To All We Stretch the Open Arm

Mirah | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 16, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Yo-Yo Records
• ASIN: B0001F7U98
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #353,563 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Per I Morti Reggio Emilia

2. Monument

3. Dear Landlord

4. Story of Isaac

5. The Light

6. What Keeps Mankind Alive?

7. How Sweetly Friendship Binds

8. Si Me Quieres Escribir

9. Si Se Calla el Cantor

10. Hard Times (Come Again No More)

11. El Cant Dels Ocells

12. Bella Ciao

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4.0 out of 5 stars Gorgeous, December 11, 2009

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D. Ashal "Just some dude" (Aztlan, holmes) - See all my reviews
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I'd heard Mirah many times but the Black Cat Orchestra was new to me. The combination works like coffee and cream; Mirah's voice is really well suited to more traditional instrumentation and the musicianship is beautiful and unique while deeply rooted in various kinds of folk music. The covers of Dylan and Cohen ("Dear Landlord" and "Song of Isaac" respectively)bring something new to the table, and Mirah's originals are pretty nice. I've heard Bella Ciao too many times to get too excited over a new version, but this is as good as any I've heard (bearing in mind that I don't speak Italian). The net effect is a really good record that's sonically soothing but never boring. Recommended.

5.0 out of 5 stars Overlooked and incredible., November 13, 2009

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noir (Somewhere, USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: To All We Stretch the Open Arm (Audio CD)

Such an interesting and amazing record. Not for everyone, but great for anyone who likes similar music, or Mirah herself. It's basically Mirah and her music, but with a few different songs, and a cool jazz-like orchestra on some of them. It stands out from just about anything else out there. A shame so few people know of it. But I guess that's to be expected when a brilliant lesser known artist does a side project.