What Cheer, Netop?

Also while I was out walking I got a call from Keith Munslow in which he said that if I wanted to I should bring CDs for tonight, since he is hoping to set up a merchandise table. (Also, he said that there's about a 50/50 chance he'll ask me to do a second song tonight, so that is exciting!)

So when I came home I finally got around to putting together a new CD of original material, which I named 'Plastic & Thread' for no good reason. I also made a few new copies of 'Imaginary Internet Man'.

The tracklist for my old CD, Imaginary Internet Man, is:

Obviously, the old CD is the better deal, but the new one has song songs that people have been asking me about, so I'm glad I finally put it together.

1. I Wear A Croth [introduction] (September 14, 2006) -- vocals, guitar
2. Spike Driver Blues [introduction] (September 15, 2006) -- vocals, backpacker guitar
3. Potato [introduction] (September 27, 2006) -- guitar, accordion, washboard, vocals
4. Mighty Long Time [introduction] (September 30, 2006) -- guitar, accordion, vocals

I've mentioned Andy Breckman before. Before he became a hotshot TV producer he was a humorous folk singer (here is his description of his tour with Don McLean, which is followed by a response from McLean in which he calls Andy a 'dufus') and his song Railroad Bill is an example of the kind of song I would like to write if my brain worked that way.

cgoldfish suggested a while ago that I record Guthrie's Car Song. I was hindered for quite a while by a complete inability to make car sounds with my mouth, but then a couple of days ago I figured out how to make some pretty substandard motor noises, and the result is here.

The result of the Brunner poll was clear: a surprising number of people wanted to hear Faithless Jack the Spaceman. So here it is, a simple arrangement for vocals and washboard. I will try to record the other songs people wanted sometime soon.

1. Railroad Bill [introduction] (July 6, 2006) -- guitar, vocals
2. The Car Song [introduction] (July 7, 2006) -- guitar, vocals
3. Faithless Jack the Spaceman [introduction] (July 8, 2006) -- vocals, washboard

Update: Fixed links. Grrr.

Anyway, I've recorded a few things since then:

1. I Can Hear You [introduction] (May 7, 2006) -- backpacker guitar, whistling, vocals
2. My Bucket's Got A Hole In It [introduction] (May 22, 2006) -- guitar, vocals
3. Older [introduction] (May 29, 2006) -- guitar, vocals

However! I've done some more recording today so there should be at least a few new recordings this week, including two new original songs, and hopefully this will put me back on track.

1. Cities [introduction] (May 4, 2006) -- piano, guitar, accordion, vocals
2. Swinging Doors [introduction] (May 6, 2006) -- guitar, accordion, vocals
3. Gypsy Woman [introduction] (May 6, 2006) -- piano, vocals

1. I Am Not Your Broom [introduction] (April 16, 2006) -- a capella
2. Charlie the Chimp [introduction] (April 17, 2006) -- a capella
3. Big Road Blues [introduction] (April 18, 2006) -- guitar, vocals
4. A Habit [introduction] (April 19, 2006) -- backpacker guitar, vocals
5. Leaving Home [introduction] (April 20, 2006) -- guitar, vocals

As always, you can see a list of all the recordings on the main page of my music website and instructions on how to subscribe to the podcast on the podcast page.

1. Watching Killer Robots Eat Your Head (live) [introduction] (April 14, 2006) -- guitar, vocals -- [original version]
2. Hybrid Car (live) [introduction] (April 15, 2006) -- piano and vocals with Chris Monti on guitar
3. Little Red Riding Hood (live) [introduction] (April 15, 2006) -- guitar and vocals with Chris Monti also on guitar

• Praise Boss [introduction] (April 15, 2006) -- a capella

While I'm at it, here are recordings of all the songs that Chris and I did, starting with the solo songs I did at the beginning of the second set. (There's a lot of audience noise in the first set -- you can get a sense of this from the 'Cow Cow Blues' recording below -- so I don't think I'll link to that unless people are interested, and I haven't finished transferring the MC Copulation set yet -- and once I do I'll just send it to the good MC himself to do with as he wills.)

So here's the solo stuff I did (including one of the podcast recordings above):

1. Cow Cow Blues
2. Watching Killer Robots Eat Your Head
3. "Pumpkin, Mrs. Farnsworth" introduction
4. "Pumpkin, Mrs. Farnsworth"
5. Avocados And Beer

1. St. James Infirmary
2. Hybrid Car
3. She's An Angel
4. Little Red Riding Hood
5. Down By The River
6. Waterbugs
7. Beans & Cornbread
8. The KKK Took My Baby Away