Windycon set list.

[seanan_mcguire]

I am home from Chicago (again), and fighting my way out from the massive piles of paperwork and detritus that built up while I was at Windycon. I had a fantastic time, and I got to rock the house with one of my favorite temporary backing bands, Dead Sexy, which consisted of Wild Mercy, the Suttons, and Dr. Mary Crowell. Seriously, I am the luckiest girl in the world.

As is the custom around here, I now present the Windycon set list, with arrangement notes. It was a great show, and our song choices went as follows:

1. "Counting Crows." (Seanan, vocals; Debbie, Brenda, vocals; Bill, Barry, guitar; Mary, piano; Amy, fiddle; Brenda, Sally, Debbie, percussion; Jen, bass.)
2. "The Sealskin and the Story and the Sky." (Seanan, vocals; Debbie, Brenda, vocals; Bill, Barry, guitar; Mary, piano; Amy, fiddle; Brenda, Sally, Debbie, percussion; Jen, bass.)
3. "How Much Salt?" (Seanan, Debbie, vocals; Barry, guitar; Mary, piano; Bill, mandolin; Amy, fiddle; Brenda, Sally, percussion; Jen, bass.)
4. "Ten Years." Talis Kimberley cover. (Seanan, vocals; Barry, Bill, guitar; Mary, piano; Jen, harp; Amy, fiddle; Brenda, Debbie, Sally, percussion.)
5. "Fly Little Bird." (Seanan, Barry, Debbie, Jen, Sally, vocals.)
6. "Mother of the Crows." (Seanan, vocals; Mary, piano; Bill, Barry, guitar; Sally, creepy thunder noises; Brenda, percussion.)
7. "Silent Hill." (Seanan, vocals; Mary, piano; Sally, creepy thunder noises.)
8. "Landslide." Fleetwood Mac cover. (Seanan, Mary, Brenda, Debbie, Jen, vocals; Bill, Barry, guitar; Amy, fiddle; Mary, piano; Brenda, Sally, Debbie, percussion; Jen, bass.)
9. "Dare to Dream." (Seanan, vocals; Bill, Barry, guitar; Mary, piano; Amy, fiddle; Brenda, Sally, Debbie, percussion; Jen, bass.)
10. "Burn It Down." Vixy and Tony cover. (Seanan, vocals; Bill, Barry, guitar; Mary, piano; Amy, fiddle; Brenda, Sally, Debbie, percussion; Jen, bass.)
9. "Wicked Girls Saving Ourselves." (Seanan, Jen, vocals; Bill, Barry, guitar; Mary, piano; Amy, fiddle; Brenda, Sally, Debbie, percussion; Jen, bass.)
10. "My Story Is Not Done." (Seanan, vocals; Bill, Barry, guitar; Mary, piano; Amy, fiddle; Brenda, Sally, Debbie, percussion; Jen, bass.)

The bridge for "Wicked Girls":

Brenda beats bodhrans and Vixy's run off with the fairies,
And Debbie will pour you red wine pressed from sweet poisoned berries.
Jen poses riddles and Mary plays tricks,
While Sally makes music by banging with sticks,
And the rules that we live by are simple and clear...

As always: "Counting Crows," "How Much Salt?" "Mother of the Crows," "My Story Is Not Done," and "Wicked Girls Saving Ourselves" are on Wicked Girls. "Silent Hill" is on Red Roses and Dead Things. "Fly Little Bird" is on Pretty Little Dead Girl (out of print).

"Ten Years" has not yet been recorded, but you should check out Talis Kimberley's latest album, Queen of Spindles. "Burn It Down" has not yet been recorded, but you should check out Vixy and Tony's latest album, Thirteen.

"The Seal Skin and the Story and the Sky" and "Dare to Dream" have not yet been recorded.

Huge thanks to the sound crew, to the Windycon filk programming department, and to all my wonderful musicians, who uplift me to a level I could never reach without them. I am honored, I am grateful, and I am going back to bed.

Comments

[tigertoy.livejournal.com]

We were the luckiest audience in the world because we got to hear it! It was wonderful.

I hope you've found a good use for the candy corn duck tape.

[seanan-mcguire.livejournal.com]

I am considering taping the cats to things.

[ladymondegreen.livejournal.com]

I really want to hear that version of "Ten Years". The whole show sounds terrific.

[seanan-mcguire.livejournal.com]

It was quite nice.

[sylviamcivers.livejournal.com]

you have the best songs :) even before you had lots of great books.

I still haven't found anything better than PrettyLittle Dead Girl

[seanan-mcguire.livejournal.com]

That song always makes me happy.

[qnofhrt.livejournal.com]

Silent hill with the extra serving of creepy sauce provided by Sally was really wonderful and thank you for doing "How much salt?" Love that song!

[seanan-mcguire.livejournal.com]

Very welcome.

[liddle-oldman.livejournal.com]

I have no idea of the actual challenges to this, but -- have you thought of producing live recordings? I'd certainly be interested. :)

[seanan-mcguire.livejournal.com]

I did, once; Pretty Little Dead Girl.

A live recording has to be STELLAR for me to be willing to release it, because most shows sound better live than they do recorded. Being there makes you a lot more forgiving of natural live performance flaws.

[dave-ifversen.livejournal.com]

Huge thanks to the sound crew

Glad to be of service! Loved the concert!

[seanan-mcguire.livejournal.com]

Any chance I can get a recording?

[dave-ifversen.livejournal.com]

That should be no problem - I did a multi-track digital recording. I haven't listened to it yet, but I will be doing the mastering over the next week or two. Once I'm done, I'll make sure to get it to you!

[wendyzski.livejournal.com]

I managed to get there from Landslide on, processing masquerade paperwork in the doorway.

[seanan-mcguire.livejournal.com]

Awesome.

[vixyish.livejournal.com]

For the record, I stopped running with fairies over a year ago. :)

[seanan-mcguire.livejournal.com]

What am I, the Queen of the Goblins?

[vixyish.livejournal.com]

Halloweentown Candy Corn Pumpkin Princess, of course!

[seanan-mcguire.livejournal.com]

<3 <3 <3

[erinwrites.livejournal.com]

Sad Erin is sad that she was not there, because that was a whole lot of awesomesauce for one stage. <3

[seanan-mcguire.livejournal.com]

We missed you.

[phoenixrave.livejournal.com]

Windycon holds the spot in my heart for Most Welcoming Con, and considering the quality of the Music and Writing GoHs this year, I could cry for having to miss it. Still, I'm glad that so many friends were able to enjoy it, and I'll be back there soon. In brighter news, I should be able to see you at JordanCon. Any chance of an "official" set there? I've never been. Do they have a Filk program?

[seanan-mcguire.livejournal.com]

I legit don't know. They haven't asked me about a concert, and since I can only perform when I can wrangle musicians, whether or not I do a set will be partially determined by who else is going to be there.