Conclave set lists!: seanan

Conclave set lists!

It's been a week since my guest slot at Conclave—how time does fly!—and I'm almost back to a state of semi-normal. Michigan was beautiful, and filled with cornfields, which is always a good way to endear yourself to me. (Also endearing: the number of truly awesome meals I was taken for during the convention. I usually under-eat at cons, resulting in low blood sugar and a look of puzzled misery. This con had the opposite problem, resulting in the strong desire to take a nice long nap.) This means that it's time to post the set list for my concert, accompanied with lyric links and helpful notations. My backing band was the truly awesome Wild Mercy, plus the lovely Dr. Mary Crowell. I am a very lucky girl.

I am so grateful to have been Conclave's Literary Guest of Honor. It was, to repeat myself a bit, a true honor, and I couldn't have had a better time. The Conclave set list, with arrangement* notes, was as follows:

1. "Counting Crows." (Seanan, vocals; Barry Childs-Helton, guitar; Sally Childs-Helton, drums; Jennifer Midkiff, bass; Debbie Gates, piano; Amy McNally, fiddle.)
2. "The Sealskin and the Story and the Sky." (Seanan, vocals; Barry, guitar; Sally, bodhran; Jennifer, harp; Dr. Mary Crowell, piano; Amy, fiddle.)
3. "How Much Salt?" (Seanan, Debbie, vocals; Barry, guitar; Sally, drums; Amy, fiddle; Mary, piano.)
4. "Take Advantage." (Seanan, vocals; Debbie, Jen, backing vocals; Mary, piano; Amy, fiddle; Jen, harp; Barry, guitar; Sally, drums.)
5. "Build A Chain." (Seanan, vocals; Debbie, Jen, backing vocals; Debbie, piano; Amy, fiddle; Jen, harp; Barry, guitar; Sally, drums.)

BONUS: "The Ghost of Lilly Kane." (Seanan, vocals; Mary, piano; Amy, fiddle.)

6. "Jack's Place." (Seanan, vocals; Debbie, Jen, backing vocals; Debbie, piano; Amy, fiddle; Jen, harp; Barry, guitar; Sally, drums.)
7. "Fly Little Bird." (Seanan, Barry, Sally, Debbie, Jen, Amy, vocals.)
8. "Still Catch the Tide" (Talis Kimberley cover). (Seanan, vocals; Barry, guitar; Sally, drums; Debbie, bass; Mary, piano; Amy, fiddle; Jen, harp.)
9. "Wicked Girls Saving Ourselves." (Seanan, Jen, vocals; Barry, guitar; Sally, bodhran; Debbie, bass; Mary, piano; Amy, fiddle.)
10. "My Story Is Not Done." (Seanan, vocals; Barry, guitar; Sally, drums; Jen, harp; Debbie, bass; Mary, piano; Amy, fiddle.)

The bridge for "Wicked Girls" was standard, except for...

"Marnie serves scotches, and Mary plays tricks,
While Amy calls music from wires and sticks,
And the rules that we live by are simple and clear..."

As always: "Counting Crows," "How Much Salt?," "Jack's Place," "The Ghost of Lilly Kane," "My Story Is Not Done," and "Wicked Girls Saving Ourselves" are on Wicked Girls. "Take Advantage," and "Still Catch the Tide" are on Stars Fall Home (out of print). "Fly Little Bird" is on Pretty Little Dead Girl.

"The Seal Skin and the Story and the Sky" and "Build a Chain" have not yet been recorded.

Again, I am so very grateful to the Conclave concom for having me. I had a wonderful time, and I can't wait to go back.

(*It was a big band and a lot of skin-of-our-teeth arrangement, so I may get some of my instrumentation notes wrong. I will fix if this is pointed out to me, and mean absolutely no offense of any kind. I am simply a frazzled blonde.)

jimhines

October 14 2011, 15:10:19 UTC 5 years ago

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Glad you had a good time! 'Twas most excellent getting to hang out, even if it did result in me being beaten and bitten ;-)

seanan_mcguire

October 14 2011, 15:12:15 UTC 5 years ago

That's how I show love!

I love you a lot.

5 years ago

keristor

October 14 2011, 15:21:11 UTC 5 years ago

Have the cats forgiven you yet? Welcome back!

October 14 2011, 15:21:42 UTC 5 years ago

They forgive fast, thankfully.

markbernstein

October 14 2011, 15:47:01 UTC 5 years ago

And we are grateful to have had you. You were a wonderful guest.

October 14 2011, 16:39:34 UTC 5 years ago

P.S. You have successfully gotten me hooked on Phineas and Ferb. I've seen half a dozen or so episodes so far, plus most of "Across the 2nd Dimension". The first episode I saw was the one with the monster trucks, where I had my first "WTF?" moment at "The giant baby head? Uh, put that anywhere." And the moment I fell completely in love was the "Hey, Ferb" number in "Rollercoaster, The Musical".

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October 19 2011, 21:03:51 UTC 5 years ago

Good luck!

jeffreycwells

October 14 2011, 17:07:15 UTC 5 years ago

/me covets #2, as a counterpoint to S.J. Tucker's "Seafaring Satyr" on his playlist. :)

October 19 2011, 21:03:59 UTC 5 years ago

I'll get there.

orlacarey

October 14 2011, 19:21:54 UTC 5 years ago

Currently The Ghost of Lily Kane is my favorite of your songs :) Someday I'm going to have to find a way to make it to a concert!

October 19 2011, 21:04:06 UTC 5 years ago

That would be lovely.

shaharazad

October 14 2011, 21:24:38 UTC 5 years ago

My Kiddo (age 3) was making a serious effort to rap along with the opening bit on "Counting Crows" in the car yesterday. And he asked me to repeat the song three times!

October 19 2011, 21:04:14 UTC 5 years ago

AWESOME.

October 19 2011, 21:04:27 UTC 5 years ago

You are!

And you have ZOMBIE PUMPKINS in your icon!

ladymondegreen

October 14 2011, 21:44:20 UTC 5 years ago

Yay for doing Build a Chain! I'm glad you were fed and well looked after.

October 19 2011, 21:04:34 UTC 5 years ago

It was awesome.

deakat

October 15 2011, 15:59:09 UTC 5 years ago

It was wonderful to see you, as always. Very happy that you had fun, too!

October 19 2011, 21:04:41 UTC 5 years ago

Thanks for having me!

tollers

October 15 2011, 19:08:30 UTC 5 years ago

That was a fun concert! I'm so glad we got to be the backing band! :-)

October 19 2011, 21:04:48 UTC 5 years ago

I am, too!

anderyn

October 15 2011, 22:33:21 UTC 5 years ago

My friend Linda got to your concert late but told me that she fell in love with the selkie song she heard. Glad to see my guess on which it was is right -- I was afraid it was another one that I didn't know.

Found out last night that my friend Laura got to spend dinner on Thursday with you -- now I is jealous that I didn't even make it to the con.

I got my shirts and the signed CD on Tuesday. Wore the first shirt to work the next day and bounced at people about you.

October 19 2011, 21:05:03 UTC 5 years ago

Oh, yay. :) I am glad you have your goodies.

mgucciard

October 16 2011, 21:59:09 UTC 5 years ago

The adjusted lyrics on the Wicked Girls bridge totally and completely made the entire Con for Marnie. She was SO surprised and honored.

Lovely seeing you and very pleased we're starting to get a handle on keeping you well fed at these events. :-)

See ya next weekend!!

-M

October 26 2011, 15:16:12 UTC 5 years ago

I am so very glad that we were able to surprise her. :)

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