"Wedding Song" from Hadestown

<p>Who's gonna lay the wedding table? Who's gonna make the wedding bed? And what about the rings? Funny you should ask.</p> <p>On this episode, Kirk takes a deep dive into "Wedding Song," one of the signature numbers from Anaïs Mitchell's 2019 musical <em>Hadestown</em>. It's time for some conversational song form, a bunch of key changes, a touch of Jeff Buckley falsetto, and just a biiiiiit of trombone. Turn off your snares, and let's do this.</p> <p><strong>Written by:</strong> Anaïs Mitchell, w/ arranging by Michael Chorney</p> <p><strong>Performed By:</strong> Eva Noblezada & Reeve Carney</p> <p><strong>Album:</strong> <em>Hadestown (Original Broadway Cast Recording)</em> (2019)</p> <p><strong>Listen/Buy:</strong> <a href= "https://music.apple.com/us/album/hadestown-original-broadway-cast-recording/1466351033"> Apple Music</a> | <a href= "https://www.amazon.com/Hadestown-Original-Broadway-Cast-Recording/dp/B07SHJR3KN"> Amazon</a> | <a href= "https://open.spotify.com/album/1J1yxODbNlqKbwRqJxYJUP">Spotify</a></p> <p><strong>------</strong></p> <p><strong>ALSO FEATURED:</strong></p> <ul> <li>"Wedding Song” from the 2010 <em>Hadestown</em> concept album</li> <li>"Chant" and "Doubt Comes In" from <em>Hadestown</em></li> </ul> <p><strong>------</strong></p> <p><strong>Hey, It's Lindsay!<br /></strong></p> <p>Huge thanks to Lindsay Ellis for providing a description of what happens on stage when Orpheus debuts his big song. If you like musicals, check out her podcast <a href= "https://musicalsplaining.libsyn.com/">MusicalSplaining</a>, which she co-hosts with <span class= "css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0">Kaveh Taherian. Lindsay also makes <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/c/LindsayEllisVids">YouTube video essays</a> about film and musical theater and recently published her first novel, <a href= "https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250256737"><em>Axiom's End</em></a>. Follow her on Twitter at <a href= "https://twitter.com/thelindsayellis">@thelindsayellis</a>.</span></p> <p><strong>OUTRO SO