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Folkocracy

Folkocracy is a studio album by Rufus Wainwright, released by BMG on June 2, 2023.[2][3][4]

Folkocracy

June 2, 2023 (2023-06-02)

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Promotion[edit]

"Down in the Willow Garden" served as the lead single.[5] "Heading for Home" was the second single released.[6] "Harvest" was released as the third single soon after.


A video for "Twelve-Thirty (young girls are coming to the canyon)", a short promotional video for "Hush Little Baby" and a live performance video in the studio of "Alone" were released as well in June and July 2023.


Over the summer, the album was promoted by the Folkocracy tour, on which most of the album was performed live with a band that included Rufus' sister, Lucy Wainwright Roche.

– vocals (all tracks), guitar (track 11), piano (14)

Rufus Wainwright

– guitar (1, 2, 4, 7, 10, 11)

Madison Cunningham

– bass (2–5, 7, 8, 10, 11)

David Piltch

– arrangement, strings (2, 8)

Rob Moose

Patrick Sauber – banjo (2)

– guitar (3, 5, 8)

Val McCallum

harpsichord, Mellotron (3); piano (5, 6), electric piano (8)

Mitchell Froom

– drums (3)

Pete Thomas

– tambourine (3)

Steve Amedée

– organ (5)

Patrick Warren

lap steel guitar (7, 10), guitar (10), mandolin (11)

Greg Leisz

– violin (7)

Andrew Bird

Jacob Mann – piano (8, 13)

– guitar (9)

Blake Mills

Ted Poor – percussion (10)

accordion, piano (12)

Van Dyke Parks

Richard Parks – mandolin (12)

– accordion (15)

Anna McGarrigle

– banjo (15)

Chaim Tannenbaum

Musicians


Technical

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Official website

on YouTube

Rufus Wainwright – Down in the Willow Garden feat. Brandi Carlile (Official Video)