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The first Hiawatha Telephone Company album was released in 2009 and comprised thirteen low-fi demos which were compiled in a collection titled 'Harry Smith was my Father' which is also available to listen and download via Bandcamp. There is a charming review by Common Folk Meadow blog.
A double-A-sided single Old Oak Tree / Sweet Charity was released in Spring 2012.
The second Hiawatha Telephone Company album 'Passengers Greatest Hits' was released in April 2014, recorded straight to tape in a single weekend, with help from M. Butterfly and Maria Marzaioli. It is available as a pay what you like download (or in a limited edition CD). There's an interview on the album's gestation at Brighton Music Blog:
"You have to treat this album differently from the things you’d normally listen to. It should feel more like a stroll around a small art gallery than putting on a record or CD."
In 2016, the Hiawatha Telephone Company song 'Waking Up With You' was given a Kraut-rock makeover by the Brighton rock band Cloud.
An EP of covers of songs by Tim Hardin followed in 2017, and then 'I'll Follow The Sun', a demo of a song from a yet-to-be-recorded new album.
HTC is on Facebook.
In 2018, Hiawatha Telephone Company announced that after ten years as HTC the next album would be released under the name The Family Grave.
The first Hiawatha Telephone Company album was released in 2009 and comprised thirteen low-fi demos which were compiled in a collection titled 'Harry Smith was my Father' which is also available to listen and download via Bandcamp. There is a charming review by Common Folk Meadow blog.
A double-A-sided single Old Oak Tree / Sweet Charity was released in Spring 2012.
The second Hiawatha Telephone Company album 'Passengers Greatest Hits' was released in April 2014, recorded straight to tape in a single weekend, with help from M. Butterfly and Maria Marzaioli. It is available as a pay what you like download (or in a limited edition CD). There's an interview on the album's gestation at Brighton Music Blog:
"You have to treat this album differently from the things you’d normally listen to. It should feel more like a stroll around a small art gallery than putting on a record or CD."
In 2016, the Hiawatha Telephone Company song 'Waking Up With You' was given a Kraut-rock makeover by the Brighton rock band Cloud.
An EP of covers of songs by Tim Hardin followed in 2017, and then 'I'll Follow The Sun', a demo of a song from a yet-to-be-recorded new album.
HTC is on Facebook.
In 2018, Hiawatha Telephone Company announced that after ten years as HTC the next album would be released under the name The Family Grave.
Old Oak Tree
Hiawatha Telephone Company Lyrics
We have lyrics for 'Old Oak Tree' by these artists:
Jenny Leigh Canned beans on paper plates Cheap champagne to celebrate T…
Jerry & The Bandits Since you left me, I've lost control Since you left me,…
S.B. Olson An oak tree sacrificed itself So that I could be here…
Tom Whitehorse I'm shaking like a leaf And you're the old oak tree Well,…
We have lyrics for these tracks by Hiawatha Telephone Company:
Twins We're not all the same but we're all related Not all…
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aspencrest
Here are the starting points for each chapter/section:
00 -- Introduction -- 00:00:00
01 -- The Peace-pipe -- 00:07:27
02 - The Four Winds -- 00:14:30
03 -- Hiawatha's Childhood -- 00:27:21
04 -- Hiawatha and Mudjekeewis -- 00:37:54
05 -- Hiawatha's Fasting -- 00:50:26
06 -- Hiawatha's Friends -- 01:03:14
07 -- Hiawatha's Sailing -- 01:11:14
08 -- Hiawatha's Fishing -- 01:37:38
09 -- Hiawatha and the Pearl-Feather -- 01:27:10
10 -- Hiawatha's Wooing -- 01:40:02
11 -- Hiawatha's Wedding Feast -- 01:52:18
12 -- The Son of the Evening Star -- 02:02:25
13 -- Blessing the Cornfields -- 02:18:59
14 -- Picture-Writing -- 02:29:35
15 -- Hiawatha's Lamentation -- 02:37:38
16 -- Pau_Puk_Keewis -- 02:47:09
17 -- The Hunting of Pau-Puk-Keewis -- 02:57:56
18 -- The Death of Kwasind -- 03:12:55
19 -- The Ghosts -- 03:18:16
20 -- The Famine -- 03:27:34
21 -- The White Man's Foot -- 03:35:40
22 -- Hiawatha's Departure -- 03:45:29
Mary-Ann Alho
My primary school teacher Rosemary Orpen passed away yesterday on my 60th birthday which is on the 24 July. In a small, cramped school room in a small Orange Free State town, Ladybrand in 1969 Rosemary Orpen taught 8 of us this beautiful poem. Some months later she entered us in a local Eisteddfod. We won the Choral verse division to our utmost pride and joy.
Lamya
Oh my goodness I’m seeing this late but still I’m so sorry
truthseeker
What a sweet share.
divina santos
My late brother-in law, Ernesto, read this poem to me in 1972 as I was preparing to emigrate to the US. He wanted me to know something about Minnesota since I did not know a soul there when I matched to train in OB-Gyn at the University of Minnesota. It is a heartwarming story with a wonderful rhyme & rhythm to it. When I felt lonely in my first days there, I always laughed when I hear the name Minnehaha. You see, in Tagalog, "haha" is laughter so I felt less alone. I would rewind my medical dictations, close my eyes and pretend my sister was talking to me long distance. We sounded alike on the telephone. Hiawatha's good heart and wisdom reassured me that I was going to a place where the people were warm and friendly. I had a wonderful 10 years stay in MN and still have fond memories re-awakened by listening to this beautiful recitation of The Song of Hiawatha.
tag
My sister read this to me as a child in the 60s. Happy memories.
PHONE E
This is a lovely thing to read, Im glad you wrote it
aspencrest
Here are the starting points for each chapter/section:
00 -- Introduction -- 00:00:00
01 -- The Peace-pipe -- 00:07:27
02 - The Four Winds -- 00:14:30
03 -- Hiawatha's Childhood -- 00:27:21
04 -- Hiawatha and Mudjekeewis -- 00:37:54
05 -- Hiawatha's Fasting -- 00:50:26
06 -- Hiawatha's Friends -- 01:03:14
07 -- Hiawatha's Sailing -- 01:11:14
08 -- Hiawatha's Fishing -- 01:37:38
09 -- Hiawatha and the Pearl-Feather -- 01:27:10
10 -- Hiawatha's Wooing -- 01:40:02
11 -- Hiawatha's Wedding Feast -- 01:52:18
12 -- The Son of the Evening Star -- 02:02:25
13 -- Blessing the Cornfields -- 02:18:59
14 -- Picture-Writing -- 02:29:35
15 -- Hiawatha's Lamentation -- 02:37:38
16 -- Pau_Puk_Keewis -- 02:47:09
17 -- The Hunting of Pau-Puk-Keewis -- 02:57:56
18 -- The Death of Kwasind -- 03:12:55
19 -- The Ghosts -- 03:18:16
20 -- The Famine -- 03:27:34
21 -- The White Man's Foot -- 03:35:40
22 -- Hiawatha's Departure -- 03:45:29
Abigail McRorey
i love youuuuu
Penguin Small Business School
Majestic, wonderful, Sublime, both the poetry and the narration, play a piano music in the background and listen to his wonderful work - Thank you for the production
case barreoltt
I'm discovering this as an adult. It's a masterfully descriptive tale. The simple meter, to me, evokes heartbeat and plains Indian drumbeat. I was surprised to learn that the form is scandanavian in origin.