Red Horse (album)
Red Horse is a collaboration by independent folk singer-songwriters Eliza Gilkyson, John Gorka, and Lucy Kaplansky. It is both the name of the studio album released by the trio on Red House Records in July 2010, and the name under which they have toured and performed in concert together as a supergroup.
| Red Horse | ||||
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| Released | July 13, 2010 | |||
| Genre | Folk Singer-songwriter | |||
| Length | 44:26 | |||
| Label | Red House | |||
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| John Gorka chronology | ||||
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| Lucy Kaplansky chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   |
| American Songwriter |  |
| FAME | (favorable)[3] |
| Flying Shoes Review | (favorable)[4] |
| Folk Alley | (favorable)[5] |
| PopMatters | (6/10)[6] |
| Rambles | (favorable)[7] |
| Sing Out! | (favorable)[8] |
| Twin Cities Daily Planet | (favorable)[9] |
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Performed by | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I Am a Child" | Neil Young | Eliza Gilkyson | 3:26 |
| 2. | "Scorpion" | Lucy Kaplansky, Richard Litvin | Lucy Kaplansky | 3:48 |
| 3. | "Wild Horse" | Eliza Gilkyson | John Gorka | 3:51 |
| 4. | "Promise Me" | Lucy Kaplansky, Richard Litvin | Eliza Gilkyson | 4:30 |
| 5. | "Don't Mind Me" | Lucy Kaplansky, Richard Litvin | John Gorka | 4:07 |
| 6. | "Sanctuary" | Eliza Gilkyson | Lucy Kaplansky | 3:53 |
| 7. | "Coshieville" | Stuart McGregor | John Gorka | 3:25 |
| 8. | "Blue Chalk" | John Gorka | Lucy Kaplansky | 4:11 |
| 9. | "Forget to Breathe" | John Gorka | Eliza Gilkyson | 2:18 |
| 10. | "If These Walls Could Talk" | John Gorka | John Gorka | 2:26 |
| 11. | "Walk Away from Love" | Eliza Gilkyson | Eliza Gilkyson | 5:00 |
| 12. | "Wayfaring Stranger" | traditional | Lucy Kaplansky | 3:31 |
Chart performance
Sales charts:
| Chart | Peak position |
Date |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers | 38 | August 21, 2010[10] |
| U.S. Billboard Folk albums | #6 | August 21, 2010[10] |
Radio airplay charts:
| Chart | Peak position |
Date |
|---|---|---|
| Folk Radio Top Albums | 1 | July & August 2010[11] |
| Folk Radio Top Artists | 1 | July & August 2010[11] |
| Americana Radio Albums | 29 | August 9, 2010[12] |
Tour dates
| Date | Venue | City |
|---|---|---|
| August 21, 2010 | Summerfolk Music and Crafts Festival | Owen Sound, ON, Canada |
| August 22, 2010 | Summerfolk Music and Crafts Festival | Owen Sound, ON, Canada |
| November 19, 2010 | Northern California Center for the Arts | Grass Valley, CA |
| November 20, 2010 | Sebastopol Community Center | Sebastopol, CA |
| November 21, 2010 | The Freight and Salvage | Berkeley, CA |
| November 22, 2010 | Sierra Nevada Brewing Company | Chico, CA |
| December 2, 2010 | Smith Opera House | Geneva, NY |
| December 3, 2010 | The Ridgefield Playhouse | Ridgefield, CT |
| December 4, 2010 | Landmark on Main Street | Port Washington, NY |
| April 14, 2011 | Aladdin Theater | Portland, OR |
| April 15, 2011 | The Minnaert Center for the Arts South Puget Sound Community College |
Olympia, WA |
| April 17, 2011 | St. James Hall | Vancouver, BC, Canada |
| June 19, 2011 | Clearwater's Great Hudson River Revival,Croton Point Park | Croton-on-Hudson, NY |
| July 12, 2011 | Great South Bay Music Festival | Patchogue, NY |
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References
- James Allen, Review: Red Horse, Allmusic.com
- April Matson-Johns, Red Horse: Red Horse, American Songwriter, July 13, 2010
- Schwartz, Roberta B. Schwartz, FAME review: Red Horse —Red Horse, Folk & Acoustic Music Exchange
- Maurice Hope, Red Horse (Gilkyson, Gorka, Kaplansky) (Red House), FLying Shoes Review, February 11, 2011
- Jim Blum, Review: Gilkyson, Gorka & Kaplansky – Red Horse, Folk Alley Blog, September 24, 2010
- Steve Horowitz, Red Horse: Red Horse, PopMatters, October 17, 2010
- Jerome Clark, Red Horse, Eliza Gilkyson, John Gorka, Lucy Kaplansky, Rambles.NET, August 21, 2010
- Eric Thom, "Off the Beaten Track: Red Horse—Red Horse", Sing Out!, 54:1, (Nov./Dec. 2010/Jan. 2011), p.122-123
- Dwight Hobbes, MUSIC: Red House supergroup Red Horse release a debut disc to enjoy over and over again, Twin Cities Daily Planet, November 24, 2010
- Red Horse Music, News & Info, Billboard.com (accessed March 21, 2011)
- Richard Gillmann, Top Folk Albums, Songs, Artists and Labels of July 2010, Top Folk Albums, Songs, Artists and Labels of August 2010, compiled from playlists submitted to Folk DJ-L
- Archive Playlist for week of Monday, August 09, 2010, Americana Music Association
External links
- Red Horse page at RedHouseRecords.com
- Red Horse page at MySpace.com
- Red Horse page at facebook.com
- Red Horse: Three Singer-Songwriters United In Harmony (Audio & interview with John Gorka and Lucy Kaplansky), Weekend Edition Sunday, NPR, August 1, 2010
- Get to know Red Horse! (text interview), Red House Records Blog Cabin, July 12, 2010
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