Jenny Dalton

Podcast Episode 46 - Spring Eagles

noreply@blogger.com (--------------------) — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 10:13:00 -0500

I had an enchanting spring equinox / "super full moon" weekend, so I talked about it in the new podcast episode: Subscribe in iTunes | Direct mp3

There seems to be lots of interest in the "picnic in the dark" show, so I'll make that happen. Thanks for the feedback! On April 2nd, I'll be in Duluth, MN to play a show with the band at Pizza Luce. Also, I'll be on KFAI this Wednesday, March 23 Live from Studio 5

Podcast Episode 45 - Shotgun Wedding

noreply@blogger.com (--------------------) — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 10:37:00 -0500

After a winter hibernation from podcasting, I hopped back on to chat about my current affairs, progress on the new album and to do a "live" performance of one of the new songs called "Shotgun Wedding." Subscribe in iTunes | Direct mp3

Question for you: If I did an intimate solo performance called "Picnic in the Dark" (perhaps in an art studio space) where you bring a blanket to sit on and a picnic basket, would that be something you'd like to go to? I'd love your feedback and ideas for non-traditional venues & shows. Drop a message to me at info @ glossyshoebox.com

Upcoming show: Duluth, MN at Pizza Luce on Saturday April 2nd!

XOXO!
Jenny D

Concert Announcement & New Video Podcast Episode

noreply@blogger.com (--------------------) — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 11:17:00 -0500

Hello friends! I have some new infos for you:

Concert at The Whole: November 12
Playing with my band (The Wrought Iron); also featuring the lovelies Shaunna Heckman (of Duluth) and Sara Winters. Doors at 7:30 pm, $3 students, $5 public, all ages
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Video Podcast Episode 43 - Autumn Prettiness
Narrated video footage of a fall color drive to Taylor's Falls and miscellaneous highlights including the release of a 1000 lb pumpkin from a tall crane :) (ps, this episode is not explicit, the tag in iTunes was incorrect and may not be updated yet)
- Download on iTunes
- Direct mov File

Hugs!
Jenny

PS! If you like "The Fall" Remix in the video podcast episode, you can download the "Umbrella Remixes" Album for free here (I think this will work). This link will expire tho

June 2010 Update

noreply@blogger.com (--------------------) — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 16:55:00 -0500

I'm itching to tell you more about the new project, but I have to hold it in for the time being. In the meantime, here's some news for you:

Summer Solo Keyboard Shows on Lake Superior
Thursday July 8 at Grand Superior Lodge
Thursday August 5th at Grand Superior Lodge
Grand Superior Lodge is in Castle Danger...a more awesome name doesn't exist

Latest Podcast Episodes:
Episode 42 (Video) Tour of my new house!
Episode 41 (Audio) Have I told you about my odd decision to do tarot readings before? Allow me to explain.

XOXO!
Jenny D

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Podcast Episode 42 - Want to see my house?

noreply@blogger.com (--------------------) — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 09:44:00 -0600

Podcast episode 42: iTunes | mov file
A video tour of the house I recently bought.

Tech Note: This video podcast episode might not upload to iPods or iPhones without selecting the episode after downloading, then choosing "make iPod version" from the "Advanced" menu in iTunes. The newly converted version might show up in "Videos" rather than "Podcasts."
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Episode 41 - Why the Tarot Readings?

noreply@blogger.com (--------------------) — Mon, 8 Feb 2010 20:30:00 -0600

Podcast episode 41 iTunes | mp3 I thought I'd explain my history and experiences with Tarot and why I offer to do them on my website. Here's a video I did of a reading to promote Carbon Lily Remixes (bc it was released close to Halloween), and this is how I do it:

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Show Feb 6th & New Podcast Episode!

noreply@blogger.com (--------------------) — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 22:13:00 -0600

Podcast Episode 40: I'm finally back on the podcasting. In this episode, I talk about the band and the new recording project ahead of us. To hear about the progress in future episodes, subscribe in iTunes. Episode 40: mp3 | iTunes

Show at Nick & Eddie's on February 6th:
Come see us play with my lovely friends Bella Koshka on Saturday, February 6th at N&E. $5; 10pm; Ages 21+

XOXO!
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Episode 40 - I let you think that I'm yours when I'm not

noreply@blogger.com (--------------------) — Sun, 8 Feb 2009 23:24:00 -0600

New Album & Book
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Episode 39 - Nyteowl Remix & Red Stag Announcement

noreply@blogger.com (--------------------) — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 18:08:00 -0600

My friend Jeremiah aka Nyteowl and I are going to be playing the Typoscura's Hump Day at the Red Stag this Wednesday, January 28th. He will be spinning some tunes after I play a solo set. Here are the details. In this episode, you can check out the remix he did of "Bad Day" for my last album.

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XO, Jenny
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"Bad Day vs Nyteowl" From Carbon Lily Remixes (iTunes)
"Bad Day" Original Version from Fleur de Lily (iTunes)

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Episode 38 - Happy New Year!

noreply@blogger.com (--------------------) — Thu, 1 Jan 2009 18:31:00 -0600

Happy New Year! I'm back on the podcasting now after a break over the holidays. In this podcast episode, I talk about a new bit of wisdom for the coming year and play a one of my favorite songs from 2008 by Lykke Li.

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"I'm Good, I'm Gone" by Lykke Li on iTunes

All the best in 2009,
XO, Jenny
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All the cider...

noreply@blogger.com (--------------------) — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 16:23:00 -0600

Tis the season to fall behind in releasing new podcast episodes because I'm so cold I can't even move. It took all the hot cider this side of the Mississippi to warm me enough to write this note. So I'll be quick!

- If you're existing in the Twin Cities area for the holidays, join me for a free show at the Kitty Cat Klub on Saturday, Dec 27th! Luke Redfield, James Apollo and I are playing - music at 10pm. Ages 21+

- Sometimes I feel like a big nerd putting those podcast episodes out. Of course that won't stop me from making more, but I have been toying with the idea of taking the 40-or-so old episodes off line. If you like listening to me nerd out, download the lot lest I yank them from the webbernets.

Have a very merry one!!
XOXO!!

Jenny D

Episode 37 - Track 14: "Looted Fires"

noreply@blogger.com (--------------------) — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 11:17:00 -0600

This podcast episode is about Rusalka's Umbrella track #14: "Looted Fires."

Learn more about the new CD in Daughters of the Dead Sea which is now available at amazon.com. This 100-page paperback book has diary entries, poems, and lyrics/descriptions all relating to Rusalka's Umbrella.

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LOOTED FIRES

Is it real, this Desertion, USS?
Is it real, this desertion? S.O.S.
Is it all they said it'd be
standing guard over looted fires?

We'll talk of omens and curses
and peg-leg gashes
pouring over the ground
with the snow and ashes
Got a two-pound devil
a lonely old vessel
It's all we've got at the end of a plank
standing guard over looted fires

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Episode 36 - Track 13: "Merry Go Around"

noreply@blogger.com (--------------------) — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 15:38:00 -0600

This podcast episode is about Rusalka's Umbrella track #13: "Merry Go Around."

Learn more about the new CD in Daughters of the Dead Sea which is now available at amazon.com. This 100-page paperback book has diary entries, poems, and lyrics/descriptions all relating to Rusalka's Umbrella.

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MERRY GO AROUND

How did you pull the wool over their eyes?
It's some trick you pulled, but I am unfooled
Then the sheriff called
and the bible thumped
It's some badge you wear
like you're exalted

It's alright now 'cause I am all that he became
Standing down, staring at infinity
Ride and ride, we'll ride those horses round and round
Dodge and burn
on the merry go around

Underneath your skin, a dark hazard waits
Is this bridge on fire? Were you too late?
This history repeats itself
It's some horse you mount
like you're wiser

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Episode 35 - Track #12: Snow Mazes of Norway

noreply@blogger.com (--------------------) — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 01:37:00 -0600

This podcast episode is about Rusalka's Umbrella track #12: "Snow Mazes of Norway."

Learn more about the new CD in Daughters of the Dead Sea which is now available at amazon.com. This 100-page paperback book has diary entries, poems, and lyrics/descriptions all relating to Rusalka's Umbrella.

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SNOW MAZES OF NORWAY

Six points on a snowflake, eight arrows on a compass
My brother with a host family playing drums for the Norwegians
He went walking to explore Trysil, but he got lost in a winter maze
Six points on a snow flake, eight arrows on a compass

Six ways from Sunday falling down
Eight feet of heaven on the ground
Keep him warm, keep him warm
'Cause in the snow mazes of Norway,
he is underground

He brought back some souvenirs
a metal bowl with a Viking ship
a wooden carving and compass
and six points on a snowflake

Six points on a snowflake
Eight memories in a photograph
My brother's going to miss that snow
Now he surfs in San Diego

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Podcast Episode 34 - Track 11: Puddle Jump

noreply@blogger.com (--------------------) — Sat, 8 Nov 2008 20:59:00 -0600

This podcast episode is about Rusalka's Umbrella track #11: "Puddle Jump."

Learn more about the new CD in Daughters of the Dead Sea which is now available at amazon.com. This 100-page paperback book has diary entries, poems, and lyrics/descriptions all relating to Rusalka's Umbrella.

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PUDDLE JUMP

Rubber boots, overcoat, umbrella
she's happy in her sundress
They're telling fairy tales. Fancy that,
they think she's a rainmaker

A flash flood warning moves into the area, she doesn't hide
Tornado touches down in tornado alley, but she doesn't hide
She knows that time can soak up all the rain
so she helps herself to more puddles

Don't be mad at her, she still loves
She's got a heart that's bigger than the sun
She just can't stand still
She just has to spill

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Episode 33 - Track 10: Dear Paul

noreply@blogger.com (--------------------) — Mon, 3 Nov 2008 09:29:00 -0600

This podcast episode is about Rusalka's Umbrella track #10: "Dear Paul."

Learn more about the new CD in Daughters of the Dead Sea which is now available at amazon.com. This 100-page paperback book has diary entries, poems, and lyrics/descriptions all relating to Rusalka's Umbrella.

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DEAR PAUL

Dear Paul, I am writing
wondering how you have been
Dear Paul, I've been reading
I fear I'm reading too much into this

Give me something more
Give me something strong
Give me something I can believe in
Give me something more
Give me something strong
I know something's wrong with this picture

Dear Paul, I have thrown out
everything that I believed in
I can't decide if I'm a nihilist or a fatalist today

Dear Paul, I know I've been
a little out of touch, a little out of reach
But now I’ll sit beside you
Take my hand, let's see what happens

And he says, "Give me something more.
Give me something strong.
Give me something I can believe in."
And I said, "I can't give you more.
This is all I've got. This is everything that I believe in."

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Podcast Episode 32 - HALLOWEEN

noreply@blogger.com (--------------------) — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 18:33:00 -0500

Happy Halloween!

I'm playing a show (in Halloween costume) at the Kitty Cat Klub on Thursday, Oct 30. We'll celebrate the 31st when the clock strikes 12.

In this SPOOKY podcast episode:

I recite the poem, "Girl in the Woods" from my book Daughters of the Dead Sea.

Also, I play an original Halloween Song for you (which I recorded just today). Check it out in the episode mp3. If you would like a copy of this song, join the mailing list.

Wishing you tricks n' treats,
XO
Jenny

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Halloween Song 2008 Lyrics

All rise and fall again, you autumn leaves
These days the veil is thin
it's All Hollow's Eve

Yes, your majesty, we have many tales to tell
Ghostly by the lanterns, ships passing in the night
Come in by the fire, we have many tales to tell
The hush of all the voices fall like apples to the ground

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Podcast Episode 31 - Track 9: Bad Seed

noreply@blogger.com (--------------------) — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 22:47:00 -0500

This podcast episode is about Rusalka's Umbrella track #9: "Bad Seed." It's the part of the sequence within the CD that gets into innocence vs. deviance. The photograph shown here is a view I found from the top of The Grotto in Portland, OR - which is the grotto I referred to in this song. Listen to the podcast to find out the full meaning of the song and how Mermaids (staring Cher) fits in.

Good news! The book is here! Learn more about the new CD in Daughters of the Dead Sea which is now available at amazon.com. This 100-page paperback book has diary entries, poems, and lyrics/descriptions all relating to Rusalka's Umbrella.

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BAD SEED

Routier pauvre et chantant
"Are you ready to go?
Just keep yourself strong," I said
To the grotto and stone
the gardens and the thorns of a monastery
And the minute she arrived,
they knew they'd have to bury a bad seed

But she's here, and she tries
But she's here, don't go. Let go.
Don't let go, she could be anywhere
Like a clouded sky, she's almost everywhere
You can't the holy out of the water
And she knew right then she could be anywhere
and here.

Routier pauvre et chantant
And there she concedes
in the gardens and the thorns of a monastery
dirt in her finger nails, dig a little hole for a bad seed
And the minute it was buried,
she knew she'd lost a friend and a sister

She was ready to go
from the grotto and the stone of the monetary
All the life she could taste
from the gardens and the thorns of a bad seed

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Podcast Episode 30 - Track 8: Ladies and Gentlemen

noreply@blogger.com (--------------------) — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 22:41:00 -0500

This podcast episode is about Rusalka's Umbrella track #8: "Ladies and Gentlemen." It's the part of the sequence within the CD that gets into innocence vs. deviance.

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LADIES AND GENTLEMEN

Oh Yeager, Yeager and your warehouses downtown
Here lies discretion buried in a bar napkin
They'll invite you in, you've got a sin tax on your head
'cause you bring the hot water
gonna take it down and down

But let's be ladies and gentlemen
not conquestors in hot water
Who was that calling with my voice?

Oh Yeager, Yeager climbing up those fated rungs
On the fire escape, escaping from their wanting hands
They'll invite me in, I've got a sin tax on my head
and I'll bring the hot water, gonna take it down and down

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Podcast Episode 29 - Track 7: The Fall

noreply@blogger.com (--------------------) — Fri, 3 Oct 2008 19:55:00 -0500

This podcast episode is about Rusalka's Umbrella track #7: "The Fall." It's the part of the CD that gets into innocence vs deviance. This song was inspired by The Fall by Albert Camus.

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THE FALL

Oh how irony can taint
a perfect painting of justice
In a shabby room where the judges hide
there is no innocence, but confession

She fell into the Seine
her voice still haunting you among the Dutchmen
Tonight there will be fog
on the Zuider Zee
and in your head

Oh how irony can taint
a perfect painting of justice
Pureness is ephemeral
muddied with our best kept secrets

You hear the foghorn sound
You can't stand to be below all the laughter
Tonight there will be fog
on the Zuider Zee
and in your head

I know just how he fell
Now I know just how he fell into it

Alone above Lake Superior
like a stolen judge in hiding

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PS - Here's a video journal of the trip up to Lutsen when I read The Fall by Camus and wrote this song:

Podcast Episode 28 - Track 6: So Says I

noreply@blogger.com (--------------------) — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 17:28:00 -0500

This podcast episode is about Rusalka's Umbrella track #6: "So Says I" about the difference between going somewhere and getting somewhere. Row, row, row your boat..

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SO SAYS I

I can't shy away from this
though I really wish I could
I think it'd do us all some good
I have every intention of going where I go
left, left, right, left
Sometimes I miss it
There, I said it

But I'm not a broken heart, I just wanted to be alone
I'm not a sinking ship, I'm just testing the water
I'm not a lost soul, I'm just wandering around
So says I

We shed a snake skin
This life is dripping in, I'm going to trace it to the source
That life is fading out
The cost of evolution is the once familiar
I don't really miss it
There, I said it

I'm not a passenger, I'm just along for the ride
I'm not a phantom limb, it's just sometimes I get the itch
I'm not a lost soul, I'm just wandering around
So says I

This is how we turn into ourselves
Carry on, carry on

I'm not a broken heart, I just wanted to be alone
I'm not a sinking ship, I’m just testing the water
I'm not a lost soul, I'm just wandering around
So says I

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Episode 27 - Track 5: Alionushka

noreply@blogger.com (--------------------) — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 07:51:00 -0500

Continuing the Count Down...

This podcast episode is about Rusalka's Umbrella track #5: "Alionushka." The name comes from an old Russian fairy tale which has been condensed in this story.

The recording features drums by Dan Greenwood, bass by Matt Freed, cello by Lucas Shogren, accordion by Nate Simar, and I'm on ze piano and vox o' course.

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ALIONUSHKA

I have every right to treat you the way that I do
You're so held up in your head, I can't stand it
I know I did nothing wrong.
And he said, "I need a way out."
And he said…yes he said.

All this disappointment,
all my disappointment looks ugly as sin
So I put on some lipstick, my hood up and I
zip up my sweatshirt right up to the top
I said, "Now I need a way out."
Out I went

Alionushka is disappointed

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Podcast Episode 26 - Track 4: Rusalka's Umbrella

noreply@blogger.com (--------------------) — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 17:55:00 -0500

Continuing the Count Down...

This podcast episode is about Rusalka's Umbrella track #4: The lore and meaning behind the song "Rusalka's Umbrella"

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RUSALKA’S UMBRELLA

It's too late now to call a truce
you buried me in the blue
It's too late now to love you
I'm already over you

You're very tall but you can't see over this
Underneath Rusalka's Umbrella
It's somebody's wicked idea of a funny joke
can't take it seriously
Rusalka's umbrella in the morning
she can't be serious
In whatever we do

Rising up from the deep
wax and wane, we're released
Follow it in, that gripping sound
capturing you down in the blue

It's too late now to call a truce
I'm already in the blue

XOXO, Jenny Dalton

Episode 25 - Track 3: Married to the Sea

noreply@blogger.com (--------------------) — Mon, 1 Sep 2008 22:07:00 -0500

CD Release Show at the Ritz Theater in Minneapolis on Saturday, September 6!

Continuing the Count Down...

This podcast episode is about Rusalka's Umbrella track #3. I talk about what it means to be married to the sea.

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MARRIED TO THE SEA

I can't be alone tonight
the slow water laps against the snow and ice
there's something calling me
there's something human in that voice

How could this be the wrong thing
on the dark hill that overlooks the playing field?
We're looking at the sky
and now we're married to the sea

Don't turn now, I can't sit too still
I've got to get back with the payload
Summer came in with them swimming charms
It can wait, it can wait, it can wait

It's somebody else's turn
to stumble out into the night
If somebody's gotta get burned
I'm going to turn out the light

Don't turn now, I can't sit too still
I've got to get back with the payload
Summer came in with them swimming charms
I can't wait, I can't wait, I can't wait

So be it, he's the one man
whose sails are tall enough
to catch my breeze
There's nothing wrong with that
except we're married to the sea

Episode 24 - Track 2: The Turn and the River

noreply@blogger.com (--------------------) — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 16:24:00 -0500

CD Release Show at the Ritz Theater in Minneapolis on Saturday, September 6!

Continuing the Count Down...

This is the second podcast episode in a series of 14 which will feature a track from my new CD release.

In this podcast episode, I introduce and talk about the second track on the new Rusalka's umbrella album, "The Turn and the River." What I didn't have time to mention in this episode is that:

a. This is a break-up song which was written before the 35 W bridge collapse. But now when I perform this song, I think about that infamous collapse.

b. This song isn't literally about poker, but it's a symbol for the end of a relationship playing itself out.

c. Bill Caperton is a guest musician on this recording: playing guitar

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THE TURN AND THE RIVER
Well I know that we're lost
Despite my better word, we're lost
But don't follow back that bread-crumb trail
'cause I find a better world on my own

I feel the sting, and I hear the thunder
I reached for your hand,
and you tried to pull me under
I was caught in your lines,
but I break through the surface
Show me the turn and the river

You can't pull my plug out now
I've got your hand held behind your back
Yeah you'll be there
when the dust of the bridge falls out
I think you want it too much
I think I want it too much