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X-WR-CALNAME:Joel Harrison: Passing Train CD Release in New York City 
	at Joe's Pub - Eventful
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SUMMARY:Joel Harrison: Passing Train CD Release
DESCRIPTION: Joel Harrison has a love of American music in all its for
	ms as he made clear on his 2003 release\, Free Country\, which was nam
	ed by many critics as one the best recordings of that year. Harrison c
	ontinues on a similar musical path on Passing Train (Tuition/ Pure Lan
	d)\, with a collection of his own songs produced by Ben Wittman\, whic
	h marks his eighth recording as a leader but his first as a full-time 
	vocalist.The band consists of Wittman\, drums\; Jamey Haddad\, percuss
	ion\; Henry Hey\, accordion\, organ\, piano\; Stephan Crump\, acoustic
	 bass\; Greg Clark and Jen Chapin\, guest vocalists\; Chris Howes\, vi
	olin. These percussive\, atmospheric songs draw from deep roots: count
	ry\, blues\, gospel\, jazz\, New Orleans\, and West African music all 
	play a part. While thoroughly modern\, they hearken back to artists li
	ke The Band\, James Taylor\, and Randy Newman. Harrison’s Passing Tr
	ain includes a gorgeous but brutally stark evocation of a soldier’s 
	trial after war “Glory Days Are Gone\,” a riotous soul- rock anthe
	m dedicated to novelist- prankster Ken Kesey\, a lovely reflection on 
	mortality “No One Knows How to Die\,” as well as a classic\, groov
	ing road song “Travel On.” Several cuts feature ravishing vocal ha
	rmonies including the stirring track “Wash Away.” Somehow amidst t
	he rubble of losers\, regrets\, and time run away\, Passing Train mana
	ges to uplift. The album moves deep into twilight but doesn’t leave 
	the listener in darkness. Harrison and his New York city mavericks cre
	ate music of real emotion\, lasting beauty\, and visceral triumph.
LOCATION:Joe's Pub @ 425 Lafayette Street, New York, New York 10003 Un
	ited States
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