This live performance of “Boy” is from the album "Shawnee, Ohio" (released on Karlrecords). It features an archival recording of a boy asking his grandmother about the “olden days” for a class assignment. We hear the questions, but not the answers. The recorder must have been placed too far away. The boy asks of everyday life, and harder questions about deaths that took place in the mines. The result is both humorous and haunting, a reminder of the difficulties of living in a mining town. The performance took place in the Tecumseh Theater in Shawnee, where Harnetty's grandfather performed nearly a century ago. Performers: Jeremy Woodruff, Flute and Tenor Saxophone Katie Porter, Bass Clarinet Anna Roberts-Gevalt, Banjo and Violin Liz Fisher, Violin Jocelyn Hach, Viola Jane Van Voorhis, Cello Aaron Michael Butler, Vibraphone Brian Harnetty, Piano and Electronics Sound/Video Production: Kevin Davison: Videography and video editing Keith Hanlon: Sound recording and mixing

Performed with sampled archives, field recordings and live musicians, Shawnee, Ohio critically engages ecology, energy, place and personal history to ask: What are the sounds of mining? Of fracking? Of a town fighting to survive after a century of economic decline and environmental degradation?

Live solo performance of "Jim" from "Shawnee, Ohio" at the Tecumseh Theater in Shawnee. The performance was part of the Wex [EP] series, from the Wexner Cent...

Live performance excerpts are from the Wexner Center for the Arts in Columbus, Ohio (October 27, 2016), and the Tecumseh Theater, Shawnee, Ohio (October 28, 2016). Performers: Jeremy Woodruff, Flute and Tenor Saxophone Katie Porter, Bass Clarinet Anna Roberts-Gevalt, Banjo and Violin Liz Fisher, Violin Jocelyn Hach, Viola Jan Van Voorhis, Cello Aaron Michael Butler, Vibraphone Brian Harnetty, Piano and Electronics Sound/Video Production: Keith Hanlon, recording engineer, live sound engineer Kevin Davison, videographer, video editor Scott Austin, live sound engineer, Wexner Center for the Arts Special thanks to: Charles Helm, Wexner Center for the Arts John Winnenberg, Sunday Creek Associates Shawnee, Ohio is co-commissioned by the Wexner Center for the Arts, Duke Performances, and Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati. Shawnee, Ohio is a project of Creative Capital.

Performed with sampled archives, field recordings and live musicians, Shawnee, Ohio critically engages ecology, energy, place and personal history to ask: What are the sounds of mining? Of fracking? Of a town fighting to survive after a century of economic decline and environmental degradation?