STARS STILL SHINE FOR “SONGS AFTER SANDY””AS RUSSELL BRAND, BEN HARPER, MICKEY HART, RAY WYLIE HUBBARD JOIN PAUL MCCARTNEY, RINGO STARR AMANDA PALMER, BEN FOLDS FIVE, BILLY SQUIER, BOB WEIR, BRENDON BENSON, DAVE STEWART, EDGAR WINTER, ERIC BURDON, GREG LAKE, JEFF LYNNE, JESSE MALIN, JOAN OSBOURNE, JOE WALSH, JOSEPH ARTHUR, KENNY WAYNE SHEPHERD AND MORE TO SUPPORT GRASSROOTS COMMUNITY BASED ON GOING RECOVERY FROM DEVASTATING EFFECTS OF HURRICANE SANDY
It’s been weeks since Hurricane Sandy hit New York and New Jersey communities continue the long road towards recovery. The devastating impact continues to ripple through communities, and while the outward and physical signs have largely been repaired, the hidden economic impact continues to grow as small businesses, schools and individual households struggle to overcome the financial and emotional hit. “Songs After Sandy Vol 1-3″”the charity compilation on PledgeMusic aims to sustain awareness and raise funds for community based on the ground charities including Restore Red Hook, Occupy Sandy (the “Wedding Registry”) and Green Ground Zero.
The three volume charity compilation features artists from sea to shining sea, the latest including music from Texas’ own Ray Wylie Hubbard and The Cush, the Maine based Indie Folk duo Arborea, Red Hook Brooklyn’s City Billies, Gangstagrass and Tone Johanasen (of Sunnys Bar), Australia’s Luluc, Minneapolis’ Romantica to Los Angeles’ Tom Freund. Amy Speace, Ben Arthur, Davy Knowles and Antje Duvelot also appear. This volume completes the compilation, and some very special guests will be added to this in the coming weeks. (read more click “Next”)
Ben Harper Songs After Sandy Vol 3
1 Arborea, “After The Flood Remains”
2. Amy Speace, “How to Sleep In A Stormy Boat”
3. Ben Arthur, “Empty Chest”
4. City Billies, “Shanika Brown”
5 Davy Knowles, “It’s What You Are Made Of”
6. Gangstagrass, “Quickdraw”
7. Luluc, “Little Suitcase””*
8. Ray Wylie Hubbard, “There Are Some Days”
9. Romantica, “Love In The Winter”
10. Tom Freund, “Lay Down Your Head”
11. The Cush, “Decade”
12. Tone Johanasen, “Brooklyn Paradise”
BONUS TRACK: Antje Duvekot, “Sleepy Sea of Indigo and Blue”
“- live*Tracks from Ray Wylie, Gangstagrass & City Billies will be available for streaming soon and watch for special announcements for additional tracks
* Track has been previously available for download.NEW ITEMS:
BEN HARPER: Signed poster from his recent sold out performance at Carnegie Hall
MICKEY HART: Signed drum head
RUSSELL BRAND: 2 Tickets to an upcoming taping of Russell’s show, Brand X, in Los Angeles and a Meet & Greet afterwards. (Note: Not valid for Episodes 1, 2, or 13). NOTE: This item will be sold as an auction item via Charity Buzz, click here for a link to
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For a complete artists listing see below:
Vol 1:
Adam Arcuragi
Bob Weir & Jesse Malin
Bow Thayer
Brendan Benson
Eric Burdon
Jeff Lynne
Joan Osborne
Joe Walsh
Joseph Arthur
KaiserCartel
Kenny Wayne Shepherd featuring Buddy Flett
Matt Lenny
Ringo Starr
Smitty
These United States
Toby Lightman
Vol 2:
Alexis P Suter
ARMS
Benjamin Cartel
Billy Squier
Dave Stewart
David Rat
Dawn Landes
Earl Greyhound
Eli Lieb
Everyboy
Kira Alejandro
Patterson Hood
Paul McCartney
Slim Kings
Vandaveer
Vol 3:
Arborea
Amy Speace
Antje Duvekot
Ben Arthur
City Billies
Davy Knowles
Gangstagrass
Luluc
Ray Wylie Hubbard
Romantica
Tom Freund
The Cush
Tone Johanasen
ARTISTS WHO HAVE DONATED ITEMS:
Amanda Palmer
Ben Folds Five
Ben Harper
Edgar Winter
Greg Lake
Mickey Hart
Ringo Starr
Roger Hodgson
Russell Brand
thenewno2
RESTAURANTS/OTHER:
Baked
Fort Defiance
Homemade
ARTIST STATEMENTS:
ABOREA — We got intense wind and rain up here in Maine during Hurricane Sandy, but nothing like what happened to New York City and the Jersey Shore, where Sandy first hit land. We have (read more click “Next”)
many close friends that live in New York City and several who live on the Jersey Shore, and we also perform quite regularly in NYC, so when we were asked to participate in this benefit, we didn’t hesitate and this new song came together incredibly fast. When disaster and hardship strikes the Spirit of Community…Sympathy, and Love that manifests is a powerful thing to behold.
The song After the Flood, Only Love Remains is a combination of reflecting on the storm and the heroic nature of the people who have come together to help their neighbors. This song is also symbolic of some personal hardships that Shanti and I have endured together this past year…so all these elements came together at the right time and the improvised tracks for the song were quickly recorded. We feel so connected to the song that we’ve recorded additional parts and we’ll be releasing it on the new Arborea album due out later this Spring.
~Buck and Shanti (Arborea)
ALEXIS P SUTER: “Being a Brooklyn native this project holds a very special place in my heart. I recorded my very first full length CD at Hipbone Records in Red Hook and many others. I created and met so many artists there that created and were electrified by the energy of Red Hook. I am blessed and honored to be a part of something that contributes to the healing and re-building of this great neighborhood! Red Hook, never let the thorn deny you the smell of the rose!”
AMANDA PALMER: After Sandy hit, my heart soared with YES as I watched my inbox flooding with pictures of people helping people: neighbors running power strips to their outside fences with little signs saying “WE HAVE POWER! COME HERE AND CHARGE YOUR PHONE!” It may sound small, but this one little image was so perfect….New Yorkers are a special breed. To everybody dealing with the big and little struggles in the storm aftermath: stay strong.
-Amanda Palmer was born in New York City
BOW THAYER: “A year ago Hurricane Irene devastated our little town in rural Vermont, were I reside, the effects are still being felt today. This time it was Sandy”¦. more people, more destruction including Red Hook, Brooklyn. When Irene hit I saw the toughness, compassion and resilience of my neighbors, Red Hook will undoubtedly see the same in Sandy’s aftermath. Our Mother Nature has always had much to say”¦. we don’t always listen, but we should and very closely.
My heart goes out to all the people who have to pick up the pieces in the wake of Sandy. My mind does not work in scientific ways but this song “The Tide” was written in hopes of awakening ourselves to man-made/natural catastrophe, which very well could be one in the same.”
EARL GREYHOUND: “We’re proud to be a part of Brooklyn’s creative community and it’s an honor to be among such great artists helping the relief effort. Red Hook holds special significance for us as some of our best shows early on were at the The Hook, and much of our first record was recorded down the road.”
DAVE STEWART: “I have so many friends and workmates still struggling with the aftermath of Sandy , I’ve seen their photos and heard their stories and it’s heartbreaking I chose to donate my song “Just A Matter of Time” as it has a chorus affirming that time will heal but the verses resonate with the loss that has occurred in every way to the victims of Sandy both personally and as whole communities.
ELI LIEB: “I spend so much time in New York and I have countless friends there. It’s been devastating to hear from the vicitms of Sandy and what they lost. New York really is a home to me and I’m honored to take part in this effort to re-build.”
ERIC BURDON: “It has been proven by many mega disasters over the past few years that global warming is a fact and not a theory!
I wrote much of my new record, “Til the River Runs Dry,” heartbroken, in response to Hurricane Katrina, which devastated my beloved New Orleans.
Now, New York, too, has experienced Mother Nature’s wrath.
The imbalance of water, too much or too little, is the number one issue of our time.
