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James Curley Songwriter
by James Curley
NEWS: James Curley's song 'A Townes Van Zandt Song' received Honorable Mention in the Mid-Altlantic 2014 Song Contest.NEWS: James Curley's CD 'There Used To Be A Train' chosen 'CD of the Week' by Rich Warren of WFMT - Chicago's 'The Midnight Special' radio show. James Curley's aesthetic life is densely populated with songwriters; he sees and hears the world through them, and they have informed his emotional and artistic life since he first heard 'Moon River' at the age of 5 and asked 'who wrote that?' (Henry Mancini) instead of 'who sang that?" (Andy Williams) . And thus began the journey that is now like a subway car at rush hour teeming with the likes of Harold Arlen, Jimmy Webb, John Hartford, Steve Goodman, John Prine, Warren Zevon, Townes Van Zandt, Jackson Browne, Kris Kristofferson, Todd Snider, John Gorka, Ellis Paul, Dan Navarro and Eric Lowen, Tom Waits, Ricki Lee Jones, Joni Mitchell, Shawn Colvin, Bruce Roper, Nancy Walker, Sue Demel, Deb Lader, Bruce Cockburn and so
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Come Home To Tír Na Nóg
My mom died recently. So this is a song for an audience of one - my mom. She was as Irish as a daughter of Irish immigrants could be, and we grew up internalizing that to a large degree. I think she would have liked it. For those of you unfamiliar, there are just a few Irish Gaelic words in the...
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Ebb and Flow
Ebb and Flow by James Curley
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Rest Your Weary Bones
Rest Your Weary Bones by James Curley
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Unleash The Light
The weekend before Thanksgiving 2012, my late wife and I stopped into an Irish pub in Chicago for a bite and a pint. It was only 3 weeks since Halloween, and my Guinness was served in a seasonal glass from Guinness with images of bats and cats and the words 'unleash the darkness'. Thinking this...
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The Blue Austin Waltz
When the heat of last summer was finally easing and hill country evenings were cool I took you dancing the West Texas Waltz and we ended up shooting pool Those crisp autumn evenings; we learned new steps; I thought a romance would start Nothing in Austin was frozen that winter except for the ice…
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Mutineer
Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum, Hoist the mainsail - here we come Ain't no room on board for the insincere You're my witness, I'm your mutineer I was born to rock the boat, Some may sink but we will float Grab your coat - let's get out of here You're my witness, I'm your mutineer Long ago we…
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There Used To Be A Train
Trains have always represented something quintessentially American to me, and as I look out in to the America of 2014, I wonder, worry and wish that we retain some of the values associated with the icon of the train... here are the lyrics, enjoy the song... THERE USED TO BE A TRAIN - James Curley...
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Darwin's Tribe
Imagine no religion; I heard John Lennon say That sweet dream sadly seems remote as judgment day True believers on all sides have armed for holy war None of them can plainly say what they're fighting for Darwin’s Tribe; that’s what we seem to be Problems can’t be solved when we evolve so…
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A Townes Van Zandt Song
I tried to find a Townes Van Zandt song I could make my own / Play it like I meant it with an audience attentive to its every word I would sing each phrase so carefully, like setting pearls in filigree To telegraph my deference to his cowboy poet cadence with perfect attitude I find I just can’t…
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The Virtual Waltz (Duet with Jenny Bienemann)
Bonnie worked long hours on a night shift assembly line Hands so cracked from the boxes she packed, they always smelled of Vaseline Once home from the factory, she was socially networked online With a romantic heroine profile photo scanned from an old magazine Bonnie has over 200 hundred friends,...
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Goodman's Shoes
Goodman’s Shoes It’s many years since Goodman died, my hair has shaded gray. I’ve lost so many memories; I still recall that day My father died 4 years later; the only coping tool I had was a turntable and vinyl spinning ‘My Old Man’ Even though he asked me to, I never learned to dance. With...
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Grace Under Pressure
A single mother of four, full time employed with a house near the cross-town express Grace hurried home ‘cause one of her boys had gotten into a bit of a mess With shoes made of faith and a purse full of hope she struggled to make her life better Her friends say she’s heroic she doesn’t notice…
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Western Avenue
First record by James Curley - released in 2002
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Time I Broke Your Heart
First record by James Curley - released in 2002
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
NEWS: James Curley's song 'A Townes Van Zandt Song' received Honorable Mention in the Mid-Altlantic 2014 Song Contest.NEWS: James Curley's CD 'There Used To Be A Train' chosen 'CD of the Week' by Rich Warren of WFMT - Chicago's 'The Midnight Special' radio show. James Curley's aesthetic life is densely populated with songwriters; he sees and hears the world through them, and they have informed his emotional and artistic life since he first heard 'Moon River' at the age of 5 and asked 'who wrote that?' (Henry Mancini) instead of 'who sang that?" (Andy Williams) . And thus began the journey that is now like a subway car at rush hour teeming with the likes of Harold Arlen, Jimmy Webb, John Hartford, Steve Goodman, John Prine, Warren Zevon, Townes Van Zandt, Jackson Browne, Kris Kristofferson, Todd Snider, John Gorka, Ellis Paul, Dan Navarro and Eric Lowen, Tom Waits, Ricki Lee Jones, Joni Mitchell, Shawn Colvin, Bruce Roper, Nancy Walker, Sue Demel, Deb Lader, Bruce Cockburn and so
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NEWS: James Curley's song 'A Townes Van Zandt Song' received Honorable Mention in the Mid-Altlantic 2014 Song Contest.NEWS: James Curley's CD 'There Used To Be A Train' chosen 'CD of the Week' by Rich Warren of WFMT - Chicago's 'The Midnight Special' radio show. James Curley's aesthetic life is...
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