Category Archives: Song

Patriotic Interlude

Posted on July 4, 2011 by David

Happy Fourth of July. Q. Our national anthem, of course, takes its lyric from the poem “The Defense of Fort McHenry”, by Francis Scott Key. But do you know where the music comes from? A. “To Anacreon in Heaven”. … Continue reading →

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What Is Steampunk? (12) (… John Hartford?!)

Posted on July 2, 2011 by David

I’ve connected Bluegrass and Steampunk before as metaphors for each other. Now let me tie them together with another connection, in the person of songwriter, fiddler, steamboat enthusiast and banjo stylist extraordinaire John Hartford. This is one of my favorite … Continue reading →

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Ci vuole un fisico bestiale

Posted on June 26, 2011 by David

This is the song that made me a Luca Carboni fan, almost 20 years ago.

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Dave Carter

Posted on June 25, 2011 by David

The late Dave Carter was the songwriting genius behind the folk duo Dave Carter and Tracy Grammer. All their albums together are terrific (Drum Hat Buddha might be my favorite, though that’s a hard call), as is Flower of Avalon, … Continue reading →

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Nights at the Silver Eel

Posted on June 22, 2011 by David

Here’s another musical offering. This one won’t be on Tall Tales, though I’m fond of it. The Grey Mouser part is here sung by Jon Wahl of Merit Networks. He does a fine pirate tenor, and I’ve ripped him off … Continue reading →

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Long Time Gone (Slow Boogie)

Posted on June 17, 2011 by David

I am putting together a promotional album, the working title of which is Tall Tales. More on this subject later. For the moment, the above is a teaser. I made a video of the song because Blogger doesn’t let me … Continue reading →

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Konis Hupen

Posted on June 11, 2011 by David

There is an insanity here that I cannot help but admire.

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CONduit Report: How Do You Feel About Zombies?

Posted on May 31, 2011 by David

It turns out a lot of people think they’re cool. Enough that I should consider writing a zombie book? Nah, I probably couldn’t do it as well as the people that are already doing it. For instance, there’s Carter Reid … Continue reading →

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CONduit Report: Filking

Posted on May 30, 2011 by David

I spent the weekend in Salt Lake City, at CONduit XXI, “Utah’s longest-running and largest general science fiction and fantasy convention.” I’ll spend the next few days reporting on things I did there and related observations and links. I drove … Continue reading →