1995
1995.01.27 FW play with I Love Rich, Garden Bower & Fuzzy at the Avalon, Chicago.
1995.05.25 FW play with Seespin and Raymond Brake at the Lounge Axe, Chicago.
1995.07 FW is interviewed for Cyndi Elliot for Puncture magazine. Download the article below.
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1995.10.10 Freakwater release their fourth LP, Old Paint. BUY IT
01. Gravity
02. Smoking Daddy
03. Gone to Stay
04. Little Black Train
05. Waitress Song
06. My One Desire
07. White Rose
08. Kentucky House
09. Out of this World
10. Hero/Heroine
11. Ugly Man
12. Burying Geraldine
01. Gravity
02. Smoking Daddy
03. Gone to Stay
04. Little Black Train
05. Waitress Song
06. My One Desire
07. White Rose
08. Kentucky House
09. Out of this World
10. Hero/Heroine
11. Ugly Man
12. Burying Geraldine
Note the change in songwriting credits from "Irwin" or "Bean" to "Freakwater". The lyrics, and some chords, unofficial fan transcriptions all, to the songs of Old Paint:
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The connection between Freakwater, Jolie Holland, and the Be Good Tanyas (Samantha Parton, Frazaey Ford, and Trish Klein) must be noted. Each have cited Freakwater as inspiration. Below is Jolie's cover of Freakwater's "Gone to Stay":
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South Of Cincinnati
7" (Thrill Jockey) 1. South Of Cincinnati (D. Yoakam) 2. Count Me Out (Karras/D. Gay) |
The text on the cover reads, "It was in the late 90's when the boll weevil crossed the Rio Grande into Texas. Since then every cotton-growing state has been invaded by these destructive black bugs, and each state has sung its own version of the depredation wrought by them." The B-side is features Dave Gay on lead vocal, a fan favorite.
1995.10.13 Freakwater play at the Double Door, Chicago.
1995.10.16 Freakwater play at the Tomato Head, Knoxville, Tennessee.
1995.11.26 Freakwater play the Chelsea, Vienna, Austria.
You Are What you Shoot
(Mother Jones) Mother Jones magazine compilation featuring Freakwater's cover of "Out Among the Stars" as its last track. "Stars" was written in 1977 by Adam Mitchell, who, most famously, co-wrote many songs for the rock band KISS. The song tells of a man who robs a liquor store, then, longing for the release death will bring, waits for the law to come "with guns a-blazin'". This cut was recorded by Ben Andrews for Ramcat Productions in Louisville, Kentucky on September 5th, 1994, along with support musicians Steve Cooley (banjo) and Mike Schroder (mandolin), who provide a very tender, bluegrassy accompaniment unlike the sound of any Freakwater LP. "Stars" has also been recorded by Merle Haggard, Hazel Dickens, and Waylon Jennings. Proceeds from this compilation were split between Mother Jones and the Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence.
(Mother Jones) Mother Jones magazine compilation featuring Freakwater's cover of "Out Among the Stars" as its last track. "Stars" was written in 1977 by Adam Mitchell, who, most famously, co-wrote many songs for the rock band KISS. The song tells of a man who robs a liquor store, then, longing for the release death will bring, waits for the law to come "with guns a-blazin'". This cut was recorded by Ben Andrews for Ramcat Productions in Louisville, Kentucky on September 5th, 1994, along with support musicians Steve Cooley (banjo) and Mike Schroder (mandolin), who provide a very tender, bluegrassy accompaniment unlike the sound of any Freakwater LP. "Stars" has also been recorded by Merle Haggard, Hazel Dickens, and Waylon Jennings. Proceeds from this compilation were split between Mother Jones and the Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence.
Half-Cocked movie soundtrack
LP/CD (Matador)
Featuring Freakwater's "My Old Drunk Friend"; further, the double LP version of this soundtrack also has Catherine performing "Crazy Man" alone on her guitar.
LP/CD (Matador)
Featuring Freakwater's "My Old Drunk Friend"; further, the double LP version of this soundtrack also has Catherine performing "Crazy Man" alone on her guitar.
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Howl - A Farewell Compilation of Unreleased Songs
(Glitterhouse, out of print) Compilation featuring Freakwater's "Lullaby" from Glitterhouse's release of the band's performance in Germany, June 6, 1994. |
