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True as the Music / Baba Dochia / The House of Osiris / Easy to Love You / Earlene / All These Words / Now I Know / Man of the Sea / I Spent a Thought On You Tonight / Permanent Reaction / Twenty-One Blackbirds / Out In the Rain / She Stole My Love / River Run
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The bridge connecting traditional to modern is a long span, probably made of rope and wood at the start, giving way to large steel beams nearing the end. Very rarely does an artist cover this entire length successfully, as its many trappings have snared more than one promising talent. However, Philadelphia-based singer/songwriter Erik Mitchell has navigated his way from both traditional to modern, taking a bevy of followers along for the ride.
With the wit of Randy Newman, the nostalgic sincerity of Tom Waits, and the modern poetic detail of Josh Ritter and Jack Johnson, Erik can spin a tale through his music seldom heard in songwriting today. He displays an exceptional gift for narrative, which is the focal thread running through each of his songs. Overflowing with vivid characters and settings, it has been said that listening to his music is like watching a series of four-minute movies. His colorful stories are matched with timeless guitar melodies, while his live performances offer intense emotion, intimate delivery, and sharp humor.
Educated at two Ivy League universities, as well as Berklee College of Music, Erik's smarts are evident throughout his entire repertoire. It may be his roots as an actor, or perhaps his extensive study of early British, Appalachian and Western ballads, but he's always felt it necessary to carry on the folk tradition of storytelling though song. From the ill-fated sailor in "Man of the Sea" to "Earlene's" hard-up trucker, each of his compositions share the common gift of passionate yet simple narratives, touching upon universal emotions every listener can relate to.
Receiving his first guitar at age twenty and not writing his first song until two years later, Erik was forced to pick up the pen, and subsequently caught the spirit, when his college band was sick of playing cover tunes. A few years and hundreds of songs later, Erik is one of the East Coast's most talented and prolific new performers. He's recently entertained audiences at legendary clubs like The Tin Angel in Philadelphia, PA and Club Passim in Boston, MA, functions for the Philadelphia Songwriter's Project, as well as at a number of eastern universities.
Erik's first official CD release, "All These Words," containing 14 original compositions was released in the Fall of 2005 after many months of hard work at Grammy Award-winning MorningStar Studios. His album continues to receive critical acclaim from stations such as 88.5 WXPN in Philadelphia, PA and 93.7 WSTW in Wilmington, DE, and plans are already in the works for a follow up release.

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Member Since: 11/5/2005
Band Website: mitchellmusic.com
Band Members: Erik Mitchell - Guitar, Vocals Corey Bonser - Bass, Vocals John Conahan - Keys, Vocals Robert Desjardin - Drums, Cajón (aka Englebert Slaptyback) Various Other People at Various Times - Various Other Instruments
Influences: Tom Waits, Randy Newman, David Byrne, Talking Heads, The Grateful Dead, Jerry Garcia, Al Stewart, Bob Dylan, The Beatles, Stephen Malkmus, Pavement, David Gray, Josh Ritter, Stevie Wonder, G.Love, Phish, Nick Drake, Traveling Wilburys, Ween, Beck, Bob Marley, Olu Dara, Tribe Called Quest, Blind Faith, Traffic, Frank Zappa, The Cars, Harry Chapin, Leonard Cohen, Townes Van Zandt, The Clash, Violent Femmes, Ian Dury, Dr. John, Dire Straits, Mark Knopfler, Rusted Root, De La Soul, Cymande, The Cure, Bela Fleck, Miles Davis, Duke Ellington, Eels, Peter Gabriel, Merl Saunders, David Grisman, Marvin Gaye, Ben Harper, Herbie Hancock, Grant Green, Jimi Hendrix, Bruce Hornsby, Robert Hunter, INXS, Jane's Addiction, Etta James, Lenny Kravitz, Led Zeppelin, Cornershop, Los Lobos, Robert Palmer, Oasis, Robbie Williams, Pearl Jam, Nirvana, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, Louis Armstrong, Fats Waller, Bill Monroe, Harry Connick, Jr., George Michael, Dave Matthews Band, Johann Sebastian Bach, Blur, Damon Albarn, Madonna, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Tom Petty, Pink Floyd, Elvis Presley, Elvis Costello, They Might Be Giants, Primus, The Rolling Stones, Radiohead, Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Leon Russell, Paul Simon, Frank Sinatra, Sly and the Family Stone, Spin Doctors, Snoop Dogg, Spinal Tap, Steely Dan, Cat Stevens, James Taylor, Tears For Fears, U2, Bing Crosby, Dean Martin, Clifford Brown, Jimmy Smith, ZZ Top, Neil Young, Wu-Tang Clan, Stevie Ray Vaughan, The Verve, 2 Skinnee J's, Porno For Pyros, Jim Croce, Parliament Funkadelic, Eminem, Bruce Springsteen, Billy Joel, Jimmy Buffet, Dr. Dre, Tracy Chapman, Monty Python, Sheryl Crow, Queen, Steve Miller Band, Bonnie Raitt, Silver Jews, Velvet Underground, Lou Reed, Billie Holliday, Crosby, Stills, and Nash, Michael Jackson, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Babatunde Olatunji, Tom Jones, Little Feat, Freddie King, Matthew Sweet, Toots & The Maytals, Chet Baker, Ludwig van Beethoven, Jill Scott, Black Crowes, Counting Crows, Neil Diamond, Vince Guaraldi, Donny Hathaway, Ella Fitzgerald, Cibo Matto, Elliot Smith, The Wallflowers, Morcheeba, Warren Zevon, Prince, Ben Folds, Otis Redding, Robert Randolph, Dread Zeppelin, Bill Frisell, Don McCloskey, Van Morrison, Dave Brubeck, White Stripes, The JuJu-Bees, Elf Team, John Lennon

Setlists:

6/6/08 Tin Angel, Philadelphia, PAEasy To Love You
Piece Of The Pie
Man Of The Sea
The Morning After A Long Night
Baba Dochia
In The Bayou all songs with John Conahan ..board and vocals, Glenn Barratt on bass, Robert Desjardin on percussion
w/Lizanne Knott, John Conahan (Performed in the round)
5/10/08 Old Pine Amphitheater, Philadelphia, PAStripper Zipper
Easy To Love You
She'll Follow
Bakerloo
The House Of Osiris
In The Bayou
Piece Of The Pie
Martyr
Baba Dochia
Every Rose Has It's Thornall songs with Corey Bonser on bass, Robert Desjardin on drums
w/John Shaughnessey
4/27/08 WXPN Mural Arts Trolley Tour, Philadelphia, PAMartyr
She'll Follow
The House Of Osiris
Something Good
Out In The Rain
Octopus's Garden Tease*
Pepper's Ghost
Bakerloo
All These Words
Baba Dochia
Easy To Love Youall songs with Robert Desjardin on percussion
*first time played
4/26/08 Puck, Doylestown, PABaba Dochia
Martyr
In The BayouEasy To Love You
Troubled Times
The Morning After A Long Night

all songs with John Conahan ..board and vocals, Glenn Barratt on bass, Robert Desjardin on percussion
w/Lizanne Knott, John Conahan (Performed in the round), Janet Robin
4/15/08 Milkboy Acoustic Cafe, Bryn Mawr, PAShe'll Follow
All These Words
Washing Of The Water
Easy To Love You
Bakerloo
Grandma's Hands
Piece Of The Pie
I Spent A Thought On You Tonight
River Run
all songs with Robert Desjardin on percussion
3/21/07 Home Grown Cafe, Newark, DEWhat's The Buzz*
The House Of Osiris
Permanent Reaction
Something Good
She'll Follow
Worst Woman
Man Of The Sea
Cities
The Bride Of The Black Sea
All These Words
Bakerloo
Apart At The Seams
The Humpty Dance
Baba Dochia
In The Bayou
Martyr
Sleep
Easy To Love You
Pepper's Ghost
Grandma's Hands
Piece Of The Pie
Since You've Been Gone
What I Got
Dick In A Box*
Stir It Up*
Wharf Rat
Out In The Rain
Stripper's Zipperall songs with John Conahan ..boards and vocals, Corey Bonser on bass, Robert Desjardin on drums
*first time played
3/11/08 Studio LuLoo, Haddon Township, NJBaba Dochia
Martyr
Piece of the Pie
The Morning After A Long Night
River Run*all songs with Robert Desjardin on drums
*Robert on percussion3/9/08 Brandywine Zoo, Wilmington, DEIn The Bayou
Easy To Love You
Permanent Reaction
The Bride Of The Black Sea
Man Of The Sea
Going Sailing
River Run
All These Words
I Spent A Thought On You Tonight
Piece of the Pie
The House Of Osiris
Every Rose Has Its Thorn
Martyr
The Morning After A Long Night
She'll Follow
Pepper's Ghost
What I Got
Troubled Times
Elderly Woman Behind The Counter
Sleep
Bakerloo
Apart At The Seams
Last Call
Baba Dochiaall songs with Robert Desjardin on percussion
2/15/08 Coffee Works, Voorhees, NJMe And My Uncle*
True As The Music
Baba Dochia
The House Of Osiris
Easy To Love You
Earlene
All These Words
Now I Know
Man Of the Sea
I Spent A Thought On You Tonight
Permanent Reaction
Twenty-One Blackbirds
Out In The Rain
She Stole My Love
River Run In The Bayou
Troubled Times
Elderly Woman Behind The Counter
Pepper's Ghost
Bakerloo
She'll Follow
Pete Best Got A Raw Deal
Grandma's Hands
I Gave Her a Ring, She Gave Me The Finger
Sleep
Something Good
Since You've Been Gone
Martyr The Bride Of The Black Sea
Apart At The Seams
Piece Of The Pie
Whitechapel, 1888
Stripper's Zipper
Last Call
The Morning After A Long Night
Every Rose Has Its Thorn all songs with Robert Desjardin on percussion
*first time played
1/12/07 Tin Angel, Philadelphia, PAIn The Bayou
Piece Of The Pie
Apart At The Seams*
The Morning After A Long Night all songs with John Conahan ..board and vocals, Glenn Barratt on bass, Robert Desjardin on percussion
w/Lizanne Knott, John Conahan (Performed in the round), Esther Golton
*first time played
12/22/07 Mitchell Square Gardens, Wilmington, DEPiece Of The Pie
Martyr
After Midnight*
In The Bayou
Captain Planet*
The Morning After A Long Night
Stripper's Zipper
The Humpty Dance
The House Of Osiris
Pour Some Sugar On Me*^
Baba Dochia
Sara Smile
Under Pressure Tease*+
True As The Music
Earlene
Real Men Of Genius (Robert)
Happy Birthday
What I Got
Real Men Of Genius Jam*
Wanted Dead Or Alive+
Every Rose Has It's Thorn+
Dirt
Prince Caspian*
Taste*
I Think I've Been Good This Year
Christmas In Hollis*%
Black Man*&
Tupperware Jam*
Black Man&
Dark Star*
Rapture*&
After Midnight Reprise*
Out In The Rain
Worst Woman
Number 1 Or Number 2*
She'll Follow
Parklife*
Bertha*
El No*+
Gin And Juice*+
El No+ all songs with Robert Desjardin on drums
*first time played
^w/Robert playing one-handed
+w/DJ Vudu on backing vocals
%w/Mike Kavanagh on vocals
&w/DJ Vudu on vocals
12/7/07 Kelly's Logan House, Wilmington, DEBaba Dochia
In The Bayou
Stripper's Zipper
Piece Of The Pie
The Morning After A Long Night
 WSTW Hometown Heroes Christmas Show
all songs with Corey Bonser on bass, Robert Desjardin on drums
11/29/07 Dawson Street Pub, Philadelphia, PAThe House Of Osiris
Baba Dochia
In The Bayou
Sleep
Grandma's Hands
Stripper's Zipper
The Bride Of The Black Sea
Easy To Love You
The Humpty Dance
Piece Of The Pie
The Morning After A Long Night

Martyr*
Permanent Reaction* all songs with Robert Desjardin on drums
w/David Janes
*w/Nathan Gonzalez on lead guitar, Adam Winokur on bass, Joe Damico on mandolin
11/27/07 Act II Playhouse, Ambler, PARiver Run
In The Bayou
Easy To Love You
Piece Of The Pie
The Morning After A Long Night all songs with Robert Desjardin on percussion, John Conahan ..board and vocals (except River Run)
w/Lizanne Knott, John Conahan, Lili Anel
Performed in the round
11/17/07 Steel City Coffeehouse, Phoenixville, PAPiece Of The Pie
Martyr
The Morning After A Long Night*
Easy To Love You
Pete Best Got A Raw Deal
Baba Dochia
I Think I've Been Good This Year
River Run^ all songs with Glenn Barratt on bass, John Conahan ..board and vocals (except Pete Best Got A Raw Deal and I Think I've Been Good This Year)
w/Lizanne Knott, John Conahan
Performed in the round
*first time played
^w/Ryan Wilson on vocals11/17/07 Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, REACH Event, Philadelphia, PABaba Dochia
The House Of Osiris
Easy To Love You
I Think I've Been Good This Year
Out In The Rain
River Run all songs with Robert Desjardin on drums11/11/07 WXPN Mural Arts Trolley Tour, Philadelphia, PAWheels On The Bus Tease*
Baba Dochia
The House Of Osiris
Sleep
Last Call
She'll Follow
Easy To Love You
Sara Smile*
Piece Of The Pie
Troubled Times
Dognation
Man Of The Sea
Stripper's Zipper
Martyr
Loves Me Like A Rock*
In The Bayou
In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida Tease*
In The Bayou
Permanent Reaction
Pete Best Got A Raw Deal
Rodeo Clowns
River Run
Fumblin' With the Blues
True As The Music
When I Paint My Masterpiece*all songs with Robert Desjardin on percussion
*first time played
10/6/07 St. Timothy's Fall Fest, Philadelphia, PAMartyr
Out In The Rain
She'll Follow
The House Of Osiris
Now I Know
Permanent Reaction
Grandma's Hands
The Bride Of The Black Sea
True As The Music
Sleep
Elderly Woman Behind The Counter
Fly Away
Pete Best Got A Raw Deal
I Spent A Thought On You Tonight
Whitechapel, 1888
In The Bayou
Bakerloo
Something Good
Man Of The Sea
Going Sailing
Since You've Been Gone
Pepper's Ghost
All These Words
Tangled Up In Blue
Troubled Times
Last Call
She Stole My Love
Falling Slowly
Baba Dochia
Wharf Rat
Easy To Love You
River Runall songs with Robert Desjardin on percussion
9/29/07 Dogfish Head Brewery, Milton, DEIko Iko*
Sleep
Carnival Parade
Rodeo Clowns
All These Words
Earlene
Something Good
Permanent Reaction
Grandma's Hands
Bakerloo

Back On The Train
Dognation
Ocean Man
Baba Dochia
Fumblin' With The Blues
Worst Woman
She'll Follow
Staying Alive
Last Call
The Weight*^

Martyr
Taking Care Of Business*
In The Bayou
I Try
Chevrolet
Pepper's Ghost
Out In The Rain
Elderly Woman Behind The Counter^
Easy To Love You
Tangled Up In Blue

The Dogfish Bocce Song*
The Humpty Dance
Pete Best Got A Raw Deal*
The House Of Osiris
What I Got+
Piece Of The Pie
The Bride Of The Black Sea
Wanted Dead Or Alive+
Stripper's Zipper
Every Rose Has Its Thorn+

E: Werewolves Of London*+
all songs with Corey Bonser on bass, Robert Desjardin on drums
*first time played
^w/Nacho Libre on backing vocals
+w/Nacho Libre and The John Deere Flavor Flav on backing vocals
9/16/07 Puck, Doylestown, PASomething Good
In The Bayou
I Spent A Thought On You Tonight
Colors
Piece Of The Pie
The House Of Osiris
Dognation
Baba Dochia
She'll Follow
Fly Away
Martyr
Stripper's Zipper
Last Callall songs with Robert Desjardin on percussion, Glenn Barratt on guitar
w/Lizanne Knott
Performed in the round9/8/07 Brandywine Zoo, Wilmington, DEPiece Of The Pie
Out In The Rain
All These Words
Tangled Up In Blue
Worst Woman
Going Sailing
The Bride Of The Black Sea
She'll Follow
What I Got
The House Of Osiris
Carnival Parade
In The Bayou
Every Rose Has It's Thorn
Permanent Reaction
Martyr
Stripper's Zipper
Bakerloo
Pepper's Ghost
Easy To Love You
Sleep
Grandma's Hands
Man Of The Sea
River Run
Baba Dochiaall songs with Corey Bonser on bass, Robert Desjardin on drums
8/27/07 Rockford Park, Wilmington, DEBaba Dochia
The House Of Osiris
She'll Follow
The Bride Of The Black Sea
Martyr
The Humpty Dance
Worst Woman
Bakerloo
In The Bayou
All These Words
River Run
Piece Of The Pie
Easy To Love You
I Spent A Thought On You Tonight
Pepper's Ghost
Stripper's Zipper
Every Rose Has It's Thornall songs with John Conahan ..boards and vocals, Corey Bonser on bass, Robert Desjardin on drums
8/25/07 Brandywine Zoo, Wilmington, DEPepper's Ghost
She'll Follow
Bakerloo
Man Of The Sea
Carnival Parade
Grandma's Hands
Baba Dochia
Martyr
Since You've Been Gone
Dognation
All These Words
The Animal Song*^
Earlene
Sleep
In The Bayou
What I Got
Easy To Love You
Piece Of The Pie
The House Of Osiris
The Bride Of The Black Sea
My Girl*
Out In The Rain
Permanent Reaction
River Runall songs with Corey Bonser on bass, Robert Desjardin on drums
*first time played
^improv song played/sung along with children from the zoo
8/4/07 The Twisted Tree Cafe, Asbury Park, NJEasy To Love You
Baba Dochia
Troubled Times
In The Bayou
Falling Slowly*
Piece Of The Pie all songs with John Conahan ..board and vocals, Glenn Barratt on bass (except Troubled Times)
w/Lizanne Knott, John Conahan (Performed in the round), Sheli Aarden
*first time played
7/31/07 Rowan Radio Studios, 89.7 FM, Glassboro, NJMartyr
In The Bayou
Piece Of The Pie "Locals Only" Broadcast
all songs with Robert Desjardin on percussion
7/13/07 The Fire, Philadelphia, PABaba Dochia
The House Of Osiris
Worst Woman
Piece Of The Pie
The Bride Of The Black Sea
Wonderful World Tease (Sam Cooke)*
The Humpty Dance
Whitechapel, 1888
Pepper's Ghost
Stripper's Zipperall songs with Corey Bonser on bass, Robert Desjardin/Jason Voorhees on drums, John Conahan ..board and vocals
w/Micah Clarke, Your Secret Identity, Spoons for Adam
*first time played, played/sung along with PA glitch
7/1/07 Brandywine Zoo, Wilmington, DEEasy To Love You
Carnival Parade
Rodeo Clowns
Baba Dochia
She'll Follow
Fumblin' With The Blues
True As The Music
Chevrolet*
In The Bayou
Elderly Woman Behind The Counter
Bakerloo
Storefront Surprise
River Run
Going Sailing
Dognation
Washing Of The Water
All These Words
The Bride Of The Black Sea
I Try
Troubled Times*
Grandma's Hands
Out In The Rain
The House Of Osiris
Trojan Curfew
Man Of The Sea
Something Goodall songs with Robert Desjardin on percussion
*first time played
6/30/07 Steel City Coffeehouse, Phoenixville, PABaba Dochia
Martyr
Man Of The Sea
The House Of Osiris*
Washing Of The Water
Piece Of The Pie
Easy To Love You all songs with Robert Desjardin on percussion, John Conahan ..board and vocals (except Man Of The Sea and Washing Of The Water)
w/Lizanne Knott, John Conahan
Performed in the round
*first verse sung as Willie Nelson6/21/07 Love Park Summer Concert Series, Philadelphia, PACarnival Parade
Easy To Love You
Stripper's Zipper
In The Bayou
Worst Woman
The Humpty Dance
The House Of Osiris
Piece Of The Pie
Baba Dochia all songs with Corey Bonser on bass, Robert Desjardin on drums, John Conahan ..board and vocals
w/Lizanne Knott, John Conahan
6/17/07 Brandywine Zoo, Wilmington, DESomething Good
She'll Follow
Bakerloo
Easy To Love You
Man Of The Sea
Twenty-One Blackbirds
Out In The Rain
Elderly Woman Behind The Counter
Carnival Parade
Storefront Surprise
She Stole My Love
In The Bayou
The House Of Osiris
Martyr
Pepper's Ghost
Grandma's Hands
All These Words
True As The Music
Sleep
Troubled Times*
What I Got
Going Sailing
Baba Dochia
River Runall songs with Robert Desjardin on percussion
*first time played
5/19/07 The Calhoun, Wilmington, DEStripper's Zipper
Flagger's Lament
Not Fade Away
The House Of Osiris
Something Good
Piece Of The Pie
All These Words
Baba Dochia
Every Rose Has It's ThornIn The Bayou
Wanted Dead Or Alive
Dirt
Dognation
Martyr
Bakerloo
China Cat Sunflower*
Drums*
The Humpty Dance
Permanent Reaction
The Scavenger Hunt Song*
Pepper's Ghost
Waterlillies*^
Since You've Been Gone
Cold Lampin' With Flavor*+
I Gave Her A Ring, She Gave Me The Finger
Out In The Rain
Runaway Jim
Taste
Runaway Jim
The Scavenger Hunt Song Reprise
all songs with Robert Desjardin on drums, first set with David Moore on bass
*first time played
^w/Dan Woolard on vocals
+w/Drums only5/12/07 Old Pine Amphitheater, Philadelphia, PACarnival Parade
Easy To Love You
The House Of Osiris
Piece Of The Pie
All These Words
She'll Follow
The Humpty Dance
Martyr
In The Bayou
Baba Dochia
Stripper's Zipper*
Every Rose Has It's Thornall songs with Corey Bonser on bass, Jon Mernyk on lead guitar, Robert Desjardin on drums
w/The Knife and Fork Band, John Shaughnessey
*first time played
5/8/07 Wissahickon High School Theater, Ambler, PARiver Runsolo singing performance accompanied by The Wissahickon High Select Choir, John Conahan conducting
4/7/07 The Rodney Latimer Memorial (Stonehenge) Ampitheater, Wilmington, DEOld Man*
Wanted Dead Or Alive*
Baba Dochia
Need You Tonight*
The Humpty Dance
Catapult*
The Humpty Dance
Worst Woman
Chili's Theme Song*^
The Bride Of The Black Sea
Pepper's Ghost
Dukes Of Hazzard Theme*^
Ocean Man*
She'll Follow
What I Got
Eye Of The Tiger*
Elderly Woman Behind The Counter
Dick In A Box Tease
The Jefferson's Theme*+
Morning Dew*
Staying Alive
Real Men Of Genius (Wooly)*
Happy Birthday*
America, Fuck Yeah*
So Ronery*
Montage*
Martyr
Locomotive Breath*%
Easy*
In The Bayou
Hells Bells/Kells Bells*&
Cracklin' Rosie*
If This Is It*$
Grandma's Hands
Bri-Bri Beer Spill Jam*
The House Of Osiris
Franklin's Tower*@
Son Of A Preacher Man*
Dirt
What's Going On*~
Easy To Love You
Piece Of The Pie
Cherry Hill Nissan Theme*+
Out In The Rain
Wharf Rat
Sleep
I Try
Every Rose Has Its Thornall songs with Corey Bonser on bass, Robert Desjardin on drums (except Locomotive Breath and Real Men Of Genius)
*first time played
^w/Dan Woolard and Erik Mitchell on vocals
+w/Mike Kavanagh and Erik Mitchell on vocals
%w/Robert Desjardin on vocals
&w/Mike Kavanagh on vocals
$w/Corey Bonser on vocals
@w/David Carson and Mike Kavanagh on vocals
~w/David Carson on vocals
4/5/07 Tin Angel, Philadelphia, PABaba Dochia
She'll Follow
Worst Woman
I Try*
In The Bayou
Martyr
Piece Of The Pieall songs with Jon Mernyk on lead guitar, Corey Bonser on bass, Robert Desjardin on drums, John Conahan ..board and vocals
w/Tom Gillam's Tractor Pull
*first time played
3/21/07 The Tim Qualls Show, Wilmington, DEEasy To Love You
Piece Of The Pie Tease*Television Appearance
all songs with Robert Desjardin on drums
*first time played, performed while cutting away to end credits
3/8/07 Havana, New Hope, PAPepper's Ghost
She'll Follow
Easy To Love You
The Bride Of The Black Sea
Bakerloo
Don't Laugh (I Love You)*
The House Of Osiris
Martyr
Piece Of The Pie
Whitechapel, 1888
Dognation
Grandma's Hands
River Run
Baba Dochiaall songs with Jon Mernyk on lead guitar, Robert Desjardin on drums
w/Nora Whittaker
*first time played
3/6/07 The Hive Lounge at The Philadelphia Flower Show, Philadelphia, PAEasy To Love You
The House Of Osiris
Baba Dochia
Grandma's Hands
She'll Follow
Piece Of The Pie
Last Call
Back On The Train
Martyr
I Spent A Thought On You Tonight
Out In The Rain
Bakerloo
Monkey And The Engineer*
Sleepall songs with Jon Mernyk on lead guitar, Robert Desjardin on drums
w/The Peace Creeps
*first time played
2/24/07 Philadelphia Area Songwriters Alliance House Concert, Rydal, PAEasy To Love You
All These Words
Piece Of The Pie
Whitechapel, 1888
River Run
Baba Dochia
Martyrw/Eileen Tipping, Sharon Abbott
Performed in the round2/23/07 The Arena, Philadelphia, PABaba Dochia
The House Of Osiris
What I Got
Piece Of The Pie
Worst Woman
Sleep
The Humpty Dance
In The Bayouall songs with Jon Mernyk on lead guitar, Corey Bonser on bass, Robert Desjardin on drums
w/Auradel, PARKSIDEave, The Disgruntled Sherpa Project, Dry Water
2/18/07 Tin Angel, Philadelphia, PAIn The Bayou
Worst Woman
Easy To Love You
Piece Of The Pie
Wharf Rat
Martyr
The House Of Osiris
Baba Dochiaall songs with Jon Mernyk on lead guitar, Corey Bonser on bass, Robert Desjardin on drums, John Conahan ..board and vocals
w/Kyle Justin, Adrienne Hamilton
2/15/07 Grape Street, Philadelphia, PABaba Dochia
Sleep
The House Of Osiris
Easy To Love You
In The Bayou
Grandma's Hands
She'll Follow
Out In The Rain
The Humpty Danceall songs with Jon Mernyk on lead guitar, Corey Bonser on bass, Robert Desjardin on drums
w/Michael Christian
2/3/07 Illuminare, Philadelphia, PASomething Good
Pepper's Ghost
The House Of Osiris
Out In The Rain
Easy To Love You
Back On The Train
All These Words
True As The Music
Elderly Woman Behind The Counter
She'll Follow
What I Got*
Worst Woman
Carnival Parade
Man Of The Sea
I Gave Her A Ring, She Gave Me The Finger
Whitechapel, 1888
Grandma's Hands*
I Spent A Thought On You Tonight
Martyr
The Humpty Dance
Since You've Been Gone
In The Bayou
Man Smart, Women Smarter*
Going Sailing
The Bride Of The Black Sea
Piece Of The Pie
Sleep
Staying Alive*
Last Call
Permanent Reaction
Wharf Rat
Bakerloo
Baba Dochia
Every Rose Has It's Thornall songs with Jon Mernyk on lead guitar, Corey Bonser on bass, Robert Desjardin on drums
*first time played
1/27/07 Kaffa Crossing, Philadelphia, PABack On The Train*
The House Of Osiris
Bakerloo
Carnival Parade
Easy To Love You
Since You've Been Gone
Dognation
Baba Dochia
The Humpty Dance
In The Bayou*
Whitechapel, 1888
The Bride Of The Black Sea
Pepper's Ghost
Dick In A Box Tease*
Out In The Rain
Wharf Rat
Martyr
Piece Of The Pieall songs with Jon Mernyk on lead guitar, Corey Bonser on bass, Robert Desjardin on drums
w/Matt Roach
*first time played
1/10/07 Tin Angel, Philadelphia, PAPiece Of The Pie
Easy To Love You
Martyr
The Humpty Danceall songs with Corey Bonser on bass, Robert Desjardin on drums, John Conahan ..board and vocals
w/John Conahan, Keisha Hutchins, Greg Morgan
12/21/06 Milkboy Coffee, Ardmore, PAHave Yourself A Merry Little Christmas*^
Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer*
I Think I've Been Good This Year
Baba Dochia
Easy To Love You
All These Words
The House Of Osiris
The Humpty Dance
Martyr
Piece Of The Pie1st Annual Milkboy Holiday Show
all songs with Jon Mernyk on lead guitar, Corey Bonser on bass, Robert Desjardin on drums
w/Liam's Wake, Bevin Caulfield, Lisa Watson and Kyle Justin, Irene Molloy, Bruce Torres
*first time played
^w/Corey Bonser on Saxophone12/3/06 WSTW Studios, 93.7 FM, Wilmington, DEEasy To Love You
Piece Of The Pie
All These Words "Hometown Heroes" Broadcast
all songs with Corey Bonser on bass, Robert Desjardin on drums
w/Lori Citro
11/30/06 The Colosseum, Wilmington, DEThe House Of Osiris
The Humpty Dance
I Think I've Been Good This Year
Piece Of The Pie WSTW's "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" CD Release
all songs with Corey Bonser on bass, Robert Desjardin on drums
w/Lori Citro, Yes Virginia, Steve Ketterer, Laura Cheadle, Stygian Veil, Phil King, SoulOh, Paul Lewis, Otispunk, Outset
11/18/06 Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, REACH Fundraiser, Philadelphia, PAShe'll Follow
All These Words
Easy To Love You
The House Of Osiris
Baba Dochia
I Think I've Been Good This Year
Martyr
River Run all songs with Robert Desjardin on drums
w/Kyle Justin
11/4/06 Crescent Moon Coffee and Tea, Mullica Hill, NJSomething Good
Bakerloo
The House Of Osiris
Washing Of The Water
All These Words
Easy To Love You
Since You've Been Gone
Twenty-One Blackbirds
Earlene
Piece Of The Pie
Last Call
River RunShe'll Follow
Whitechapel, 1888*
Fumblin' With The Blues
Baba Dochia
I Think I've Been Good This Year
Man Of The Sea
Martyr
I Spent A Thought On You Tonight
Fly Away
Out In The Rain
all songs with Robert Desjardin on drums
*first time played10/07/06 The Well, Feasterville, PA
The House Of Osiris
All These Words
Easy To Love You
Since You've Been Gone
She'll Follow
Earlene
Twenty-One Blackbirds
Piece Of The Pie
Permanent Reaction
Martyr
Road Movie To Berlin*
all songs with Robert Desjardin on drums
w/The John Grecia Band, Pawnshop Roses
*first time played8/23/06 Fergie's Pub, Philadelphia, PAShe'll Follow
The House Of Osiris
Easy To Love You
Earlene
Piece Of The Pie*
Martyr
Worst Woman
Wharf Rat
Baba Dochiaall songs with Kevin Killen on bass, Robert Desjardin on drums
w/Liat, Ross Bellenoit, Bevin Caulfield
*first time played8/18/06 Love Park Summer Concert Series, Philadelphia, PATrue As The Music
Out In The Rain
Twenty-One Blackbirds
Easy To Love You
Rodeo Clowns
Storefront Surprise
She'll Follow
MartyrSomething Good
The House Of Osiris
Fly Away
Man Of The Sea
Fumblin' With The Blues
Last Call
Baba Dochiaw/Kyle Justin
8/10/06 Bethlehem Musikfest, Bethlehem, PA Permanent Reaction
The House Of Osiris
She'll Follow
Easy To Love You
Worst Woman*
Martyr
Baba Dochiaall songs with John Conahan ..boards and vocals, Kevin Killen on bass, Jon Mernyk on lead guitar, Robert Desjardin on drums
w/Trisha O'Keefe, Lizanne Knott, The Animators, The Electric Farm
* first time played
7/29/06 Kaffa Crossing, Philadelphia, PA Baba Dochia
Easy To Love You
Crazy*
Martyr
Man Of The Sea
She'll Follow
Storefront Surprise
Bakerloo
Going Sailing
All These Words
I Gave Her A Ring, She Gave Me The Finger
The House Of Osiris
She Stole My Love
Earlene
Fly Away
Sleep
Something Good
w/Dom
* first time played
7/22/06 Crescent Moon Coffee and Tea, Mullica Hill, NJRiver Run
Bakerloo
All These Words
Earlene
Man Of The Sea
Permanent Reaction
She Stole My Love
Rodeo Clowns
Out In The Rain
I Spent A Thought On You Tonight
Martyr
The House Of OsirisPepper's Ghost
Storefront Surprise
I Gave Her A Ring, She Gave Me The Finger
Twenty-One Blackbirds
I Think I've Been Good This Year
Baba Dochia
Fumblin' With The Blues
Now I Know
Easy To Love You
Going Sailing
True As The Music
She'll Follow
7/1/06 The Landenberg Resort, Landenberg, PAStar Spangled Banner*
Rodeo Clowns
Going Sailing
Elderly Woman Behind The Counter
Easy To Love You
Baba Dochia
Fumblin' With The Blues
The Humpty Dance
Permanent Reaction
The House Of Osiris * first time played6/28/06 Fergie's Pub, Philadelphia, PAEasy To Love You
Fumblin' With The Blues
Man Of The Sea
Martyr
She'll Follow
Earlene
The Humpty Dance
The House Of Osiris
With A Little Help From My Friends*^all songs with Robert Desjardin on drums
w/Kyle Justin, Ryat, Bevin Caulfield
2nd set performed in the round
* first time played
^ all artists together6/24/06 Coffee Works, Voorhees, NJOut In The Rain
True As The Music
Now I Know
Sleep
Bakerloo
Rodeo Clowns
The House Of Osiris
Since You've Been Gone
Twenty-One Blackbirds
Dognation
Earlene
Carnival Parade
Elderly Woman Behind The Counter
Fly Away
All These Words Pepper's Ghost
Storefront Surprise
She'll Follow
Easy To Love You
Man Of The Sea
Something Good
Honor Among Thieves
Fumbin' With The Blues
Martyr
Wharf Rat
She Stole My Love
Last Call
River Run
Going Sailing
Baba Dochia6/23/06 Hinge Cafe, Philadelphia, PABlue Skies*
Martyr
Twenty-One Blackbirds
Permanent Reaction
Easy To Love You
Man Of The Sea
The Humpty Dance*
The House Of Osiris
I Spent A Thought On You Tonight
She Stole My Love
Going Sailingw/Thomas Martin
* first time played6/21/06 Love Park Summer Concert Series, Philadelphia, PASleep^
The House Of Osiris+
Martyr+
Fumblin' With The Blues+*Permanent Reaction+
Storefront Surprise
She'll Follow
Going Sailing
Baba Dochia^^w/Jef Lee Johnson on Guitar
+w/Jef Lee Johnson on Guitar, Glenn Barratt on Bass
w/Lizanne Knott, Cat Tuttle
* first time played6/7/06 Crescent Moon Coffee and Tea, Mullica Hill, NJMan Of The Sea
She'll Follow
Washing Of The Water
Martyr*
The House Of Osiris
Twenty-One Blackbirds
Easy To Love You
Tangled Up In Blue*
True As The Music African Benefit Show
w/Gene Shepherd, Kris Noyes, Dom
* first time played5/29/06 Club Passim, Cambridge, MAEasy To Love You
The House Of Osiris
Last Call
Baba DochiaCutting Edge of the Campfire Festival
w/Ian Fitzgerald, AJ Edwards, Rachel Griffin
Performed in the round5/12/06 Milkboy Coffee, Ardmore, PAThe House Of Osiris
Easy To Love You
Sleep
Dognation
Something GoodPhilly Songwriters Project showcase
all songs with Jon Mernyk on lead guitar, David Moore on bass, Robert Desjardin on drums
w/Karin Lundin, Animus, Dan May4/30/06 Tin Angel, Philadelphia, PASomething Good
Twenty-One Blackbirds
Dognation
Man Of The Sea
Funk Intro Jam
Elderly Woman Behind The Counter
Going Sailing*
The House Of Osirisall songs with David Moore on bass, Robert Desjardin on drums
w/Kyle Justin, Liat, Irene Molloy
* double started due to bass amp catching on fire during first verse4/28/06 Coffee Works, Voorhees, NJShe'll Follow
Easy To Love You
Permanent Reaction
Twenty-One Blackbirds
Trojan Curfew
Bakerloo
Baba Dochia
I Spent A Thought On You Tonight
 Out In The Rain
Rodeo Clowns
Storefront Surprise
The House Of Osiris
Man Of The Sea
River Run
Eternal Flame*w/Kyle Justin
* first time played4/21/06 Hinge Cafe, Philadelphia, PAFree Bird Tease
Earlene
Twenty-One Blackbirds
Something Good
Dirt
Out In The Rain
She Stole My Love
Going Sailing
Since You've Been Gone
The House Of Osiris I Gave Her A Ring, She Gave Me The Finger
Elderly Woman Behind The Counter
Covent Garden*
Now I Know
Permanent Reaction
Easy To Love You
Cities
Baba Dochia
River Run* first time played4/8/06 Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia, REACH Seminar, Philadelphia, PABakerloo
Man Of The Sea
Earlene
Permanent Reaction
River Run
I Spent A Thought On You TonightThe House Of Osiris
She'll Follow
Twenty-One Blackbirds
Rodeo Clowns
Free Bird Tease*
True As The Music
Baba Dochia* first time played4/7/06 Barrington Coffee House, Barrington, NJ Cities
Going Sailing
Dognation
She'll Follow
The House Of Osiris
Wharf Rat
Easy To Love You
I Spent A Thought On You Tonight
w/Irene Molloy, Damon Hamilton, Kyle Justin4/6/06 Triumph Brewing Company, Princeton, NJ The House Of Osiris
Rodeo Clowns
Permanent Reaction
Something Good
Sleep
She'll Follow
Easy To Love You
Baba Dochia
Elderly Woman Behind The Counter
w/Paul Hammer & Deidre Muro, Eric Squindo3/25/06 Connie's Cafe, Laurel Springs, NJ Bakerloo
True As The Music
Dognation
Fly Away
Colors
Elderly Woman Behind The Counter
I Gave Her A Ring, She Gave Me The Finger
Mardi Gras
Rodeo Clowns
Fields Of Silence*
Going Sailing
Sleep
Pepper's Ghost
Lady Liberty*
Since You've Been Gone*
Something Good
Storefront Surprise
She'll Follow
Permanent Reaction
Earlene
The House Of Osiris
Flagger's Lament Tease*
Easy To Love You
All These Words
Out In The Rain
Flagger's Lament*
Not Fade Away*
Flagger's Lament
Out In The Rain
River Run
Twenty-One Blackbirds
Now I Know
Baba Dochia
entire third set w/David Moore on bass
* first time played
3/24/06 Casa De Tubbz, Wilmington, DE Riff Of Doom*
I Gave Her A Ring, She Gave Me The Finger
Pay No Mind*
Don't Think Twice, It's Alright Tease*+
Eyes Of The World Tease*
Permanent Reaction
Girlfriend Song*
Dognation

+ w/Joshua Lindsey
* first time played3/18/06 Kaffa Crossing, Philadelphia, PA Man Of The Sea
Permanent Reaction
Going Sailing
Elderly Woman Behind The Counter
Earlene
Dirt*
Storefront Surprise
I Gave Her A Ring, She Gave Me The Finger
I Spent A Thought On You Tonight
Easy To Love You
The House Of Osiris
Bakerloo
Rodeo Clowns
Pepper's Ghost
Honor Among Thieves*
Saint Patrick's Day*
The Story Of Lester*
Baba Dochia

w/Irene Molloy, Danie Jackson
* first time played3/11/06 Pontiac Grille, Philadelphia, PA The House Of Osiris
She'll Follow
Out In The Rain
Elderly Woman Behind The Counter
Pepper's Ghost
The Bride Of The Black Sea
Easy To Love You
Cities*
All These Words
Sleep
Carnival Parade
Bakerloo
Rodeo Clowns*
Going Sailing
Man Of The Sea
Twenty-One Blackbirds
Earlene
Wharf Rat
Staying Alive Tease*
Barry Gibb Talkshow Tease*
The Eleven Tease*
Baba Dochia
Every Rose Has Its Thorn*
* first time played 3/2/06 Tin Angel, Philadelphia, PA Easy To Love You
Earlene
The House Of Osiris
Washing Of The Water
Baba Dochia
Going Sailing
w/Irene Molloy, Valerie Oswald, Katherine Mundy, Ange & Ris
2/25/06 Well Grounded Cafe, Philadelphia, PA True As The Music
Earlene
Storefront Surprise
The Bride Of The Black Sea*
Mardi Gras
Elderly Woman Behind The Counter
Man Of The Sea
Going Sailing
Permanent Reaction
She'll Follow
The House Of Osiris
Wharf Rat
Sleep
Last Call
Easy To Love You
Baba Dochia
w/David Kleiner
*first time played 2/10/06 Barrington Coffee House, Barrington, NJ Pepper's Ghost
The House Of Osiris
Carnival Parade
Elderly Woman Behind The Counter
Twenty-One Blackbirds
Bakerloo
Something Good
w/Jay Vertucio, John Shaughnessy, Johnny Miles, Kyle Justin 1/27/06 Fellowship Hall, First Presbyterian Church, Haddon Heights, NJ Washing Of The Water
Easy To Love You
The House Of Osiris
Last Call
Baba Dochia
Going Sailing
E: Take Me Home, Country Roads*+w/Kyle Justin, Lee Whitaker
* first time played
+ all performers on stage 1/14/06 Kaffa Crossing, Philadelphia, PA The House Of Osiris
Easy To Love You
Everything Is Nothing
She'll Follow
Fly Away
I Gave Her A Ring, She Gave Me The Finger
Baba Dochia
w/Joshua Heard Park, Johnny Miles, Kyle Justin 12/23/05 Double Shots Espresso Cafe, Philadelphia, PA Permanent Reaction
River Run
Out In The Rain
She Stole My Love
Now I Know
The House Of Osiris Easy To Love You
I Think I've Been Good This Year
Going Sailing
All These Words*
Baba Dochiaw/Irene Molloy
* first time played 12/13/05 Belmont Mansion, Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, PA Easy To Love You
Baba Dochia
I Think I've Been Good This Year
The House Of Osiris 12/02/05 Double Shots Espresso Cafe, Philadelphia, PA Going Sailing
Bakerloo
Easy To Love You
Earlene
She Stole My Love
I Think Ive Been Good This Year*Baba Dochia
Dognation
Storefront Surprise
Trojan Curfew*
Man Of The Sea
The House Of Osirisw/Aiden James, Katie Barbato
* first time played 11/11/05 Double Shots Espresso Cafe, Philadelphia, PASomething Good
The House Of Osiris
Baba Dochia
Going Sailing
EarleneI Gave Her A Ring, She Gave Me The Finger
Easy To Love You
Last Call
She'll Follow
I Spent A Thought On You Tonightw/Amanda Kaletsky 10/05/05 Belmont Mansion, Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, PAEasy To Love You
The House Of Osiris
Everything Is Nothing*
Going Sailing
Dognation*
Earlene
I Spent A Thought On You Tonight
She Stole My Love
River Run* first time played 9/20/05 Indre Studios, Philadelphia, PAThe House Of Osiris
Earlene
Man Of The Sea
Easy To Love You Philly Songwriters Project showcase
Hurricane Katrina Benefit
w/Anam Owili-Eger, Matt Duke, Burndown Allstars 9/10/05 Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia, REACH Seminar, Philadelphia, PAThe House Of Osiris
Going Sailing
Now I Know
Twenty-One BlackbirdsBack In Black Tease*
Man Of The Sea
Easy To Love You
She Stole My Love
She'll Follow*
River Run
Survey Song*+* first time played
+ improv song while kids filled out closing surveys 6/04/05 Philadelphia Songwriters Alliance House Concert, Rydal, PAGoing Sailing
Earlene
Storefront Surprise*
Easy To Love You
I Spent A Thought On You Tonight
Man Of The Sea
The House Of Osirisw/Deanna Ransome, Jim Carolan
Performed in the round
* first time played

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Can someone please let Jack Johnson know that it is perfectly OK to try out a different strumming pattern? Thanks.
Posted by Erik Mitchell on Mon, 28 Jan 2008 09:22:00 PST

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Below is the Spring '07 cdreviewsonline.com posting featuring yours truly. My thanks to Mr. Rob Lincoln, fearless leader of the Philadelphia Songwriter's Alliance, for the review. It was a lovely surp...
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