Singer and songwriter Anais Mitchell wrote the first draft of her “folk opera” Hadestown in 2006 with arranger Michael Chorney and director Ben T.

Matchstick.

After numerous drafts and performances, it is set in stone here.

Hadestown retells the Orpheus and Eurydice myth set in an America of hard times economically, socially, and politically.

(There is a hint of the great Depression as a setting, but only a hint.) The cast includes Mitchell as Eurydice, Justin Vernon (Bon Iver) as Orpheus, Ani DiFranco as Persephone, Greg Brown as Hades, Ben Knox Miller (The Low Anthem) as Hermes, and the Haden Triplets -- Petra, Rachel, and Tanya) as the Fates.

The large band includes Rob Burger, Jim Black, Josh Roseman, Nate Wooley, Todd Sickafoose, Marika Hughes, and Tanya Kalmanovich, to name a few.

	Title/Composers	Performer	Listen	Time	Size	Size
1	Wedding Song Anaïs Mitchell	Anaïs Mitchell	Play	03:18	7 MB	20 MB
2	Epic (Part One) Anaïs Mitchell	Anaïs Mitchell	Play	02:22	5 MB	13 MB
3	Way Down Hadestown Anaïs Mitchell	Anaïs Mitchell	Play	03:32	8 MB	22 MB
4	Songbird (Intro) Anaïs Mitchell	Anaïs Mitchell	Play	00:24	0 MB	2 MB
5	Hey, Little Songbird Anaïs Mitchell	Anaïs Mitchell	Play	03:09	7 MB	18 MB
6	Gone, I'm Gone Anaïs Mitchell	Anaïs Mitchell	Play	01:08	2 MB	6 MB
7	When the Chips Are Down Anaïs Mitchell	Anaïs Mitchell	Play	02:14	5 MB	15 MB
8	Wait for Me Anaïs Mitchell	Anaïs Mitchell	Play	03:06	7 MB	17 MB
9	Why We Build the Wall Anaïs Mitchell	Anaïs Mitchell	Play	04:18	9 MB	26 MB
10	Our Lady of the Underground Anaïs Mitchell	Anaïs Mitchell	Play	04:39	10 MB	29 MB
11	Flowers (Eurydice's Song) Anaïs Mitchell	Anaïs Mitchell	Play	03:32	8 MB	19 MB
12	Nothing Changes Anaïs Mitchell	Anaïs Mitchell	Play	00:51	1 MB	5 MB
13	If It's True Anaïs Mitchell	Anaïs Mitchell	Play	03:02	7 MB	18 MB
14	Papers (Hades Finds Out) Michael Chorney, Anaïs Mitchell	Anaïs Mitchell	Play	01:23	3 MB	9 MB
15	How Long? Anaïs Mitchell	Anaïs Mitchell	Play	03:35	8 MB	19 MB
16	Epic (Part Two) Anaïs Mitchell	Anaïs Mitchell	Play	02:55	6 MB	17 MB
17	Lover's Desire Anaïs Mitchell, Traditional	Anaïs Mitchell	Play	02:05	4 MB	10 MB
18	His Kiss, the Riot Anaïs Mitchell	Anaïs Mitchell	Play	04:02	9 MB	21 MB
19	Doubt Comes In Anaïs Mitchell	Anaïs Mitchell	Play	05:32	12 MB	31 MB
20	I Raise My Cup to Him Anaïs Mitchell	Anaïs Mitchell	Play	02:10	4 MB	11 MB
				57 mins	131 MB
				57 mins	335 MB

Note: You are able to listen to 30-second samples for preview purpose.

	Artist	Job
1	Rich Breen	Engineer
2	Rob Burger	Accordion, Piano
3	Michael Chorney	Arranger, Composer, Guitar (Acoustic), Orchestration, Prepared Guitar, Score
4	Ani DiFranco	Cast, Mixing
5	Mike Dillon	Vibraphone
6	Alan Douches	Mastering
7	Jonathan Goldberger	Guitar (Electric)
8	Brian Grunert	Art Direction, Design
9	The Haden Triplets	Cast
10	Rich Hinman	Pedal Steel
11	Marika Hughes	Cello
12	Tanya Kalmanovitch	Viola
13	Ben Liscio	Assistant Engineer
14	Ben T. Matchstick	Harmonica, Voices
15	Ben Knox Miller	Cast
16	Anaïs Mitchell	Cast, Composer, Guitar (Acoustic), Primary Artist
17	Mike Napolitano	Engineer, Mixing
18	Peter Nevins	Illustrations
19	The Original Hadestown Cast	Choir/Chorus
20	Josh Roseman	Trombone
21	Brandon Seabrook	4-String Banjo, Guitar (Electric)
22	Bennett Shapiro	Engineer
23	Todd Sickafoose	Bass, Engineer, Instrument Arrangement, Mixing, Piano, Producer, Pump Organ
24	John Svec	Engineer
25	Andy Taub	Engineer
26	Traditional	Composer
27	Justin Vernon	Cast, Engineer
28	Nate Wooley	Trumpet

Anais Mitchell

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Hadestown - Anais Mitchell

2010

Wedding Song

Epic (Part One)

Way Down Hadestown

Songbird (Intro)

Hey, Little Songbird

Gone, I'm Gone

When the Chips Are Down

Wait for Me

Why We Build the Wall

Our Lady of the Underground

Flowers (Eurydice's Song)

Nothing Changes

If It's True

Papers (Hades Finds Out)

How Long?

Epic (Part Two)

Lover's Desire

His Kiss, the Riot

Doubt Comes In

I Raise My Cup to Him

Rich Breen

Rob Burger

Michael Chorney

Ani DiFranco

Mike Dillon

Alan Douches

Jonathan Goldberger

Brian Grunert

The Haden Triplets

Rich Hinman

Marika Hughes

Tanya Kalmanovitch

Ben Liscio

Ben T. Matchstick

Ben Knox Miller

Anaïs Mitchell

Mike Napolitano

Peter Nevins

The Original Hadestown Cast

Josh Roseman

Brandon Seabrook

Bennett Shapiro

Todd Sickafoose

John Svec

Andy Taub

Traditional

Justin Vernon

Nate Wooley

Anais Mitchell

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