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Arthur West

The "Red-Eye Express" Hauls Obscure Album Tracks; with an Occasional Theme De-Railed. The Snap, Crackle, Pop is Courtesy of the Boxcar's Victrola. All Aboard!!

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all tracks listed in reverse chronological order

Gjallarhorn

Sinivatsa-Dolphin Calling
Sjofn 2000 via Northside Records
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My Morning Jacket

It Beats 4 U
Z 2005 via Ato Records / Red
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if you listen closely: that's Andrew whistling! also on strings.
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Neko Case

Knock Loud
Live From Austin TX 2006 via New West Records
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Andrew Bird was featured on the original Neko Case ep, "Canadian Amp" from 2001, that this song is taken from.
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Katharine Whalen

Badisma
Katharine Whalen's Jazz Squad 1999 via Mammoth / Pgd
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Katharine Whalen is an original member of the Squirrel Nut Zippers. This track was wriitten by husband and fellow SQZ guitarist James "Jimbo" Mathus.
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Jimmy Sutton's Four Charms

That's a Plenty
Triskaidekaphobia 2006 via Hi Style
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Jimmy Sutton is a former member of "Bowl Of Fire".
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Fleet Foxes

Quiet Houses
Fleet Foxes 2008 via Sub Pop

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Radiohead

Reckoner
In Rainbows 2007 via Ato Records / Red
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in december 2008, AB appeared on Nigel Godrich's From The Basement along with Radiohead and Fleet Foxes.
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Alison Brown Quartet

The Promise of Spring
Replay 2002 via Compass Records
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Paul Simon

All Around the World or the Myth of Fingerprints
Graceland (25th Anniversary Edition CD) 1986 via Sony Legacy
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5:20 am
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Squirrel Nut Zippers

Hush
Bedlam Ballroom 2000 via Hollywood Records
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Kristin Hersh

Silver Sun
The Grotto 2003 via 4ad / Ada
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violin on "The Grotto" performed by AB.
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Lil' Ed and Dave Weld with the Imperial Flames

Too Late Baby
Keep On Walkin' 1996 via Alligator Records
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Bird sighting on this disc.
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Andrew Bird

MX Missiles
The Mysterious Production of Eggs 2005 via Righteous Babe
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5:00 am
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Pinetop Seven

A Page from the Desert
The Night's Bloom 2005 via Empyrean Records
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AB appears on P7's '98 disc "Rigging The Toplights".
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COMPILATIONS

Blackwatertown
The Rose And The Briar- Death, Love And Liberty In American Ballads 2004 via Sony
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Andrew guested on The Handsome Family's 2000 release "In The Air".

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4:40 am
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Atomic Rooster

Friday The 13th
Atomic Rooster
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Delbert McClinton

Somebody to Love You
One Of The Fortunate Few 1997 via Rising Tide
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The Bad Plus

How Deep Is Your Love
For All I Care 2009 via Heads Up
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serge Gainsbourg

Melody
Histoire De Melody Nelson
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Billy Bragg

Valentine's Day Is Over
Workers Playtime 1988 via Elektra / Wea
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4:20 am
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Ani DiFranco

Manhole
Knuckle Down 2005 via Righteous Babe
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AB on violin, glockenspiel & whistling.
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Devil in a Woodpile

Wrong Woman
Division Street 2000 via Bloodshot Records
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this track features a guest appearance from AB on violin.
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Andrew Bird

Armchairs
Armchair Apocrypha 2007 via Fat Possum Records
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My Friend Eddie
Delmark Records 50 Years: Jazz 2003
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Kevin O' Donnell was a member of Andrew Bird's original group from Chicago, "Bowl Of Fire".
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4:00 am
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M. Ward

Were You There
Duet for Guitars #2 1999 via Merge Records
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My Morning Jacket

Into The Woods
Z 2005 via Ato Records / Red
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M Ward appears alongside Andrew Bird on this MMJ song (as the "N2 Tha Woodz Men's Choir").
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Agatsuma

Beams
Beams 2003 via Domo Records
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Jeff Beck

Beck's Bolero
Performing This Week... Live At Ronnie Scott's 2008 via Eagle Records (Fontana)
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3:40 am
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Talking Heads

I Get Wild / Wild Gravity
Speaking in Tongues 1983 via Warner Bros / Wea
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Liz Mandville Greeson

I'm So Blue (Cause Both of My Men Are Gone)
Look At Me 1996 via Earwig
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The Microscopic Septet

Twilight Time Zone
Lobster Leaps In 2008 via Cuneiform
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Bonnie 'Prince' Billy

Missing One
Lie Down In The Light 2008 via Drag City
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of 'Prince' Billy's 2004 release, "Sings Greatest Palace Music": Andrew Bird was there.
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Beausoleil

J'ai Ete Au Zydeco
Allons A Lafayette 1986
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3:20 am
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James Mathus & His Knockdown Society

Take a Ride With Me
National Antiseptic 2001 via Mammoth / Pgd
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guitarist and founding member of Squirrel Nut Zippers
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Neil Young

Scattered (Let's Think About Livin')
Broken Arrow 1996 via Warner Brothers
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SQZ toured with Neil Young in 1997.
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Squirrel Nut Zippers

Meant to Be
Hot 1996 via Mammoth / Pgd
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Andrew Bird was featured on violin for 4 Squirrel Nut Zippers releases: "Hot" (1996), "Sold Out" (1997), "Perrenial Favorites" (1998) & "Bedroom Bedlam" (2000).
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Andrew Bird

Not a Robot, But a Ghost
Noble Beast 2009 via Fat Possum
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of Andrew Bird (... and his "tree")
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3:00 am
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