Live at Wolf Trap [Live]

John McCutcheon | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 14, 1992)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Live
• Label: Rounder Select
• ASIN: B0000002K7
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #90,223 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Everyone should have this in their collection!, February 28, 1999

By 

[e-mail] (Northern Virginia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Live at Wolf Trap (Audio CD)

I first heard John at a performance on a football field in Fredericksburg, Va. It was after sunset. Boys were tossing balls, girls were doing cartwells, fire flies were creating a light show and most of us were on blankets with a picnic. This artist made us feel like we were all one big family. He got us to sing and laugh like the children on the field. He is magical, human and down-to-earth. The collections on this album show his diverse ability to draw pictures of different live events.(Stole and Sold From Africa, Christmas in the Trenches). His political humor should be taken to heart inside our capital's beltway. (Going, Going, Gone) He's given our family a new singing tradition at birthdays. (Cut the Cake). Bring John McCutcheon's music into your home and you will bring new light to your life.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars There's nothing like John McCutcheon live, December 17, 2002

By 

Jaydubya (Chicago, IL USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Live at Wolf Trap (Audio CD)

I've listened to John McCutcheon since our college coffeehouse days in the mid-1970s. I have to say he just gets better all the time. This is my favorite of his 25-plus albums because it captures the flavor of his live shows--his wonderful musicianship on a number of instruments, his rich signing voice, his warmth in interacting with the audience, and his wonderful storytelling.

The set shows the many sides of John McCutcheon. "Calling All the Children Home" and "Christmas in the Trenches" are two of his best-known compositions. A couple instrumental cuts exhibit his virtuoso hammer dulcimer playing. He sings a couple traditional folk songs ("The Water is Wide" and "Joe Hill") and collaborates with his pal Tom Chapin. He even sneaks in a couple topical songs for which he is famous.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Live at Wolf Trap, August 5, 2000

By 

R. J Metz (Blacksburg, VA) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: Live at Wolf Trap (Audio CD)

I have loved John McCutcheon ever since I was about seven or eight. His music is terrific and I have been to three of his concerts. This album is a must for anybody who knows John McCutcheon. Calling All the Children home is such a wonderful track and John almost always seems to start his shows off with it. Another one of my favorite songs on this album is Christmas in the Trenches. I understand that John McCutcheon does a lot of benefit concerts....