An Evening in the Village: The Music of Béla Bartók

by Jake Schepps

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1.	An Evening in the Village (Hungarian Sketches) BB 103 04:55
2.	Ruthenian Kolomeika (#35: 44 Violin Duos) BB 104 01:51
3.	Mikrokosmos #78: Five-Tone Scale BB 105 02:47
4.	Cousin Sally Brown 02:21
5.	Dance from Maramaros (#32: 44 Violin Duos) BB 104 01:15
6.	Mikrokosmos #150 (Six Dances in Bulgarian Rhythm III) BB 105 03:43
7.	Stars, Stars Brightly Shine (#31: For Children: Hungarian Folk Tunes) BB 53 02:32
8.	Play Song-duet (#9: from 44 Violin Duos) BB 104 00:33
9.	Wedding Song (#13: 44 Violin Duos) BB 104 01:30
10.	Romanian Whirling Dance (#38: 44 Violin Duos) BB 104 00:47
11.	Romance: I Know a Little Forest (#34: For Children: Slovakian Folk Tunes) BB 53 01:48
12.	Play Song (#9: 44 Violin Duos) BB 104 03:08
13.	Romanian Christmas Songs: Series I BB 67 04:37	info	download
14.	Pillow Dance (#14: 44 Violin Duos) BB 104 00:49
15.	Mikrokosmos #149 (Six Dances in Bulgarian Rhythm II) BB 105 04:08
16.	Melody (Hungarian Sketches) BB 103 02:19
17.	Hungarian Song (#6: 44 Violin Duos) BB 104 00:45
18.	Mikrokosmos #153 (Six Dances in Bulgarian Rhythm VI) BB 105 02:18
19.	Stick Game (#1: Romanian Folk Dances) BB 68 04:44
20.	New Year's Greeting (#30: 44 Violin Duos) BB 104 (Bonus Track) (free) 00:48	info	download

about

"Will introduce lovers of Americana to Bartok and find lovers of Bartok delving a little more deeply into the realms of bluegrass."
Pop Matters.

"Schepps adroitly balances the refined and the rustic while indulging Bartok’s ear for spirited melodies and swelling emotionalism."
Utne Reader

"Anyone who loves Bartok will find much pleasure from this vividly recorded fresh take on his music."
American Record Guide

Tiny Desk Concert
www.npr.org/event/music/145098188/jake-schepps-expedition-quartet-tiny-desk-concert

credits

released 04 October 2011
Musicians:
Jake Schepps: banjo
Ryan Drickey: violin
Matt Flinner: mandolin
Grant Gordy: guitar
Ross Martin: guitar
Ben Sollee: cello
Greg Garrison: bass
Ian Hutchison: bass
Eric Thorin: bass

All music by Béla Bartók, ASCAP except
Cousin Sally Brown: traditional, arr: by Jake Schepps, BMI

Produced by Jayme Stone
with Jake Schepps and Matt Flinner

Recorded in April, August, and November 2010.

Unpainted Huffhines, Engineer: Brent Truitt, Nashville, TN
Immersive Studios, Engineer: Mike Yach, Boulder, CO
Globalsound Studio, Engineer: Jamie Mefford, Broomfield, CO

Mixed by Justin Peacock, The Hook Factory, Denver, CO

Mastered by David Glasser, Airshow, Boulder, CO

Artwork by Justin Fuller, Pencil Plus Paper

Photography by JT Thomas

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Jake Schepps has made a name for himself as a banjo renaissance man, an artist with not only an adroit touch on his instrument but an intrepid, imaginative vision for contemporary stringband music. Aside from leading his band the Expedition Quartet, he teaches classes for the National Outdoor Leadership School's Wilderness Medicine Institute (WMI of NOLS). ... more