They say that adversity builds character. This album is far from perfect. But they also say that perfection is the enemy of completion. I am proud that I've completed it, that I have learned many lessons (some hard) and that even three weeks of no voice couldn't stop me from putting this out into the world.

I would like to thank all of the great people at FAWM.org, The 50 Songs in 90 Days songwriting challenge, Songfight.org, songcrafters.org, the GYAWS facebook group, the Album Production Challenge facebook group as well as my wife, Phoebe Elliott.

Three songs on this album were written for and are dedicated to individuals:
"A Love Like That" is dedicated to my wife, Phoebe Elliott
"Take Me Down" is dedicated to the memory of Paul "Hoopshank" Turrell
and "New Beginnings" is dedicated to the memory of Tom Willems

All songs were written, recorded and produced by T.C. Elliott

Cloud Cuckoo Land

Featuring songs from the songwriting challenge Songfight! at songfight.org, the songs on this album were written between 2018 and 2021. A special thanks to all of the admin and participants of songfight. Without you this album would not exist.

Written, recorded and produced by T.C. Elliott
Released 2 July 2021

Something's Wrong

Stackolee

St. Louis Blues Revisited (Acoustic)

St. Louis Blues Revisited

St. Louis Blues

Oh, Father

The Last Fierce Charge

Lady Isabel

John Henry

Deportees

Missouri native T.C. Elliott, an unassuming singer/songwriter from a small town, writes songs from a quintessential midwestern point of view. Not overly impressed with grand statements, T.C.'s songs are often snapshots of a moment, a musical portrait of a scene. He possesses a skepticism, often a distrust, of popular opinion yet doesn't believe there is such a thing as a "guilty pleasure." The results of which are songs that often have a message that can be interpreted by the listener, that act as a metaphor.

T.C. comes from a creative family. His father is a multi-instrumentalist who often played folk and old timey music with friends out at the family farm. His mother was a painter and author in her spare time. Both of his parents were music lovers with a wide range of taste. They greatly influenced... rather, this love of music in many genres rubbed off on him something fierce.

T.C. has written well over one thousand songs and he often likes to joke, "At least one of them doesn't suck."

TC Elliott

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