a Satiric tribute to a backyard in Shrewsbury Ma, commissioned by Bob Leach and recorded by John Jordan at Basement Tapes, Upton Ma-1987, with references to Spag's, MacDuff's and the Boston Red Sox. Bob on vocal, Man-o-war, and electric 12-string with a cheesy "Rhythm-mate" percussion track, sound effects and taped samples.

01 Leach Beach BOB JORDAN Out Of Work Pop Singer

as referred to in chapter 12 of my blog entries at bobjordanmusic.com

09 Who Was That Stranger Bob Jordan With Static Cling 4 Corners

solo version of my tune, written in 1984 about being the opening act, and/or being dismissed without a fair hearing, followed by a story which leads into the next tune "Punic Faith"

Icebreaker

Kip Hanrahan supplied me with a parcel of Paul Haines poems, in hopes that Michael Hurley and I would set some to music and record for him. I couldn't get Michael interested in the project, but I took the chords from his "Long Journey" and made this.

25 Punic Faith Paul Haines M Hurley Bob Jordan Live Noh '88

Live sometime in the nineties with Marshall Brooks, Mitch Ahern, Ken 42R, Bob Jordan, Michel Merle the third incarnation of the Invented Thing Quartet


Real Fiddlin

Improv piece from the Chadbourne Baptist Church 1991 Featuring the Harmonica of Chris Turner, Bad Thing by Bob Jordan, David Doyle, Mandolin, Murry Reams Drums, Eugene Chadbourne on Banjo, as described in chapter 14 of my Blog on bobjordanmusic.com

april fool

the changes of death

The Chadbourne Baptist Church performs Michael Hurley's weed Grower's Anthem to a happy crowd at Johnny D's, Somerville Ma 1991.This tune will only be posted for a LIMITED TIME, as it is not "my music". I do play bass on this recording

Nat'l Weed Grower's Assn. Anthem

composed by M Young, it's a Toyota manual set to music, played here on the Portuguese Man-o war

objects in mirror noho'94

 One supposes Farina wrote this aimed at Mr. Dylan, the flipside/answer to Positively 4th St. Only released posthumously. Great song whatever/whoever it's for. Recorded live 7-11-16 in Charlotte (Rochester NY) outside, there's a little wind noise


Morgan The Pirate

A combination of an instrumental I wrote with a version of P Blegved's apocalyptic "How beautiful You Are", recorded live at the Charlotte Farmer's Market 7-11-16

Bob Jordan 4