Christmas prayer, may peace prevail, cover all the world. Duet with Kirsti Gholson. Co-written with Julie Last. Melodic.

12 One Wish

From the radio program "Hubert on the Air - Radio L1 Limburg.
Recorded live at the Cultuurhuis in Heerlen, Netherlands, April 22, 2014.  Tom Mank (guitar, vocal), Sera Smolen (cello), Amy Merrill (violin), Gait Klein Kromhof (harmonica), Kathy Ziegler (piano, vocal), and Kirsti Gholson (vocal).  Photo by Ronald Reitman.  Song written by Tom Mank.

'Long Long Life' - live Radio L1 Limburg

From the radio program "Hubert on the Air - Radio L1 Limburg.
Recorded live at the Cultuurhuis in Heerlen, Netherlands, April 22, 2014. Tom Mank (guitar, vocal), Sera Smolen (cello), Amy Merrill (violin), Gait Klein Kromhof (harmonica), Kathy Ziegler (piano, vocal), and Kirsti Gholson (vocal). Photo by Ronald Reitman. Song written by Tom Mank.

'Sergeant Oliver' - live Radio L1 Limburg

From the radio program "Hubert on the Air - Radio L1 Limburg.
Recorded live at the Cultuurhuis in Heerlen, Netherlands, April 22, 2014. Tom Mank (guitar, vocal), Sera Smolen (cello), Amy Merrill (violin), Gait Klein Kromhof (harmonica), Kathy Ziegler (piano, vocal), and Kirsti Gholson (vocal). Photo by Renee Joop. Song written by Tom Mank and Jeannie Burns.

'Green Apple' - live Radio L1 Limburg

From the radio program "Hubert on the Air - Radio L1 Limburg.
Recorded live at the Cultuurhuis in Heerlen, Netherlands, April 22, 2014. Tom Mank (guitar, vocal), Sera Smolen (cello), Amy Merrill (violin), Kathy Ziegler (piano, vocal), and Kirsti Gholson (vocal). Photo by Wim (Blue Room Sessions). Song written by Tom Mank.

'Kennedy' - live Radio L1 Limburg

From the radio program "Hubert on the Air - Radio L1 Limburg.
Recorded live at the Cultuurhuis in Heerlen, Netherlands, April 22, 2014. Tom Mank (guitar, vocal), Sera Smolen (cello), Amy Merrill (violin), Kathy Ziegler (percussion, vocal), and Kirsti Gholson (vocal). Photo by Joost Feston. Song written by Tom Mank.

'Quiet Of The Night' - live Radio L1 Limburg

"Well-known and well-loved Woodstock singer Kirsti Gholson is often seen and heard as a harmony singer, a member of the group PRANA, and with other artists. But here she has an exquisite new release that is simply brilliant.
You might miss it though, because now she's going under the name The Little Green Blackbird. Beyond stealth marketing, this is a glorious collection full of grace and gravity. Gholson has enlisted many local lights, such as Jerry Marotta, Jane Scarpantoni and Joe Veillette aid and abet her, while the CD is produced by Barrie Maguire, Julie Last and Gholson. 
"The little green blackbird" is a character from a book of poems by Kenneth Patchen titled Because It Is, which inspired the songs, as did "The Wizard Of Oz," and other works.
Starting off with "Sing Hallelujah" Beatle-esque hints, layers and textures emerge, and an intriguing mood pervades, like an invitation to go to some secret, magical new place. Not one in a million, "One In A Thousand" is perfectly powered by upright bass (Erik Hammarberg) and soon Gholson sings to a wayward lover "Say what you might, it won't be a pretty sight/cause I've learned how to bite." "Happy and Free" is wide open to possibilities and cautiously hopeful, while the spare "For Ally (Lost in The Maze)" is more melancholic and 
bittersweet, yet the jazzy "Before You Go" is a pleasing departure. The production and arrangements here are inventive and impeccable, and Gholson's sweet voice is gorgeous, emotional and flexible. Even better are her well-crafted songs about life and love that dig far deeper then most.
Certainly the best regional recording of the year, "the summer I stopped whining" is a thoughtful, quiet masterpiece…"
-David Malachowski, The Daily Freeman

Happy & Free

Alternate mix of 'Green Church' - 2008.  With tuba thoughout - no arco cello.  Tom sings all verses.

Tom Mank (guitar, vocal), Sera Smolen (cello), Dave Unland (tuba), Kirsti Gholson (vocal), and Julie Last (vocal).  Mixed by Julie Last.

Written by Tom Mank and Susan Hoover.

'Green Church' - alternate mix

Live at the New Directions Cello Festival, Ithaca College, June 2011.  With Tom Mank (guitar, vocal), Sera Smolen (cello), Julie Last (vocal), Kirsti Gholson (vocal) and Jorge Cuevas (percussion).

Written by Tom Mank.

'See What the Night Brings' - live

Live at the New Directions Cello Festival, Ithaca College, June 2011. 

Sera Smolen (cello), Julie Last (lead vocal), Kirsti Gholson (vocal), Tom Mank (guitar, vocal), and Jorge Cuevas (percussion).

Written by Tom Mank and Julie Last.

'Meet Me on the Mountain' -live

'Broke Again' - live

May all beings everywhere be happy and free. 

Happy & Free

Kirsti Gholson Music

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