Judy Collins Wildflower Festival

Judy Collins Wildflower Festival

Track Listings

1. Cats in the Cradle - Judy Collins

2. Kingdom Come - Judy Collins

3. Silly Little Diddle - Tom Rush

4. Wings of Angels - Judy Collins

5. Close the Door Lightly - Eric Andersen

6. Blue River - Eric Andersen

7. Someday Soon - Judy Collins

8. St. James Infirmary - Arlo Guthrie

9. Mooses Come Walking - Arlo Guthrie

10. Home Before Dark - Judy Collins

11. Open the Door - Judy Collins

12. City of New Orleans - Judy Collins/Eric Andersen/Tom Rush/Arlo Guthrie

13. Thirsty Boots - Judy Collins/Eric Andersen/Tom Rush/Arlo Guthrie

14. Will the Circle Be Unbroken - Judy Collins/Eric Andersen/Tom Rush/Arlo Guthrie

Tracks:

Cats in the Cradle - Judy Collins
Kingdom Come - Judy Collins
Silly Little Diddle - Tom Rush
Wings of Angels - Judy Collins
Close the Door Lightly - Eric Andersen
Blue River - Eric Andersen
Someday Soon - Judy Collins
St. James Infirmary - Arlo Guthrie
Mooses Come Walking - Arlo Guthrie
Home Before Dark - Judy Collins
Open the Door - Judy Collins
City of New Orleans - Judy Collins/Eric Andersen/Tom Rush/Arlo Guthrie
Thirsty Boots - Judy Collins/Eric Andersen/Tom Rush/Arlo Guthrie
Will the Circle Be Unbroken - Judy Collins/Eric Andersen/Tom Rush/Arlo Guthrie

Customer Reviews:

Judy Sings With Friends.......2005-01-23

Judy Collins, along with Eric Andersen, Tom Rush and Arlo Guthrie, recorded this CD from a live performance of The Judy Collins Wildflower Festival on June 30, 2002. Of the fifteen cuts here, Ms. Collins sings six solos; Tom Rush does two as does Eric Andersen; and Arlo Guthrie sings one and does a poem that he has written. The last three cuts, "City of New Orleans", "Thirsty Boots", and "Will The Circle Be Unbroken" are sung by everyone with different singers doing the verses. Tom Rush's version of "The Remember Song" is a nice, light number about all the things he as a middle-aged man forgets. (Sounds eerily familiar.) Eric Andersen's best song is "Close the Door Lightly When You Go." Arlo Guthrie's attempt at poetry in Mooses Come Walking" is the only dog on this otherwise beautifully done CD. He does redeem himself, however, as he leads off on "City of New Orleans", a song I always associate with him. (Fans of both his father and him, as well as people of good will everywhere, of course are happy to see him middle-aged and healthy as his father died of the awful Huntington's Disease.)

Certainly the "star" of this album is Judy Collins who in her 60's remains one of our best singers and song-writers. She wrote four of her six solo selections including "Kingdom Come," a moving tribute to the New York City Firemen who lost their lives on September 11, 2001. She sings "Open the Door", a song she wrote and sang years ago, a beautiful paen to friendship. She also includes the Ian Tyson great "Someday Soon" with a mean piano accompaniment by Russell Walden (?)where she shows off her still youthful voice by ending on a great high note. Since Ms. Collins has already done an all-Leonard Cohen and all-Bob Dylan CD, why not an all-Ian Tyson recording? Mr. Tyson certainly has enough fine material and Ms. Collins inteprets him so very well.)

This live performance has a wonderfully spontaneous feel about it. Everyone seems to be having a good time. Their joy is catching.

Judy and Friends.......2004-05-02

This is a great album! I have been a devoted fan of Judy's for several years now and am most likely one of her yougest fans. My favorite songs of Judy's on this album are Kingdom Come which is her 9/11 tribute and Wings of Angels which she wrote for her son. I have heard her do Kingdom Come the two two times I've seen her in concert and hearing it on the CD is just as powerful.

I also enjoyed the proformances of Eric Anderson Arlo Guthrie and Tom Rush. I had not heard of them before hearing this CD and their singing, songwriting and guitar playing are all wonderful. All in All this is a great CD and I'm pleased to add it to my growing collection of Judy Collins music.

If Beauty has a voice, it is Judy Collins's........2003-10-22

This CD is great because of its variety from Judy and her friends. I also think Judy Collins is at her best during live performances. Two sad songs are on this CD. "Wings of Angels" is about her son's death and "Kingdom Come" is about 9/11. She sang "Kingdom Come" at her Oct. 12th concert here, and listening to the song on the CD is just as powerful as hearing (and seeing) her live performance. Here is an edited portion of the song, copyright April 11, 2002, by Judy Collins:

"Those firemen loaded up with gear
Climbed to their death's that day
Along with all the other hundreds
Blasted on their way
Police and EMS and those
On whom death took its toll
And more whose dreams will never dawn,
More than three thousand souls ... ."
"Those firemen with courage
In their hearts so strong and brave,
Who made sure in their final hours
There were 30,000 saved.
"They've gone to where there are no tears
And every heart is gay,
And they won't be forgotten on a sunny day.
"To Kingdom come, to hell and gone
To somewhere far away
Where murder doesn't break the heart
On a sunny day."

Judy Collins is the best.

WHY NOT THE DVD, TOO ?.......2003-09-22

WONDERFUL JUDY !
Just "three little words" : Grace, versatility, innervoices ...
Arlo Guthrie is well known abroad (Alice's Restaurant Fame), Eric Andersen's "Thirsty Boots " is a classic as Andersen's "Little Mermaid". Tom Rush is a discover for a foreigner.
What a nice team !
Judy knows how to choose and share real great friends.
A lifetime fan from the "old continent".

Superb !.......2003-09-15

Fabulous CD. No one does it better than Judy Collins.

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