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Shine a Light: Field Recordings from the Great American Railroad is a 2016 album of field recordings made by British singer Billy Bragg and American musician Joe Henry as they performed in waiting rooms and trackside at railway stations on a journey between Chicago and Los Angeles in March 2016.
Sep 23, 2016 · Shine A Light: Field Recordings from the Great American Railroad. by Billy Bragg, Joe Henry. Share / Embed. Wishlist. supported by. Rackwick This is beautiful and tender and heart breaking. Favorite track: Hobo's Lullaby. Rock Island Line 00:00 / 02:55. Digital Album. Streaming + Download.
Sep 22, 2016 · The engine chugs once or twice, but Waiting for a Train finds Bragg actually yodelling and the tender treatment of John Hartford’s Gentle on My Mind (a 1967 hit for Glen Campbell) is a revelation.
Billy Bragg, Joe Henry. AMERICANA · 2016. Preview. Recorded at train stations between Chicago and L.A.—you can actually hear passengers bustling in the background—Shine a Light captures Billy Bragg and Joe Henry rambling through classic railroad tunes in fine folky form. They cover ramshackle blues with a ragged take on “The Midnight ...
