This recording of By the Hand of the Father includes all the music from the theaterwork as well as selected stories written for the theatrical produc-tion by playwrights Theresa Chavez, Eric Gutierrez and Rose Portillo. Together they create a unique listening experience, a tapestry of words and music that evokes all the emotional power of the theatical production but is compelling in its own right.

Alejandro Escovedo is one of the most critically acclaimed and important artists in contemporary music. His fans have come to expect music that spans styles, defies categories and transcends cultural boundaries. With By the Hand of the Father, Escovedo has expanded his musical breadth by collaborating on a groundbreaking original theaterwork that explores the immigrant experience of a group of Mexican-American fathers and their struggle to survive, maintain cultural identity and pass it along to subsequent generations. "No Depression" magazine said of the production: "It is a moving tale about a disenfranchised group, and it is an important piece of work, perhaps the most significant labor of Escovedo's long and esteemed career."

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