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track credits: 

John Fatum (lead vocals, guitars, electric bass, percussion)
Michael Fatum (trumpets)  
Julian Pollack (keyboards) 
Adam Brisbin (pedal steel guitar) 
Robin MacMillan (mixing) 
Chris Boerner (mastering)  

Song and Lyrics by John Prine
Copyright Tularosa Records, 2022.

Boundless Love (John Prine Cover)

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Love's An Action

I was walking out of Jerry’s, 
spitting up a lightning bolt
tripping on some roses for a laugh or two 
if Betty came to see me now- 
her sea-glass eyes and handmade rings- 
i’d tell her i’d been thinking bout some things

that Love’s an action, 
not a feeling 
and we can take us from here to there
when you touch me, I start healing. 
When you listen to me, I know I’m really here. 

Remember when you saw me last? 
Sitting on the old park bench 
drowning in the puddle of my mind
the honey taste of your arm round me, 
your laugh a bouquet of flowers, 
you pick me up and turn back on the power

cause Love’s an action, 
not a feeling 
and we can take us from here to there
when you touch me, I start healing. 
When you listen to me, I know I’m really here. 
track credits: 

John Fatum (lead vocals, guitars, electric bass, percussion)
Julia Bailen (harmony vocals and arrangement) 
Michael Fatum (trumpets)  
Julian Pollack (keyboards) 
Adam Brisbin (electric guitar) 
Robin MacMillan (mixing) 
Chris Boerner (mastering)  

Song and Lyrics by John Fatum (BMI)
Copyright Tularosa Records, 2022.

Love's an Action

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The Bells of Virgin Mary

The Bells of Virgin Mary are ringing this morning, 
ringing for me, 
each one is splitting my heart wide open 
dropping a rope in, leaving a key

the bells, the bells, the bells, 

there's a place i'd long forgotten 
buried inside me, covered in leaves
it smells of white pine and forest flowers
celestial powers bellow and breath 

the bells the bells the bells

when i was younger, i'd hide in silence
afraid of the violence inside of me 
that's when i found the eternal forest
the bells played in chorus, 
my heart was a tree

the bells the bells the bells 

The Bells of Virgin Mary are ringing this morning, 
ringing for me, 
each one is splitting my heart wide open 
dropping a rope in, leaving a key

the bells, the bells, the bells 

track credits: 

John Fatum (lead vocals, guitars, percussion)
Hannah Read (harmony vocals and fiddles) 
Ted Taforo (saxophones)  
Julian Pollack (keyboards) 
Adam Brisbin (bass, guitars) 
Steven Van Betten (harmony and backing vocals) 
Robin MacMillan (mixing) 
Chris Boerner (mastering)  

Song and Lyrics by John Fatum (BMI)
Copyright Tularosa Records, 2022.

The Bells Of Virgin Mary

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Tularosa

I slept in L.A. county when I had a home
tonight I’m under the bridge sleeping alone
the wind kicks up for a freeway fire
smoke is rising to the telephone wire

I pray to Tularosa with the bleach blonde hair
to roll on up beside us, show us that she cares
headlights for a halo, riding on chrome wings
Tula can you hear my heart hammering? 

when i’m dead and gone don’t wear black lace
and don’t cry too much just remember my face
i’ve been stepped over a time or two
but not by Tularosa On The Avenue

Remember Tularosa with the bleach blonde hair
to roll on up beside us, show us that she cares
headlights for a halo, riding on chrome wings
Tula can you hear my heart hammering?
Tula can you hear my heart hammering?

track credits: 

John Fatum (lead vocals, guitars, drums, percussion, audio engineering)
Julia Bailen (backing vocals and bgv arrangement) 
Ted Taforo (saxophones)  
Julian Pollack (keyboards) 
Michael Fatum (trumpet) 
Robin MacMillan (mixing) 
Chris Boerner (mastering)  

Song and Lyrics by John Fatum (BMI)
Copyright Tularosa Records, 2022.

Tularosa

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What I'm Doing (Trying to be Me) 

I want you to know that a lot of times I know what I’m doing
I want you to see that when you’re not here i’m still out being me 

believe me I know, there’s a lot of things you know a hella lot better
believe me I see that you only want the very best for me
appreciate you my friend, I’m telling you in the end I’m trying to be me 
thank you my friend, I’m telling you in the end I’ve gotta be me
trying to be me
gotta be me 

believe me I know, there’s a lot of things you know a hella lot better
believe me I see that you only want the very best for me
appreciate you my friend, I’m telling you in the end I’m trying to be me 
thank you my friend, I’m telling you in the end I’ve gotta be me
trying to be me
gotta be me 
trying to be me
gotta be me


track credits: 

John Fatum (nylon string guitar, bass guitar, drums audio engineering)
Rachael Price (backing vocals) 
Taylor Ashton (backing vocals) 
Julian Pollack (keyboards) 
Adam Brisbin (guitars)
Michael Fatum (trumpets) 
Robin MacMillan (mixing) 
Chris Boerner (mastering)  

Song and Lyrics by John Fatum (BMI)
Copyright Tularosa Records, 2022.

What I'm Doing (Trying to be Me)

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I'm Around 

I heard your laugh first thing this morning, 
it was the first sound in my mind
might feel like i left without a warning, 
might feel like left you in a bind
but deep down you know, 
I’m around

picked up my phone to call this evening 
even got through to you this time
you are the only one you’re deceiving 
spring is here and this is still wartime 
but deep down you know, 
i’m around
i’m around

remember how you taught me to be gentle? 
remember how you taught me to be kind? 
it’s time for you to let me teach you- 
the real battleground is in our minds
deep down you know 
I’m around 
I’m around

track credits: 

John Fatum (vocals, guitar, drums audio engineering)
Julia Bailen (backing vocals, backing vocal arrangment) 
Bridget Kearney (harmony vocals) 
Adam Brisbin (pedal steel guitar)
Robin MacMillan (mixing) 
Chris Boerner (mastering)  

Song and Lyrics by John Fatum (BMI)
Copyright Tularosa Records, 2022.

I'm Around

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Fresh Flowers 

lightning strikes, thunderbolts in the night
and the helicopters sway across Santa Monica bay, 
everyone's afraid
handmade signs, instructions for curbside wine
thoughts of GTA, who'd notice anyway?
Should we get out, or should we stay?

I find myself holding fresh flowers

having sourdough kisses in the golden hour 
sunflower suede and a mourning dove

a bed left unmade, always in reach of the one i love 
i find myself holding fresh flowers

what's there to say? no work to be found today 
no more work to lose. Just half a bottle of booze and a sky of blue

I find myself holding fresh flowers

having sourdough kisses in the golden hour sunflower suede and a mourning dove

a bed left unmade, always in reach of the one i love 
i find myself holding fresh flowers

track credits: 

John Fatum (vocals, guitars, audio engineering)
Sarah Jarosz (harmony vocals) 
Tamsin Wilson (harmony vocals) 
Hannah Read (harmony vocals, violins) 
Julian Pollack (keyboards)
Robin MacMillan (mixing) 
Chris Boerner (mastering)  

Song and Lyrics by John Fatum
Copyright Tularosa Records, 2021.

Fresh Flowers

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Michael (Take a Little Breath) 

I know it’s hard getting older
things didn’t turn out the way we wanted
take a little, take take a little breath with me 

living over there by the West Side Highway
took a little time to say goodbye
take a little, take take a little breath with me 
take a little, take take a little breath with me 

then we’ll go riding lightning 
with our teeth around the fuse

i listen to the rain when i’m lonely 
i listen to the train passing slowly 
take a little, take take a little breath with me 

grandpa wore a green beret in the forest
we only put bullets in the chorus
take a little, take take a little breath with me 
take a little, take take a little breath with me

then we’ll go riding lightning 
with our teeth around the fuse

so take a little breath with me Michael, 
take a little breath with me Michael
take a little, take take a little breath with me 
take a little, take take a little breath with me
then we’ll go riding lightning 
with our teeth around the fuse
yea we’ll go riding lightning with our teeth around the fuse

track credits: 

John Fatum (vocals, percussion, guitars, audio engineering)
Michael Fatum (Trumpet, Samba Whistle) 
Chris Ott (Conch Shells) 
Julian Pollack (Keyboards)
Hannah Read (Harmony Vocals) 
Jacob Sharp (Harmony Vocals)
Robin MacMillan (Mixing) 
Chris Boerner (Mastering)  

Song and Lyrics by John Fatum
Copyright Tularosa Records, 2021.

Michael (Take A Little Breath)

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lyrics: 
It's stormy weather and i'm tired of sitting at home
I'm so glad you called, i've simply been out of it
it's finally window down season, i could pick you up in ten
and later on at Ruby's is the party of the weekend

I say we bring the good stuff, 
the shit that never lets you down, 
the stuff where you can't have enough
a little bit can help the world go round
you look happy, i am happy too
ooo

Tommy called me up again, crying late last week
seemed like the whole world was breaking, i could hear the tear on his cheek
but now it's Friday and things don't feel so bad
I guess we find a way to sing along with the words we have

I say we bring the good stuff, 
the shit that never lets you down, 
the stuff where you can't have enough
a little bit can help the world go round
you look happy, i am happy too
ooo


track credits: 

Dan Croll  (co producer, acoustic guitar, bass guitar, background vocals, percussion, engineering) 
Jack Symes (co producer, acoustic guitar, backing vocals)
John Fatum (co producer, acoustic guitar, lead vocals, percussion) 
Adrian Olsen (mixing) 
Chris Boerner (mastering) 

song and lyrics by John Fatum (BMI)
Copyright Tularosa Records, 2022

The Good Stuff

An Ay Caramba Christmas

I’ll Be Home for Christmas (feat. Joshua Crumbly & Adrian Olsen)

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"Western Stars" 

who are you and who am i to watch the world go by?
sipping from the moon between bites of apple pie
we're two little lights at the edge of a dock

two little lights: Western Stars
burning bright we guide the Night
the whole World's dark. It's a little bit cold out here, 
but the Sky's so clear
i can see alright

now look me in the eyes. i know you see yourself in mine,
i see a troubled mind that's a little bit lost out here
but if you choose there's a path in front of you 
the starlight's shining through the corner of your windowpane. 

we're two little lights: Western Stars
burning bright we guide the Night
the whole World's dark. It's a little bit cold out here, 
but the Sky's so clear
i can see alright
two little lights: Western Stars
burning bright we guide the Night
the whole World's dark. It's a little bit cold out here, 
but the Sky's so clear
i can see alright
i can see alright

music and lyrics by John Fatum. 
Copyright Tularosa records 2020.

Western Stars

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"Chicago"

night falls hard and night falls fast 
in Chicago 
the street lights flip on 
and suddenly you belong 
in Chicago 

remember that first kiss in the mist?
now a relaxed fist rests on an unfinished list 
and that’s Chicago 

where the cement pours into the shore
and I could care less about anything at all 
and rather than trying they start lying
this is the only place I could fall 

if you catch me in Chicago 
and feel my weight against your arms 
set me down cause I feel like falling 

Chicago doesn’t care at all 
Chicago doesn’t care at all 
Chicago doesn’t care at all 
Chicago I feel like falling 

if you counted up all the gas receipts 
the bottles the cans the motel walls 
you’d find me kissing a sign that said missing 
in the only place I had someone to call

if you catch me in Chicago 
and feel my weight against your arms 
set me down cause I feel like falling 

Chicago doesn’t care at all 
Chicago doesn’t care at all 
Chicago doesn’t care at all 
Chicago I feel like falling 

Chicago doesn’t care at all 
Chicago doesn’t care at all 
Chicago doesn’t care at all 
Chicago I feel like falling


music and lyrics by John Fatum. 
copyright Tularosa Records 2020.

Chicago

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"Time to Dream" 

sometimes it’s hard to tell
when I hear the thunder roar
if It’s miles and miles away 
or right here by the door
the patient and the doctor
have tried to tell me
sometimes what you hear
you can’t see

the mirrors on the wall
are making me feel small
I can’t recall
the way to stand
that won’t offend anybody 
in the end 

a storm is out across the bay
counting up receipts for damage paid

thank you for the gifts
the lovely oven mitts 
you didn’t mean to send them
did you dear
the lines are hard to read 
between is what I need
a good night’s sleep 
and a pint of beer 

monumental skies
reflecting in the eyes 
of my father’s home 
the spirits flying high 
the smell of apple pie
and packing foam

a last hurrah tonight, 
the stars are still in sight
drinks rimmed with the salt 
of our childhood esteem

the bottle’s shifting weight, 
the hour’s getting late
it’s time to dream
time to dream
time to dream
time to dream 
time to dream
time to dream

music and lyrics by John Fatum. 
Copyright Tularosa Records 2020.

Time To Dream

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"The Table"

clouds are black with swallowed sunshine
spitting rain into the sea
arms reached out to the horizon
here's my little boat and me
sailing off the port New Hampshire
where Sam was born and Ginny died
I'm counting up beads to the Blessed Mother
that I might see the supper time

but they don't ask me to the Table, 
they don't ask me to the Table
they don't ask me to the Table anymore

There's a Pharoah in the desert
outside of Tucson to this day
who gathers round his loyal subjects
and alleviates their dismay
I'd like to fight him with my bare hands
I'd like to make him kiss the ground
for Mother Nature is my daughter
and all my kids are prison bound

but they don't ask me to the Table, 
they don't ask me to the Table
they don't ask me to the Table anymore

It's all become too much for Mother
she's taken her pills with a glass of wine
the lampshade softens up the feeling
of an empty house at suppertime
she's forgot all about New England
she's forgot all about the Sea
I look into her eyes and I can't tell
if my own Ma's forgotten me

but they don't ask me to the Table, 
they don't ask me to the table
they don't ask me to the table anymore


music and lyrics by John Fatum. 
copyright Tularosa Records 2020.

The Table

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Tougher Than The Rest (Bruce Springsteen Cover)

Everything But Love

Jacksonport comes from the imagination of singer/songwriter John Fatum, named for the small town in Door County, Wisconsin where he spent summers growing up. 

Inspired by collaboration, his records feature artists such as Sarah Jarosz, BAILEN, Bridget Kearney, Rachael Price, Buck Meek, The Brother Brothers, Taylor Ashton, Jack Symes, Wilsen, Hannah Read, Adam Brisbin, J3PO, Ted Taforo, and Steven van Betten. 

After almost 10 years of living in NYC and touring internationally as a member of The RT's, Fatum moved to Los Angeles where he produces records, performs locally, and plays drums for touring acts including GRAMMY winner Sarah Jarosz, Watkins Family Hour, Jack Symes, Wilsen, Buck Meek, and Maya Hawke.

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