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SCOTT SIMON, HOST:

The Haden Triplets are...

PETRA HADEN: (Singing) Petra.

RACHEL HADEN: (Singing) Rachel.

TANYA HADEN: (Singing) Tanya.

SIMON: How do I follow that? They're the daughters, of course, of the legendary¹ late jazz bass² player Charlie Haden, but their musical lineage goes back to their grandfather Carl E. Haden. A number of newly discovered songs by the eldest³ Haden are featured on the triplets' latest collection. It's called "The Family Songbook."

(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "WHO WILL YOU LOVE")

THE HADEN TRIPLETS: (Singing) I have oft times sat and wondered and dreamed of days gone by, of the vows⁴ you've held so true, dear. Who will you love if I should die?

SIMON: And, obviously, Petra, Rachel and Tanya Haden join us now from NPR West. Thanks so much for being with us.

T HADEN: Thank you.

R HADEN: Thanks for having us.

SIMON: It's going to be difficult to keep track of all three of your beautiful voices. We'll do what we can. One of the Hadens, tell us about your grandfather and his place in country music history.

P HADEN: He and his family had the radio show called "The Haden Family." They started in Shenandoah, Iowa. And when our dad was 4, they moved to Springfield, Mo., the station KWTO - keep watching the Ozarks.

SIMON: And, Rachel Haden, your father sang with your grandfather, right?

R HADEN: He started singing when he was 2. He started singing harmony. One of the first songs he sang on the radio was "Row Us Over The Tide." And that's when he started yodeling. And they called him Yodeling Cowboy Charlie. And it's really cute to hear him sing because he forgets the words. And I kind of relate to that because I always forget words. (Singing) Row (vocalizing).

SIMON: Your grandfather was friends with - I'll refer to them as the other first family of country music - the Carter Family.

(SOUNDBITE OF THE HADEN TRIPLETS SONG, "WILDWOOD FLOWER")

SIMON: Let's listen to a song that you do on this album called "Wildwood Flower."

(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "WILDWOOD FLOWER")

THE HADEN TRIPLETS: (Singing) Oh, I'll twine⁵ with my mingles⁶ and waving black hair, with the roses so red and the lilies so fair and the myrtle so bright with the emerald hue⁷, the pale emanita and eyes look like blue (ph).

SIMON: That's a beautiful song. And Carter Family, of course, recorded it. What reaches you about a country song - the theme, the harmonies, the story?

P HADEN: All of that for me. This is Petra talking. I...

R HADEN: No, this is Petra talking.

(LAUGHTER)

T HADEN: No, this is Petra talking.

SIMON: Come on. No games with us. I'll bet you guys play games, but no.

(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "OZARK MOON")

THE HADEN TRIPLETS: (Singing) Ozark moon, I'm trusting in your tender light.

SIMON: Do you arrange the harmonies? Do you divvy them up? Do you just jump in there?

T HADEN: We usually just naturally gravitate towards a harmony, but we'll jump around in a song. And it - with different harmonies - like, on the chorus, Petra will sing the high part, and I'll sing the middle, and Rachel will sing the low. And for some reason, on a verse, we'll kind of, you know, reverse parts not really thinking about it. So when we have to go back to the songs - and we'll forget, like, who sang what? Wait; is that - and we'll listen to the recording⁸. Let's see. And we can't differentiate⁹ our voices sometimes. And I have to listen, like, is that you, or is that me?

(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "OZARK MOON")

THE HADEN TRIPLETS: (Singing) Beneath your silvery beams.

(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "WAYFARING¹⁰ STRANGER")

THE HADEN TRIPLETS: (Singing) I am a poor wayfaring stranger, a-wandering through this world of woe¹¹ (ph).

SIMON: Are there other Hadens in the musical pipeline¹²?

T HADEN: Oh, well, I have two kids and - two boys, except they gravitate more towards the music kids listen to these days.

SIMON: Yeah.

T HADEN: Whenever I play them our music, they think it's a little bit boring.

SIMON: (Laughter).

T HADEN: And I try to explain to them...

SIMON: Yeah.

T HADEN: ...If it weren't for this music and that music, you wouldn't have what you're listening to today. They don't want to hear any of it. But they do - they've listened to some stuff we're - I'll sing - be singing a song, and then my younger one will start singing it. And I'll say, will you remind me how that goes?

SIMON: Aww.

T HADEN: And - yeah. Kids these days.

SIMON: Petra, Rachel and Tanya Haden - their new album, "The Family Songbook" - thank you so much for speaking with us.

R HADEN: Thank you.

T HADEN: Thanks for having us.

P HADEN: Thank you.

(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "WAYFARING STRANGER")

THE HADEN TRIPLETS: (Singing) I know dark clouds will gather around me.

1 legendary   

adj.传奇（中）的，闻名遐迩的；n.传奇（文学）

参考例句：

• Legendary stories are passed down from parents to children.传奇故事是由父母传给孩子们的。
• Odysseus was a legendary Greek hero.奥狄修斯是传说中的希腊英雄。

2 bass   

n.男低音(歌手)；低音乐器；低音大提琴

参考例句：

• He answered my question in a surprisingly deep bass.他用一种低得出奇的声音回答我的问题。
• The bass was to give a concert in the park.那位男低音歌唱家将在公园中举行音乐会。

3 eldest   

adj.最年长的，最年老的

参考例句：

• The King's eldest son is the heir to the throne.国王的长子是王位的继承人。
• The castle and the land are entailed on the eldest son.城堡和土地限定由长子继承。

4 vows   

誓言( vow的名词复数 )； 郑重宣布，许愿

参考例句：

• Matrimonial vows are to show the faithfulness of the new couple. 婚誓体现了新婚夫妇对婚姻的忠诚。
• The nun took strait vows. 那位修女立下严格的誓愿。

5 twine   

v.搓，织，编饰；（使）缠绕

参考例句：

• He tied the parcel with twine.他用细绳捆包裹。
• Their cardboard boxes were wrapped and tied neatly with waxed twine.他们的纸板盒用蜡线扎得整整齐齐。

6 mingles   

混合，混入( mingle的第三人称单数 )； 混进，与…交往[联系]

参考例句：

• He rarely mingles with persons of his own rank in society. 他几乎不与和他身份相同的人交往。
• The distant rumbling of the guns mingles with our marching song. 枪的深邃长声与我们行进歌混合。

7 hue   

n.色度；色调；样子

参考例句：

• The diamond shone with every hue under the sun.金刚石在阳光下放出五颜六色的光芒。
• The same hue will look different in different light.同一颜色在不同的光线下看起来会有所不同。

8 recording   

n.录音，记录

参考例句：

• How long will the recording of the song take?录下这首歌得花多少时间？
• I want to play you a recording of the rehearsal.我想给你放一下彩排的录像。

9 differentiate   

vi.(between)区分；vt.区别；使不同

参考例句：

• You can differentiate between the houses by the shape of their chimneys.你可以凭借烟囱形状的不同来区分这两幢房子。
• He never learned to differentiate between good and evil.他从未学会分辨善恶。

10 wayfaring   

adj.旅行的n.徒步旅行

参考例句：

• The radio program was called The Wayfaring Stranger. 该栏目叫做“旅途中的陌生人”。 来自互联网
• Have you not asked wayfaring men, And do you not recognize their witness? 伯21:29你们岂没有询问过路的人麽．知道他们所引的证据麽。 来自互联网

11 woe   

n.悲哀，苦痛，不幸，困难；int.用来表达悲伤或惊慌

参考例句：

• Our two peoples are brothers sharing weal and woe.我们两国人民是患难与共的兄弟。
• A man is well or woe as he thinks himself so.自认祸是祸，自认福是福。

12 pipeline   

n.管道，管线

参考例句：

• The pipeline supplies Jordan with 15 per cent of its crude oil.该管道供给约旦15%的原油。
• A single pipeline serves all the houses with water.一条单管路给所有的房子供水。