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Chris Winther

by Old Man Winther

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1.
Riding The Line 03:44
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2.
Apple Picker Song 02:45
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3.
Juneau 02:50
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4.
Leaving Blues 02:18
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5.
Diamonds And Devils 02:37
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6.
Watertower 02:49
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7.
Three Strikes 03:51
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Hills Of San Antone 02:33
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East Highway 02:10
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10.
Hard Working Man 03:29
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Straight And Narrow 03:16
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12.
My Friend's Daughter 02:03
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about

I had just gotten back from Ireland where I attended a friend's wedding and was filled with the music of the streets of Dublin. It became apparent to me while I was there that the street musicians were about the most exciting players I had encountered live in a long time. Part of what excited me was their unabashed energy and enthusiasm for songs I am sure they played day after day, night after night.
The other part was their guitar playing. Loud, fierce strumming like they truly had something to say and not a lot of time to do it in. My first week back I happened into the garage sale at the Old Town School of Folk in Chicago which for people in the know is a great place to pick up cheap gear. I went not knowing exactly what I wanted but as soon as I made my way through the swarms of people packing into the tiny basement I found what I was there for.
It was a dusty old Teac quarter inch reel to reel tape recorder that was missing the front cover but was in otherwise decent shape. The tag read on the top '$30 it works." That was enough for me so with the last money I had left in my pocket I picked up the machine and headed off into the sunny summer streets of Chicago.
The machine however, was much heavier than I had given it credit for and I had no money for a cab and was thus forced to drag the awkward tape player onto the L train. I guess this is what a friend of mine meant when he told me you have to struggle for your art!
After ordering some new reels of tape I began to try out different recording techniques and also incorporate the street muscian style into my songs. One day I fell into a bit of a groove and before I knew it I had recorded an album's worth of songs live in front of a single microphone. Although it took awhile for me to release it officially this is a culmination of those different experiences I had during one summer in Chicago.

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released August 31, 2009

Guitar, Harmonica - Old Man Winther
Contact: oldmanwinther@gmail.com
Soundcloud.com/old-man-winther

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Old Man Winther

Assembly line pop producer and creative archivist. A song is nothing but a germ; a small, fairly insignificant particle. Output must be viewed by the proliferation of particles or germs. Backwards is more important than forwards. Do not worry about self-promotion unless that excites you but it probably won't and you are most likely not going to be a success anyway. ... more

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