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Andrew Calhoun
Tiger Tattoo
Genres: Alternative Rock, Folk, Pop

Track Listings (14) - Disc #1
1. Joy
2. Catching on Fire
3. Miss Hill
4. Goin' Down to See John Prine
5. Fred's Brother
6. Day in and Night Out
7. Tom Brown
8. Toger Tattoo
9. I'm a Rover - Andrew Calhoun, Traditional
10. The Scyther - Andrew Calhoun, Traditional
11. Shadow Song
12. When I Have Arms Again
13. I Shall Not Look Away
14. Everyone Sang

CD Details

All Artists: Andrew Calhoun
Title: Tiger Tattoo
Members Wishing: 1
Total Copies: 0
Label: Waterbug Records
Release Date: 6/15/2004
Genres: Alternative Rock, Folk, Pop
Styles: New Wave & Post-Punk, Traditional Folk, Contemporary Folk, Singer-Songwriters
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 753114005323

Synopsis

Album Description

"Tiger Tattoo" marks a new direction in Andrew Calhoun's songwriting journey, with an emphasis on storytelling. The title track concerns a woman he met on a temp job in Portland, Oregon in October, 2000. Tracks 2-5 comprise an autobiography; "Miss Hill" recalls a mob scene presided over by an unstable 5th grade teacher; "Goin' Down to See John Prine" recounts family trips into Chicago in 1969-70 to "hear a mailman sing". "When I Have Arms Again" views the riddle of mental illness though the myth of the flight of Icarus. Dave Carter did the vocal arrangement for "Joy" and sings on the chorus, along with Tracy Grammer and Claire Bard. The final two tracks, "I Shall Not Look Away" and a setting of Seigfried Sassoon's "Everyone Sang" are tributes to Dave Carter, created shortly after his death in July, 2002. "Tiger Tattoo" rose to #8 on Folk-DJ in November, 2002, and was on the 2003 top ten folk recordings list for WFMT and WDET.

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CD Reviews

The story goes on

T. Coller | Tampa, Florida | 07/31/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I see Calhoun as a story teller, traveling around, collecting small pieces of life and giving it back as music. The man has a gift for turning the smallest moments into songs that stick with you. You should own this CD."

Contemporary Stories Presented With Humanistic Qualities

K. Gerald Swan | Cape Girardeau, MO | 04/15/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Andrew Calhoun presents real life experience gift wrapped in traditional folk music virtues. He molds these contemporary tales into our foreseeable future folklore. Calhoun's vocals provide idiosyncratic qualities that give his songs an infinite longevity. The title song "Tiger Tattoo" is a grand example of his extraordinary story-telling abilities."