| Folksongs for a Nuclear Village | ||||
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| Released | March 30, 1988 | |||
| Recorded | Powertrax, Hollywood, California | |||
| Genre | New-age, jazz | |||
| Length | 45:23 | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Producer | David Kershenbaum and Harry Andronis | |||
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Folksongs for a Nuclear Village is the sixth studio album by new-age/jazz group Shadowfax, their first for Capitol Records. It won the Grammy Award for Best New Age Album in 1989.[1]
"Folksong for a Nuclear Village" was a 1982 dance performance choreographed by Louise Durkee of Seattle in that city.[2]
The cover artwork is a piece by Michael McMillen[3] called Nel Mezzo Del Cammin Di Nostra Vita, which is the opening line from The Divine Comedy, meaning, in English, "In the middle of our life's journey."
- ^ "Grammy Awards". Retrieved 24 June 2014.
- ^ "Louise Durkee - Folksong for a Nuclear Village". Retrieved 24 June 2014.
- ^ "Michael C. MicMillenm". netropolitan.org. Archived from the original on 24 June 2014. Retrieved 24 June 2014.