The official name of these sirens is "civil defense siren".  According to Wikipedia, "Initially designed to warn of air raids in World War II, they were adapted to warn of nuclear attack and of natural phenomena such as tornadoes. The generalized nature of the siren led to many of them being replaced with more specialized warnings, such as the Emergency Alert System .... Modern sirens can reach up to, but not commonly, 135 decibels when measured 100 feet (30 m) away from the siren; the loudest confirmed siren ever produced was the Chrysler Air Raid Siren, producing 138 dB at 100 feet. The Chrysler Air Raid Siren used a 180 hp V-8 Hemi engine to drive the siren and weighed 5543 lb.[1] Most sirens are mounted on poles that are usually around 30 to 50 feet off the ground, on top of buildings, or sometimes on tall structures, such as water towers."  See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_defense_siren

Civil Defense Siren - Air Raid Siren - Tornado Siren Each Wednesday at Noon

A cover of Highwayman by Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash & Kris Kristofferson.

Highwayman (cover)

Sidemouse 4-song EP. Recorded by Geoff Griffin at Brown University. Madeleine Fix / guitar, vox | Homay King / bass, voc | Ari Vena / guitar, vox | Steve Wolford / drums

4 Song Demo

Come Into Money

Bones

Caracol

Blue-Eyed Boy

Sidemouse, 1992. 
Recorded by David Buuck. 
Mike Corwin / drums 
Madeleine Fix / guitar, vox 
Homay King / bass, vox
Ari Vena / guitar, vox

Sidemouse

Head of a Pin

Sticky Love Song

Axis

Freak | Head of a Pin

Elfin / Only Song

The Spooky Song

Who is He? by Brett Ruland
Madeleine Fix / penny whistle, synth
Scott Mou / drums
Brett Ruland / guitar, vox

Cicada Field at Stache's | Columbus, OH 1996

Cicada Field

Who Is He? Cicada Field 1996

Traditional Christmas song, 'What Child Is This?' composed by William Chatterton Dix in 1865. At the time he was writing the lyrics, Dix was working as the manager of an insurance company. He was afflicted by an unexpected and severe illness that resulted in him being bedridden and suffering from severe depression. His near-death experience brought about a spiritual renewal in him while he was recovering. So-sayeth Wikipedia.org. 

Wurlitzer spinet piano. Dripling drops of caves and wintery wetness.

Holiday Songs for Kids and Friends

What Child Is This?

From Fuse Factory/Ben Miller graphic scoring workshop 4/14/18

BIRDPERSON MFIX GROUPIMPROV

A song written for the Bushwick Book Club, sung in ... 2009? 2010? The theme book was Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut.

Loose Ends

Loose Ends (Cat's Cradle Questions)

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