Music of Hair

Music of Hair is Andrew Bird's first released album. The album came out in 1996. The tracks featured were written in Bird's early twenties, and the album was released when he was 23.[1] 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.

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

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.[2]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Nuthinduan Waltz"4:58
2."Ambivalence Waltz"2:27
3."Oh So Insistent"3:52
4."Rhodéàöh"4:41
5."Two Sisters"4:17
6."St. Francis Reel"3:08
7."Ratitat/Peter's Wolf/Oblivious Reel"5:17
8."The Greenhorn/Exile of Erin/Glasgow Reel"4:15
9."Pathetique"4:07
10."Song of Foot"2:55
11."Minor Beatrice"9:58
12."Oh So Sad"5:49

Other appearances

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

References

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