#1 hard rain

Our first release as told by David Harrington, founder of the Kronos Quartet: “Owen Gaffney of the Nobel Prize Outreach invited Kronos to reimagine ‘A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall’ to mark 80 years since the Trinity Test of July 16, the bombing of Hiroshima August 6 and Nagasaki Aug. 9, 1945. That invitation set into motion a chain reaction of effort unique in our work. Kronos performed in Stockholm’s R1 KTH Reaktor Hall. We tried to make a unified musical/scientific response to the danger we all face. That performance on May 10, 2025, a safer time, led to today and the release of ‘Hard Rain’, two new versions of Bob Dylan’s classic to show its power and contemporary relevance.”

Kronos brought together nearly 50 artists from 15 countries, aged 7-92, representing all humanity, along with producer Elia Einhorn and in partnership with the Red Hot label.

Spotify: Hard Rain EP

CREDITS

Hard Rain

Produced by Elia Einhorn, David Harrington and Mark Yoshizumi

Song by Bob Dylan

Kronos arrangement by Paul Wiancko

Kronos Quartet: David Harrington, Gabriela Diaz, Ayane Kozasa, Paul Wiancko

Singers (in order of appearance)

Allison Russell

Iggy Pop

Satomi Matsuzaki

Stephin Merritt

Tanya Tagaq

Dai Wei

Gustavo Santaolalla

Laurie Anderson

Asha Bhosle

Slowspin

Zanai Bhosle

Peni Candra Rini

Sara Parkman

Lollise

Willie Nelson

Musicians

Quentin Baxter

Jay Dee Daugherty

Elia Einhorn / Fashion Brigade

Chris Geddes

Suhail Yusuf Khan

Gustavo Santaolalla

Greg Saunier

The Hard Rain Singers:

Anjali Rose

Arthur Moon

Elenna Canlas

Constant Smiles

Elia Einhorn / Fashion Brigade

Frankie Cosmos

Owen Gaffney

Taraka Larson

Lizzie Lieberson

LolliseLou Tides

Mayteana Morales

Per Olsson

Conwy Phillips

Raia WasXenia Rubinos

Slowspin

Hannah Winkler