賓至如歸的感覺 - 琳達．朗絲黛的音樂旅途

Putumayo發行《賓至如歸的感覺 - 索諾拉沙漠邊境之歌 - 琳達.朗絲黛的音樂旅途》，這是由Heyday Books出版的著名歌手琳達.朗絲黛新書《賓至如歸的感覺》的伴奏音樂。該合輯由朗絲黛和Putumayo的創辦人丹.史多坡(Dan Storper)共同策劃，包含她童年和職業生涯中對她頗具影響力的歌曲，以及她自己對墨西哥經典歌曲的一些詮釋。參與的藝術家包括傳奇人物和音樂探險家知更鳥樂團、雷.庫德、傑克森.布朗、桃莉.巴頓、艾美蘿.哈里斯，尼爾.楊，泰基.馬哈和大衛.伊達戈。此合輯包括一張數位音樂下載卡和由琳達寫前言的簡介小冊子。

這張音樂合輯收錄的歌曲完美的說明了它們如何影響琳達.朗絲黛成為傑出的藝術家。"Chicano音樂之父" 拉洛.格雷羅(Lalo Guerrero)經常拜訪他的好朋友-小琳達的父親吉爾伯特，他教琳達及她的兄弟姐妹們墨西哥傳統歌曲。在此合輯第一首，格雷羅與雷.庫德(Ry Cooder)合唱"老鎮Barrio Viejo"，這是一首格雷羅寫的有關於失去的舊社區和生活方式的淒美歌曲。

對朗絲黛來說，她的家庭一直是充滿創意的地方，她和兄弟彼得與麥克一起唱失戀歌曲"夢想 El Sueño"。接下來是墨西哥草根音樂復興推動者知更鳥樂團(Los Cenzontles)的墨西哥民謠"飛翔的鴿子 Palomas Que Andan Volando"。永遠充滿音樂氣息的朗絲黛家族接著以一首"加拿大之夜Canadian Moon"閃耀發光，這是家族成員用P.D. Ronstadt & The Co團名但未曾發行過的版本。

朗絲黛在她的書和合輯中想表達的故事在這張的幾首歌曲中附有插圖和說明。長期以來，索諾拉地區一直是原住民、墨西哥和西南方人的家園，他們在附近一起生活和工作。有幾首歌曲展示了文化開放性和接受度的重要，而不應該是生活在對南方鄰居的恐懼中。《跨越國界 Across the Border》是琳達.朗絲黛與艾美蘿.哈里斯(Emmylou Hariss)合唱的一首既是情歌也是逃脫之旅的歌曲。她詮釋這首布魯斯.史普林斯汀(Bruce Springsteen)寫的歌曲中還有一位傳奇人物尼爾.楊(Neil Young)吹奏口琴助陣. 傑克森.布朗(Jackson Browne)和知更鳥樂團合作的"夢想家The Dreamer"，敘述一個家庭因邊界和不公平的移民法而分隔的令人省思的故事。知更鳥樂團以原住民語言 P'urhepecha 演唱的"Naninan Upirin"，展現這個古老民族獨特的民俗音樂傳統及其文化。

琳達.朗絲黛和桃莉.巴頓一起演唱甜美憂傷的阿帕拉契民謠"我永遠不會結婚I Never Will Marry"，與這張中伴隨的幾首心碎的墨西哥歌謠搭配得宜。在一場激發她靈感的墨西哥和邊境地區音樂的巡迴演出後，琳達和她的樂隊用童年家中時常出現的拉丁音樂風格:古巴曼波, 來詮釋"褐色皮膚Piel Canela"一曲。此合輯的最後一首"我正在走路 Voy Caminando"由知更鳥樂團演奏，並加入灰狼一族合唱團的大衛.伊達戈(David Hidalgo of Los Lobos)和民謠/藍調指標人物泰基.馬哈(Taj Mahal)，敘述了一位年輕移民達成夢想之旅。

On September 30th, Putumayo will release Feels Like Home: Songs from the Sonoran Borderlands—Linda Ronstadt’s Musical Odyssey, a musical accompaniment to the acclaimed singer’s new book, Feels Like Home: A Song for the Sonoran Borderlands, published by Heyday Books. The musical collection was co-curated by Ronstadt and Putumayo founder Dan Storper and includes influential songs from her childhood and career, as well as several of her own interpretations of classic Mexican songs. Participating artists include legends and musical explorers Lalo Guerrero, , Jackson Browne, Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris, Neil Young, Taj Mahal and David Hidalgo. The CD package will include an album download card and informative booklet with an introduction by Linda. The album will also be available for download and streaming on major platforms.

The featured songs on the musical collection are an excellent companion and illustrate the influences that helped mold Linda Ronstadt into the artist she became. Lalo Guerrero, known as the “father of Chicano Music" would often visit his good friend, Linda’s father, Gilbert, early in Linda’s life, teaching her and her siblings traditional Mexican songs. Here, in collaboration with Ry Cooder, Guerrero sings “Barrio Viejo," a poignant song he wrote about the loss of old neighborhoods and ways of life.

For Ronstadt, her home has always been a place of creativity and she is joined by her brothers, Peter and Mike, to sing the lovelorn “El Sueño." Roots music revivalists Los Cenzontles follow with the Mexican folk song, “Palomas Que Andan Volando" (Pigeons That Are Flying). The ever-musical Ronstadt family continues to shine with “Canadian Moon," a previously unreleased version by Ronstadt family members known as P.D. Ronstadt & The Co.

​The underlying story Ronstadt expresses in her book and this collection is illustrated in several of the featured songs. The Sonoran region was long home to Indigenous people, Mexicans and Southwesterners who lived and worked in close proximity. Several songs demonstrate the importance of cultural openness and acceptance rather than living in fear of our neighbors to the South. “Across the Border" is both a love song and a voyage of escape by Linda Ronstadt with Emmylou Harris. Their rendition of this Bruce Springsteen composition features another legend, Neil Young, on harmonica. Jackson Browne’s “The Dreamer" featuring Los Cenzontles, tells a sobering story of a family divided by the border and unjust immigration laws. Los Cenzontles return with “Naninan Upirin," sung in the indigenous language P’urhepecha and showcasing the distinct folk music tradition of this ancient people and their culture.

The sweetly melancholic Appalachian folk song “I Never Will Marry," performed by Linda Ronstadt with Dolly Parton, fits in well with the broken-hearted Mexican ballads that accompany it. After a sweeping tour of the music of Mexico and the borderlands which inspired her, “Piel Canela" sees Linda and her band interpreting another Latin musical style that was ever-present in her childhood home: Cuban mambo. The collection concludes with a final offering from Los Cenzontles, joined by David Hidalgo (of Los Lobos) and folk and blues icon Taj Mahal, who perform “Voy Caminando" about a young migrant’s journey towards his dream.

Feels Like Home: A Song for the Sonoran Borderlands is a fascinating memoir of Linda’s growing up in the culturally rich Sonoran borderlands of the Southwest. Together, the book and this album evoke the magical panorama of the Sonoran desert and offer a personal tour of the memories and music of the region where Linda Ronstadt came of age. The book, written by Ronstadt and Lawrence Downes with photographs by Bill Steen, can be found at fine bookstores everywhere, online and by visiting heydaybooks.com.