The second installment in Japanese singer-songwriter Saho Terao’s reimagining of Japanese folk songs! In Terao’s hands, the traditional music of Japan takes on completely new forms, transforming from lullabies to pop songs; from children’s play songs to somber piano ballads; from work songs to folk arias.

Across 16 tracks, Terao serves as both performer and archivist, chronicling music that’s being threatened by an aging population and youth gathering in urban centers. She preserves the melodies and lyrics perfectly, but modernizes many of these songs, occasionally giving them lush band arrangements that only a musician of her caliber could pull off.

TRACKLIST

1) Yama No Ba Yama No Ba
2) Uchi No Kono Ko Ha
3) Tanto Shiri Piruka(Kyou Ha Otenki)
4) Nenne No Komori Ha
5) Yan Yan Yamagata No
6) Mimi Kiri Bouzu
7) Tori Ni Naritaya
8) Naru Ka Naran Ka
9) Senpuku Yama
10) Ichi De Yoi No Ha
11) Mukou Yama Ni Naku Tori Ha
12) Hii Fuu Mii You
13) Nennen Korori Yo
14) Kokeshi Bokko
15) Eguegu Bushi
16) Nakunaiyo