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A collaboration of traditional mountain music recorded in the Nepali Himalayas and the U.S. Appalachian region. Half Appalachian and half Nepali songs featuring performances by Tim O'Brien, Tony Trischka, Riley Baugus, Abigail Washburn, Curtis Burch, Mark Schatz, Aaran and Matthew Olwell, Paul Brown, Danny Knicely, Tara Linhardt, and Buddhiman Gandharba, Manoj Gayak, Ganesh Gandhari, Jagat Bahadur Gandharba from the musician caste of Nepal, known as the Gandharba. While being deeply grounded in the traditions, the music has a unique and new sound as the traditions and the musicians have woven their styles together into a wonderful tapestry of sounds. Album Tracks 1. Cluck Old Hen 2. Sita Rani Bonai Ma [Queen Sita in the Forest] 3. Deri Phul Paareko [So Many Eggs] 4. Going Across the Sea 5. Honira Salala [Water Flowing Slowly] 6. My Home Is Across the Blue Ridge Mountains 7. Das Avatar [Ten Faces of God] 8. Little Liza Jane 9. Asaar Mahina Ko Geet [Song of the Coming Monsoon] 10. Hard Times 11. Resham Firiri 12. Sally Anne 13. The Day Is Past and Gone 14. Old Joe Clark/Oh! Susanna 15. Paina Khabara [No Message from You]
