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We have full streaming audio of our music posted on the Bread and Bones MySpace page at http://www.myspace.com/breadandbones. Our electronic press kit (EPK) also includes music and may have some songs not on our MySpace page (and vice-versa). The EPK is available at Sonicbids (http://www.sonicbids.com/BreadandBones). We will be posting samples from the Bread and Bones CD, I Know Stories, on this page as soon as it is released (due out in late June, 2008).
Here are some samples from Richard's 2001 recording, Things That Strangers Say. It featured Mitch Barron and Beth Duquette of Bread and Bones, as well as a number of other wonderful musicians. To look at the lyrics for most of the songs, click here. All songs are written by Richard Ruane, copyright Okey Dokey Folkie Music (BMI), all rights reserved. Please do not reproduce these without express written permission. 1. Dont You Trust Me RR vocals, guitar. Rachel Bissex vocals. Mitch Barron bass. This song was written after a friend heard Old Lovers and said, Didnt you have any really bad relationships? Only one I can think of, but at least I got a song out of it.
2. Old Lovers RR vocals, guitar. Louise Taylor vocals. Mitch Barron bass.
3. Milk, No Sugar RR vocals, mandolin. Moira Smiley vocals. Michael Corn guitar. Ron Rost bass. The refrain for this song was originally from a play I was writing about a bus trip from London to Athens (stopping at the highway cafιs figured prominently). When I started frequenting the Middlebury Coffeehouse (alas, now defunct), the refrain came back to me and I wrote the rest of the song around it.
4. A Heart Thats Open Wide RR vocals, guitar. Pete Sutherland fiddle. Mitch Barron bass.
5. Light of the World RR vocals, guitar. Jennifer Kimball vocals. Mitch Barron bass.
6. Joy That Carries Me RR vocals, guitar. Moira Smiley vocals. Su White vocals. Beth Duquette vocals. Pete Sutherland fiddle. Peter Engisch piano. Mitch Barron bass. My own Ode to Joy. A few people have asked me for the chords for this song; its one of my simplest. The verses start out with GDC CDG a couple times, then switch to GDC GDC GDC, then the refrain is CDG repeated four times.
7. Rapid City RR vocals, guitar. This is my token DADGAD tuning song on the CD. Shortly after I wrote this, I sent a recording to my brother Tom. When I talked to him next, he told me he really liked the song, but had no idea what it was about. I offered to tell him, but he said, Dont do that! So, more info on request.
8. Boston RR vocals, guitar. Patti Casey vocals. Viveka Fox fiddle. Mitch Barron bass. This song is about leaving the US once, with no clear concept about when or if Id be coming back.
9. Bartender RR vocals, mandolin. Michael Chorney vocals. Michael Corn guitar. Peter Engisch piano. Ron Rost bass.
10. Behind the Houses RR vocals, mandolin. Olaf Fub electric guitars. Mitch Barron bass.
11. George RR vocals, guitar, mandolin. Michael Chorney vocals. Pete Sutherland fiddle. Mitch Barron bass.
12. Not That Man RR vocals, guitar. Mitch Barron bass.
13. Dublin RR vocals, mandolin, guitar, banjo. Susan Reit recorder. Mitch Barron bass.
14. Crazy Man Michael by Richard Thompson and Dave Swarbrick RR vocals, mandolin. Patti Casey vocals. Viveka Fox fiddle. Mitch Barron bass.
15. Playing the Label in Waltz Time RR Thorens TD 280 turntable Properly called a run-off track. It seemed like a good idea at the time.
16. Well-Meaning Folks With Guitars RR vocals, guitar. This was going to be a hidden track. It probably should have been. It was written after hearing a chance comment at a national Folk Alliance conference.
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