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- I've Got A Friend (and He Won't Be Quiet)
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- My Hair Had A Party Last Night
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- Not Fade Away
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16 tracks | 54 minutes
Released Aug 2004
on Trout Records
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- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:09 The Window lyrics BUY MP3 04:09 The Window lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:09 The Window
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:09 My World lyrics BUY MP3 03:09 My World lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:09 My World
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:44 My Hair Had A Party Last Night lyrics BUY MP3 02:44 My Hair Had A Party Last Night lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:44 My Hair Had A Party Last Night
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:19 Count On Me lyrics BUY MP3 03:19 Count On Me lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:19 Count On Me
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:39 18 Wheels On A Big Rig lyrics BUY MP3 02:39 18 Wheels On A Big Rig lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:39 18 Wheels On A Big Rig
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:57 Carry Me lyrics BUY MP3 02:57 Carry Me lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:57 Carry Me
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:31 Mine! lyrics BUY MP3 03:31 Mine! lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:31 Mine!
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:08 Pico De Gallo lyrics BUY MP3 03:08 Pico De Gallo lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:08 Pico De Gallo
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:21 Baby's Got the Car Keys lyrics BUY MP3 03:21 Baby's Got the Car Keys lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:21 Baby's Got the Car Keys
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:46 Lullaby lyrics BUY MP3 03:46 Lullaby lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:46 Lullaby
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:44 What I Want Is A Proper Cup of Coffee lyrics BUY MP3 03:44 What I Want Is A Proper Cup of Coffee lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:44 What I Want Is A Proper Cup of Coffee
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:26 We Weary Deer lyrics BUY MP3 02:26 We Weary Deer lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:26 We Weary Deer
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:06 11 Easy Steps lyrics BUY MP3 04:06 11 Easy Steps lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:06 11 Easy Steps
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:29 Back When I Could Fly lyrics BUY MP3 03:29 Back When I Could Fly lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:29 Back When I Could Fly
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:23 I Can Dance lyrics BUY MP3 03:23 I Can Dance lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:23 I Can Dance
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:16 No Matter What Goes Right lyrics BUY MP3 04:16 No Matter What Goes Right lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:16 No Matter What Goes Right
The award winning duo create real musical fun with this soundtrack from their national television concert debut originally broadcast on PBS. Songs like "My Hair Had a Party Last Night," "Mine.," and "Baby's Got the Car Keys"
Editorial review
This album really does deliver on its title, because it's tuneful and sunny enough for children to enjoy, yet also clever enough for their parents to appreciate. The conceits behind the songs are playful and true to toddler life: the instantly recognizable subject of "Mine!," the bad-hair-day saga of "My Hair Had a Party Last Night," and the morning household chaos of "Baby's Got the Car Keys." More importantly, these are largely performed in a live setting, which allows the duo to engage in stage banter and one-upmanship, as when "18 Wheels on a Big Rig" turns into a counting contest -- in Roman numerals (!). Trout Fishing also includes a few of their "grown-up" tunes on the album; these aren't anything that children can't listen to as well, but frankly, these songs just aren't as compelling. The children's set on Family Music Party, though, is a fine addition to any parent's collection of children's music. ~ Paul Collins, All Music Guide
Bio / Background
Trout Fishing in America ........ the name taken from a Richard Brautigan novel, seems almost as incongruent and intriguing as a picture of this musical duo - Ezra Idlet (guitar) stands six feet nine inches and Keith Grimwood (bass), five feet five and one half inches. What is more intriguing is the musical career these two have carved out in nearly three decades of writing, recording and performing together. Trout Fishing in America can look back at a body of work that is impressive and know they are just hitting their stride. With the release of their twelfth CD, Merry Fishes to All, TFIA sees the future as the brightest part of their successful career.
A brief history of Trout Music: Grimwood's professional musical experience began when, as the precocious teenage bass player, he began sitting in with jazz musicians who had socks older than him.
↓ more ↓Always the good student, he earned a degree in music from the University of Houston and then quickly landed a position with the Houston Symphony. By that time Idlet had given up his spot on the bench of a local junior college basketball team to pursue a life of rock & roll. It was shortly thereafter that Idlet and Grimwood met as members of the Houston based eclectic folk/rock band St. Elmo's Fire which became the perfect percolator for Trout Fishing in America. As St. Elmo's dissolved in 1979, Trout Fishing in America was officially born. Idlet and Grimwood had become best of friends and musical partners.
Success happens when opportunity meets preparation. After years of accumulating original songs and polishing their performance TFIA was ready when the CD revolution took place. TFIA was in the first wave of artist owned labels (Trout Records) to successfully record and market their own music. Their infectious mix of folk/pop and family music is tempered by the diverse influences of reggae, latin, blues, jazz and classical music. TFIA recordings have garnered three National Indie Awards and multiple Parents Choice Gold and American Library Awards as well as two Grammy nominations. TFIA has also expanded their touring territory to over forty states and several Canadian provinces.
Sharing knowledge and encouraging art has become another musical mission of TFIA. In the past few years they have developed a variety of song writing workshops for teachers and students which illustrate how art and music come from the fabric of everyday life. Their willingness to make fun of our most annoying and sometimes disgusting habits in one song then touch our hearts with tender and passionate images of family life in the next is what makes the connection between Trout Fishing in America and their audience so real.
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