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fave it Modern Folk | like Joni
14 tracks | 44 minutes
Released Mar 2005
on SkyHunter Records
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- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:59 Hey Rose lyrics BUY MP3 02:59 Hey Rose lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:59 Hey Rose
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:24 I'll Get Over You lyrics BUY MP3 04:24 I'll Get Over You lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:24 I'll Get Over You
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:33 Snow Blind lyrics BUY MP3 02:33 Snow Blind lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:33 Snow Blind
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:08 Kings Don't Cry lyrics BUY MP3 04:08 Kings Don't Cry lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:08 Kings Don't Cry
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:40 A Monkey Named Al lyrics BUY MP3 02:40 A Monkey Named Al lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:40 A Monkey Named Al
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:26 Paint Me Blue lyrics BUY MP3 03:26 Paint Me Blue lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:26 Paint Me Blue
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:23 In Between lyrics BUY MP3 03:23 In Between lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:23 In Between
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:16 South Folk lyrics BUY MP3 02:16 South Folk lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:16 South Folk
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:47 The Alamo lyrics FREE 03:47 The Alamo lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:47 The Alamo
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:56 Prayin' for Rain lyrics BUY MP3 02:56 Prayin' for Rain lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:56 Prayin' for Rain
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:44 (It's a) Wicked World lyrics BUY MP3 02:44 (It's a) Wicked World lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:44 (It's a) Wicked World
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:36 Some Love lyrics BUY MP3 03:36 Some Love lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:36 Some Love
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:52 You Can't Sue God lyrics BUY MP3 02:52 You Can't Sue God lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:52 You Can't Sue God
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:12 Am I Gone lyrics BUY MP3 03:12 Am I Gone lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:12 Am I Gone
A fan of songwriters including Tom Waits, John Prine, and Lyle Lovett, Lafe rhymes with "waif") brings a new perspective to universal themes. From the pleas of a farmer ("Praying for Rain") to the meditation of a spurned lover ("Paint Me Blue").
Bio / Background
I'm Lafe (short for Lafayette; rhymes with "waif"), born on a Vermont farm and raised on jacked deer and food stamps. I picked up the guitar at 13 and soon hit the road, sleeping under a set of stairs at Goddard College and crisscrossing the United States by thumb and boxcar. I managed to finish high school at an alternative school, mostly for street kids, and became lead singer in Chesterfield, a country rock band. Soon we changed the band's name to the Harbour Hideaways to accommodate a restaurant that offered us a steady gig if we'd adopt its name. Given the artistic principals we held at the time, we immediately agreed. Before long, the band was playing 4 and 5 nights a week.
In the summer of 1980, the city of Burlington hired me to play while walking up and down Church Street every Saturday. Nobody listened for more than a minute or two, so I made up words constantly. Bob Dylan would shoot me if he knew what I did to "Blowing in the Wind." I've been writing songs ever since.
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