The May Day Orchestra CD/Vinyl 2010
The second ‘folk opera’ by The May Day Orchestra tells the story of Ota Benga, a pygmy man who was taken from Congo and put on display at the 1904 World’s Fair in Saint Louis. A simultaneous narrative about Roger Casement weaves into the songs as does a lead pedal steel and the occasional string section. More of a rock angle than the folk arrangements of the previous release. Lyrics by Tim Rakel. Music by Rakel and The May Day Orchestra. String arrangements by Brien Seyle.
1. Never A Fair Wind Home 6:20
2. Dreamed Another Circus 4:23
3. Forced March 3:43
4. Death Walks Along This Road 2:54
5. The Irish Orphan 2:54
6. Forced March II 6:50
7. The Horror 4:24
8. The Spectacle 3:11
9. The Execution of Sir Roger Casement 2:24
10. The Suicide of Ota Benga 8:22
CD—$10
Vinyl—$15
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