Chicon set list.: seanan

Chicon set list.

I'm a little under the weather (and totally exhausted) following Chicon 7, the 2012 World Science Fiction Convention, but that doesn't mean that I get to neglect everything forever. More's the pity. I had a wonderful time, when I wasn't a giant vibrating ball of stress, and I am remain honored and delighted by all the great things people said and did in my presence.

As is the custom around here, I now present the Chicon set list, with arrangement notes. It was a great show, and our song choices went as follows:

1. "The Sealskin and the Story and the Sky." (Seanan, vocals; Vixy Dockrey, vocals; Tony Fabris, guitar; Mary Crowell, piano; Betsy Tinney, cello; Amy McNally, fiddle; Brenda Sutton, bodhran.)
2. "Counting Crows." (Seanan, vocals; Vixy, vocals; Tony, guitar; Mary, piano; Betsy, cello; Amy, fiddle; Brenda, bodhran.)
3. "Mama Said." (Seanan, vocals; Vixy, vocals; Tony, guitar; Mary, piano; Betsy, cello; Amy, fiddle; Brenda, coconut shells.)
4. "The Ghost of Lilly Kane." (Seanan, vocals; Mary, piano; Amy, fiddle.)
5. "Dear Gina." (Seanan, creepy vocals; Vixy, extra creepy vocals; Mary, creepy piano; Betsy, creepy cello; Amy, creepy fiddle.)
6. "Still Catch the Tide." Talis Kimberley cover. (Seanan, vocals; Vixy, vocals; Tony, guitar; Mary, piano; Betsy, cello; Amy, fiddle; Brenda, bodhran.)
7. "Dare to Dream." (Seanan, Vixy, vocals; Tony, guitar; Mary, piano; Betsy, cello; Amy, fiddle.)
8. "Tanglewood Tree." Dave Carter cover. (Seanan, Vixy, vocals; Tony, guitar; Betsy, cello; Amy, fiddle; Brenda, bodhran.)
9. "Wicked Girls Saving Ourselves." (Seanan, Vixy, vocals; Tony, guitar; Mary, piano; Betsy, cello; Amy, fiddle; Brenda, bodhran.)
10. "My Story Is Not Done." (Seanan, Vixy, vocals; Tony, guitar; Mary, piano; Betsy, cello; Amy, fiddle; Brenda, bodhran.)

ENCORE:

1. "The Seal Skin and the Story and the Sky." Arrangement as above; we did it again for Cat Valente, who had missed the start of the set.
2. "Archetype Cafe." Talis Kimberley cover. (Seanan, Vixy, vocals; Tony, guitar; Mary, piano; Betsy, cello; Amy, fiddle.)

I did not actually get a written copy of the "Wicked Girls" bridge. I'm sorry! But I'm sure it was lovely.

As always: "Counting Crows," "Mama Said," "The Ghost of Lilly Kane," "Tanglewood Tree," "My Story Is Not Done," and "Wicked Girls Saving Ourselves" are on Wicked Girls. "Still Catch the Tide" is on Stars Fall Home (out of print). "Dear Gina" is on Red Roses and Dead Things.

"Archetype Cafe" appears on Talis Kimberley's album of the same name, currently available on CD Baby. "Tanglewood Tree" also appears on the Dave Carter and Tracy Grammar album of the same name, currently available from retailers everywhere.

"The Seal Skin and the Story and the Sky" and "Dare to Dream" have not yet been recorded.

Huge thanks to the sound crew, to the Chicon 7 filk programming department, and to all my wonderful musicians, who uplift me to a level I could never reach without them. I am honored, I am grateful, and I am going back to bed.

sarahgoslee

September 5 2012, 18:24:55 UTC 4 years ago

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Excellent as always! I wish I'd had time to make rocketship cookies for the entire Squeecast group, or to do more than wave at you in passing. Pre-con chaos, con chaos, general chaos. Congrats on the non-edible rocketship!

seanan_mcguire

September 6 2012, 16:50:32 UTC 4 years ago

Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm cookies.

vulpine137

September 5 2012, 18:29:30 UTC 4 years ago

Yay creepy vocals !

September 6 2012, 16:50:40 UTC 4 years ago

Yes!

mrs_norris_mous

September 5 2012, 18:34:38 UTC 4 years ago

Congratulations on the squeecast hugo and I hope that you perform in London in 2014 as i have joined already...

September 6 2012, 16:50:55 UTC 4 years ago

Thank you, and I'm surely hoping to!

julzerator

September 5 2012, 19:14:51 UTC 4 years ago

"Mama said" is still my favorite song from the album. I am seriously considering getting a tattoo of the words:

Don't be chosen, make the choice to choose.

It is how I want to live my life.

September 6 2012, 16:51:06 UTC 4 years ago

That makes me happy.

gwynnega

September 5 2012, 20:06:42 UTC 4 years ago

"Dear Gina" was awesomely creepy!

wendyzski

September 5 2012, 22:38:55 UTC 4 years ago

I had to explain the 'Bucket of Creepy' thing to the puzzled guys behind me

4 years ago

ladymondegreen

September 5 2012, 20:07:37 UTC 4 years ago

It was a great concert.

I know that the poison berries line was Ronnie, but other than that, I forget. However, someone behind me let out a profound, shuddering "Wow." after hearing "Dare to Dream", which made me happy.

September 5 2012, 20:59:04 UTC 4 years ago

Mia weaves, and Amy makes music is all I remember

debmats

September 5 2012, 20:41:26 UTC 4 years ago

The concert was wonderful! Dear Gina always gives me the heebie jeebies =)

By the way, on facebook, one of the ads for Barnes & Noble said "Like the Dresden Files? Try Seanan McGuire's Toby Daye stories" or something like that - with a pic of Toby and link to click on.

September 6 2012, 16:51:40 UTC 4 years ago

That. Is. AWESOME.

qnofhrt

September 5 2012, 21:07:51 UTC 4 years ago

It was an absolutely fabulous concert with bonus extra crispy creepy!

September 6 2012, 16:51:49 UTC 4 years ago

Yay!

jeffreycwells

September 5 2012, 21:18:36 UTC 4 years ago Edited: September 5 2012, 21:19:47 UTC

That sounds an awful like a new selkie song you got there. Pardon me while I salivate.

EDIT: Should have clicked the link for the lyrics first. Yes yes yes!

September 6 2012, 16:52:03 UTC 4 years ago

I thought you'd have encountered that one by now!

aineotter

mkellis

September 5 2012, 21:48:15 UTC 4 years ago

It was an awesome set. So glad to have seen it.

September 6 2012, 16:52:20 UTC 4 years ago

I'm so glad you were there.

yellowblackhaze

September 5 2012, 22:10:28 UTC 4 years ago

I'm glad you enjoyed the convention, the concert sounds great and one day I'd love to see you perform live. Congratulations to you and the rest of the Squeecasters on winning the Hugo.

September 6 2012, 16:52:31 UTC 4 years ago

Thank you!

romsfuulynn

September 5 2012, 22:28:39 UTC 4 years ago

You were awesome - but will you accept a small friendly correction . I think this was generally numbered as Chicon 7 although I would totally accept that you travelled back to 1962 to Chicon III

September 6 2012, 16:52:45 UTC 4 years ago

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September 5 2012, 22:58:42 UTC 4 years ago

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dragonsally

September 6 2012, 03:03:38 UTC 4 years ago

I had a brilliant mail delivery today. My copies of Ashes Of Honor and Wicked Girls arrived!

September 6 2012, 16:53:21 UTC 4 years ago

dave_ifversen

September 6 2012, 03:21:02 UTC 4 years ago

Congrats on the Hugo! And the sound crew loves working your concerts (and always will) - Tom (our union guy who was working the board with me) was very impressed overall. I told him he would enjoy it, and he did.

September 6 2012, 16:53:34 UTC 4 years ago

That makes me very happy.

morvab

September 6 2012, 04:41:16 UTC 4 years ago

Thank you and your amazing musicians for a wonderful concert!Especially given your somewhat over full schedule. Always a great pleasure to hear you in person.

September 6 2012, 16:53:42 UTC 4 years ago

tattercoats

September 6 2012, 09:27:20 UTC 4 years ago

And again you give me too much honour - I thank you, and my songs thank you, and my muse thanks you and probably takes yours out for tapas, cocktails, and a no-holds-barred bitch session on managing their human clients.

So very proud of you, dear heart!

Talis

September 6 2012, 16:54:14 UTC 4 years ago

You do us an honor by letting us cover your songs. And our muses are totally drinking buddies.

All love to you and yours, always.

darcy807

September 6 2012, 16:00:39 UTC 4 years ago

Great concert, and glad i could stay for vixy & tony after. Any chance of releasing Stars Fall Home as a download? I have all the rest as CDs, but given the costs of producing physical copies i figure electronic is my only hope for that material.

September 6 2012, 16:54:57 UTC 4 years ago

Nope, no chance.

I'm going to be doing a Kickstarter to re-print the CD this year, with a new song and remastered tracks. I can't afford that if I do digital downloads, y'know?

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