Don't Wake the Scarecrow

That’s right, the Felice Brothers already at work on another album of new material. Yonder is the Clock was just released in April of this year but the brothers from the Catskills had so many unreleased songs that they felt compelled to record them. Apparently right before embarking on the Big Surprise Tour with Old Crow Medicine Show, Dave Rawlings Machine, and Justin Townes Earle, the boys went recorded 9 new tracks and began burning them onto CD-R’s to sell at shows. A few of the tunes could be heard at their live shows for a little while before what was dubbed “The Mixtape” was made.

Now the story of the Mixtape is pretty interesting. It turns out that the Felice Brothers were selling copies of CDs at some of their live shows and as soon as word spread about a new CD the demand was pretty high. I know I tried to snag a copy at The Big Surprise’s stop in NY at the Beacon Theater. When talking to James at the intermission he thought they were available at the merch counter but no such luck. Anyway, the band had to stop selling the CD for the time being.

According to our good friend Digger, management wanted the album to be more official and they are currently pressing the CDs and artwork now. For fans of the Felice Brothers, they will just have to stay tuned here and I will update when I hear more of a release. It’s assumed that it will be available at live shows, with a possibility of it being released on iTunes.

The Mixtape tracklist:

1.) Forever Green
2.) Ahab (Christmas sings this one)
3.) White Limo
4.) Let Me Come Home
5.) Captain’s Wife
6.) New Mexico
7.) 17 Years
8.) Marie
9.) Marlboro Man

Some of the songs can be heard by attending live Felice Brothers concerts! Below are a few examples.

White Limo

Marie

Marlboro Man

TheFeliceBrothers.com

It’s been a little while since we’ve had an update at Don’t Wake The Scarecrow. Sorry about that, i’ve been kind of busy with real life work. But I plan on having more posts and updates and downloads on the way soon.

Anyway I have a bunch of photos and videos from the Positive Jam one-day festival at Stewart Park in Ithaca NY on September 6th, 2009. Two of the must-see acts were Deer Tick and The Felice Brothers. They both had excellent sets and won the crowds over easily. An article in The Cornell sun said of the Felice Brothers:

The Felice Brothers came onto the stage like nothing we’d ever seen, wearing face paint, war paint, breaking out into these wild, cross-stage dances as if something was going to explode. They brought out the big guns: an accordion, strange looking guitars, a washboard, a rabid violinist. If you ever doubted that you were going to dance, The Felice Brothers left you no choice.

Anyway click the links below to head to the video pages for each band. Be sure to check the Felice Brothers page to view some of the newer, unreleased songs like Stepdad and River Jordan while also viewing some older material they’ve started to play again like Roll On Arte.

Below are some sample photos from the shows.

Deer Tick
Sample Photo: (click to enlarge)

Sample Photo: (click to enlarge)

Click here to view the Deer Tick photo gallery.

The Felice Brothers
Sample Photo: (click to enlarge)

Sample Photo: (click to enlarge)

Click here to view the Felice Brothers photo gallery.

Thanks to a member of FrankiesGun.com, the Felice Brothers / Duke & The King message board, for sharing this news. I’m pleased to present a handful of videos from Paste magazine. I guess Simone and crew recorded a few songs and now Paste has the videos.

Click here to go to Paste and view the four songs.