Confluence set list!: seanan

Confluence set list!

I'm starting to wake up after the sheer awesomeness of Confluence 2012, where I appeared as their combo Author Guest and Filk Guest. I am the peanut butter cup of cool! I had a wonderful time in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the only city to greet me at the airport with a full-sized T. Rex skeleton. These people know how to party. I ate great food, met great people, hung out with Tamora Pierce, Michelle Sagara, and Jonathan Maberry, and basically partied like it was 2399 and human sacrifice had just been legalized on Jupiter's second moon.

I remain totally grateful to have been Confluence's Guest of Honor. It was an honor, and I had a fantastic time. The Confluence set list, with arrangement* notes, was as follows:

1. "The Sealskin and the Story and the Sky." (Seanan, vocals; Rand Bellavia, guitar; Gary Ehrlich, djembe; Kathleen Sloan, shaky things.)
2. "Counting Crows." (Seanan, vocals; Rand Bellavia, guitar; Gary Ehrlich, djembe; Kathleen Sloan, vocals.)
3. "Mama Said." (Seanan, vocals; Rand Bellavia, guitar; Gary Ehrlich, eggs; Kathleen Sloan, vocals.)
4. "Modern Mystic." (Seanan, vocals; Rand Bellavia, guitar; Gary Ehrlich, djembe; Kathleen Sloan, vocals.)
5. "Phantoms of Summer." (Seanan, vocals; Gary Ehrlich, guitar; Rand Bellavia, guitar; Cat Faber, mandolin; Kathleen Sloan, vocals.)
6. "In the Foam." (Seanan, vocals.)
7. "Dear Gina." (Seanan, vocals; Rand Bellavia, guitar; Gary Ehrlich, djembe; Kathleen Sloan, vocals.)
8. "Maybe It's Crazy." (Seanan, vocals; Cat Faber, mandolin; Gary Ehrlich, guitar; Cat and Rand, maniacal laugh.)
9. "What A Woman's For." (Seanan, vocals; Rand Bellavia, guitar; Gary Ehrlich, tamborine; Kathleen Sloan, vocals.)
10. "Evil Laugh." (Seanan, vocals; Cat Faber, mandolin; Gary Ehrlich, guitar; Kathleen Sloan, vocals and shaky things.)
11. "Burn It Down" (Vixy & Tony cover). (Seanan McGuire, vocals; Rand Bellavia, guitar; Gary Ehrlich, djembe.)
12. "Wicked Girls Saving Ourselves." (Seanan, vocals; Rand Bellavia, guitar; Gary Ehrlich, djmebe; Kathleen Sloan, Cat Faber, Judi Miller, vocals.)
13. "My Story Is Not Done." (Seanan, vocals; Cat Faber, mandolin; Rand Bellavia, guitar; Gary Ehrlich, guitar; Kathleen Sloan, shaky things; everyone on stage, vocals.)

The bridge for "Wicked Girls" was:

Mandy's a pirate, and Judi signs songs for the fairies,
While Deborah will pour you red wine pressed from sweet poisoned berries.
Dee poses riddles, while Erin plays tricks,
And Kaia builds towers from brambles and sticks...

As always: "Counting Crows," "Mama Said," "My Story Is Not Done," and "Wicked Girls Saving Ourselves" are on Wicked Girls. "Evil Laugh" is on Stars Fall Home (out of print). "Modern Mystic" and "Phantoms of Summer" are on Pretty Little Dead Girl (out of print). "Maybe It's Crazy," "Dear Gina," and "What A Woman's For" are on Red Roses and Dead Things.

"The Seal Skin and the Story and the Sky," "In the Foam," and "Burn It Down" have not yet been recorded.

Again, I am so very grateful to the Confluence 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.)

pickledginger

August 1 2012, 17:37:45 UTC 4 years ago

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Sounds like a blast!

Also: rave review (brief and not professional) of Blackout, posted over on "bookish"
http://bookish.livejournal.com/3254261.html#cutid1

seanan_mcguire

August 1 2012, 21:31:55 UTC 4 years ago

Aw, thanks!

elektra

August 1 2012, 18:11:55 UTC 4 years ago

You were an awesome guest, and it was great meeting you!

August 1 2012, 21:32:04 UTC 4 years ago

Thank you, and same to you!

erinwrites

August 1 2012, 20:16:08 UTC 4 years ago

Love. <3

August 1 2012, 21:32:12 UTC 4 years ago

Love! <3

cerulean_sky

August 1 2012, 22:23:01 UTC 4 years ago

Oh man. Confluence. The first Con I ever attended. (/happy memories) Did you meet this year's members of the Alpha Young Writers Workshop??

August 2 2012, 02:35:35 UTC 4 years ago

I did!

melchar

August 1 2012, 22:31:53 UTC 4 years ago

Ooooo! I didn't know about CD Baby. [runs off, makes an order for 'Red Roses and Dead Things' ... plus a CD from Meg Davis I didn't already have ^_^] Thank you for the information!

August 2 2012, 02:35:48 UTC 4 years ago

No problem!

gorgeousgary

August 2 2012, 01:24:50 UTC 4 years ago

I can understand frazzled. It was a busy con. (Says one of the folks who had to prepare *two* concert sets)

For the record, here's what I joined in on:
Djembe - "Sealskin", "Counting Crows", "Dear Gina", "Burn it Down" and "Wicked Girls"
Eggs - "Mama Said"
Tambourine - "What a Woman's For"
Guitar - "Phantoms of Summer", "Maybe It's Crazy", "Evil Laugh" and "My Story is Not Done"

Rand and I both did "Phantoms of Summer" - he finger-picked the first four and last two lines, I strummed the rest while he noodled.

Cat played mandolin on "Maybe It's Crazy", "Evil Laugh" and "My Story is Not Done"

And you dropped the first "h" in Ehrlich, but I'm pretty used to that. At least you didn't spell it "Eldritch" like I once had a contractor do to me. 8-)

See you in Chicago!

August 2 2012, 02:40:33 UTC 4 years ago

Thanks for the assist! All fixed.

dragonflymn

August 2 2012, 02:18:07 UTC 4 years ago

Please oh please Dear GOD please tell me there will be another cd out in the style of Wicked Girls? I've only had it 2 monthes and I've had every line memorized at least half that. I played it so much at home my husband finally turned to me and said 'The song on your cd about the snow queen is stuck in my head MAKE IT STOP'. (I also have Red Roses and Stars Fall Home.... I've found copies of Pretty Little Dead Girl but Husband frowns on me spending $25+ on a cd when he isn't working. Pft, who needs food?)

August 2 2012, 02:41:09 UTC 4 years ago

There will, but not immediately? The next CD is with Jeff, and will be more in the style of Red Roses and Dead Things. I like to alternate.

scholarinexile

August 2 2012, 02:40:37 UTC 4 years ago

I am profoundly frustrated that you were in my hometown, at a con I wanted to attend, and I was unable to do anything about it because I had to help two people move that weekend. If you liked Pittsburgh enough that you're inclined to come back (we have even MORE dinosaurs in our world-class museum!), just let me know!

August 2 2012, 16:02:06 UTC 4 years ago

You had a dinosaur in the airport.

I love Pittsburgh.

notalwaysweak

August 2 2012, 03:35:50 UTC 4 years ago

Every time you mention one of your CDs as being out of print I instinctively look up at my CD rack to make sure my copies are still there. (They are.)

August 2 2012, 16:02:16 UTC 4 years ago

(I'm glad.)

pameladean

4 years ago

sarahgoslee

August 2 2012, 15:56:59 UTC 4 years ago

I'm glad you had fun! I certainly did, and it was lovely to meet you and hang out a bit. I'm also glad you liked the candy-corn rocketships. This was my first year doing panels: I feel all professional.

August 2 2012, 16:02:32 UTC 4 years ago

The rocketships were DELICIOUS. You rule.

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August 3 2012, 00:41:33 UTC 4 years ago

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sarahgoslee referenced to your post from Rocketships saying: [...] rockets for all the con attendees. Seanan squeeed, and she assures me the cookies were delicious [...]