Aizuri Quartet Performs "Freight Train" by Elizabeth Cotten

In their latest lab experiment, 2022 WQXR Artist Propulsion Lab members @aizuriquartet5246 created a stop-motion music video for their recording of the timeless folk song, "Freight Train."

Written in the early years of the 20th century, "Freight Train" is one of Elizabeth “Libba” Cotten's most beloved and well-known songs. This re-imagination of the song for string quartet and voice by the Aizuri Quartet’s cellist Karen Ouzounian is accompanied by animation artist Lembit Beecher’s stop-motion film, in which a paper train comes to life and rolls through a suddenly magical world of clay, paper and household objects.

For more kid-friendly content from the Aizuri Quartet, be sure to check out their playful, educational series AizuriKids: https://www.aizuriquartet.com/aizurikids

To learn more about Elizabeth Cotten, visit https://folkways.si.edu/elizabeth-cotten-master-american-folk/music/article/smithsonian
To see more of Lembit’s animations, visit https://www.youtube.com/lembitbeecher
For more from the Aizuri Quartet, visit https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsh5k-wZf9Wu0OzVLFYwMHA


Music by Elizabeth Cotten Performed by the @aizuriquartet5246
Arrangement and Vocals by Karen Ouzounian
Video and Animation by Lembit Beecher @lembitbeecher
Audio Recording by Lembit Beecher and Michael Torbay
Audio Mastering by Gerard Gormley

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