words and sounds
silent |
from david grubbs, on 'silent city':
A clock ticks ‘til the day calls for me. It really does arrive, it really does cease. At 11am the church bell across the street sounds its throb. It continues, and the rain stops. After fifteen minutes, I think about the coming small disappointment.
tracks:
1. The Night Is, and Lights Are (4:26)
2. The Top Hat (3:36)
3. Sinclair Serenade (0:35)
4. Sleeping in the Driveway (4:05) [mp3]
5. “Well, there are a lot of stories” (5:17)
6. Silent City (4:37) [mp3]
7. And Under the Winesap Tree (3:10)
8. It’s Different Now (4:10)
9. Papa Made that Last Verse Up (0:49)
10. Some Glad Day (4:29)
11. As Old As the Stars (3:10)
12. To Hear Still More (2:51)
field recordings used, courtesy of the berea college appalachian sound archives:
track 1: hiram stamper, "Lonesome Road"
tracks 3, 8: the sinclair gospel serenade, featuring The Rhythmettes and The Teenage Gospelettes, "It’s Different Now"
track 6: the helton family, "dinah"
track 9: travis and nova baker, "fourth night drunk"
cd contains artwork and design by yuri ono and nathaniel parsons, two great artists from oakland, california.
musicians:
brian harnetty, bonnie "prince" billy, ben taylor, cory siefker, sam paxton, tom spare
special thanks to jenny
for paul harnetty, and for henry