THE SOUND OF RECONNECTING ROOTS
The sound of Reconnecting Roots blends yesterday with modern day- just like the content of the show. We are at an exciting place in the human timeline, as well as in music, where we have the means to use modern technology and intertwine it with the innovation of our ancestry. Reconnecting Roots will show you how this all mends together; the music will let you hear it.
The album with original music from Reconnecting Roots Season 4 is out now! firekid (Dillon Hodges & Heidi Feek) and Mandy McCauley took iconic songs from the American public domain that tied in with the topics of each episode of Season 4. Some of the original recordings can have words that hurt, and some of those words have powerful messages of hope. firekid and Mandy sat down in a cabin in Paradise Valley, Montana and their little house in Muscle Shoals, Alabama to examine these songs, re-write and re-imagine them for the ears and hearts of today.
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These songs have been woven into the fabric of our American musical heritage. Through the years, the melodies and lyrics have evolved. We are sure they will keep doing so depending on who is telling that particular story and how it pertains to their personal experience. That’s what music can do, it lives on, it evolves, it bridges generational gaps. And somehow, even if we never met the original songwriters, through the magical mystery of music, the melodies and messages can become our own.
Tracklist:
We're Home
Good and Greasy
Ain't Gonna Rain No More
Black & White Rag (ft Propaganda)
When You're Smiling
Fire on the Mountain
Little Britches
Working on a Building
PLaymate
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The album with original music from Reconnecting Roots Season 3 is out now! firekid (Dillon Hodges & Heidi Feek) and Mandy McCauley took iconic songs from the American public domain that tied in with the topics of each episode of Season 3. Some of the original recordings can have words that hurt, and some of those words have powerful messages of hope. firekid and Mandy sat down in a cabin in Paradise Valley, Montana and their little house in Muscle Shoals, Alabama to examine these songs, re-write and re-imagine them for the ears and hearts of today.
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These songs have been woven into the fabric of our American musical heritage. Through the years, the melodies and lyrics have evolved. We are sure they will keep doing so depending on who is telling that particular story and how it pertains to their personal experience. That’s what music can do, it lives on, it evolves, it bridges generational gaps. And somehow, even if we never met the original songwriters, through the magical mystery of music, the melodies and messages can become our own.
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Tracklist:
We're Home
Blue Skies
John Henry
Corn Whiskey
Coal Miner's Blues
A Dollar's All I Crave
Moonlight Bay
Take Me out to the Ballgame
Keep on the Sunny Side
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PURCHASE THE VINYL ALBUM HERE
The album with original music from Reconnecting Roots Season 2
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Tracklist:
We're Home (Theme from "Reconnecting Roots")
Play a Simple Melody
Red Wing
Danny Boy
Wabash Cannonball
Home on the Range
This Little Light of Mine
Wayfaring Stranger
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PURCHASE THE VINYL ALBUM HERE
HOUSE BAND
Each episode features iconic music and performances of old songs made new re-imagined by house band firekid and Mandy McCauley. Reconnecting Roots continues to engage a new generation seeking to learn about the past while encouraging us all to make a better future.
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