Original Studio Cast: Folk City The Musical - 2024 Digimix 2CD Digipak Edition / Paperback Liner Notes and Lyric Book

• Original studio cast recording of the celebrated musical, plus paperback book that includes liner notes and lyrics.

Folk City: The Musical brings its audience into the fascinating world of Beatniks, bohemians, hippies, folkies, blues players, singer-songwriters, poets, painters and rockers, all drawn to New York’s Greenwich Village in the 1960s to realise their creative dreams.

It’s the 60s, Beatniks, bohemians, hippies, poets, singers, musicians, actors and artists are flocking to Greenwich Village and its hip little night spots. The legendary Folk City was a music venue in New York City’s cultural bullseye.

The play takes place in Gerdes Folk City, the now legendary music venue, where, for three decades, we follow six young, creative hopefuls in the turbulent and exciting ’60s, ’70s and ’80s, through dynamic musical, cultural, political, social and personal changes.

The play (and this 2024 DigiMIX of the cast album) ranges from 1960 to 1985, following all the twists and turns, mirroring the music trends and cultural changes of the times. Singers, songwriters, poets, writers, painters and social activists have always been the pulsing heart of Greenwich Village and Folk City: The Musical honours them all. Their triumphs, challenges, relationships, jealousies, and their journeys through a myriad of cultural changes and their ongoing quest for recognition for their music to be heard, shared and to make a difference.

The book of liner notes includes the history of the legendary music venue Folk City and Greenwich Village, the story behind the evolution of the play, full album and song credits, 60+ photos, acknowledgements and complete lyrics with scene descriptions to all 30 songs included on the double cast album released by JAY Records on all download and streaming platforms and CD.

TRACK LISTING

CD: DISC ONE

01 VILLAGE DOOWOP       
02 THE VILLAGE  
03 THE NEXT BIG THING
04 LOVE AT THIRD SIGHT
05 BIG DEAL
06 MY BABY                
07 STAND TALL
08 EVERYONES SO MUCH
09 RISING FAHRENHEIT
10 CALIFORNIA STATE
11 LETS HEAR IT
12 MY SINGLE DAYS
13 OUT OF SYNC
14 GOOD GOODBYE
15 I HEARD AN ANGEL
16 CASTAWAY

CD: DISC TWO

01 STARS BABY
02 NEVER BEEN TAKEN THIS HIGH
03 RUSH OF RHYME
04 OFF MY MIND
05 FAR ENOUGH
06 QUIET RIOT
07 DEAR FRIENDS
08 WE MUST BECOME ONE
09 LOVERS LEAP
10 THE LOVERS
11 ALL THINGS REMEMBERED
12 THERE'S A SPIRIT
13 I BELONG HERE
14 IT'S A SHOT