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Mike
Agranoff Boutique
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Mike Agranoff's
Recordings
Listen
to tracks:
links to an MP3 audio file. Some
files are the full track; some are short clips
as noted. You need an MP3
Player to listen.
Lyrics:
Click on
for
song lyrics and extended information about the song. In case of discrepancies
between the lyrics on the CD and the printed words, the printed words are
probably more accurate.
How to order recordings:
PRICES:
CD's: $15.00
each
Cassettes $10.00 each
Plus add $2.00 per item for postage and handling
US Dollars only, please. Any purchases with foreign
currency should be made through CD Baby.
You can place an order in one of three ways: (All 3 way are the same cost to you. The difference is in convenience and your personal preference in how you want to make the transaction.
1. BY A CHECK IN
THE MAIL
Send a check for the full amount plus postage made out to Mike Agranoff, and
mail it to
Mike Agranoff
11 Overlook Road
Boonton Township, NJ 07005
That way is best for me, as I pay no commissions or fees on such sales.
2. ORDER THROUGH
, a secure
third party payment service.
Click on the Paypal Link, and follow the directions: You will need to establish
a Paypal account, but it will permit you to use a credit card to make your
purchases. I handle the shipping of such purchases, and I generally put the
disc in the mail the day after I get the order. I pay a nominal fee to Paypal
for each purchase.
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CD Baby is a distributor that keeps a stock of my CDs and handles the shipping. Click on the CD BABY link next to the image of the CD cover, and you will be transferred to a shopping cart, where you can make your selections. When finished, you can click on "ORDER NOW" to be transferred to their website where you can place the order and pay by credit card. They take a bigger cut of the price.
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Ain't
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from the Newark Star Ledger December 3, 2000
* * * (3 stars)
"... this album has been lovingly programmed to give good accounts of Agranoff's various interests, including traditional tunes and ballads, valedictory originals* like "Before They Close the Minstrel Show," and various wild-eyed jokes or parodies. There is a marked absence of filler on these 15 tracks...
A new addition to this canon of influence is Agranoff's recent interest in the piano music of Scott Joplin. His account here of "The Gladiolus" will be a surprise to those of his fans who know him only as a guitarist, concertina player, and slightly manic jokester. The performance is lovely, full of the bittersweet introspection Joplin shares with Mozart and an embodiment of the composer's firm dictum that ragtime should never, ever be played fast.
Agranoff's voice will never be his fortune, but he knows what good singing is. On tracks like "Time Has Made a Change" (ably assisted by Pat and Ken Rolston) or "Will Ye Go," he makes its virtues plain despite a limited vocal palette. There is emotion here, leavened with quirky humor and a sensibility that can encompass many diverse influences in a singular package.
Highly recommended.
Peter Spencer"
*Note: Mr. Spencer incorrectly attributed "Before They Close The Minstrel Show" to me. It was written by Bob Coltman.
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The Modern Folk
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The eleven
cuts on the recording are:
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The Modern
Folk Musician (clip) |
Long Road
to Walk (clip) |
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Matty
Groves (full
track)
Hard driving version of the traditional ballad |
Sidh
Beag Agus Sidh Mor
(clip)
Guitar arrangement of an O'Carolan Tune |
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Nova
Scotia
/Return from Fingal (clip) Medeley of haunting song about the first Europeans settlement of the land with a guitar arrangement of a harp tune from the era |
Invitation
to a Funeral /Temperance Reel /Vinton's Hornpipe
(clip)
Irish patter song put together with a couple of kick-ass fiddle tunes |
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Chattanooga
Choo-Choo
(full track)
Guitar and vocal arrangement of the swing classic |
Ballad
of the Sandman
(full track)
Recitation about the last hurrah of the last great alternative DJ |
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Girl
from the Great Divide (clip)
Contemporary song to a traditional tune |
Hamlet
(clip)
The entire story in 3 minutes 27 seconds |
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Bach
Double Concerto
in Dm (clip) Transcribed for 2 English Concertinas and continuo |
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Rocking the Boat
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