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Music of Hair is Andrew Bird's first released album. The album came out in 1996. The tracks featured were written in Bird's early twenties, and the album was released when he was 23.[2] The album features contributions from musicians Colin Bunn, Dave Dieckmann, Kat Eggleston, Al Ehrich, Kevin O'Donnell; and, James "Jimbo" Mathus, Katharine Whalen and Chris Phillips from Squirrel Nut Zippers.

Music of Hair
Studio album by
Released1996[1]
RecordedAugust 1996
StudioLakeside Studio
Length55:44
LabelSelf-released; re-released on Grimsey Records and Wegawam Music
ProducerAndrew Bird
Andrew Bird chronology
Music of Hair
(1996)
Thrills
(1998)

The title of the album is a reference to Galway Kinnell's poem, Wait. This poem is also used for the lyrics in the song "Wait," on the album Oh! The Grandeur.[3]


Track listing


No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Nuthinduan Waltz"melody: Traditional; lyrics: Andrew Bird4:58
2."Ambivalence Waltz" 2:27
3."Oh So Insistent" 3:52
4."Rhodéàöh" 4:41
5."Two Sisters"theme: Traditional; music and lyrics: Andrew Bird4:17
6."St. Francis Reel" 3:08
7."Ratitat/Peter's Wolf/Oblivious Reel""Ratitat" - Traditional5:17
8."The Greenhorn/Exile of Erin/Glasgow Reel""Exile of Erin" and "Glasgow Reel" - Traditional4:15
9."Pathetique"text: Heinrich Heine; music: Andrew Bird4:07
10."Song of Foot""Feet of Mad Shak Dance" - Kevin O'Donnell2:55
11."Minor Beatrice""Danse Juba" passage - Traditional; string quartet passage - Maurice Ravel9:58
12."Oh So Sad" 5:49

Other appearances



References


  1. "Music of Hair, by Andrew Bird". bandcamp. andrew bird.
  2. "Only Solitaire blog: Andrew Bird: Music of Hair". 2 May 2010.
  3. "Wait by Galway Kinnell - Poems | Academy of American Poets".



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