21, 2006 at Julien J. Studley Theater SUNY, New Paltz. This astounding solo harmonica piece was part of the Trio Globo performance that also featured Eugene Friesen on cello, and Glen Velez on percussion.

6.	Violets of Dawn	Eric Andersen	4:22
October 9, 2010 at Unison's Theater. This Eric Andersen classic was performed solo. Brian Hollander also performed at this concert on dobro.

7.	Red is the Rose	Dala	3:00
June 4, 2010 at Unison's Theater. Singing a classic Irish piece, Dala consists of two young Canadian singer songwriters Sheila Carabine and Amanda Walther who perform with spellbinding harmonies.

8.	Rusty Iron Bridge	Artie Traum	3:56
May 7, 2005 at Julien J. Studley Theater SUNY New Paltz. The original piece was performed during Unison's 30th Anniversary Concert. Artie (lead vocal, guitar) is joined by Amy, Leslie and Beth Reineke (backup vocal), Jay (mandolin) and Molly (bass) and Sam Zucchini (drums) on this piece. Roaring Stream Music (BMI)

9.	Hymn to Her	Amy Fradon & Leslie Ritter	3:20
May 7, 2005 at Julien J. Studley Theater SUNY New Paltz. The piece was performed during Unison's 30th Anniversary Concert. This was Amy and Leslie's reunion as a duo after several years of not playing together. They are joined by Scott Petito (guitar) and Beth Reineke (percussion). The song was written by Dan Uttendorfer.

10.	The Garden Song	David Mallett	3:55
April 16, 2010 at Unison's Theater. David Mallett is performing his classic song and is joined by Mike Burd on bass. Cherry Lane Music Co (ASCAP)

11.	Down in the Milltown	John Gorka	4:20

June 6, 2008 at Unison's Theater. John wrote Down in the Milltown as a portrait of his home town in New Jersey.

12.	Brazilian Medley	The Assad Family	8:38
April 2, 2004 at Julien J. Studley Theater SUNY New Paltz. Unison was chosen by Brazilian artists Sergio and Odair Assad (the Assad Duo) to be the site of the first concert of the historic Assad Family US Tour. Performers were Sergio, Odair, Badi, Clarice, Carolina, Rodrigo, Jorge and Ica Assad.

13.	Ndere	Samite of Uganda	2:56
April 17, 2004 at Unison's Theater. Performed by Samite of Uganda, this piece is solo voice with effects looping.

14.	La Fundicion	Pablo Ziegler	8:06
October 13, 2007 at Julien J. Studley Theater SUNY New Paltz. This performance by the reigning king of the Argentine tango is an original composition by Pablo Ziegler (piano) with, Padro Giraudo (double bass), Héctor del Curto (bandoneon), Franco Pinna (drums) and Claudio Ragazzi (guitar). The concert also included vocals by the great Chilean singer Claudia Acuña.

15.	Sweet Gardenia	Betty MacDonald	6:20
November 3, 2006 at Unison's Theater. Sweet Gardenia is Betty's original song in tribute to Billie Holiday. She was joined by Peter Tomlinson (piano) and Jim Curtin (bass).

16.	May I Suggest	Susan Werner	4:41
April 1, 2005 at Unison's Theater. May I Suggest is Susan's original song and she is accompanying herself on the piano. This is the perfect ending to Unison's compilation.