Ghost Train Orchestra and Kronos Quartet in the studio, recording SONGS AND SYMPHONIQUES in 2020 with photos by Dan Efram and Lenny Gonzalez. The album went on to be awarded the esteemed annual @schallplattenkritik (German Record Critics Award) for most outstanding productions of the year. #moondog #throwbackthursday
Great photos by @insideofknoxville of our first set at @bigearsfestival :
1 - Sam Amidon and Joan as Police Woman on “Behold!”
2 - Brian Carpenter on “I’m This, I’m That”
3 - Joan as Police Woman on “You the Vandal”
4 - David Byrne and Joan as Police Woman on “High on a Rocky Ledge”
In advance of our shows at @bigearsfestival check out the Big Ears podcast with @dadastrain@bwcarpenter and @joanaspolicewoman discussing Moondog, the album Songs and Symphoniques, the process of creating new arrangements, and the late great Hal Willner. #moondog #bigears #ghosttrainorchestra
Podcast link in bio.
@bigearsfestival opens next week in Knoxville--and we'll be there! @ghosttrainorchestra shares Moondog's creative legacy in a two-part evening of the composer's eclectic, soulful works. @wildup delivers a variety of compelling works by Arthur Russell and Julius Eastman, as well as an afternoon of individual sets and collaborative performances that blur the line between composition and spontaneity. Contact your DLAR representative to connect at the festival.
Repost from @bigearsfestival in advance of our show there in March with a short documentary by @fourtenmedia
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We’re over the moon - so to speak - about what is sure to be one of the highlights of Big Ears 2026. For many years, Moondog was a fixture in midtown Manhattan, standing in Columbus Circle, blind, dressed in a long Viking coat, with a spear and helmet, singing, chanting, reciting poetry. Little did most know that he was creating a legacy of one of the great American composers of the 20th Century.
A huge influence on @philipglass and others. Thankfully, @bwcarpenter and the @ghosttrainorchestra have embarked on the mission to bring Moondog’s wonder-filled and wonderful music to a wider public, joined as usual by some very special guests. Take the time to watch this four-minute video. It’s fascinating.
