From one to another, and a lot of faith,
that with time, these acts will be finished, 
and time will say "No," even though
these juries are allowed 
gated sleep, normal, middle, muddled
and wrong as hell.

Oxford Town (Dylan Cover)

One among many songs played one beautiful Monday night on Alberta Street where it meets up with 28th and makes the coolest crossroads you ever did hear such a song played near.

Worried Man Blues Live @ Elixir Lab

Recorded in Northeast Portland on January 4th, 2015 at around 1;45AM after much hardship followed by much carousing. 

The Shady Grove Stringband Players on this particular occasion are:

Andrew DeRossett - Tenor Banjo
James Rossi - Upright Bass
Rachael Renee' - Vocals, Autoharp
Michael Gerard - Vocals, Guitar
 

Hello Stranger

I always just think "plinka plinka" whenever I even just see the word ukelele, but it would seem that other sounds can indeed emanate from one of those little four string things.  This was fun. 

Youkaditty

sometimes multi-tracking is the only way to clear one's headspace. soon talk to the fourth will be here to clean up this mess i continue to address as my own forgotten choice of free beat and metronomic pauses. the title alludes to a fictional book based on a "real" (see footnote) 
novel. (Photo by mayflyaway/R.Levasseur)

Intimate pest

Abandoned Piano Moontips at Lake oswego

Vocals and lyrics by Dessa
Produced by Lazerbeak and Andy Thompson
Shout out to Marketplace for the commission
Download the track: https://smarturl.it/DessaYellen
Mixed by Joe Mabbott at The Hideaway

HOOK 
Oooo, who’s Yellen now?
Who’s Yellen, who’s Yellen now? 

VERSE 1
Doves on the left
Hawks on the right
Crosstalk in the flock tryna fight mid-flight 
But here comes Yellen with that inside voice
Never mind the mild manner, policies make noise 
She’s five foot nothing, but hand to god
She can pop a collar, she can rock a power bob 
Bay Ridge represent!
Brooklyn’s in the cabinet!
Damn, Janet, go and get it—
Fifth in line for president! 
She knows the kinda stimulus it takes to pass a buck 
I heard she called the housing crisis  
She’s qualified as ffff—
It only took a couple centuries
The first female secretary of the treasury

BRIDGE
Don’t want no tax evasion 
Forgers faking 
In her treasury
Trying for higher wages
For the nation
Less disparity

VERSE 2 
Watch your step, there's busted glass
Janet broke another ceiling 
You can bet your brass
That the Lego guy is leaving 
Last check to cash
—'Scuse me, Janet has a briefing and a flight to catch
And Janet
She’s the first that’s led 
The Council of Economic Advisors, Tresh, and the Fed, 
She needs a three-sided coin that always comes up heads
To put the triple crown down when she goes to bed
Call the decorators
New boss in the office
Spenders and the savers
Watch the confirmation process
We got to meet her
Now let’s let her settle in  
And lift up your mojitos—
Cause she manages the mint

HOOK

Abandoned Piano Moontips at Lake oswego

Rachael Renee'

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