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This musical novel brings to life the untold story of over 250,000 homeless orphans who were swept off the streets of NY City and shipped off on boxcars to every state in the Union during the late 1800’s to the early 1920’s. The songs weave in and out of the saga and tell us the story of three of these children who we meet at the age of eleven years old and follow their life’s journey .
All Aboard the Orphan Train
Management / media inquiries: Claire Taylor - Claire@CCookMedia.com
Published by ONE Audio Books.
Available at One Audio Books or Audible
Media Coverage / Press:
Night of the Orphan Train by musical mastermind Brent Maher...You really do feel like you’re in the shoes of one of those children on the trains. Heading towards a future still uncertain, still undetermined.
"The song "Orphan Train" makes for a poignantly powerful presentation, and a perfect introduction to Maher’s musical novel."
"Brooke Spencer allows her crisp, crystalline vocals to shine on the Brent Maher-penned “Forever Home,” which is filled with raw emotions, and listeners can recall a young Emmylou Harris” DigitalJournal
“Brent Maher continues to construct intriguing layers to his legacy of work with his latest...an authentic blend of captivating storytelling based on real world experiences.”
-Makky & Brynn “Swanky Southern Nights”
“They were called Orphan Trains because they carried orphans from big cities, where they had been abandoned and were homeless, to rural towns and farms out in the countryside for a new life. Brent Maher tells this story as a musical novel that opens our eyes and ears to this mostly forgotten part of America's history—our history.”
Dr. Don Cusic, Music historian Americana Music Magazine
Hippie Radio “From Me to You” Podcast
“Coffee, Country & Cody” WSM Radio
Music
Songs from Night of the Orphan Train
