NOTES
THOUGH I DIDN’T CALL IT CAME
PETOSKEY STONE
treading north along the shore i comb the dune grass through my hands
lift my gaze and there it stays until two circling eagles land
stretch my stride to beat the tide i climb up higher for dry sand
then with stealth i find myself upon a hill where two pines stand
and on this white sand however far i roam forever will i find myself back home
eagle feather sturgeon bone and in my left hand a petoskey stone
in a lull cry two white gulls they clamor close to where i stand
night will soon fall on the dunes i gather branches with both hands
northern air oh sleeping bear oh weathered birches torn and tanned
winter’s long the wind is strong but look at you how still you stand
when i’m done just as the sun i shall set heavy upon this land
before my shade i’ll hope i’ve made a faint impression in the sand
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df - vocals, guitar, wine glasses, percussion, hand claps
gina dvorak - vocals
karla manzur - vocals
matthew shepherd - drums, percussion, wine glasses, hand claps
lindsey verrill - upright bass
christopher cox - piano, crotales, wurlitzer, wine glasses
elaine barber - harp
tosca string quartet - strings
POSSUM SONG
i am not really alone if there are stars in the sky
how could i be lonely with so many small winking lights
i am not all by myself if there are birds in the trees
how could i become lonesome with so many songs sung for me
i’m not the only one here if the moon is out
how could i be lonely with that big glowing face shining down
i am not all on my own if the wind is high
how could i become lonesome when it whispers my name blowing by
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df - vocals, guitar
gina dvorak - vocals
karla manzur - vocals
christopher cox - piano, melodica
MUSKEGON
oh morning when its come to the shores of muskegon
i am sorry for the things i’ve done
i am sorry for the things i’ve done
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df - vocals, guitar, piano
MAPLE LEAF RED (acoustic)
brook-feather green robin egg blue
penstemon lavender i dream of you
honeysuckle white maple leaf red
thoughts of you my darling floating in my head
ironweed pink prairie sage blue
coreopsis yellow i dream of you
honeysuckly white maple leaf red
thoughts of you my darling floating in my head
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df - vocals, guitar
christopher cox - vibes, piano, toy piano
*all songs written by dana falconberry
*co-produced by dana falconberry, christopher cox, and grant johnson
*all songs engineered by grant johnson at the church house in austin, tx (except maple leaf red, recorded at good danny’s in austin, tx)
*all string and harp arrangements by christopher cox
*all songs mixed by danny reisch at lakeside studio in austin, tx (except maple leaf red, mixed by grant johnson at fat fuse in austin, tx)
