Ghost Train Orchestra

Known for leading various incarnations of his avant chamberesque folk-country outfit Beat Circus, Florida-born, Boston-based trumpeter (actually, multi-instrumentalist), bandleader, composer, arranger, and singer/songwriter Brian Carpenter is also the principal driving force behind the Ghost Train Orchestra, restoring to life some of the most ebullient -- and oftentimes underappreciated or even largely forgotten -- music of early 20th century America. A resident of the Boston area since 2001, the diversely talented Carpenter devoted considerable energy to the dark Americana of...