ARTISTS

All artists who participated in “Sing Me to Sleep – Indie Lullabies” graciously donated their time and talent, knowing that 100% of proceeds would benefit The Valerie Fund. Many songs were arranged and recorded exclusively for the compilation. Some artists made their own song suggestions, while others chose from a “wish list” we provided at the beginning of the project. All involved performed with full artistic freedom.

Tracks and Artists
Listed alphabetically by:
Track (original info) – Performing Artist
…followed by each Artist’s latest news.

Asleep (Smiths) – Stars
News: Stars is currently on tour! We saw them in Philadelphia at the Church, highly recommended.

Boys Of Summer (Don Henley) – Papercuts*
Papercuts re-recorded and released the song “Future Primitive” in honor of Sabina Rose O’Donnell of Philadelphia, citing that it was a favorite of hers.

Can’t Get It Out Of My Head (ELO) – Telekinesis
Telekinesis released a new single, “Dirty Thing,” which can be heard on NPR.org.

Cloudbusting (Kate Bush) – Neil Halstead
Neil went touring all over the UK, the US and China after soundtracking a film.

Dear Prudence (Beatles) – Casey Mecija (Ohbijou)
Ohbijou is playing festivals in China.

Dream A Little Dream Of Me (Traditional) – Dala
Dala is playing Falcon Ridge Folk Festival July 23-25, 2010.

Edelweiss (The Sound of Music) – Laura Gibson*
Laura Gibson and Ethan Rose are collaborating and were featured on NPR.org.

Gymnopédie No. 1 (Erik Satie) – The Coctails*
Mark Greenberg of The Coctails recently lent his mad “mix-sweetening” skills to Mavis Staples’ upcoming September release, You Are Not Alone; produced by Jeff Tweedy. Should be amazing! Mark is also playing organ for Eleventh Dream Day for their next release on Thrill Jockey. Archer Prewitt and the Sea & Cake will head out on tour with Broken Social Scene at the end of the summer.

Have You Forgotten (Red House Painters) – Jenny Owen Youngs
Jenny Owen Youngs just finished a residency in NYC and did a wonderful job performing at our Indie Lullabies release party on June 13.

Inchworm (Hans Christian Andersen) – The Leisure Society
The Leisure Society were nominated for an Ivor Award for the second consecutive year, and attended the awards ceremony days after playing our Daylight Pyjama Party at Union Chapel. Next weekend catch The Leisure Society on the Acoustic Stage at Glastonbury. Get tickets now and DO NOT miss these talented troubadours.

Kafari (Original) – Sigur Rós [bonus 7" vinyl only]*
Sigur Rós received recognition for their ‘Outstanding Contribution to Music‘ at the Mojos.

Kiss Off (Violent Femmes) – Say Hi*
Say Hi broke into the ‘bands we love who end up in car commercials‘ scene.

Little Boxes (Malvina Reynolds) – The Real Tuesday Weld
The Real Tuesday Weld opened our Daylight Pyjama Party on May 15 in London, and were true gentlemen.

Making Me Smile (Jack Early) – Dean & Britta
Dean & Britta played in an all-star tribute concert for Simon & Garfunkel in Central Park, NYC

Moon River (Breakfast at Tiffany’s) – Tanya Donelly
Moon River “Blue Mix”*
Tanya and band headlined our hugely successful NYC album launch party, and inspired long-time fans to make very generous donations to The Valerie Fund. Tanya’s set included “Moon River” from Sing Me to Sleep as well as gorgeous rendition of Neil Young’s “Heart of Gold” from ALR’s last charity compilation, Cinnamon Girl. Julie Peel and Ward Williams lent their harmonica and cello to the performance.

Pure Imagination (Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory) – The Rest
The Rest is recording new material very soon!

Rainbow Connection (The Muppet Movie) – Trespassers William
Anna-Lynne Williams has been collaborating with Robert Gomez on a project called Ormonde.

Strings That Tie To You (Jon Brion) – Julie Peel with Field Mouse & Hailey Wojcik*
Julie’s “Farewell Show” takes place at the Living Room in NYC on June 24, before embarking on a European tour for the next few months. Her talented musical friends will join her on stage to play and bid her bon voyage. Travel safe, Jules! We expect many postcards.

The North Wind Doth Blow (Traditional) – Snowbird
Simon Raymonde (of Cocteau Twins fame), and the lovely Stephanie Dosen have been recording their little feathers off and promise a full album of new music, release date TBD.

The Sounds Of Silence (Simon & Garfunkel) – The Abbasi Brothers*
Amman Abbasi just released his first solo album called i mi$ 3v3rything, while composing and recording music for a new HBO film about the devastation in Haiti. Keep an eye on Amman, he’s a talented one.

You And Your Sister (This Mortal Coil) – O+S
Cedric LeMoyne appeared with Alanis Morissette on June 10, 2010 on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Orenda Fink has a new release called “High Ground” and some touching commentary on her recent trip to Haiti on her website.

You Are My Sunshine (Traditional) – Peter Broderick*
Peter has been recording and will release new material in the fall of 2010. Meanwhile, he is playing the legendary Glastonbury Festival next weekend. Get tickets now.