Michael Maglaras talks about recording “The Song of Hiawatha”
In this short video clip, Michael Maglaras of 217 Records talks about recording Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s epic poem The Song of Hiawatha. In honor of the Longfellow Bicentennial, in 2007 217 Records released a limited edition 5-CD recording of this epic poem, read by Michael Maglaras and complete with a soundtrack of Native American drums, […]
Hear Michael Maglaras read Longfellow’s “Paul Revere’s Ride”
On April 18, 2010 Michael Maglaras of 217 Records will perform Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s Paul Revere’s Ride, commemorating the significance of the 18th of April and the 150th anniversary of the publishing of this poem. This reading will be performed at the Longfellow Big Read in Sudbury, Massachusetts as a special encore following Michael’s dramatic […]
Longfellow Big Read Features Michael Maglaras
MARK YOUR CALENDARSunday, April 18 — 4:00pmMichael Maglaras will perform a dramatic reading of excerpts from The Song of Hiawatha at the Longfellow Big Read at Longfellow’s Wayside Inn in Sudbury, Massachusetts. This hour-long reading will be performed with a full score of pre-recorded sound effects and music by Native American musicians. Michael will also […]
Hiawatha: America’s first superhero
“Hiawatha himself was America’s first superhero.” ~ Michael Maglaras, 217 Records Sunday, April 18 at 4:00pm don’t miss Michael Maglaras’s dramatic reading of excerpts from The Song of Hiawatha at Longfellow’s Wayside Inn in Sudbury, Massachusetts. He will perform three chapters from this epic poem:~ Hiawatha’s Childhood~ Hiawatha’s Fishing~ Picture Writing This hour-long reading will […]
The Song of Hiawatha – Michael Maglaras
Click HERE to order on Amazon. This limited edition 5-CD recording of “The Song of Hiawatha” was released by 217 Records in 2007 to mark the Bicentennial of American master poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Accompanied by a soundtrack of Native American drums, flutes, vocals, and a host of sound effects, Michael Maglaras brings the story […]
217 Records : The Song of Hiawatha
Sunday, April 18 at 4:00pm don’t miss Michael Maglaras’s dramatic reading of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s The Song of Hiawatha at Longfellow’s Wayside Inn’s in Sudbury, Massachusetts. In 2007, Michael’s 217 Records label released a special 5-CD boxed set of this epic poem. Click HERE to read the Associated Press article about this project. Michael recorded […]
Snow-Bound
When Michael Maglaras and Terri Templeton are not busy making films, they produce spoken word recordings of works by great American masters. In honor of the 200th anniversary of the birth of master poet John Greenleaf Whittier, 217 Records released two CD recordings of Whittier’s poetry. All poems are read by Michael Maglaras. Volume 1 […]