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swafo

About Me

let's see...i listen well. paying attention is important. my hands stay very warm. i am phobic of needles but receive accupuncture sessions regularly. i am patient. i still blush.

i write songs to help me make sense of and/or establish correlations between strange and arcane patterns of life. beauty and order take care of themselves, but the weird and ironic sometimes take awhile to accept and/or let go.

my to do list: complete the album begun last year, play some venues and meet lots of people...oh, and finish remodelling the kitchen!

listen to the tunes. enjoy. if they touch you, let me know what you think/feel. just remember...everything here is a work in progress, at this point. if you don't have a myspace account (WHAT!?!?!?!?) write me at [email protected]. be specific in your subject line - stand out from spam. looking forward to hearing from you.

peace,

swafo

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 05/09/2007
Influences: Bill Ward, who has given so much talent, time, effort, friendship and guidance (and recipes). Cynthia Standley put up with all my ego, doubt, procrastination and grumpiness. thanks to Jeanne Jaspers-Donovan for musical, moral and material support. Sharon Warrington opened her ears, heart, and home (mmmmm the kitchen). thanks to Connor for bathroom privileges. April Robinson, you have to know that you are so much a part of me. thank-you to CD and Billie Ruth; you guys have stood by me for a long time. Sarah and Desiree, you’re always an inspiration. Denise Pickett, Blair Powell and Lindell Braud, Jack, Steve Brooks, Andrew Holland, Melinda Root, Sara Landymore and all the gang at Gallagher‘s in D.C., Chuck Spaeth, Lynn Vivian, Jake Strongbow and Dianne Chaat-Smith, Duane Isaacson, Bill and Patty Minner, Larry Moon, Saylor White, Master Thai, Shannon Flattery, Nonie Johns, Janet Fischer, Sherri Gates, Chuck Tinney, Jan Adams, Jim Barton, Danny Cerling, Paul Aspenwall, Gabrielle Grabosch-Clarke, April Kelly, Bob and Dannell Bocock, Butch White, Roy Glenn Shannon, Suzanne Calvin, Ernie Belding, Kathy Milhorn, Jane Edwards-Wood, Maggie Hayes, Danny Beebe, Paul Glenn, Ken Gaines, Charles Abraham, Randy Roth, Dennis Tieken, Miki Free, William Bonny and Carmel Z, Bill Ervin, David Ruthstrom, Sam Atchley, Tom Beeler, Erica Elvander, Kathleen Flynn-Schoon, John Akiss, Ron Wier, Eric Korb, Donna Fox, Jay and Sherman, Joe and Rachael and Ashlee Rose Beissner, Robin Pasternak, Doug Mier, Hamp Simmons, Keith Pajkowski, Debbie Tabor, Barbara and Jack Belding, Keith Rosenthal, Jack Harding, Angela Sigur, Larry and Jeanne Lyon, Melanie Williams, Tracy Quinn, Eddie Ottenstien, Clay Ainsworth, Kilton Stewart, Allen Flagg, Sally Jepson, Lynn Parsons, Carol Campbell, Ellen Swaffar, Wally Jackson, Darlene Nichols, Shirley Beahm, Kelly Dwyer, Angela Cole, Vicky Thacker, Korey Whitmore, Victor Martinez, Roger Tholen, Mike Powell, Ted DeMatteo, Gary Lippe, Research, Mindy Abbott, Irene Vogel, Bill Byrd, Nan Scott, Norman Fanney, Roger and Randy and Jeff Bayless, Cathy and Genaro Garcia and Whitney and Blake and Cameron Uranga, Marie Hagan, Toni Cornell, Mac Griffin, Chai, Harvey Jackins, Melissa Sambrooks, Bruce and Tommy and Lois Wright, Norman Clark, Orris III and IV, Chris and Darrell Richards, Dr. Seuss, Hiro, Walt Disney, flash the songdog, kpft, wls, kaay, and many more who have offered inspiration, hope and love…

What music moves me - Ludwig van Beethoven, Zappa, Beatles, Miles Davis, Kitty Wells, Van Morrison, Jim Morrison, Jud Caswell, Joan Osborne, Joan Armatrading, Laurie Anderson, Jeff Buckley, Fats Waller, Fats Domino, Stan Kenton, Lisa Aschmann, Paul Simon, Devo, The Roaches, Little Richard, Brian Eno, Brian Ferry, David Byrne, King Crimson, Adrienne Belew, Jimi Hendrix, Bette Midler, David Bowie, Duke Ellington, Bob Dylan, Nina Simone, Chet Baker, Elvis Costello, Elvis Presly, Faces, Small Faces, Oingo Boingo, Thelonius Monk, Blind Blake, Riki Lee Jones, Bob Marley, Joni Mitchell, John McLaughlin, David Crosby, X, Snakefinger, cubanismo, Pink Floyd, Peter Gabriel, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Branford Marsalis, Louis Jordan, Luis Armstrong, Cole Porter, Michael Elwood, Ella Fitzgerald, Hank Williams Sr., Sarah Vaughn, Mahalia Jackson, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Ray Charles, Brook Benton, Richie Havens, Stevie Wonder, Ella Fitzgerald, Etta James, Moutain, Johnny Winter, Humble Pie, Brian Wilson, It's A Beautiful Day, Ravi Shankar, Hoagie Carmichael, Tommy Bolin
Sounds Like: SHARON WARRINGTON (Wildflower Folkfest contest pre-screener) - "Death Of A Salesman is my new favorite song".

LEO M. LANGLOIS (music TV pioneer director/producer for NBC) - "Bill is really very good".
Record Label: songdog records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Bottom Line Politics

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Posted by on Sat, 14 Mar 2009 11:28:00 GMT

pseudo-cons

I was cruising classmates.com when I came upon the profile of a former high school classmate who’s page held very little information about the person he’d become. No pictures, no blog; jus...
Posted by on Thu, 27 Mar 2008 13:12:00 GMT

Coming Soon To A Satellite Near You

This just in...from Liz Stookey Sunde...if all goes well, my song, Death Of A Salesman "will be aired on a special ’music to life’ show on XM radio with hosts christine lavin and bill...
Posted by on Tue, 25 Mar 2008 22:50:00 GMT

Public Domain Foundation contest

The song "death of a salesman" has made the "first cut" in the Public Domain Foundation’s "Music To Life" song contest.  PDF is Noel "Paul" (as in Peter, Paul and Mary) Stookey&rs...
Posted by on Thu, 20 Mar 2008 09:15:00 GMT

swafo?

Friends in Odessa gave me the nickname "swafo".  I Googled the term and found a ton of Swahili dictionary listings.  Swafo means "thirst".  I was pleased! Born William Sherman Swaffar...
Posted by on Mon, 05 Nov 2007 22:01:00 GMT