A lullaby by Alec Wilder, Rochestarian. We sing the Arthur Guiterman
lyrics when performing it. We are Rochestarians too.

When the bat's on the wing, & the bird is in the tree
comes the old starlighter, whom none may see.
First in the west, where the low hills are, 
he touches his wand to the evening star.
Then swiftly he runs on his rounds on high,
til he's lit every lamp in the dark blue sky.

The Starlighter

Written by Karen Majewicz. In the Buster Keaton film NEIGHBORS, young lovers court over fence & clothesline in an urban setting. Demo.

accordion, upright bass, musical saw, transistor organ, vocal

L'ustre

This is a song written by Beck for SONG READER, a book of sheet music he released in 2012. He also invited anyone who felt like it to perform the songs, so Dreamland Faces tried this one. Live recording.

Josef Evans: piano
Andy McCormick: musical saw
Karen Majewicz: free bass accordion

Last Polka

Quick rehearsal recording of a tune written by Karen Majewicz 
for the Movie HINDLE WAKES, added un-approved bits by Patti Fundament.

Blackpool

Karen Majewicz wrote this to accompany Frank Hurley's film about the Shackleton expedition to the Antarctic 100 years ago. This is a shortened version. Available in full on our website, vinyl or download.

Hurley  had to abandon much of his footage in order to survive the expedition. He dove into the freezing water after the glass photo plates, but was pulled out by shipmates. Hope it was worth it, Frank. Live recording.

Ice Floe

This is a song Karen wrote to accompany a silent film. The Shackleton
expedition ship EXPLORER is busting through the ice here. Recorded 
in our studio at a rehearsal. Available on vinyl or download on our website.

Karen Majewicz, free bass accordion, Andy McCormick, upright bass, 
Christa Schneider, cello, & Philip Potyondy, lyric cornet.

Icebreaker

Written by Hanns Eisler & Bertolt Brecht.
No copyright infringement intended.
Eisler smokes through a holder here, click
image to see closely. Live recording. The
very high pitched accordion is prominent 
towards the end.

accordion - Karen Majewicz
vocal - Andy McCormick
piano - Julie Sweet

This Town

We write & play modern music on free bass 
and stradella  accordion, musical saw, organ, 
and double bass. We often play as a saw and 
accordion duo, and like to accompany silent
films, or or anything featuring experimental 
or new music. 

Currently we're playing with Philip Potyondi, 
lyric cornet, Christa Schneider, cello, & Ryan 
Billig, membranes.  

Contact us for recorded or live originals!