Music of Hair

Music of Hair
Studio album by
Andrew Bird
Released1996[1]
RecordedAugust 1996
StudioLakeside Studio
Length55:44
LabelSelf-released; re-released on Grimsey Records and Wegawam Music
ProducerAndrew Bird
Andrew Bird chronology
Music of Hair
(1996) 		Thrills
(1998)

Music of Hair is the debut studio album by the American singer-songwriter Andrew Bird, released in 1996. The tracks featured were written in Bird's early twenties, and the album was released when he was 23.[2] The album features contributions from musicians Colin Bunn, Dave Dieckmann, Kat Eggleston, Al Ehrich, Kevin O'Donnell; and, James "Jimbo" Mathus, Katharine Whalen and Chris Phillips from Squirrel Nut Zippers.

The title of the album is a reference to Galway Kinnell's poem, "Wait". This poem is also used for the lyrics in the song "Wait," on the album Oh! The Grandeur.[3]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Nuthinduan Waltz"melody: Traditional; lyrics: Andrew Bird4:58
2."Ambivalence Waltz" 2:27
3."Oh So Insistent" 3:52
4."Rhodéàöh" 4:41
5."Two Sisters"theme: Traditional; music and lyrics: Andrew Bird4:17
6."St. Francis Reel" 3:08
7."Ratitat/Peter's Wolf/Oblivious Reel""Ratitat" - Traditional5:17
8."The Greenhorn/Exile of Erin/Glasgow Reel""Exile of Erin" and "Glasgow Reel" - Traditional4:15
9."Pathetique"text: Heinrich Heine; music: Andrew Bird4:07
10."Song of Foot""Feet of Mad Shak Dance" - Kevin O'Donnell2:55
11."Minor Beatrice""Danse Juba" passage - Traditional; string quartet passage - Maurice Ravel9:58
12."Oh So Sad" 5:49

Other appearances

  • Re-recorded versions of the songs "Nuthinduan Waltz" and "Pathetique" are found on the album Thrills.

References

  1. ^ "Music of Hair, by Andrew Bird". bandcamp. andrew bird.
  2. ^ "Only Solitaire blog: Andrew Bird: Music of Hair". 2 May 2010.
  3. ^ Poets, Academy of American. "Wait by Galway Kinnell - Poems | Academy of American Poets". poets.org. Retrieved 2022-06-26.