The Triumphs & Travails of Orphan Mae

by Laura Veirs

The Triumphs & Travails of Orphan Mae cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 2001-01-01
  • Label: Self-Released
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 37:53
  • Community rating: 3.37/5 from 1 rating

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Laura Veirs' second album draws its title figure, Orphan Mae, into a set of folk songs shaped by her geology training and Northwestern landscapes. Self-released and spare, it established the narrative voice she carried to wider recognition.

Genres

Descriptors: acoustic, folk, storytelling, guitars, personal

Tracklist

  1. Jailhouse Fire (2:28)
  2. Up The River (3:19)
  3. John Henry Lives (4:00)
  4. Black-Eyed Susan (3:34)
  5. Orphan Mae (1:57)
  6. Blue Ink (4:39)
  7. Montague Road (3:41)
  8. Through December (4:10)
  9. Raven Marching Band (5:12)
  10. Movin' Along (4:53)

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