Tonada del Cabrestero
Studio performance
Behind the recording
A bridge between cultures.
Morris Northcutt’s debut album brings Venezuelan folk music into conversation with American melodies. Recorded with Venezuelan musicians, Tonada grew from a collaboration across cultures and continents, with musical arrangements and production by Justo Morao.
The seven-track collection moves from Simón Díaz’s Tonada del Cabrestero and Astor Piazzolla’s Romance del Diablo to Jerry Reed’s Lightning Rod and Jay Ungar’s Ashokan Farewell. Morris recorded Ashokan Farewell on cornet, bringing another color to this collection of musical stories.
