andy harrington band
world tour
© 2006 Andrew Harrington (634479269066) (format: CD-R)
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Melodic and Moody Avant-Cellar Rock from independent Vermont five-piece ensemble who explore a variety of musical styles in 10 three and four minute compositions.
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Harry
Harry borrowed from Peter
‘Cuz
He had to pay Paul.
Paul is a little worried.
He wants his money, that’s all…
I was working for Paul
And paid a call on Harry
Shaking like he was about to break
The man had nothing left to give or take…
And I believe in Harry.
I believe in Harry
‘Cuz Harry is good people.
I won’t call Paul.
I believe in Harry.
I believe in Harry
‘Cuz his old heart is big as all out doors
I believe in Harry.
Turns out Peter and Paul
Were playing both ends.
Yeah, that’s Harry, stuck in the middle,
But what’s a little blood between friends?
Harry’s got the money.
He’s got it hidden away.
He is bound and he’s determined
His kids are gonna get a break one day.
And I believe in Harry.
I believe in Harry
‘Cuz Harry is good people.
I won’t call Paul.
I believe in Harry.
I believe in Harry
‘Cuz his old heart is big as all out doors
I believe in Harry.
Even though some folk say
He must pay for his mistakes
Peter and Paul
Won’t get my sympathy
At all.
Not at all!
And I believe in Harry.
I believe in Harry
‘Cuz Harry is good people.
I won’t call Paul.
I believe in Harry.
I believe in Harry
‘Cuz his old heart is big as all out doors
I believe in Harry.
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the fiction behind the facts...
World Tour begins on the shores of the Known World, a messy little place we think we know. We visit first the streets of Brooklyn, and take a ride in an Ambulance that runs on pure anxiety -- from where does this anxiety spring?
When the sun sets, and we begin to question what we do know, the tour crosses the Singing Bridge over the Big River to the new place, Dingee. We meet a young girl there whose heart has been broken and who seeks to be healed. We say a prayer and reluctantly leave her to her salty tears. And ferry across the Sea of Discord to the Dream Dump where we are serenaded by Jenny, Harry, Peter and Paul -- people who all thought they knew. On this small gray island that smokes, Andy Paper Heart takes us on a special tour -- a meat packing plant!
Where are we now?
We wave goodbye to all our friends at the Dream Dump because it's time -- take a deep breath – breathe in, breathe out -- to set sail upon the dangerous waters of the Straights of nkan (the unconscious) bound for the uncertain shores of the great unexplored territory where we will learn the world to make is your own --don't be a buffalo. Finally, over the Sunlit Sea, we make a dreamy trip to the Neo-Known Sea and the Neo-Known World, back to the ever-present problems of animals, love, eternal reoccurrence and dizziness. We hope you enjoy your trip.
the facts behind the fiction (more or less)...
Andy Harrington met Pooh Sprague and Tim Augustinowicz through mutual acquaintances Davey Davis and his brother Rick Davis in Brownsville, Vermont in 1980 and began a very informal musical partnership which later became the Andy Harrington Band.
Generally speaking, in the beginning, Andy wrote the songs, and Tim and Pooh picked out the “good ones." Andy sang (no one else wanted to sing his songs) and faked it on rhythm guitar, Tim played drums, and Pooh handled the bass. They all sang.
After playing together in the Rick Davis Band, the three rehearsed as a three-piece but the inner-critic roared, "too many holes, too much empty space.” They enlisted guitarist and songwriter Mike Veitch to fill the holes – holes were thought to be bad in the early 1980's.
The band debuted at the Davey Davis pig roast at Mt. Ascutney in Brownsville – we forget the year – and it was a good thing -- no one threw bottles and that was thought to be a good thing in the early 80's.
But following engagements in a seaside bar (Jonah on the Half Shell), around a campfire and in a horse barn, Pooh decided to ditch and brokered a deal with an unsuspecting Bob Neale and Jenny Adams Neale to join Andy, Tim and Mike and form a new band.
The old band broke up, a new band started up, the years peeled away, the new band broke up, the old band woke up and
Andy, Pooh and Tim got back together to hash out old tunes and piece together some new ones -- in reality, Tim needed someone to practice with for a wedding gig.
And more time passed...
In 2000, some 20 years on, Davey Davis (once again) was on the hunt to fill a summer playbill and persuaded Andy, Pooh and Tim to dust off for a gig at Hawk Mountain in Plymouth, Vermont. At Pooh’s urging, Doug Southworth joined to play keyboards – the hole thing, again.
The band, with help from Davey, Kevin Forrest and Ken Norcross, caught the attention of the Pentangle Council of the Arts in Woodstock and was hired to play the council’s summer concert in 2001 and the fourth of July concert in Woodstock, Vermont in 2002. Longtime band collaborator Dave Baldwin came out from California and recorded the July 4th concert and thus began what would become ‘world tour.’
The band was concurrently recording songs at Norcross Studio in Hammondsville, Vermont – “Brooklyn” and “Jenny.”
In the fall of 2002 the band performed at Davey Davis’ wedding in Cornish, New Hampshire and when no opportunities surfaced, they enjoyed a hiatus over the winter to pursue other interests.
Ken Norcross joined the band in 2003 for several gigs at a club in Bradford Vermont. And Dave Baldwin again came in from California and recorded the last concert on Dec. 18th.
Another lengthy hiatus ensued.
However, it was during this lull that David managed to scrape together enough decent tracks from the live recordings to offer a glimmer of hope for a new album.
Finally and very quietly, in 2006, the band released “world tour”, a 10-song album that captures the warmth and humor of the band in both live and studio settings and documents for posterity its longtime commitment to its music and its own understanding and treatment of ‘the hole thing' which has since come to be called the exploration of space.
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wot the fuk can i say? im just a boy!
author: mitch the bitchwell wen i first heard it i thort... i cant here it. so i listened again and what i heard was something of an elixer, more bettter than more betterness. louder than sing loud, sing proud and a quality reserved for quality soft core.
I'll vote for Andy
author: Michael VeitchHaving gigged with Andy and the rest way back then, I will say he got the fires in my songwriting belly going and they are still burning to this day (thanks Andy, I think..urp!). You will be very pleasantly pleased with this CD.
We loved the songs and the diversity of the songs. Promote it
author: Dr. and Mrs. Frank MoscarilloPleasant, interesting lyrics and great mix of music. These songs tell a great about the truth of life!!!! Promote this CD.