Heartland: An Appalachian Anthology

1	Short Trip Home / Edgar Meyer
2	Johnny has gone for a sol / Traditional
3	1B / Edgar Meyer
4	Appalachia Waltz / Mark O'Connor
5	Soldier's Joy / Traditional
6	Sliding Down / Edgar Meyer
7	BT / Edgar Meyer
8	Butterfly's Day Out / Mark O'Connor
9	College Hornpipe / Traditional
10	Fancy Stops and Goes / Mark O'Connor
11	Old Tyme / Edgar Meyer
12	Emily's Reel / Mark O'Connor
13	Slumber Song / Stephen Foster
14	Death by Triple Fiddle / Edgar Meyer
15	Amazing Grace / Traditional
16	Song of the Liberty Bell / Mark O'Connor
Heartland: An Appalachian Anthology
1.	Short trip home, for violin, double bass, mandolin & guitar 3:49
	Composed by Edgar Meyer
	Performed by Edgar Meyer, Edgar Meyer, Joshua Bell, Yo-Yo Ma, Mark O'Connor, John Mock, John Mock, Mike Marshall, Alison Krauss, John Jarvis, John Jarvis, Sam Bush, Mike Marshall, James Taylor, Mark Schatz, Jerry Douglas, Glenn Worf, Russ Barenberg, Eddie Bayers and Yo-Yo Mac
2.	Johnny Has Gone for A Soldier 2:57
	Composed by English Traditional
	Performed by Edgar Meyer, Joshua Bell, Yo-Yo Ma, Mark O'Connor, James Taylor, John Mock, John Mock, Alison Krauss, John Jarvis, John Jarvis, Sam Bush, Mike Marshall, James Taylor, Mark Schatz, Jerry Douglas, Glenn Worf, Glenn Worf, Russ Barenberg, Eddie Bayers and Yo-Yo Mac
3.	1B, for violin, cello & double bass 4:00
	Composed by Edgar Meyer
	Performed by Edgar Meyer, Edgar Meyer, Joshua Bell, Yo-Yo Ma, Mark O'Connor, John Mock, John Mock, Alison Krauss, John Jarvis, John Jarvis, Sam Bush, Mike Marshall, James Taylor, Mark Schatz, Jerry Douglas, Glenn Worf, Russ Barenberg, Eddie Bayers and Yo-Yo Mac
4.	Appalachia Waltz, for solo cello 5:50
	Composed by Mark O'Connor
	Performed by Edgar Meyer, Edgar Meyer, Joshua Bell, Yo-Yo Ma, Mark O'Connor, John Mock, John Mock, Alison Krauss, John Jarvis, John Jarvis, Sam Bush, Mike Marshall, James Taylor, Mark Schatz, Jerry Douglas, Glenn Worf, Russ Barenberg, Eddie Bayers and Yo-Yo Mac
5.	Soldier's joy 4:08
	Composed by American Traditional
	Performed by Edgar Meyer, Joshua Bell, Yo-Yo Ma, Mark O'Connor, John Mock, John Mock, Alison Krauss, John Jarvis, John Jarvis, Sam Bush, Jerry Douglas, Mike Marshall, James Taylor, Mark Schatz, Jerry Douglas, Glenn Worf, Russ Barenberg, Eddie Bayers and Yo-Yo Mac
6.	Sliding Down 4:44
	Composed by Edgar Meyer
	Performed by Edgar Meyer, Edgar Meyer, Edgar Meyer, Edgar Meyer, Joshua Bell, Yo-Yo Ma, Mark O'Connor, John Mock, John Mock, Béla Fleck, Béla Fleck, Béla Fleck, Béla Fleck, Mike Marshall, Mike Marshall, Alison Krauss, John Jarvis, John Jarvis, Sam Bush, Mike Marshall, Mike Marshall, James Taylor, Mark Schatz, Jerry Douglas, Glenn Worf, Russ Barenberg, Eddie Bayers and Yo-Yo Mac
7.	BT, for violin, mandolin, mandola & double bass 4:53
	Composed by Edgar Meyer
	Performed by Edgar Meyer, Edgar Meyer, Joshua Bell, Yo-Yo Ma, Mark O'Connor, John Mock, John Mock, Mike Marshall, Alison Krauss, John Jarvis, John Jarvis, Sam Bush, Mike Marshall, Mike Marshall, James Taylor, Mark Schatz, Jerry Douglas, Glenn Worf, Russ Barenberg, Eddie Bayers and Yo-Yo Mac
8.	Butterfly's Day Out 4:45
	Composed by Mark O'Connor
	Performed by Edgar Meyer, Edgar Meyer, Joshua Bell, Yo-Yo Ma, Mark O'Connor, John Mock, John Mock, Alison Krauss, John Jarvis, John Jarvis, Sam Bush, Mike Marshall, James Taylor, Mark Schatz, Jerry Douglas, Glenn Worf, Russ Barenberg, Eddie Bayers and Yo-Yo Mac
9.	College Hornpipe 3:17
	Composed by American Traditional
	Performed by Edgar Meyer, Edgar Meyer, Joshua Bell, Yo-Yo Ma, Mark O'Connor, John Mock, John Mock, Alison Krauss, John Jarvis, John Jarvis, Sam Bush, Mike Marshall, James Taylor, Mark Schatz, Jerry Douglas, Glenn Worf, Russ Barenberg, Eddie Bayers and Yo-Yo Mac
10.	Fancy stops and goes 3:51
	Composed by Mark O'Connor
	Performed by Edgar Meyer, Joshua Bell, Yo-Yo Ma, Mark O'Connor, John Mock, John Mock, Alison Krauss, John Jarvis, John Jarvis, Sam Bush, Mike Marshall, James Taylor, Mark Schatz, Jerry Douglas, Glenn Worf, Russ Barenberg, Eddie Bayers and Yo-Yo Mac
11.	Old Tyme 3:26
	Composed by Edgar Meyer
	Performed by Edgar Meyer, Edgar Meyer, Joshua Bell, Yo-Yo Ma, Mark O'Connor, John Mock, John Mock, Béla Fleck, Mike Marshall, Alison Krauss, John Jarvis, John Jarvis, Sam Bush, Mike Marshall, Mike Marshall, James Taylor, Mark Schatz, Jerry Douglas, Glenn Worf, Russ Barenberg, Eddie Bayers and Yo-Yo Mac
12.	Emily's Reel for violin, cello & double bass 2:45
	Composed by Mark O'Connor
	Performed by Edgar Meyer, Edgar Meyer, Joshua Bell, Yo-Yo Ma, Mark O'Connor, John Mock, John Mock, Béla Fleck, Mike Marshall, Alison Krauss, John Jarvis, John Jarvis, Sam Bush, Mike Marshall, Mike Marshall, James Taylor, Mark Schatz, Jerry Douglas, Glenn Worf, Russ Barenberg, Eddie Bayers and Yo-Yo Mac
13.	Slumber My Darling for voice & piano 4:52
	Composed by Stephen Foster
	Performed by Edgar Meyer, Edgar Meyer, Joshua Bell, Yo-Yo Ma, Mark O'Connor, John Mock, John Mock, Alison Krauss, John Jarvis, John Jarvis, Sam Bush, Mike Marshall, James Taylor, Mark Schatz, Jerry Douglas, Glenn Worf, Russ Barenberg, Eddie Bayers and Yo-Yo Mac
14.	Death by triple fiddle 4:17
	Composed by Edgar Meyer / Sam Bush / Mike Marshall
	Performed by Edgar Meyer, Edgar Meyer, Joshua Bell, Yo-Yo Ma, Mark O'Connor, John Mock, John Mock, Mike Marshall, Alison Krauss, John Jarvis, John Jarvis, Sam Bush, Sam Bush, Mike Marshall, Mike Marshall, James Taylor, Mark Schatz, Jerry Douglas, Glenn Worf, Russ Barenberg, Eddie Bayers and Yo-Yo Mac
15.	Amazing Grace 2:49
	Composed by John Newton
	Performed by Edgar Meyer, Joshua Bell, Yo-Yo Ma, Mark O'Connor, John Mock, John Mock, Alison Krauss, John Jarvis, John Jarvis, Sam Bush, Mike Marshall, James Taylor, Mark Schatz, Jerry Douglas, Glenn Worf, Russ Barenberg, Eddie Bayers and Yo-Yo Mac
16.	Song of the Liberty Bell 5:44
	Composed by Mark O'Connor
	Performed by Edgar Meyer, Joshua Bell, Yo-Yo Ma, Mark O'Connor, John Mock, John Mock, Alison Krauss, John Jarvis, John Jarvis, John Jarvis, Sam Bush, Jerry Douglas, Mike Marshall, James Taylor, Mark Schatz, Mark Schatz, Jerry Douglas, Glenn Worf, Russ Barenberg, Eddie Bayers and Yo-Yo Mac

Barnes & Noble

The late '90s saw a spate of adventurous albums, all on the Sony label, that melded roots-inspired American folk music with classical and experimental flavors by a remarkable array of musicians: Yo-Yo Ma and Joshua Bell from the classical world; style hoppers Edgar Meyer and Mark O'Connor; folk/pop powerhouses James Taylor and Alison Krauss; and many others. Heartland: An Appalachian Anthology gathers together the best of that work. Opening with the Shaker simplicity of "Short Trip Home" from Joshua Bell's like-titled album, the disc continues with James Taylor crooning "Johnny Has Gone for a Soldier" from Mark O'Connor's Liberty! The tempo picks up when Yo-Yo Ma joins Edgar Meyer and O'Connor in "1B," the hoedown with a twist from Appalachian Journey, but they soon settle back with the gentle strains of "Appalachia Waltz," the title track from the album that started it all. O'Connor blends traditional fiddle-playing with classical virtuosity in "Amazing Grace" from his solo album Midnight on the Water, while musical chameleon Edgar Meyer -- a Nashville legend with an equally impressive classical resume -- lends his soulful bass to the funky "Old Tyme" from Uncommon Ritual. Alison Krauss brings breathy sweetness to the lullaby "Slumber, My Darling," and O'Connor closes the compilation with his melancholy "Song of the Liberty Bell." Even if you already know some of these albums back-to-front, here's a chance to get a taste of what you've missed. From heartfelt, traditional ballads to plucky, new-fangled hoedowns, Heartland is a strong overview of one of the most successful and surprising crossover schemes. EJ Johnson

All Music Guide

In 1995, Yo-Yo Ma, Edgar Meyer, and Mark O'Connor joined forces on Appalachia Waltz, the first of a series of Sony Classical albums celebrating the varied musical textures of Americana. Over the course of six years, several albums were cut, among them Short Trip Home, Liberty!, Uncommon Ritual, and Midnight on the Water, in addition to the Grammy-winning Appalachia Waltz. Each project may have had its own specific instrumental focus, although the shared theme was clearly to obfuscate the genre lines that separate classical and traditional American music on a 200-year journey from the concert halls of Britain to the Shenandoah Valley. Heartland: An Appalachian Anthology is a carefully plucked and eclectic amalgam of these recordings. Featuring swinging waltzes, Baroque chamber music, Celtic reels, and Yankee ballads, this compendium serves as a stylistic hub of the European strain in American music. It passes as a refined bluegrass recording that is easily digested by less stodgy classical devotees, and the roster alone should be enough to cue the listener that dazzling instrumental interplay is the pièce de résistance. "Sliding Down," a Meyer composition featuring Bela Fleck (banjo) and Mike Marshall (guitar), "BT," and "Death By Triple Fiddle" (Sam Bush, Joshua Bell, and Marshall) are just a few prime examples. "Johnny Has Gone for a Soldier" and "Slumber, My Darling," which showcase the vocal nuances of James Taylor and Alison Krauss, respectively, round out the radio-friendly end of the album. Heartland is a mere crossroads, a refreshing spin on two timeless idioms. It's safe to say that it adds something to both, but the album's greatest asset may be the unknown direction it will springboard the listener. Brian Kelly