Produced by longtime collaborator Mitchell Froom (Paul McCartney, Crowded House), the first track unveiled is “Down in the Willow Garden” (Feat. Brandi Carlile), available now at all DSPs HERE. The track is accompanied by a music video streaming now at YouTube HERE.
“Singing with Rufus feels like watching birds swirl around together instinctively in flight,” says Carlile. It’s anticipated but somehow as natural as can be. His voice is so special to me that I hear it sometimes when he’s not even singing with me. I loved every second of flying around in this music with him.
And, on the song with Carlile, Wainwright says, “Brandi I see a lot, often with Joni Mitchell. I chose us a cheery little number – not! The song is so blatantly brutal and masochistic that I had to sing it with a woman. Sadly, we still live in a violent world. The amazing thing about so many folk songs is that, content wise, they sound very contemporary. Think of the gun crime in the States right now.”
Wainwright adds, "This album is almost like a recorded birthday party and birthday present to myself. I just invited all the singers that I greatly admire and always wanted to sing with."
The Canadian artist – joined by a six-piece band and surprise special guests – will celebrate Folkocracy with a one-night-only Release Day concert event set for Los Angeles, CA’s Walt Disney Concert Hall on June 2.
In addition, international live dates are set through the summer, beginning with an appearance at the 7th annual LOVE ROCKS NYC benefit concert for God’s Love We Deliver at New York City’s Beacon Theatre on March 9 and then followed by dates around the globe through late July.
“Wainwright Does Weill,” a five-night residency at New York’s Café Carlyle is May 16-20 and will see Wainwright performing the songs of composer Kurt Weill accompanied by his longtime pianist Jacob Mann.
Also recently announced: Rufus Wainwright will perform a special collaboration with Miley Cyrus for an event called “Miley Cyrus ‒ Endless Summer Vacation (Backyard Sessions).” It will premiere Friday, March 10, at 1 p.m. EST/10 a.m. PST on Disney+. The Backyard Sessions are a long-running series from Cyrus. The latest installment celebrates the release of Cyrus’ eighth studio album Endless Summer Vacation.
In addition, this August will see Wainwright embark on a worldwide Folkocracy Tour while also marking both the 25th anniversary of his landmark debut album, 1998’s Rufus Wainwright, and the 20th anniversary of 2003’s award-winning Want One (and its 2004 companion, Want Two) with a series of orchestral shows featuring lush symphonic arrangements by Sally Herbert (Woodkid, Florence + the Machine) and Max Moston (Antony and the Johnsons).
A full slate of North American, EU, and UK dates will be announced soon. For complete details and remaining ticket availability, please visit rufuswainwright.com/tour.
Folkocracy – which follows Wainwright’s most recent studio album, 2020’s GRAMMY® and Juno Award-nominated Unfollow The Rules – sees the critically acclaimed artist celebrating his upcoming 50th birthday by revisiting his roots, of childhood summers spent at folk festivals and watching his famous family on stage.
“The older I get, the more I appreciate how valuable my folk knowledge is, to have had it ingrained in me as a child,” Wainwright says. “I’m from a bona fide folkocracy who mixed extensively with other folkocracies such as the Seegers and the Thompsons. I spun off into opera and pop. Now I’m back where it all began.”
The album-closing “Wild Mountain Thyme” is a song Wainwright grew up singing with his sisters, Martha Wainwright and Lucy Wainwright Roche, both of whom join him on the new rendition along with aunt Anna McGarrigle, cousin Lily Lanken, and close family friend Chaim Tannenbaum, the latter playing Rufus’s late mother Kate McGarrigle’s banjo.
“I’m so happy mum made it onto the album,” says Rufus Wainwright. “Without her there would be no Folkocracy.”
Tour Dates:
MARCH
9 – New York, NY – LOVE ROCKS NYC @ The Beacon Theatre (SOLD OUT)
31 – Healdsburg, CA – Little Saint * (SOLD OUT)
31 – Healdsburg, CA – Little Saint * (SOLD OUT)
APRIL
1 – Stanford, CA – Bing Concert Hall †
14 – A Coruña, Spain – Teatro Colón * (SOLD OUT)
15 – Elx, Spain – Gran Teatre D’Elx *
17 – Sevilla, Spain – Teatro De La Maestranza *
19 – València, Spain – Palau De Les Arts Reina Sofia *
21 – Murcia, Spain – Teatro Circo Murcia *
22 – Girona, Spain – Auditori Palau De Congressos De Girona *
29 – Cheltenham, UK – Cheltenham Jazz Festival 2023 *
1 – Stanford, CA – Bing Concert Hall †
14 – A Coruña, Spain – Teatro Colón * (SOLD OUT)
15 – Elx, Spain – Gran Teatre D’Elx *
17 – Sevilla, Spain – Teatro De La Maestranza *
19 – València, Spain – Palau De Les Arts Reina Sofia *
21 – Murcia, Spain – Teatro Circo Murcia *
22 – Girona, Spain – Auditori Palau De Congressos De Girona *
29 – Cheltenham, UK – Cheltenham Jazz Festival 2023 *
MAY
3 – Boston, MA – City Winery Boston (Early Show) *
3 – Boston, MA – City Winery Boston (Late Show) *
4 – Northampton, MA – BOMBYX Center For Arts & Equity *
6 – Provincetown, MA – Provincetown Town Hall *
16 – New York, NY – Café Carlyle ^
17 – New York, NY – Café Carlyle ^
18 – New York, NY – Café Carlyle ^
19 – New York, NY – Café Carlyle ^
20 – New York, NY – Café Carlyle ^
3 – Boston, MA – City Winery Boston (Early Show) *
3 – Boston, MA – City Winery Boston (Late Show) *
4 – Northampton, MA – BOMBYX Center For Arts & Equity *
6 – Provincetown, MA – Provincetown Town Hall *
16 – New York, NY – Café Carlyle ^
17 – New York, NY – Café Carlyle ^
18 – New York, NY – Café Carlyle ^
19 – New York, NY – Café Carlyle ^
20 – New York, NY – Café Carlyle ^
JUNE
2 – Los Angeles, CA – Walt Disney Concert Hall **
3 – Monterey, CA – Golden State Theater **
4 – Napa, CA – Silverado Resort **
24 – Vienna, VA – Out & About Festival **
25 – Red Bank, NJ – Count Basie Theatre **
27 – Ridgefield, CT – Ridgefield Playhouse **
29 – Morristown, NJ – Mayo Performing Arts Center **
30 – Portsmouth, NH – The Music Hall **
2 – Los Angeles, CA – Walt Disney Concert Hall **
3 – Monterey, CA – Golden State Theater **
4 – Napa, CA – Silverado Resort **
24 – Vienna, VA – Out & About Festival **
25 – Red Bank, NJ – Count Basie Theatre **
27 – Ridgefield, CT – Ridgefield Playhouse **
29 – Morristown, NJ – Mayo Performing Arts Center **
30 – Portsmouth, NH – The Music Hall **
JULY
1 – Bar Harbor, ME – Criterion Theatre **
6-9 – Winnipeg, MB – Winnipeg Folk Festival **
7-9 – Mariposa, ON – Mariposa Folk Festival **
16 – Beacon, NY – Towne Crier *
25 – Madrid, ES – Universal Music Festival Teatro Real **
27-30 – Cambridge, UK – Cambridge Folk Festival 2023 **
1 – Bar Harbor, ME – Criterion Theatre **
6-9 – Winnipeg, MB – Winnipeg Folk Festival **
7-9 – Mariposa, ON – Mariposa Folk Festival **
16 – Beacon, NY – Towne Crier *
25 – Madrid, ES – Universal Music Festival Teatro Real **
27-30 – Cambridge, UK – Cambridge Folk Festival 2023 **
* Solo Performance
† “Celebrating Stanford Live’s Next Decade” w/Chamber Orchestra
^ “Wainwright Does Weill”
** Folkocracy Tour w/Six-Piece Backing Band
Track Listing:
Alone (Feat. Madison Cunningham)
Heading for Home (Feat. John Legend)
Twelve-Thirty (Young Girls Are Coming To The Canyon) (Feat. Susanna Hoffs, Chris Stills & Sheryl Crow)
Down in the Willow Garden (Feat. Brandi Carlile)
Shenandoah
Nacht und Träume
Harvest (Feat. Andrew Bird & Chris Stills)
Going to a Town (Feat. ANOHNI)
High on a Rocky Ledge (Feat. David Byrne)
Kaulana Na Pua (Feat. Nicole Scherzinger)
Hush Little Baby (Feat. Martha Wainwright & Lucy Wainwright Roche)
Black Gold (Feat. Van Dyke Parks)
Cotton Eyed Joe (Feat. Chaka Khan)
Arthur McBridge
Wild Mountain Thyme (Feat. Anna McGarrigle, Chaim Tannenbaum, Lily Lanken, Lucy Wainwright Roche, & Martha Wainwright)
Twelve-Thirty (Young Girls Are Coming To The Canyon) (Feat. Susanna Hoffs, Chris Stills & Sheryl Crow)
Down in the Willow Garden (Feat. Brandi Carlile)
Shenandoah
Nacht und Träume
Harvest (Feat. Andrew Bird & Chris Stills)
Going to a Town (Feat. ANOHNI)
High on a Rocky Ledge (Feat. David Byrne)
Kaulana Na Pua (Feat. Nicole Scherzinger)
Hush Little Baby (Feat. Martha Wainwright & Lucy Wainwright Roche)
Black Gold (Feat. Van Dyke Parks)
Cotton Eyed Joe (Feat. Chaka Khan)
Arthur McBridge
Wild Mountain Thyme (Feat. Anna McGarrigle, Chaim Tannenbaum, Lily Lanken, Lucy Wainwright Roche, & Martha Wainwright)
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