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Tales From the HomesteadEpisode 12 The Telling KindThe Telling Kind is the 12th track on Tallsome Tales.
Gary Mackender - drums, accordion, organ, piano
Karl Hoffmann - bass, lap steel, baritone2018-03-2100 min
Tales From the HomesteadEpisode 11 Belinda BonitaBelinda Bonita is the 11th track on Tallsome Tales.
T'was at my best friend's wedding dance I first laid eyes on her
I walked right up asked her to dance such was her allure
We moved across the floor with a ballroom dancer's grace
I knew that she would be mine when I felt our first embrace
Belinda Bonita o come dance with me tonight
Belinda Bonita o until the morning light
There is no one else who can take your place
You're my only heart's desire
Belinda Bonita o come dance with me tonight
We pledged our love eternal...2018-03-2100 min
Tales From the HomesteadEpisode 10 The Scarlet OakThe Scarlet Oak is the 10th track on Tallsome Tales.
Gary Mackender - drums, accordion, piano
Karl Hoffmann - bass
Heather Hardy - violin2018-03-2100 min
Tales From the HomesteadEpisode 9 To Be Home AgainTo Be Home Again is the 9th track on Tallsome Tales.
I left my home when I was just seventeen
I knew all there was to know
I packed my bags and drove as far as I could
No one to tell me where to go
Got me a job selling gas and cigarettes
Graveyard shift was all I could find
Married the first gal paid attention to me
No one to tell me I was blind
Oh to be home again
It was heaven to me
It was my sacred ground for years
Been gone so long
Makes it...2018-03-2100 min
Tales From the HomesteadEpisode 8 Why Not MarryWhy Not Marry is the 8th track on The Carnivaleros' Tallsome Tales release.
We've been sweethearts since we were twelve years old
So why not marry me
Our secrets are unlocked all our stories told
Why not marry me
We can live in the house that my folks passed down
Be so fine just you wait and see
Would be a good life I'd provide for thee
Why not marry me
Yes, we've been together for all these years
But I cannot marry thee
I know your sisters and your brothers, aunts and uncles, too
I cannot marry thee
I...2018-03-2100 min
Tales From the HomesteadEpisode 7 The Die Was CastThe Die Was Cast is the 7th cut on Tallsome Tales.
That Man you think you fell in love with
That man you think is here to stay
Can't see your house is made of glass
Dreams only of his past
Can't take you where you want to go
Long ago, the Die Was Cast
There was a time he said he did love you
There was a time that movement seemed so slow
But the cards came tumbling down when he told you
Cut your losses, I love you no more
Don't expect him to lay down beside you
...2018-03-2100 min
Tales From the HomesteadEpisode 5 Justified Fitting EndJustified Fitting End is the 5th track on Tallsome Tales by The Carnivaleros.
Was you sent or did you just went
Asked the preacher 'cross the table from me
I told him it was neither I was backed up to a wall
Certain things are meant to be
I had to kill my father he was beatin' on my mother
Some old fences just will not mend
It was an unexpected, loosely-jointed, understated, overrated,
Jaded but sophisticated, justified fitting end
My Ma was a-raisin' my sisters and me
In a shack on the edge of town
She always did her...2018-03-2100 min
Tales From the HomesteadEpisode 6 The Purple DoorThe Purple Door is the 6th track on Tallsome Tales, a funky song for a film yet to be made.
Gary Mackender - drums, organ, piano
Karl Hoffmann - bass, percussion
Ed DeLucia - guitar2018-03-2000 min
Tales From the HomesteadEpisode 0 Tallsome Tales IntroductionTales From the Homestead is a podcast series created and hosted by Björgvin Benediktsson, which takes you behind the scenes of Tallsome Tales, the sixth release from The Carnivaleros. Every episode, we deconstruct a new song before playing it, giving you the inside scoop on every cut off the album. You'll learn about the inspirations behind the songs and how they came to be - the fun stories, the cautionary tales, and the tragedies. Along the way, you'll learn how even the smallest of ideas evolve into full-fledged production with humorous anecdotes about the talented musicians and technical wizardry t...2018-03-2000 min
Tales From the HomesteadEpisode 2 Let's DanceLet’s Dance is the 2nd track on Tallsome Tales by The Carnivaleros.
Björgvin Benediktsson interviews songwriter Gary Mackender and mixing/mastering engineer Karl Hoffmann about the inspirations behind the song and how it came to be.
Walkin' down on 6th Street, done paid my daily dues
Could feel some crazy rhythms in the soles of my shoes
A barker grabbed my arm and shouted come check out the show
They'll kick your ass across the floor, they're playing the Zydeco
Well, I hadn't heard those sounds before so I thought I'd take a chance
The music grabbed a hol...2018-03-1900 min
Tales From the HomesteadEpisode 3 Rudy Got Caught AgainRudy Got Caught Again is the 3rd track on Tallsome Tales by The Carnivaleros.
Björgvin Benediktsson interviews songwriter Gary Mackender and mixing/mastering engineer Karl Hoffmann about the inspirations behind the song and how it came to be.
Rudy got caught in the barbed wire again
He was running from the man with a bottle of gin
They took back the bottle but left him on the hook
So he could think about all the things he done took
Rudy got caught again
He'd been flirting with the law since the day he turned ten
About the same time h...2018-03-1900 min
Tales From the HomesteadEpisode 4 Young Danny LeeYoung Danny Lee is the 4th track on Tallsome Tales by The Carnivaleros.
Björgvin Benediktsson interviews songwriter Gary Mackender and mixing/mastering engineer Karl Hoffmann about the inspirations behind the song and how it came to be.
Young Danny lived at the edge of town
Only fifteen years was he
While lending a hand to his father Jack
Climbed up the roof to see
Time Stood still as if transfixed
By the knife of memory
In a room below Jack raised his gun
And shot young Danny Lee
O, he shot young Danny Lee
A cold wind on the p...2018-03-1900 min
Tales From the HomesteadEpisode 1 Liquor, Vice, And SinLiquor, Vice, and Sin is the 1st track on Tallsome Tales by The Carnivaleros.
Björgvin Benediktsson interviews songwriter Gary Mackender and mixing/mastering engineer Karl Hoffmann about the inspirations behind the song and how it came to be.
It was early in the morning all the bars were shut up tight
Sidewalks were a glistening, not a taxi found in sight
Dog barking at a lamppost but nobody was there
Old man propped up in the alley with a thousand yard stare
One more night to roll the dice and gamble for the win
One more night in paradise o...2018-03-1800 min