The Radio Ghost 20

By Sleeves, 26 January, 2012, No Comment

In this episode of The Radio Ghost, music from a tree (video below), Roberto Bolano’s story “Labyrinth” (based on the photo at right), a new song collaboration with Roy Harter and Sean Barry, and a chapter of Kittery Embers.

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Kittery Embers – Chapter 13: The Dropsied Skin

By Sleeves, 25 January, 2012, No Comment

“The Rule Book & Calendar of Kittery Embers” can be downloaded as an e-book through Amazon for .99 cents. Click here to take a look.

Listen to or Download “Chapter 13 – The Dropsied Skin” – In which Kittery discovers a hidden memory and the Monarch reads two rules.

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“Bonesetter” song

By Sleeves, 20 January, 2012, No Comment

Here’s the 3rd song from my collaboration between Roy Harter and Sean Barry of Skinnyman Studios, and it’s easily my favorite so far.

The lyrics were written entirely by Roy.

This song came out of a 20 second demo I sent to Roy and Sean. Roy worked out the lyrics and then he and Sean put the song together and sent it back to me to sing. While they were hard at work, I was laying out in the field under a blanket with a pot of ever-warm tea. The music and lyrics are fantastic and I feel very lucky to be working with such fine young men.

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BONESETTER

Half of the day spent wandering the wind
The monks abolish every soldier’s sins.

Bonesetter,
Tie your stone belt around their wings.
Bonesetter,
Bring your plunder back become the King.

All of the salt is crystal on the shore.
The skin of the drums are cracked from all the wars.

Bonesetter,
Tie your stone belt around their wings.
Bonesetter,
Bring your plunder back become the King.

The Percheron leave hoof-marks in the blood.
Their iron-ore left rusted in the mud.

Bonesetter,
Tie your stone belt around their wings.
Bonesetter,
Bring your plunder back become the King.

The Radio Ghost 19

By Sleeves, 18 January, 2012, No Comment

In this episode of The Radio Ghost, we discuss the “Strange Sounds in Kiev” as well as the other strange sounds of the world. We have a calls calls from David Sierra who reports on the peculiar bird noises in the woods near his school, and a call from Chris Budde who describes the occasional droning jet sounds near his home in upstate New York. We also follow up on the recent police search in the cold nightly woods near my cabin and find out exactly what the police were hunting for. Lastly, some new song collaborations done with Roy Harter and Sean Barry of Skinnyman Studios, including our collaboration on a new song to end the show, “It’s Tired & I’m Late”, which can be listened to separately a little under the showlinks below.

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The new show ending song “It’s Tired & I’m Late” written by Roy Harter, Sean Barry (of Skinnyman Studios) & myself.

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Lyrics:
It’s tired & I’m late
The old frozen fire, turn out the lake
Tomorrow we’ll sleep through town
Side everyturn upthing down
But now it’s time to sweep

It’s tired & I’m late
Untie your candles, I just lit the skates
We’ll sweet in the sleep bedlight
Count dreams till we’re sheeping right
But now it’s time to sweep

Don’t forget, The Radio Ghost and Kittery Embers can be listened to on mobile devices using the Stitcher Radio app!

And very nearly at the edge of also – there is now an “AMV” app for both iPhone and Android phones. If you search the app store for “Podcast Box”, install that and then look for the AMV app.

Earlier episodes of the Radio Ghost may found here.
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“The Poor Man’s Lullaby” CD is now on iTunes:

37 songs from the last few years.

“Out Cold” – the Chris Kyle song

By Sleeves, 12 January, 2012, No Comment

To me this is a song more about soldiers than anything else.

“Out Cold” was spectacularly produced by Roy Harter & Sean Barry at SkinnyMan. They redid the drums, instruments and dressed it out in sparkles and smoke.

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Lyrics:
Out cold. How I roll.
Lotta SEAL. Lotta Soul.
I train to see the rain
Never pain. Can’t remember falling down.
Falling down, into the sea
Till someone search the drain
To the end and find the men
Who can’t come home again.
What you gonna do American Man?

One sent to the front. One sent to the back 9
Don’t fall, don’t break, don’t fail, No sorrow
I hold the rope that holds tomorrow

Kittery Embers – Chapter 12: The Black Howl

By Sleeves, 10 January, 2012, No Comment

“The Rule Book & Calendar of Kittery Embers” can be downloaded as an e-book through Amazon for .99 cents. Click here to take a look.

Listen to or Download “Chapter 12 – The Black Howl” – In which the Monarch is crowned and Kittery hears the Black Howl.”

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The Radio Ghost 18

By Sleeves, 4 January, 2012, No Comment

The first show of the New Year brings a visit to The Unexpected Enclosure, new songs, and a story about a local Lemon celebrity, Flip Hackery, who is most well known for standing in the middle of the street.

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Here’s the Moonshot Man song from tonight’s show:

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“The Poor Man’s Lullaby” CD is now on iTunes:

37 songs from the last few years.

The Moonshot Man song for Bobo

By Sleeves, 26 December, 2011, 3 Comments

This is a song for Bobo, who has sadly passed away. This is a tribute to the innermost longings of his heart. #ripBobo

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The Moonshot Man lyrics:
These city boys wrap their arms around every girl that was meant for me
Don’t cross me out, cause I’m working for the higher ups and the powers that be
I’ll show you my hands on the wheel and all the photographs
Of famous people, look right beside them that’s me

Oh now come my sweet, stroll over the moonshot land
I know my sweet, I’m half of a moonshot man
When you fall asleep, hold tight to my moonlit hand

I’ll tie your hair up in the wind
A broken waterfall a stranded manatee
I said I’ll try to set em free
Upon the radio without a single friend
I said I’m trying to be me
So if you stroll with me, across the moonshot night
We can see what we can see.

Oh come now sweet, stroll over the moonshot land
I know my sweet, I’m half of a moonshot man
When you fall asleep, hold tight to my moonlit hand
When you fall asleep, hold tight to my moonshot hand

The Radio Ghost 17

By Sleeves, 22 December, 2011, No Comment

Well, if it isn’t the Old Christmas Episode! Tonight, a little talk about Christmas songs, and then we leap away into The Christmas Skater. We end with phone calls from Chris Budde and Paul Potts.

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I keep forgetting to say this, but The Radio Ghost and Kittery Embers can be listened to on mobile devices using the Stitcher Radio app.

And also – there is now an “AMV” app for both iPhone and Android phones. If you search the app store for “Podcast Box”, install that and then look for the AMV app.
Earlier episodes of the Radio Ghost may found here.
Buy Kittery Embers on Amazon.

“The Poor Man’s Lullaby” CD is now on iTunes:

37 songs from the last few years.

Kittery Embers – Chapter 11: The Venns

By Sleeves, 20 December, 2011, No Comment

“The Rule Book & Calendar of Kittery Embers” can be downloaded as an e-book through Amazon for .99 cents. Click here to take a look.

Listen to or Download “Chapter 11 – The Venns” – In which Kittery is tested in the Venns of Strength, Vision and Flight and the Minister tries out his new fingers.”

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