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Hut by the Sea

from Rise by Joanne Rand

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This is the true story of a visionary man who has chosen for 25 years to live alone in a hut with the sea swirling around him.

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HUT BY THE SEA -Joanne Rand

Met a hermit lives in a hut by the sea and he

Carves in his wood all day.

He’s got a single Bunsen burner and one old saucepan

And he doesn’t wash his windows or sweep the dust away.

There’s nary a picture on the wall

And there’s nothing really in his room at all.

I had more on my back than he owns altogether,

But there’s pictures in his head and they come out in his sculpture,

So I asked him what he thinks about all day

And this is what he said to me.

He said: I think about what I’m doing

I don ‘t think about anything else.

He said: I hear the news each morning

Then the radio goes on the shelf.

I told my daughter not to have a child, he said,

Though she didn’t listen to me,

Cause nothing is gonna get better,

‘specially in this country,

But sometimes when the tide’s in

It sweeps around my house.

I’m just waiting for the ocean

To carry me out.

So I sang him a song and I said goodbye

And I trudged on up the hill.

Funniest thing about this guy,

Which I remember still:

Is how little he required

To occupy his mind,

Just a chisel and a radio

And an empty stretch of time…

How little he needed

To make his life complete

Just a chisel and a radio

And a good night’s sleep.

And sometimes when I’m dreaming

The tide sweeps around MY house.

I’m just waiting for the ocean

To carry me out.

I’m just waiting for the ocean

To carry me out.

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from Rise, released November 11, 2011
Recorded live at two performances in 2010

Produced by Joanne Rand, Stephen Hart & Tim Gray. copyright & produced, 2011, Joanne Rand, Homefire Productions, BMI. All rights reserved.

Mixed & mastered by Stephen Hart (Two Rock Digital), "Redwood" alternate version mixed by Dennis Dragon. All songs written & arranged by Joanne Rand except: "Happy Song" (by Elizabeth Gahm) "Breathe" (words by Joanne Rand & Ali Nelson, music by Joanne), "Hush Ye my Bairne" (traditional Gaelic Lullabye translated by Malcolm MacFarlane).

Recorded at live performances in 2010 by Dennis Dragon (Applegate River Lodge, Applegate, OR) & James Johnson (Don Quixotes, Santa Cruz, CA). Overdubs recorded by Tim Gray (Myrtletown Records, Eureka, CA), cello ODs recorded by Ken Braziel (The Ranch, Sebastopol, CA).

Artwork by Mary Ellen Rand, Photos by Michele AnneLouise Cohen and Greg King, design by Joanne Rand.

The players:
•Joanne Rand: vocals, guitar, keyboard, piano, kalimba, wooden recorder, synth
•Brad Cox: drums
•Ken Braziel: bass
•George Chavez: cello
•Gwen Post: violin
•Rex Richardson: flamenco style guitar
•Matt Sircely: madolin
•Tim Gray: additional toms & percussion (Redwood, Bones and All), backup vocals (Waters Flow) special effects on "Jump".

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“A fixture of the Northern California folk scene, Rand’s life, activism & art are woven seamlessly together. A celebrated musician, composer & teacher. From stripped-down folk songs to lush, textured rock arrangements, she makes consistently engaging, perceptive, universal music.”-SFStation.com 2012. Touring nationally for 30 years, Rand is currently releasing 15th CD of original songs. ... more

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