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Skidmore Bluffs

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1.
Fishing Boat 03:46
I never was a sailor My father drove a Volvo Across the sands and far away And if you come to see me, I’ll be out on my fishing boat Row away my fishing boat. Oh there was a time when I swore I'd sail the seas But growing up has change me From the man I thought I'd be From white sails to gasoline I've seen Vermont in the morning, Waking like a lover. Bright trees and silos. Gone down to Atlanta Chasing the ghost of a Volvo Finding out just what I need To be my true love’s true love Across the sands and far away. My mother told me gently Don’t reach where you can’t see And behind that rock was a cottonmouth. And if I get it all together, I’ll buy myself a fishing boat Set out on the delta The old, old ghost and me. Row away my fishing boat
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I'm sure you've heard of Jericho How Moses let my people go God spoke to me said I'll be king I'm skeptical but here's the thing His power is everlasting I suggest you march back home They say that it's a mystery Some times I think it's fantasy And reading scripture I abhor Most of it is one big bore But there is one part says, Small men win wars And in that I do believe I am just my father's son But you are just like anyone I've read bout mortality I see you in front of me To you I am the enemy But to me our gods are one
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My Lorraine 03:10
My Lorraine, I'm a fool Should have stayed and fought for you Time just came to a rest When you wore you're Sunday dress Warm nights in April Last day of school Passing the bottle, beneath the moon I looked past the fire, with a gaze so true I spoke to the higher, and begged for you My Lorraine, I'm a fool Never said that I loved you Kissed your cheek, wished the best But I just could not confess I cut all my ties And left no goodbye But when it got lonely, I was only Dreaming of you, My Lorraine My Lorraine I'm a fool Should have stayed and fought for you My Lorraine I'm a fool Never said that I loved you I confess, yes it's true But baby, you don't want a man like me A man who turned to flee Old haunts, old times I guess they've sailed on by My Lorraine I'm a fool Should have stayed and fought for you My Lorraine I'm a fool Never said that I loved you I confess, yes it's true And I don't know what to do
4.
Scrub Jay 02:24
There’s an old scrubjay in a lemon tree, And at night he comes and he sings to me, “Come home. Andrew, Please come home.” When I awoke, the old backyard is where I wanted to be. In the old backyard, there’s a high grey wall And an old scrubjay, who starts to call, And he’ll sing- but scrubjays don’t quite sing He’ll make a proud little squawk, and he’ll fly right up to the lemon trees growin’ tall. There’ll be big black bees in wisteria trees, Flying as they please, speaking bumble-ese, And we’ll laugh. Lord knows how we’ll laugh As we watch ‘em fly, and bumble back in forth in the summery breeze. There’ll be my brother too, sayin’ how do you do, Doing all the things I wish I could do, And we’ll play, though lord knows what we’ll play. There’s plenty of time and dreams and schemes between us for one to come true. But the days are long, and the nights are hot. You eat too muchs sweets and your teeth’ll rot. I know. I been taught so’s I know. The world can be yours, you must work for what you want. That I haven’t forgot. But this big bad world ain’t what it seems, Scrubjay, he’ll call me back when he deems it time. But lord knows it’s not time. So fare thee well to the backyard I remember in my dreams. There’s an old scrubjay in a lemon tree, And at night he comes and he sings to me, “Come home. Andrew, Please come home.” When I awoke, the old backyard is where I wanted to be.
5.
Turtledove 02:05
Fly away my turtle dove, sing me a song before you fly. If you ever return again, I’ll live in this valley ‘till I die Cause someone loves you, and someone needs you And that someone is me. And though he loves you, and though he needs you He needs his turtle dove to be free Fly away, my turtle dove, whichever way the wind may blow, And if you’re flying north again, keep warm from winter snow. Cause someone loves you, and someone needs you And that someone is me. And though he loves you, and though he needs you He needs his turtle dove to be free
6.
He took over the desk at midnight Where he would read without a peep He very seldom saw the sunlight Cause in the daytime he would sleep It wasn't always this way His wife had said she couldn't stay She said I can't stand living with a man without a plan The man without a plan He gave suggestions to the tourists To go see sights he'd never seen He called them taxis to the airport To fly them where he'd never been One day he dusted off his shelf Found an old picture of himself And regret started pouring through the man without a plan He could no longer stand Being a man without a plan A man without a plan He knew he wouldn't live forever And he had some money tucked away He said "I guess it's now or never" "I guess today's my rainy day" And now it's been two years since He gave his two month leave of absence He found the joy in living as a man without a plan He'll wander while he can Cause he's the man without a plan The man without a plan
7.
On the Rise 03:37
Sweet slumber, come and take me away This time tomorrow, everything will be ok But lord won't you take me away I may be lost But I'm, on the rise I may be lost But I'm, in for the ride Don't you worry, if I get caught in the rain There's no hurry, I'm just happy to see you again It's good to have a friend I may be lost But I'm, on the rise I may be lost But I'm, in for the ride With you by my side Pat the prairies, there's a meeting place That's where you'll find me, once you've boarded the train I'll be seeing you again I may be lost But I'm, on the rise I may be lost But I'm, in for the ride With you by my side
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Isla Colón 03:04
They had too much fun Now broken stuff's strung out across the streets I'm leaving today, for Mirante Bay Soon I'll feel her heat Isla Colón I come alone I need your light my way Isla Colón I'll make a home in your sunshine A midnight walk along the dock Will help to ease my mind The steel drum sound begins to drown Out all I left behind Isla Colón I come alone I need your light my way Isla Colón I'll make a home in your sunshine Nobody smiled in the city And it almost broke me down But in this spot I can hear my thoughts I can finally be free Isla Colón I'm so alone I need your light my way Isla Colón I'll make a home in your sunshine
9.
Tetrahedron, Cube, octahedron, do- Decahedron, I, cosahedron, my oh my “You’ve got me figured out” Plato saw the solid and he heard it shout These are the days of men on the moon Astronauts and Rocket ships, it's all coming so soon You know it's true. Leonardo and his flying machines He knew they didn’t work boy, but he knew they were the dream and they sang out These are the days of men on the moon Astronauts and Rocket Ships, it's all coming so soon You know it's true. Darwin on his little isle He listened to his finches And you know they made him smile when they sang out *Tweety tweet tweet* And that translates to, Laws are written in stones and the marrow of your bones Handed down, the helix crown To a world that’s spinning ‘round, and in it, it reads: These are the days of men on the moon Astronauts and Rocketships, it's all coming so soon You know it's true

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In the summer of 2013, a little bit of magic happened in Portland's Alberta Street Arts District. Through mostly happenstance and a bit of planning, a group of talented singer-songwriters from across the continent started making a joyful sound together.

Recorded live on a rainy mid-September day, these songs reflect the observations of a group of non-natives finding refuge and comradery in this beautiful city.

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released January 1, 2014

Thanks to Hal Logan for recording us in his living room.

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Skidmore Bluffs Portland, Oregon

Skidmore Bluffs is Andrew Fridae, James Lawrence, Josh Gulotta, Bronwyn Maloney, and Maria DiFabbio

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