Music by Jonathan Rundman, cp2011 Salt Lady Music (ASCAP)

Jonathan Rundman: acoustic guitar 
Jake Armerding: fiddle 
Matt Patrick: upright bass 

Produced, recorded, and mixed on October 10, 2013, by Matt Patrick at The Library Studio, Minneapolis, MN, USA.

Norman Borlaug Polka

words and music by Jonathan Rundman cp1994 Salt Lady Music (ASCAP) 

Jonathan Rundman: electric guitar, bass, tambourine, vocals 
Lowell Michelson: drums 

Produced and recorded by Jonathan Rundman at Verkstad Studio, Minneapolis, MN; Dave's Basement, Verona, WI; and Oak Street Hill, Ishpeming, MI, 2005-2009. 
Mixed by John Simshauser in his basement, Brooklyn Park, MN, Fall 2009.

Recorded and mixed in honor of 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall in 2009. Released now in honor of the 25th anniversary in 2014. 
Additional song and recording history at Jonathan's blog: 
jonathanrundman.blogspot.com/2009/11/free-mp3-german-flag-commemorating.html

FREE DOWNLOAD

German Flag

YOU are invited to be the arranger and producer for a previously unreleased Jonathan Rundman recording!

Here's the idea:

1. you download the vocal track stem WAV for my song "The Sound Of The Cicadas." It's my lead vocal and my cousin Bruce Rundman's harmony vocal sung live into the same microphone!

2. you import that WAV into your recording software (ProTools, GarageBand, or whatever), with your session tempo set to 126bpm

3. You finish the song...add more instrumental tracks, edit the song, chop it up, cut and paste, whatever; and then bounce a final mix of your version of the song

4. Email me an MP3 or link of your mix of my song. Who knows, I might even blog about it, post it online for the world to hear, link back to your webpage, etc.

HELPFUL HINTS:
This version is in the key of E minor and the chords under the vocals are like this:

Em | Em | B7 | Em
Em | Em | B7 | Em
Am | Am | Em | Em
Am | Am | Em | Em

My friend Mark LaForest did the first remix of this song, using this same stem, back in 2010. Here's a link for reference:
https://jonathanrundman.bandcamp.com/track/the-sound-of-the-cicadas-2010-flincho-mix

LYRICS:

THE SOUND OF THE CICADAS
words and music by Jonathan Rundman
cp1997 Salt Lady Music (ASCAP)

seven years of peace and quiet
now we can’t go back
that shadow fell across our state
and now we can’t relax
the noise has kept us up at night
it’s all we talk about
i bet we’ll all remember
the month we had to shout
over the sound of the cicadas

when we got the sad news
it was just like being there
when moses called them locusts down
to rule egyptian air
we got ourselves a rented car
and quietly set out
across a hundred farm fields
without a word to shout
over the sound of the cicadas

at this small town funeral
we watch the big sun setting
but yet we mark our calendars
for a wheaton wedding
yes, life is loud and life is mean
and life is full of doubt
but yet we know a day will come
when we won’t have to shout
over the sound of the cicadas

vocal stem WAV for "The Sound of the Cicadas" bpm126

words and music by Todd Berg, David Casimir, and Jonathan Rundman
cp 1998 Salt Lady Music (ASCAP)
original version appears on the 1998 album May by The Muckrakers
SIX STEMS FOR REMIX:
+ kick drum
+ percussion
+ guitar
+ keyboard
+ vocals
+ balalaika

"Prometheus" stem kick drum 163 bpm 1 of 6

"Prometheus" stem percussion 163 bpm 2 of 6

"Prometheus" stem guitar 163 bpm 3 of 6

words and music by Jonathan Rundman
cp1994 Salt Lady Music (ASCAP)
http://www.jonathanrundman.com
https://jonathanrundman.bandcamp.com/album/20-songs-from-the-20th-century

Ask Me In Nebraska (2018 radio edit)

This raw audio is pulled from a video camera recording.
There is a hissy noise on the track, which I would like to have removed / reduced. Thanks for your help! rundman@gmail.com

Deadly Life: for editing

These stems are the original tracks recorded in the year 2000 for the song "Are You Speaking Through The Radio" for the 2000 album Sound Theology. Lyrics by Jonathan Rundman. Music by Bruce & Jonathan Rundman. cp2000 Salt Lady Music (ASCAP)

Are You Speaking Through The Radio? stem for mixing 144BPM 1 of 3 lead vocals

Are You Speaking Through The Radio? stem for mixing 144BPM 2 of 3 harmony vocals

Are You Speaking Through The Radio? stem for mixing 144BPM 3 of 3 acoustic guitar

Songwriter and podcaster Emily Dunbar from Nebraska has submitted this remix of the song, featuring her super-fresh and beautifully woven harmony and descant vocal arrangement! Big thanks to Emily. Visit her at https://www.emilydunbar.com and subscribe to her songwriting podcast Prompt Queens.

"Are You Speaking Through the Radio?" E Dunbar Remix

composed by Hans Kennemark
performed by Kaivama 
Sara Pajunen: violin 
Jonathan Rundman: piano, harmonium 

Recorded by Matthew Zimmerman at Wild Sound Studio, Minneapolis, MN, USA, December 2011. 
Mixed by Michael W Nelson at Nelsound Studio, Edina, MN, February 2013. 
File management assistance by Joel Pakan at Tangled Blue Studio, Minneapolis, MN, January 2013.

I Denna Ljuva: performed by Kaivama

LANKA (THE THREAD)
music by Jonathan Rundman
lyrics by Carl-Kristian Rundman
©2020 (TEOSTO) and Salt Lady Music (ASCAP)

Produced and recorded by Jonathan Rundman at Verkstad Studio, Edina, MN
Mixed by Russel Munson at Small Circus Studio, Fridley, MN

JONATHAN RUNDMAN: harmonium, vocals
LOWELL MICHELSON: drums, percussion
PAUL DAMICO-CARPER: cello
JAKE ARMERDING: violin
ELINA KALA, ELINA KOIVUSAARI, ULLA TERVO-DESNICK: lead vocals

Lanka (The Thread)

I'm a songwriter and musician. In addition to writing and performing my own music, I also co-write with other artists, produce, and do multi-instrumental sessions for recording projects and live shows. In 2016 my solo album LOOK UP was released in Europe. I'm available for co-writing appointments, as well as session work...you can contact me through my webpage at http://www.jonathanrundman.com/ to pitch me an idea.

Jonathan Rundman

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