Hadestown (album)

For the cast recording of the musical, Hadestown, see Hadestown (cast recording).
Hadestown
Studio album by
Anaïs Mitchell
ReleasedMarch 9, 2010
Genre
Length57:17
LabelRighteous Babe
ProducerTodd Sickafoose
Anaïs Mitchell chronology
Country E.P.
(2007) 		Hadestown
(2010) 		Young Man in America
(2012)

Hadestown is the fourth studio album by American folk singer-songwriter Anaïs Mitchell, and was released by Righteous Babe Records on March 9, 2010. The concept album, which became the basis for the stage musical of the same name, follows a variation on the ancient Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice, where Orpheus must embark on a quest to rescue his wife Eurydice from the underworld. It has been advertised as a "folk opera".[3] Several of the songs feature singers other than Mitchell, including Justin Vernon, Ani DiFranco, Greg Brown, Ben Knox Miller, and The Haden Triplets (Tanya, Petra and Rachel Haden).

The album was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Recording Package in the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards.

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