Stripmall Ballads - STRIPMALL BALLADS

Stripmall Ballads - (n. object) 1. Both a linear and non-linear narrative form of self-expression. 2. A frame-work comprised of out-dated archetypes used to present forms not yet archetypical. 3. A song or tune that overtly recognizes the absence of meaningful cultural traditions in the modern world that, through said recognition, places meaning and validity to the lack of cultural traditions and practices.

the music and art of phillips saylor

performance schedule

	Track Title
Since Jimmy Died "SINCE JIMMY DIED is fractured and flawed.......and for those reasons it is also hauntingly gorgeous, melding Appalachian roots with intimate, Beat poet-esque lyrical ruminations." .... - Seven Days (Burlington, VT) "SINCE JIMMY DIED is Phillips, his guitar, some beautifully written songs and his voice with that country twang and that's it and it's PERFECT. This is music played with raw emotion and full of sincerity and it's to be admired." .. ..- youcrazydreamers.com - UK Download Album
	So Romantic [4:18] courtesy of Jacqueline McLaughlin	Album only
	Estranged Husbands & Their Ex-Wives [3:23]	Album only
	Make Myself at Home [4:08]	Album only
	Wichita Blues [4:27] courtesy of Morris Paul Lippens	Album only
	Made of Stone [4:15] courtesy of Jim Armenti	Album only
	PTSD [3:03]	Album only
	Point of View [4:17] courtesy of Carolyn Mark	Album only
	Freeloader [3:34]	Album only
	She Lies in the Ground [3:33] co-authored w/ Morris Paul Lippens	Album only
	Make the Best Turn Bad [5:02]	Album only

	Track Title
Ballads, Stripmall "Ballads, Stripmall" is a deeply charismatic album. It locates itself resolutely in the injured drama of Northeast DC and invites us into that world. Its commitment to context is evidenced by the fact that the sounds of the back alley of the studio were recorded in simultaneously with the musical performances and woven through the songs… unedited… and in real time. The chirping of birds, the shouts of kids, hip-hop pulsing out of cars, sirens and laughter drift through the recording and document life in Northeast. These aren’t sound effects and they aren’t ironic. They are reminders to the artist and to the listener that our lives intersects with the lives of others and that art resides at this intersection… sometimes homeless and panhandling… sometimes selling newspapers and cold water… and sometimes just shooting the breeze with passers-by. This is folk music. Download Album
	Rubber Gloves [3:16]	Album only
	Woman With A Black Eye [4:00]	Album only
	Kisses, Can You Come Back Like Ghosts? [4:19] words by Carl Sandburg	Album only
	Man on Fire [4:16]	Album only
	Mississippi John Hurt [5:47]	Album only

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Since Jimmy Died

Ballads, Stripmall