Dancing Alone: Songs Of William Hawkins

Description

A Double Disk Album of 22 songs by William Hawkins: The songs of an accomplished poet, performed by some of Canada's best known singer-songwriters with all new previously unreleased recording.

The lineup brings together two generations of Canada's best folk, blues, jazz and country artists: Bruce Cockburn, Sandy Crawley, Kellylee Evans, Mike Evin, Terry Gillespie, Murray McLauchlan, Lynn Miles, Ana Miura, Bill Stevenson, Ian Tamblyn, Brent Titcomb, Suzie Vinnick, Sneezy Waters, and Neville Wells, backed by a diverse group of fine instrumentalists.

Songs of love and lust, loss and longing, tragedy and heartbreak. Tender and haunting songs, like "Scorpio" and "Gnostic Serenade." Goofy and raunchy songs, like "Christopher's Movie Matinee" and "Frankly Stoned." Songs with a wicked humor and a rare emotional honesty. Like fellow Canadian poetsongwriter Leonard Cohen, Bill Hawkins understands pain yet knows how to laugh at himself. This two-CD set mobilizes a wealth of musical talent to interpret Hawkins' music. Production and co-ordination of the project done by Ian Tamblyn.

Tracks; DISC 1. 1. Lynn Miles - Scorpio / 2. Bill Stevenson - Long Lean Lonely Angel / 3. Sneezy Waters – Louis Riel / 4. Bruce Cockburn - The Trains Don't Run / Here Any More / 5. Ian Tamblyn – Tell Me That Story / 6. Anna Miura – Stone Solid Blue / 7. Sandy Crawley – Royal Boost / 8. Kelly Lee Evans – Merry Go Round / 9. Suzie Vinnick – Frankly Stoned / 10. Neville Wells – Allison / 11. Mike Evin – Worry, Worry / 12. Brent Titcomb - Gnostic / Serenade / 13. Intrumental – Io

DISC 2. 1. Murray McLauchlan - Funny How People Grow Old / 2. Anna Miura - Got To Get Free Some Day / 3. Sneezy Waters – Misunderstanding / 4. Lynn Miles – Io / 5. Terry Gillespie – Dirty Shame / 6. Brent Titcomb - Christopher's Movie Matinee / 7. Suzie Vinnick – Your Time Has Come / 8. Ian Tamblyn - Midnight Gambler / 9. Sandy Crawley - Cotton Candy Man / 10. Murray McLauchlan - Merry Go Round / 11. Bill Stevenson - Gnostic Serenade / 12. William Hawkins - Memories