Aoife O'Donovan - Crisis

Aoife O’Donovan - “Crisis" from the album 'All My Friends' on Yep Roc Records. Order here: ffm.to/allmyfriendsalbum
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VIDEO CREDITS
Created by filmmakers Steph Jenkins and Brian Lee using found footage
SONG CREDITS:
Select text inspired by “The Crisis” (September 7, 1916): awpc.cattcenter.iastate.edu/2...
Written by Aoife O'Donovan
Produced by Aoife O’Donovan, Darren Schneider, and Eric Jacobsen
Mixed and Recorded by Darren Schneider at the Audio Temple at Full Sail in Winter Park, FL
Mastered by Bob Weston at Chicago Mastering Services
Vocals and Acoustic/Electric Guitars by Aoife O'Donovan
Drums and Percussion by Griffin Goldsmith
Mandolin by Sierra Hull
Bass by Alan Hampton
The Westerlies
Andy Clausen-Trombone
Willem De Koch-Trombone
Riley Mulkerhar- Trumpet
Chloe Rowlands- Trumpet
The Knights
Violin - Colin Jacobsen, Christina Courtin, Alex Gonzalez, Alex Fortes, Guillaume Pirard, Michelle Ross, Ben Russell, Emily Daggett Smith, Deborah Wong
Viola - Kyle Armbrust, Mario Gotoh, Miranda Sielaff
Cello - Caitlin Sullivan, Karen Ouzounian
Bass - Shawn Conley
Flute - Alex Sopp, Colleen Blagov
Clarinet - Nikolay Blagov
Bassoon - Gabriel Bergeron-Langlois
San Francisco Girls Chorus: Ayve Algazi, Cate Cross, Arien Frey, Samantha Fung-Lee, Hannah Gonzales, Adela Kelemen, Charlotte Kelly, Sierra Lyon, Molly McLean, Ellie Pett-Ridge Hennessey, Ruby Rae Recht-Appel, Eliana Schiller, Azaria Stauffer-Barney, Sophia Stolte, Ana Vasquez Gonzales, Olivia White
LYRICS:
Gather round, girls,
lemme tell you about the crisis that is here
And at the end I almost see
I see our final victory
I know that we don’t all believe that it’ll be what it’ll be
But a crisis ‘tis indeed, like a boulder gathering speed
And if we fail to act upon it
It might mean the chance has been lost
and we will have to wait to win
It’s 1916, we’re talking war and battle cries
Oh women dry your eyes- gotta rise up and fight
You may be troubled and bewildered and stricken with grief
But you can solve it! Fix these knotty problems! Try to breathe.
‘Cause if we fail to act upon it
It might mean the chance has been lost
and we will have to wait to win
oh America look up at that north star- one day it’ll come down
the time has come to shout aloud
in every city and village and town
the woman’s hour has struck
the woman’s hour is now
there was a man in west virginia
and someone asked him what he thought
he said “we’ve been keeping women down so long it would feel so queer to not”
if someone asked his wife the same question and here is what she’d say “we’ve been down so long we gotta stay this way”
therein lies the movement of those who say NAY
Oh America look up the star is getting nearer
It’s time to shout aloud to everybody who can hear us
The woman’s hour has struck the woman’s hour is now
The woman’s hour is here
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Published by Just Yogurt Music (ASCAP), administered by Seed Soup Songs (ASCAP)
Commissioned by The Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra (Eric Jacobsen, Music Director) and originally performed May 8, 2021 at Festival Park with the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra
Arranged for orchestra by Tanner Porter
Additional brass arrangements by The Westerlies
The Knights
Eric Jacobsen - Artistic Director & conductor
Colin Jacobsen - Artistic Director & violin
San Francisco Girls Chorus
Valérie Sainte-Agathe - Artistic and Chorus Director
Recorded by Darren Schneider at the Audio Temple at Full Sail in Winter Park, FL
Assistant Recording Engineer: Meredith Douglas
Sierra Hull recorded in Nashville, TN
Griffin Goldsmith recorded at The Pound Town Sound in Los Angeles, CA
The Knights recorded by Andy Taub July 31, 2021 at Brooklyn Recording, Brooklyn, NY
Woodwinds recorded by Darren Schneider February 27, 2023 at The Audio Temple at Full Sail, Winter Park, FL
The Westerlies recorded by Andy Taub March 15th, 2023 at Brooklyn Recording, Brooklyn, NY
San Francisco Girls Chorus recorded by Zach Miley May 5th, 2023 in Berkeley, CA
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[@Keith58x]

Just incredible!

[@chrisw2368]

Brilliant! I'm sending this to everyone but especially my wife, sisters, daughters, grandchildren. It has to be heard!

[@richardgleichmann7671]

These orchestral arrangements are just SO GOOD.. All of this fits together to weave a beautiful tapestry... 🎶 ❤👍

[@user-eo4rd5fo8l]

The Hour of women has come not only in America. It's time all over the world.

[@chrisw2368]

Thank you so much for this, you are magnificent!

[@jenniferstone2975]

BRAVO! Love this! 👊

[@JoshMobleyMusic]

I discovered this artist on NPR. Absolutely brilliant. As a composer myself, I find her music mind blowing.

[@bradzabelski]

she's great! she is also married to composer/cellist Eric Jacobsen.....and check our her trio "I'm with Her"

[@Gattobuono]

Remarkable!
Thank you Aoife. 🙂