Laughter Out of Tears

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1.	Dream Intro (M.Smiley) 00:55	buy track
2.	Visa Fran Jarna (Trad. Sweden) 02:21	buy track
3.	Chilly Winds (Trad. Appalachia) 03:10	buy track
4.	North Country (M.Smiley) 04:11	buy track
5.	I Live in California (M.Smiley) 03:04	buy track
6.	Mazurka (M.Smiley) 03:31	buy track
7.	Blow Blow Thou Winter Wind (J. Zeretzke) 02:03	buy track
8.	Dream/Dve Nevesti (M.Smiley/ trad. Bulgaria) 02:32	buy track
9.	Deportee (W.Guthrie) 03:36	buy track
10.	Oj Jabuko (trad. Serbia) 01:41	buy track
11.	Oj Savice (trad. Croatia) 02:03	buy track
12.	Oh Winter (M.Smiley) 04:11	buy track
13.	Orphan Girl (Gillian Welch, Arr. Moira Smiley) 03:00	buy track
14.	Whistle Daughter Whistle (trad. Appalachia) 02:28	buy track
15.	Steam Engines (M.Smiley) 02:29	buy track
16.	They're Red Hot (R.Johnson) 02:46	buy track
17.	Dream Outro (M.Smiley) 01:10	buy track

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These are wild, outdoor folksongs and tender originals. Walking slowly from longing in laughter as they weave through voice and stomp.

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released September 15, 2014

VOCO Performers: Moira Smiley (voice, banjo, accordion, body percussion 'bp')
Laura Cortese (fiddle), Pilar Diaz (voice, uke, bp), Sally Dworsky (voice), Emily Eagen (voice, uke), April Guthrie (cello, voice, bp), Abigail Nessen-Bengson (voice, bp), Inga Swearingen (voice) Guest Musicians: Dave Weber, Robby & Char Rothschild (Round Mountain), Andrew Tabb

Choir of YOU on Tracks 3,4,6,12,16. Choir of YOU is a world-wide community of voices who came together virtually through Moira Smiley's fundraising campaign. MP3s were submitted by each singer, or choir via email and added to the mixes.

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Voco Bristol, Vermont

Moira Smiley is a Singer / Composer heard on stages across the planet, feature films, BBC & PBS television programs, NPR, and many albums. She leads moira smiley & VOCO, toured with tUnE-yArDs, Irish music powerhouse, Solas, and The Lomax Project. Recently at TED, Hollywood Bowl, Conan O'Brien, London Proms Festival, features on BBC3’s The Choir, and ABC Australia’s Books & Arts programs. ... more

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