Track Listing
[with notes by Leo Kottke]
In the sense that my guitars were once plants, this record's a greenhouse. There are seven instruments and four vocals. The following list is not the song order on the CD....
Instrumentals:
BEAN TIME (Kottke)
Written for my grandfather who innocently introduced me to the second lowest job I ever had -- bean picking.
OWLS (Kottke)
IN CHRIST THERE IS NO EAST OR WEST (Fahey)
An Episcopalian hymn arranged for guitar by John Fahey. I over-dubbed a 6-string unison on part of this.
LAST STEAM ENGINE TRAIN (Fahey)
Also John's. In part from a Sam McGee tune.
THE SONG OF THE SWAMP (Kottke)
A slithery tune concerning the pitfalls in real estate. Also some unison over-dubbing.
THE SPANISH ENTOMOLOGIST (Kottke)
A medley made up of a children's song and my two favorite songs when I was a kid.
LOST JOHN (Kottke)
A traditional tune. Part of it is a copy of Doe [sic] Watson's harp break on the same tune. The second guitar is Steve Gammell.
Vocals:
TINY ISLAND (Gaylor)
The last verse should be: "Endless waves and the love that you gave washing over me." My memory slipped when I recorded it. Written by an old friend, Al Gaylor, now in Portland.
LOUISE (Seibel)
by Paul Seibel.
FROM THE CRADLE TO THE GRAVE (Kottke/Nagle)
Lyrics written by Ron Nagle while overlooking scenic Bocano Drive.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO NEED ME (Kottke)
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Cover from Greenhouse
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