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Henry Sparrow

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Member Since: 4/23/2005
Band Website: Soon
Band Members: Henry Sparrow
Influences: Louis Armstrong, the high desert, roses, John Cassavetes, W.G. Sebald, chickens, Peter Sellers, Otis Redding, Mississippi Sheiks, Katy Clove, Puligny-Montrachet, New Mexico, Judee Sill, Nick Drake, Ronnie Lane, John Berryman, The Go-Betweens, Merle Haggard, Carrie Brownstein, Richard Hawley, Studs Terkel, Stax Records, Deerhoof, Tom Zé, Charlie Chaplin, Muhammad Ali, Adam Zagajewski, June Tabor, Marlon Brando, Bill Evans, Ramona the Rabbit, and the rain.
Record Label: Thimble Music
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Favorite Songs of 2006

1. Cooking - Scritti Politti2. Minute Song - Toy Fight3. Nettie Moore - Bob Dylan4. The Farm - Howe Gelb5. The Big One - Nellie McKay6. Beers Before The Barbican - Lambchop7. In The Old Days Of Our Ne...
Posted by Henry Sparrow on Sat, 09 Dec 2006 08:03:00 PST

The magazine article that never was...

My friend, Maxime wrote this article about Bird Songs for the French magazine, Newcomer. Apparently, I am too much a "newcomer" for their taste, but Maxime was kind enough to send it to me anyway. I'm...
Posted by Henry Sparrow on Sun, 19 Nov 2006 12:00:00 PST

And you wonder why I love the French so much...

Victim of frequent taunts from my "Freedom Fries" eating (not to mention, Italian) colleagues, I raise another hearty "Tous Avec Les Bleus!" And why not? Not only do they make the wine that is bankrup...
Posted by Henry Sparrow on Sat, 14 Oct 2006 07:32:00 PST

The Toy Fight Collective

Thanks to my good friends, David Simonetta and Maxime Chamoux, I am now an unofficial member of the Toy Fight Collective, based in Paris, France. Toy Fight is releasing their first (and sadly, last) f...
Posted by Henry Sparrow on Thu, 12 Oct 2006 08:44:00 PST