The Welcome Table! Songs of Inspiration, Mystery & Good Times

by Dan Zanes

Overview

Ex-Del Fuego turned pioneering children's music auteur Dan Zanes' The Welcome Table! Songs of Inspiration, Mystery & Good Times collects 15 new and previously released recordings to benefit "the New Sanctuary Movement," a "coalition of interfaith religious leaders and participating congregations, called by our faith to respond actively and publicly to the suffering of our immigrant brothers and sisters residing in the United States." The message rings true throughout the collection, as Zanes has been a staunch proponent of multicultural musical mayhem throughout his long career, releasing a diverse set of post-Del Fuegos records that celebrated traditional music from all over the world. This time around, he draws from North American gospel traditions, pitching a revival tent filled with a rotating cast of musicians who plow through inspirational standards like "Jesus on the Mainline," "Roll the Chariot," and "By and By" with their typical blend of grace and dexterity. ~ James Christopher Monger

Product Details

Release Date:	02/10/2009
Label:	Festival Five Records / Weatherbox
UPC:	0800495001229
Rank:	137931

Tracks

1. Working on a Building
2. Up Above My Head
3. Get on Board
4. Granito de Mostaza
5. By and By
6. Roll the Chariot
7. In the Land of Egypt
8. Under the Sun
9. Oseh Shalom
10. Daniel in the Den
11. Jesus on the Mainline
12. Himno Guadalupano
13. Home in That Rock
14. Welcome Table
15. We've Been Down This Road Before

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Dan Zanes   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals,Mandolin,Harmonica,Low Vocals,Tenor Banjo,Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (12 String)
Yolanda Torres   Vocals
Wellesley Thompson   Vocals
Sage Adams   Vocals
Robert Cortijo   Vocals
Peter Wright   Vocals
Pamela Ramos   Vocals
Nile Adams   Vocals
Nicole Thompson-Adams   Vocals
Meres-Sia Gabriel   Vocals
Lisa Hung   Vocals
Leopoldo Gout   Vocals
Joshua Brown   Vocals
Jonathan Lee   Vocals
Isandla Blanc   Vocals
Zuri Barnes   Vocals
Irene Cabrera   Vocals
Grace Hwang   Vocals
Suzanne Sullivan   Vocals,Vocals
Lucas Mockler   Vocals,Vocals
Sonia De Los Santos   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Finnley Staub   Vocals
Charis Newton-Thompson   Vocals
Louise Sullivan   Vocals
Jenny Marshall   Vocals
Pamela Rojas   Vocals
Anelisa Clachar   Vocals
Casey McSherry   Vocals,Vocals
Nicola Lewis   Vocals,Vocal Harmony
Alma Peguero   Vocals
Andrew Mockler   French Horn,Vocals,French Horn
Oona Mockler   Tambourine,Tambourine
Paloma Cordero   Vocals
The Fiddlesticks   Percussion
Saskia Lane   Bass (Upright)
Dusty D   Spoons
Guillermo Cardenas   Bongos,Tambourine,Tamboura,Tambourine
John Foti   Piano,Accordion,Sax (Tenor)
Rebecca Naomi Jones   Vocals
The Blind Boys of Alabama   Vocals
Colin Brooks   Drums
Dave Hofstra   Tuba
Basya Schechter   Oud,Vocals
Cynthia Hopkins   Vocals,Accordion
Wayne Rhoden   Rap
Sam Sullivan   Trumpet
Sophia Mockler   Fiddle,Vocals
Rob Friedman   Cuatro,Pump Organ,Tambourine,Lap Steel Guitar,Piano (Electric),Vocals (Background)
Jerry Marotta   Percussion
Marc Ribot   Banjo
Wing Ding   Spoons
Yoshi Waki   Bass (Upright),Bass (Acoustic)
Cherise King   Vocals,Tambourine
Donald Saaf   Vocals,Mandolin,Tenor Banjo
Anna Zanes   Vocals
George Rush   Tuba,Bass (Upright)
Albert Cortijo   Vocals
Alfredo Villela   Percussion
Saskia Sunshine Lane   Bass (Upright)

Technical Credits

Sonia De Los Santos   Arranger,Packaging,Vocal Arrangement,Production Coordination,Poster Design
Rob Friedman   Arranger,Audio Production,Mixing,Engineer,Producer,Vocal Arrangement
Traditional   Composer
Shlomo Carlebach   Composer
Wayne Rhoden   Arranger
Charles Albert Tindley   Composer
Alfredo Villela   Arranger
Steven Jurgensmeyer   Package Design
Gala Narezo   Cover Photo
Peter Wright   Management
Robert Krevolin   Production Assistant
Phil Klum   Mastering
Dan Zanes   Arranger,Composer,Producer,Packaging,Poster Design,Vocal Arrangement