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Accommodation Road
Accommodation Road
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Accommodation Road
Produced, Recorded and Mixed by Oisín Murray
Arranged by Terry Meakin

Nancy Falkow - Vox and accoustic guitar (intro)
Terry Meakin - Piano, Wurlitzer
Oisín Murray - Bass, Accoustic, Electric and Pedal Steel Guitars
Michael Meakin - Drums and percussion
Líosa McNamara - BG vox
Scott Maher - BG vox

Mastered by Jon Astley - Close To The Edge Mastering

Graphic Design - NgocDzung Nguyen
Photo - Nancy Falkow

Special thanks to Líosa, for inviting us all down the laneway...

Credits
1. Accommodation Road
Accommodation Road
A 100 years
A sudden sky
The birds to rest
The trains roll by
The futures built
A heavy load
My heart is down accommodation road

The sea is fierce
The sea is calm
The sun it sets
The day is long
The reeds stand tall
The river flowed
My heart is down accommodation road

Gathered on the wire, feathers on fire
Floating out to the horizon
While the world just rushes past

My heart is down accommodation road

The mountain holds
The roset clouds
The stars fill every furrowed brow
I sleep at night
The moon it glows
My heart is down accommodation road
My heart is down accommodation road
Accommodation Road
Credits
Produced, Recorded and Mixed by Oisín Murray
Arranged by Terry Meakin

Nancy Falkow - Vox and accoustic guitar (intro)
Terry Meakin - Piano, Wurlitzer
Oisín Murray - Bass, Accoustic, Electric and Pedal Steel Guitars
Michael Meakin - Drums and percussion
Líosa McNamara - BG vox
Scott Maher - BG vox

Mastered by Jon Astley - Close To The Edge Mastering

Graphic Design - NgocDzung Nguyen
Photo - Nancy Falkow
Accommodation Road - backed by the Blue House Session Band from Co Wicklow, Ireland.
What I'm Doing Right
What I'm Doing Right
What I'm Doing Right
Written & Sung by Nancy Falkow
Produced, Recorded & All Instrumentation by Duncan Maitland
Mastered by Jon Astley - Close to the Edge Mastering
Photo by Nancy Falkow
Graphic Design by Fiona McCarthy
Credits
1. What I'm Doing Right
What I'm Doing Right
I don't know what I'm doing right
But in the brightest sky of summer light
You're the only thing the world can see

Riding every tempered breeze
A splintered morning's grand trapeze
And all the people see you as you please

And you laugh
But there's no joke
It makes you laugh even harder

You don't have any slight of hand
Except to make a wish and reap command
You could walk a smile in anybody's shoes

And as the day just closes in
You never fail to find a second wind
Just unaware you've always been the muse

And you burst
But there's no star
It makes you fly, even farther

*Maybe I was always supposed to be this old
I'll forever have your hand in mine to walk across the road
(I don't know what I'm doing right)

Riding every tempered breeze
A splintered morning's grand trapeze
And all the people see you as you please

And you laugh
But there's no joke
It makes you laugh even harder

And you burst
But there's no star
It makes you fly, even farther

*Maybe I was always supposed to be this old
I'll forever have your hand in mine to walk across the road
I don't know what I'm doing right
What I'm Doing Right
Credits
Written and Sung by Nancy Falkow
Produced, Recorded and All Instrumentation by Duncan Maitland
Mastered by Jon Astley - Close to the Edge Mastering
Photo by Nancy Falkow
Graphic Design by Fiona McCarthy
Notes
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Sunflow - Under the Stars
Sunflow - Under the Stars
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Sunflow - Under the Stars
Under the Stars

Sunflow is Nancy Falkow and Fran King
Produced, Recorded and Mixed by Duncan Maitland
Other musicians: Duncan Maitland, Shay Cosgrave, Rory Doyle, Harry Faversham
Mastered by Tim Martin at longbeardsound

SUNFLOW Credits

Slumberland
Fran King: Lead Vocals, Piano
Nancy Falkow: Vocals
Duncan Maitland: Backing Vocals, Bass, Tremelo Guitar, Chamberlin, Shaker
Harry Faversham: Drums
(King)(c) Head Space Music IMRO '08 /(Falkow)(c) Rodge Tunes ASCAP '08

I Wish You Love
Nancy Falkow: Lead Vocals
Fran King: Vocals, Dum-Dum
Duncan Maitland: Backing Vocals, Acoustic Guitars, Piano, Harpsichord, Shaker
(Falkow)(c) Rodge Tunes ASCAP '08

Eve's Lullaby (My Little One)
Fran King: Lead Vocals, Piano
Nancy Falkow: Vocals
Duncan Maitland: Backing Vocals, Electric Guitars, Bass, Organ, Shaker,
Tambourine
Rory Doyle: Drums
(King)(c) Head Space Music IMRO '08

Sleepytown
Nancy Falkow: Lead Vocals
Fran King: Vocals
Duncan Maitland: Backing Vocals, Acoustic Guitars, Electric Guitars,
Electric Piano, Heartbeat
(Falkow)(c) Rodge Tunes ASCAP '08

Daisies & Orchids
Fran King: Lead Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
Nancy Falkow: Vocals
Duncan Maitland: Backing Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Bass, Chanberlin, Slide Guitar
Harry Faversham: Drums, Tambourine
(King)(c) Head Space Music IMRO '08

Rock-A-Bye Dreams
Nancy Falkow: Lead Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
Fran King: Vocals
Duncan Maitland: Backing Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Bass, Organ,
Glockenspiel, Tambourines
(Falkow)(c) Rodge Tunes ASCAP '08

August Moon
Fran King: Lead Vocals, Lead Guitar
Nancy Falkow: Vocals
Duncan Maitland: Backing Vocals, Acoustic Guitars, Bass, Vibes, Organ,
Piano, Shaker
Harry Faversham: Drums, Tambourine
Shay Cosgrave: Cymbals
(King)(c) Head Space Music IMRO '08

Now Sleep
Nancy Falkow: Lead Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
Fran King: Vocals
Duncan Maitland: Backing Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Bass, Electric Piano,
Tambourine
Harry Faversham: Drums
(Falkow)(c) Rodge Tunes ASCAP '08

Dreamboat
Fran King: Lead Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
Nancy Falkow: Vocals
Duncan Maitland: Backing Vocals, Bass, Piano, Lead Guitar, Handclaps
Shay Cosgrave: Drum Brushes
(King)(c) Head Space Music IMRO '08

Goodnight
Nancy Falkow: Lead Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
Fran King: Vocals
Duncan Maitland: Backing Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Bass, Harmonium, Piano, Chamberlin
Shay Cosgrave: Cymbal
(Falkow)(c) Rodge Tunes ASCAP '08
Credits
1. (When You're In) Slumberland
(When You're In) Slumberland
(When You're In) Slumberland

Close your eyes, the last words that you hear
Take a ride, Just you and me my dear,
To a magical place,
Under the stars.

Won’t be long, until you wake again,
We’ll sing a song, make it nine or ten,
So it seems,
We had fun in your dreams.

Carriage across the stream of velvet dreams,
Beyond the banks of blue moon beams,
It’s a wonderland,
When you’re in Slumberland.

Mama loves you, Daddy loves you too,
In a place, where dreams can all come true,
You’ll be fine, it’s your moment to shine.

Carriage across the stream of velvet dreams,
Along the banks of blue moon beams,
It’s a wonderland,
When you’re in Slumberland.

Wouldn’t it be so very nice,
Having our very own dreamy paradise.
Its so grand,
Come take my hand,
We’re drifting along,
A river of song.

Now we’re beyond the rainbows way up high,
We'll fly together you and I,
It’s a wonderland,
Right here in Slumberland.

It’s such a wonderland,
When you’re in Slumberland.

It’s such a wonderland,
When you’re in Slumberland.
(When You're In) Slumberland
Credits
King/Falkow

Fran King: Lead Vocals, Piano
Nancy Falkow: Vocals
Duncan Maitland: Backing Vocals, Bass, Tremelo Guitar, Chamberlin, Shaker
Harry Faversham: Drums
2. I Wish You Love
I Wish You Love
I Wish You Love

All the sun for you,
All I can do for you,
Is wish you the best of everything.

All the sky for you,
Forever I fly for you,
And the good life this will bring.

So while you lay sleeping,
I just sit and stare
and pray you're dreaming.

A lifetime of happiness,
A joy from up above,
Until then I wish you love.

All the world for you,
Whatever you think'll be true,
And all your days filled with fun.

All my time for you,
Whatever I've got for you,
Underneath the living breathing sun.

So while you lay sleeping,
I just sit and stare
and pray you're dreaming.

A lifetime of happiness,
A joy from up above,
Until then I wish you love.


So while you lay sleeping,
I just sit and stare
and pray you're dreaming.

A lifetime of happiness,
A joy from up above,
Until then I wish you love.

Until then I wish you love.

I Wish You Love
Credits
Falkow

Nancy Falkow: Lead Vocals
Fran King: Vocals, Dum-Dum
Duncan Maitland: Backing Vocals, Acoustic Guitars, Piano, Harpsichord, Shaker

3. Eve’s Lullaby (My Little One)
Eve’s Lullaby (My Little One)
Eve’s Lullaby (My Little One)

So my little one,
Now your time has come,
Hold your head up,
Don’t forget to smile for everyone.

& If this world seems gray,
And rain clouds hide the day,
Don’t forget to rise and shine,
And chase them all away.

The world is yours,
In a song,
So don’t be scared,
To sing along,
And in your voice,
I will hear,
The sound of my heart beating.

This world is yours,
In a song,
So don’t be scared to sing along,
And in your voice,
I will hear,
The sound of my heart beating.

And so to sleep my little one,
I’ll hold you close 'til morning comes,
So lay your head down close your eyes,
and dream of days to come.

I’ll hold you til the night is gone,
My little one.




Eve’s Lullaby (My Little One)
Credits
King

Fran King: Lead Vocals, Piano
Nancy Falkow: Vocals
Duncan Maitland: Backing Vocals, Electric Guitars, Bass, Organ, Shaker,
Tambourine
Rory Doyle: Drums
4. Sleepytown
Sleepytown
Sleepytown

Why you gotta try to fight it little one.
You've been heading that direction and you're finally coming 'round
(It's useless).
Just give in, you can't avoid it,
You're going down,
To sleepytown.

Well you might as well sit down and have your cup of tea.
Now you're all tucked in and you've got what you need
(It's right there).
Close your eyes, you'll see it clearly,
You're going down,
To sleepytown.

Bumpy, rumbling stones will sooth your soul,
Just a little break from rock and roll


So I'll see you in a while, our time here is through.
I'll be here when you return, no I'd never ever leave you
(Don't worry).
Just give in, you can't avoid it--
Close your eyes, you'll see it clearly--
You're going down,
To sleepytown.

Sleepytown, Sleepytown
So head on down...
Sleepytown, Sleepytown
You'll know it when you get there...
Sleepytown, Sleepytown
They make some kind of bed there...
Sleepytown, Sleepytown
Climb on in, all are welcome...
Sleepytown, Sleepytown



Sleepytown
Credits
Falkow

Nancy Falkow: Lead Vocals
Fran King: Vocals
Duncan Maitland: Backing Vocals, Acoustic Guitars, Electric Guitars,
Electric Piano, Heartbeat
5. Daisies and Orchids
Daisies and Orchids
Daisies and Orchids

I went to sea in a boat full of dreams,
Under the stars and the silver moonbeams.
Watching the dawn as it fades into blue,
Leaving horizons behind me with you.

Sailing along on an ocean of sound,
A ship that's always homeward bound.
You on my shoulders and I hold the wheel,
You make every moment, a moment to steal.

Daisies and Orchids appear on the shore,
Just like nature intended them to,
Framed there's a photograph
Always remembering someone...

I can recall, back at the start,
You came along like a song in my heart.
A beautiful melody sent from above,
Turning tide in the story of love.

Daisies and Orchids appear on the shore,
Just like nature intended them to.
Framed there's a photograph
Always remembering someone... someone.


Daisies and Orchids appear on the shore,
Just like nature intended them to.
Framed there's a photograph
Always remembering someone...someone.


Daisies and Orchids....

Daisies and Orchids
Credits

King

Fran King: Lead Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
Nancy Falkow: Vocals
Duncan Maitland: Backing Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Bass, Chanberlin, Slide
Guitar
Harry Faversham: Drums, Tambourine
6. Rock-A-Bye Dreams
Rock-A-Bye Dreams
Rock A Bye Dreams

Oh little wonder,
It's time to sleep,
and watch the rain fall on the lullaby tree.
Sleep little wonder,
It's your turn to dream,
and watch the rain fall on the lullaby tree.

And all through the night,
The stars shine so bright,
Just follow their light,
As they illuminate your way.
And when you awaken,
The world is yours for the taking,
Rock a Bye, Rock a Bye, Rock a Bye Dreams.


Oh little wonder,
It's time to sleep,
And watch the rain fall on the lullaby tree.
Sleep little wonder,
It's your turn to dream,
And watch the rain fall on the lullaby tree.

And all through the night,(all through the night)
The stars shine so bright, (all through the night)
Just follow their light, (all through the night)
As they illuminate your way.
And when you awaken,(all through the night)
The world is yours for the taking,
Rock a Bye, Rock a Bye, Rock a Bye Dreams.
Rock a Bye, Rock a Bye, Rock a Bye Dreams.
Rock a Bye, Rock a Bye, Rock a Bye Dreams.

Oh little wonder,
It's time to sleep.

Rock-A-Bye Dreams
Credits
Falkow

Nancy Falkow: Lead Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
Fran King: Vocals
Duncan Maitland: Backing Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Bass, Organ,
Glockenspiel, Tambourines

7. August Moon
August Moon
August Moon

August Moon,
Shining bright
Takes me by,
Candlelight to an open space,
Where you are.

Silouettes,
In the night,
Drifting over,
Dizzy heights
To another place,
And your smiling face.

Oooh, August Moon,
Shine on me, shine.

August moon,
If you please,
Put my weary,
Mind at ease,
On a summer night,
With your moonlight.

Music sounds,
Soft and clear,
Penetrating,
Every ear,
Like the ocean waves,
On the golden sand.

Oooh August Moon
Shine on me, shine.

And with your August moonlight clear to carry me over your sea,
I'm in no doubt and there's no wonder that,
Your August moon should mean so much to me.


Oooh August Moon,
Shine on me,
Shine August Moon,
Shine on me, shine, shine on me.

August Moon
Credits
King

Fran King: Lead Vocals, Lead Guitar
Nancy Falkow: Vocals
Duncan Maitland: Backing Vocals, Acoustic Guitars, Bass, Vibes, Organ,
Piano, Shaker
Harry Faversham: Drums, Tambourine
Shay Cosgrave: Cymbals
8. Now Sleep
Now Sleep
Now Sleep

There's a baby bird
Waiting in a tree,
Mother's coming soon
With everything she needs,
Responsible.

Lying by her side
The kittens in a row,
Warm and satisfied
Just watch them as they grow,
Dependable.

All that you need
Is all that I've got for you,
And that's all you'll ever need to know,
Now sleep
Now sleep

Taking his first steps
Within hours of his birth,
Mother horse's silhouette
Beams proudly of his worth,
Unshakeable.

Father penguin waits
Stable tried and true,
He warms that little egg so long
'til babe makes her debut,
Unbreakable

All that you need
Is all that I've got for you,
And that's all you'll ever need to know,
Now sleep
Now sleep

All that you need
Is all that I've got for you,
And that's all you'll ever need to know,
Now sleep -
Now sleep -
Now sleep -
Little one.




Now Sleep
Credits
Falkow

Nancy Falkow: Lead Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
Fran King: Vocals
Duncan Maitland: Backing Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Bass, Electric Piano,
Tambourine
Harry Faversham: Drums
9. Dreamboat
Dreamboat
Dreamboat

Set sail,
For uncharted waters,
Let's leave today.
& Who knows when we will return to the world we left behind today.

Blue skies,
Happiness and laughter,
Are yours to keep.
Dreaming of a new horizon as we both drift off to sleep.

With love afloat,
On our dreamboat.
We'll know just why,
A kiss can last eternity beneath the starry sky.

So drift away,
Set sail for a new day,
And we'll remember the night when we dreamed all our dreams away.

With love afloat,
On our dreamboat.
We'll know just why,
A kiss can last eternity beneath the starry sky.

So drift away,
Set sail for a new day,
And we'll remember the night when we dreamed
All our dreams,
Away.



Dreamboat
Credits
King

Fran King: Lead Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
Nancy Falkow: Vocals
Duncan Maitland: Backing Vocals, Bass, Piano, Lead Guitar, Handclaps
Shay Cosgrave: Drum Brushes
10. Goodnight
Goodnight
Goodnight

Goodnight, Goodnight,
The first sign of moonlight,
It's time
For you to fall
into the blue.
Goodnight, Goodnight,
Now everything's just right
It's time
for you to dream.

Now everything that you see while you are sleeping,
Doesn’t always have to stay inside your head.
You can do anything while you are dreaming,
You can be anything right from your bed.

Goodnight, Goodnight,
The first sign of moonlight,
It's time
For you to fall
into the blue.
Goodnight, Goodnight,
Now everything's just right
It's time
for you to dream.

When you dream,
Of trinkets and ice cream,
And candy toy soldiers
That all fall in line.

When you dream,
Slide down a moonbeam,
Sparkle and shine
You are all things divine.


Goodnight, Goodnight,
The first sign of moonlight,
It's time
For you to fall
into the blue.
Goodnight, Goodnight,
Now everything's just right
It's time
for you to dream.

It's time for you to dream.




Goodnight
Credits
Falkow

Nancy Falkow: Lead Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
Fran King: Vocals
Duncan Maitland: Backing Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Bass, Harmonium, Piano,Chamberlin
Shay Cosgrave: Cymbal

There are 4 videos on youtube.com

I Wish you Love - http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=zbhQWP9AZzs

Dreamboat - http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=f-ir0qusdXU

Goodnight - http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=KLlADSyE6u0

Now Sleep - http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=FCoiwfR7w-M

For more information, JPEGs, or interviews:

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Also visit: www.myspace.com/frankingband www.myspace.com/nancyfalkow www.myspace.com/duncanmaitland www.myspace.com/sunflowmusic

The first review in it's entirety: http://kidsmusicthatrocks.blogspot.com/2008/10/sunflow.html

Nice things people have been saying:

  • DIY REVIEW PERFORMING SONGWRITER MAGAZINE - Mar/Apr 2009 Sunflow Under the Stars Featured Download: "I Wish You Love" MP3 Don’t be afraid to talk to strangers next time you’re at a train station in Dublin. The chance meeting and subsequent trans-Atlantic pairing of American Nancy Falkow and Irishman Fran King (both accomplishd solo artists in their own right) has resulted in a deliberately dreamy set intended to lull your little ones to sleep. From the first notes of “Slumberland” to the last of “Goodnight,” Under the Stars is a blissful blend of simplicity and sophistication, alternating the singers’ complementary vocal styles. At turns evoking the melodic sensibilities of Carole King, Paul McCartney and Harry Nilsson, Sunflow deliver jauntily plucked ditties (“I Wish You Love,” “Sleepytown”) and lush lullabies (“August Moon,” “Dreamboat”) with equal finesse. Kid-inspired but captivating for all ages, Under the Stars is supremely soothing proof that the universe is indeed unfolding as it should. —GMG
  • Named #7 - Top 10 Children's Music Releases 2008 http://kidsmusic.about.com/od/toppicks/tp/best2008.htm
  • Named #2 - Best Children's Debuts 2008 - Kidsmusic.about.com http://kidsmusic.about.com/od/toppicks/tp/bestdebuts2008.htm
  • "Best "Naptime" album of the year. If Harry Nilsson wrote the music to the daydreams   in your head, this is what it would sound like." (WTruitt) 
  • CoolMomPicks.com -...think Acoustic Lullaby Pop, or calming music full of pitch-perfect singing and tender lyrics that will hopefully erase any worries about what's under the bed. I hear shades of Paul McCartney and Joni Mitchell...
  • "Dreamy lyrics and melodies to die for make this album the best naptime CD of the year. American Nancy Falkow and Dubliner Fran King's sublime pop songwriting skills will appeal to indie rock-loving grownups, as well." (WTruitt)
  • "You'll think you grew up with these songs despite being all original compositions. It's the comforting melodic familiarity that serves Sunflow so well and makes this upbeat lullaby album a true winner." - Jeff Bogle, www.outwiththekids.blogspot.com 2/09
  • “Exemplary songwriting skills and classy performances lift this collection of lullabies to a wider place and space that should grace many a musical library. Bravo!" - John Wood, Kidzmusic.com 2/09
  • "Soothing lyrics and music to help one nap or to lay back and listen to as you watch the clouds. Nancy Falkow, Fran King, and Duncan Maitland team up to create mellow songs with beautiful melodies. Lovely." - Deborah Young, www.atozkidsstuff.com 2/09 `
  • "King and Falkow have created in my opinion a breathtakingly beautiful collection of songs that so eloquently express our emotions as parents." 3/09 www.happyhealthyfamilies.com
  • "The songs on Under the Stars, lushly melodic and delivered with a dulcet warmth, brim with such tenderness that I was immediately captivated." - Naila Francis, www.thespiritedwoman.com 01/09
  • "Billed as a collection of sleep songs to be enjoyed by parent and child together, this collection of tunes rivals the best albums of the like including the remarkable Harry Nilsson album, "The Point." The melodies are impeccable and the songs flow with love and kindness. A great example of which is Fran King's "Eve's Lullaby" which is more McCartney-esque than anything by Sir Paul himself. Maybe this was intended for kids but it is a wonderful album for anyone. Highly recommended!!!" Dean Sciarra - ItsAboutMusic.com 10/09
  • "... Nancy Falkow, now a resident of Ireland, teams up with Dublin singer Fran King for a terrific new album of kid’s tunes that parents can dig too." 12/08 www.atlanticcityweekly.com
  • "...and L is also for LULLABIES. Except this album is so much more than that. YOU MUST GIVE IT A LISTEN. I've been listening to it all day. It is lovely, charming, happy-making and just all-around sublime." Blogger - Ninotchka Beavers 10/09 http://ninotchka.squarespace.com/cease-cows-life-is-short/2008/10/13/l-is-for-light.html
  • "This is not a CD for children but for anyone who needs some help getting through the night." - Poet, Barbara Daniels 01/09

 

Clear View
Clear View
$12.00 +S&H
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Clear View
Produced by Shane McMartin and Nancy Falkow
Featuring Mike "Slo-Mo" Brenner, Mark Getten, Shane McMartin, Jennifer Lynn, Richard Hotchkiss, Scot Sax, Pete Rydberg, Amber deLaurentis, Matt Cappy, Kara Lafty, Steve Demarest, Hoagy Wing and more.

CLEAR VIEW is a collection of charming acoustic-based pop-folk songs performed by a stellar line up. Falkow's rich, textured, vocal soars melodically and soulfully through 11 new songs. The title track "Clear View" emanates a sweet darkness, while the shimmering melancholy of "Blindsided" bleeds an infectious melody and subtle heartbreaking lyric. "Under the Sun's" lead vocal swims through a Leslie speaker while the opening track, "Stay's" Led Zeppelin a la "Kashmir" lap steel and lap synth string outro captures the vision only Falkow & McMartin could produce.


As expected, Falkow had a little help from her friends. She surrounded herself with Philadelphia's finest, including guitarists Mike "Slo-Mo" Brenner and Kara Lafty (The Jane Anchor), bassist Steve Demarest, percussionist Hoagy Wing, cellist Hotch, singer Jennifer Lynn, trumpetist Matt Cappy and keyboardists Amber deLaurentis, Pete Rydberg and Mike Richelle. Tracks arrived via USPS from Scot Sax and Mark Getten of the band Feel. McMartin held down double and triple duties on the drums, percussion and even a little bass.
Credits
1. Stay
Stay
Oh what's going on
Why does it always seem like everything is wrong
Oh we both belong
As long as we can dream then we can be as strong

A state of mind
A length of t ime
You can see what it takes for us to

Stay

Oh what's going on
How long before we learn that it will all be gone
Oh we both belong
And yes I know the difference between right and wrong
Before our eyes in plain view why should this be so hard
When the only thing I want to do is stay

Aw flash back
in your rear view
Looking right thru
Like a ghost you
Wanna cling to
What you think you
Really want
It's what I want too
For us to both get through and
Ultimately

Stay
I don't wanna walk away
Aw we both should
Stay
For a while
2. Blindsided
Blindsided
Why'd you let me fall in love with you
Why'd you let me fall apart
You said you told me so
I still never saw it coming
Collect the pieces of my heart

Blindsided
Blindsided

Why didn't I listen to that little voice
The one that said this isn't right
Your voice was screaming I could
Hear it from across the street
Do you sleep better tonite?

Blindsided
Blindsided
But I see it all Today

Why didn't I see it at the time?
I guess I was mistakenly sublime
Now I collect the pieces of my heart

Blindsided
But I see it all Today

Blindsided
Blindsided
3. Sometimes You Jump
Sometimes You Jump
You grow up like a smart weed
A little wild a lotta free
But maybe not as beautiful

But I guess you take what life gives to you
On a silver platter or a paper plate
You do what you're supposed to do

But you never stop
Thinking about what you have got
But is it ever enough?

Sometimes you jump
Just to see what it feels like to fall
But not for any reason at all

Half a mile from everything
Someone tells you, you can sing
And once you start you never stop

It becomes your hidden plot
But you still pay the price for being happy for being nice

But you never stop
Thinking about what you have got
But is it ever enough?

Sometimes you jump
Just to see what it feels like to fall
But not for any reason at all

But you never stop
Thinking about what you have got
But is it ever enough?
Sometimes you jump Just to see what it feels like to fall
But not for any reason sometimes you jump
Just to see what it feels like to fall
But not for any reason at all

You grow up like a smart weed
A little wild a lotta free
But maybe not as beautiful
4. Clear View
Clear View
It's a long way back to the bottom
When you're standing on your own two feet
You take no prisoners
You get no second chances
Business is business and it always grows

It's a hard run back to the finish
But you're so strong, I just know you'll win it
We meet in places
We never thought we'd find ourselves, while
You're righting all your wrongs

Got a clear view of hope in the middle of weeping
A short shot of jump
We were all fucking sleeping
And I wonder
Are you with me
It should be easy for everybody

It's a vision, no one imagined
'cept in Hollywood or maybe somewhere in your mind
I always thought I'd grow up to be somebody
Guess I should have been more specific

Got a clear view of hope in the middle of weeping
A short shot of jump
We were all fucking sleeping
And I wonder
Are you with me
It should be easy for everybody

It's a hard run
It's a long way back to the bottom
Better hold somebody's hand
5. Eraser
Eraser
I found an old chest in the attic
Filled with everything that's you
Between the plastic and the static
I believe I found me too

I found an old box on the dresser
Filled with everything me and you

I never loved you any lesser
Since the day u loved me too

Even the best of us make more mistakes
I wish I had one big eraser
To level all my guilt and push on through

I found it all right where we left it, it was easy to sift right through
I'd wait a lifetime up above the everyday
Just to have this me and you

Even the best of us make more mistakes
I wish I had one big eraser
To level all my guilt and push on through

I'd wait a lifetime up above the everyday
Just to have this me and you
Oh it's all I've ever wanted
6. Blue Ridge Highway
Blue Ridge Highway
I'm sorry we didn't drive the blue ridge highway
We both had to get up early in the morning
But there's still time on the next drive
If we make it home alive

I can cover ground as fast as the wind will carry

Just staying home don't get you anywhere
Maybe on the phone and that ain't all that bad
I'd like to get back to the drive
Where I can be nothing but inspired

I can cover ground as fast as the wind will carry

And oh
Distance is the only way to go
Protecting all the truth you've ever known
While looking out the window of your soul

I'd like to get back to the drive
Where I can be nothing but inspired
I can cover ground as fast as the wind will carry
Oh We all can cover ground as fast as the wind will carry
7. Under the Sun
Under the Sun
You can be
Whatever anyone expects you to be
Bear in mind the road you travel isn't straight or self absorbed
You gotta give until it's your turn to be

You can see
Whatever anyone puts in front of your face
But it's you who turns away from doubt or maybe just fate
You gotta give until it's your turn to bleed

Under the sun
On the right track
Into the air without no turning back

You can breathe
A little light into all that you do
And it's you who shows the rest of us
All that is true
You gotta give until it's your turn to be

Under the sun
On the right track
Into the air without no
Turning back

You gotta give until it's your turn to bleed

Under the sun
On the right track
Into the air without no
Yurning back

Under the sun (under the sun)
Under the sun(under the sun)
Under the sun (under the sun)
8. Minute
Minute
We only have a minute
So let's try to get it in it
When you've only got a little time
To get it all in

So you figure out how to say it
You pick the best ones and weigh it
There's a lot if you make it
Count for everyone

It probably means I love you
Or maybe something just like it

But when you only have a minute
It's so hard to finally finish
You only end up thinking why'd
I get it all in

You probably mean I love you
Or maybe something just like it
9. Sleepwalk
Sleepwalk
She was an actress
Nailed to her mattress for many years
Got offers from movies to funerals
but she chose to work her fears

In bouts of bad weather
It went from sometimes to never in her diary
Oh the undertaking was either a hit in the making
or an act of conspiracy

Sleep walk through another day
Hang your head and pray for rain
What does it matter anyway?

Papers
Red tape
Contracts between love and hate
Records
Cheaters
Vulnerable seekers

Sleep walk through another day
Hang your head and pray for rain
What does it matter anyway?
10. Sleeping East
Sleeping East
In your arms
Never waking from the sound of passing cars
Neighborhood forever after
home away from home

By the wall, to the west, a throne alone
The court you hold is in my arms
Another neverending
Home away from home

Winding down spiraling
We are the only ones waiting for lucky breaks
Holes in the atmosphere
Falling like stars

Tables turn, so does the world
And in a world like this
Two souls can melt like glue
Without a warning in a home away from home

Wind will blow like any day
And if you happen to be standing in it's way
Maybe it will take you back to home away from home

Winding down spiraling
We are the only ones waiting for lucky breaks
Holes in the atmosphere
Falling like shooting stars
Deep in the ocean we
Meet at the bottom
and we're finally finally -- home
11. Where Do I Start?
Where Do I Start?
I'm gonna sit and write down a list of everything I love about you
But where do I start when there's so much to say?

I love the way you look at me
I love the way u make me feel whole
I love the way you get the moon to follow us home
and the night to fall on everything we know
I love the way you push the city back behind the trees
I love the way you look at me

I'm gonna sit and write down a list of everything I love about you
But where do I start when there's so much to say?

I love the way you look at me
I love the way u let the warm sun through the blinds
I love the way you take the leaves that fall
and scatter them all over town in perfect piles
I love the way u make the time seem like we have all day
I love the way u look at me

Take me with you everywhere you go
There's no where else I could wander
So I'm gonna sit
and write down this list

I love the way you look at me
I love the tremble in your voice when you're not sure
I love the way you get the waves to hit the rocks and the spray to the air on everything we know
I love the way you stay and make me never want to leave,
I love the way you look at me.
"Like Patty Griffin and Dar Williams, Falkow has an obvious affection for The Beatles and she deftly blends those gorgeous pop strains into her contemporary folk presentation particularly on the disc’s “Stay” and “Under the Sun.”...Falkow’s songs examine love from both sides now, but she definitely impresses with her engaging wordplay and impassioned delivery." — Brian Baker, Amplifier Magazine

"Nancy’s lyrics shine out from her songs, describing feelings dressed in images...Nancy lets it rip with raw emotion pulling at the edges of her voice." — Musician.ie

Clear View named one of the BEST LOCAL RELEASES of 2004 - Philadelphia City Paper

"The CD showcases Falkow’s rock-meets-soul gentle vocal delivery, a breezy ride over smart, crafted arrangements." -- Robin Renee Philadelphia City Paper

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Smitten
Produced by Shane McMartin
Featuring musicans including Ian McLagen, Shane McMartin, Joann Schmidt, Steve Margulis, Mike "Slo-Mo" Brenner, Jennifer Lynn, Amber deLaurentis and many others.
Credits
1. (With) So Much in the World
(With) So Much in the World
(WITH) SO MUCH IN THE WORLD
With so much in the world And so little time
Why can't we Love a little longer
With so much in the world And so little time
Why can't we Love a little stronger

Why are your bags always packed for the future
When you're still running from today
You got your train rides
You got your self pride
But are you happy on the other side

With so much in the world And so little time
Why can't we Love a little longer
With so much in the world And so little time
Why can't we Love a little stronger

Why are your bags always packed for tomorrow
When you still live in yesterday
We need love right now
We're shouting out loud
Cause we gotta get the point across to you somehow

Why can't we try
Why can't we
Try

With so much in the world And so little time
Why can't we Love a little longer
With so much in the world And so little time
Why can't we Love a little stronger
(With) So Much in the World
Credits
Lyrics co written by Nancy Falkow (Rodge Tunes) and Cynthia Biggs (Bigsy Music)
2. Victrola
Victrola

I want to swim through you,
Flow through your veins,
Be your first breath of fresh air,
Your ledge in the rain,
I'm your first thought,
And the last dream on your mind.

I don't need another metaphor to tell me how you feel,
I don't need nothing like photographs,
I just need what is real,
I want to walk with you,
Through space and time.

I wanna hold ya,
Let's dance to our favorite song.

I want a Sunday morning with nothing to do,
And no where to go but I'm right here with you,
And the only decision I have to make in my life…

Is to swim through you,
Flow through your veins,
Be your first breath of fresh air,
Your ledge in the rain,
I'm your first thought,
And the Last dream on your mind.

I wanna hold ya
Let's dance to our favorite song

I wanna hold ya
Let's dance to our favorite song
And then when we're older
We'll be dancing for just as long
3. No Mexico
No Mexico
Shoplift on the day shift
Everyday feels different
No ticket no future no good sense
No more mistakes

Wrapped like a dead fish
Between newspaper stacks
No mexico no another state no nothing
That I haven't dreamed

Everybody's gone a bit too far
No one's got the strength just to say it

It's a typical work thing
Somebody gets fucked
No refund no sevice no questions asked
Unless you buy coffee

Long lengthy discussions
Just waiting to get a word in
No edgewise no opportunity no nothing
That I haven' t dreamed

Everybody's gone a bit too far
No one's got the strength just to say it
While art, don't imitate life
It surely somehow can persuade it
4. Atom Bomb
Atom Bomb
You know that it's right
You know all the answers
Talk, talk all night,
But you take no chances

I know there's some light
Shed on both our heads
You take all the night
and hold it in both hands

Right down the middle seam you
Split like an atom bomb
Pages in between are burned
No evidence of the song
No evidence of anything wrong

You play all your cards
While I've got the aces
So when you lose
The empty replaces

I know that it's hard,
But it's not the only
Ray left from a star
You'll never be lonely

Right down the middle seam you
Split like an atom bomb
Pages in between are burned
No evidence of the song
No evidence of anything wrong
5. It Could've Been Anyone
It Could've Been Anyone
It could've been anyone but I'm so glad it was you
I couldn't see anything but you put it all right in front of me,
showed it to me differently

Now I could be anything and you'd still love me the same
And sometimes I forget how hard it is to play this game
But you showed me all the rules

You were the coolest guy in school and
I was the only one who knew
Now
All that I want for you to do
Is to let me love you

Now I know exactly what to do
And I wouldn't be here if it weren't for you
Don't think I could love you more

Now I know the last thing you would do
Is to take credit for what belongs to you
You know you could've been anyone

You were the coolest guy in school
I was the only one who knew
Now
All that I want for you to do
Is to let me love you
6. Kids Having Fun
Kids Having Fun
Never mind the plan
It's time to mind the time on your hands
It's kind of like a game
Where everyone's the same as before

We're just kids having fun
It could take all day, to have nothing to do

Forget about the time
You're better off to have nothing at all, on your mind
It's like the longest day
Where everything is ready to do

We're just kids having fun
It could take all day, to have nothing to do
And I'll spend it with you

You move the car, and I'll play guitar and meet you back
here

We're just kids having fun
It could take all day, to have nothing to do
And I'll spend it with you
7. Child Of Television
Child Of Television
Where are we going?
I'm taking you home
There's no way of knowing,
how long we've been gone.

Don't tell me your whole life's, story because
No one else is listening to you

When you're a child of television

Eyes wide straight ahead
Watch the line that's drawn in the sand
And when, you turn your head
You become the antenna, to the sun

When you're a child of television

Wanna know where you're going,
Wanna know where you been,
What's inside your pocket,
What's around the bend?

Night time is so cold
Watch our breath make clouds in the sky
And while we get so old
We watch everyone else stay 21

When you're a child of television
Cause you're a child of television
You're a...
8. Take Away Wind
Take Away Wind
Take away wind
Take away Heat
Take in the view
All I see is you

From wall to wall
Open my window there you are
Out on the highway in my car
You'll be just standing where you are

Light hits you
In a different way
At the same time
Each and every day
And every time I see
A different you

Summer is here and so are you
What shall we do?
Ride until we get so far gone?
Or even into the next song?
9. Another Sky
Another Sky
Another sky
Opens the eye
Into the world we all wish we had

A day goes by
Turns into night
Around the world passers by are, holding hands

It could be like laser beams
It could be like angel wings
Tonight, in the light, of you

Into the sea
Flow all the tears
From round the world, they all gotta go somewhere

So in the night
Everything goes right
What if the world just says who cares?

It could be like shooting stars
Crashing up expensive cars
Tonight in the light of you

It could be like shooting stars
Crashing up expensive cars
Tonight in the light of you
It could be like laser beams
It could be like angel wings
Tonight, in the light, of you

It falls on no one else, like you
Come step inside, the light...
10. Give It Up
Give It Up
Glued to that pay phone by the bathroom on the third floor
How many more times can you listen to the same score

Never ever let the opposite get in control you'll lose your soul or
something like that you were told, in middle school

Give it up
Give it back
It won't hurt you none

Give out all your numbers so you don't miss the big one
It's just as easy walking when you wind up in the last run

Never ever let 'em hesitate you make 'em think that waiting for the second beat is pure genius in song

Give it up
Give it back
It won't hurt you none

Round and round the pieces circle
Until they finally…

Fit into each other like they were supposed to you've just spent the past twenty years of your life, resisting peace

Give it up
Give it back
It won't hurt you none

Why don't you see what you can do to find the time to make it up inside your mind and give it up, give it back...
11. Smear
Smear
Maybe I could smear my face
Slide down a pole fly over space
Out of the nest and somewhere else
I could forget all about myself

Maybe I could change my ways
Be unrecognizable in the shade
Under big brother's microscope
Couldn't be found I'd be on my own

In the blink of an eye I'll cure the blind
I'll be a hero of the humankind
Smear
Credits
Music and Lyrics by Scot Sax
12. In From the Country
In From the Country
In from the country
By the way of a reccommend
Listening to records on our elbows

And sleeping in paradise
In the shade of silver maple trees
Dreaming about living the dream
It's just like it's just what it seems

Well you're free from your home
You can do it alone
You can be on your own
Alright alright

Well your free
You can do it all alone
You can be on your own
"Falkow is writing infectious pop/folk songs with palpable soul."
- Ian Percival of Billboard Magazine

"This grown-up pop-rock concoction plays to Falkow's strengths - her fluid, multi-octave, chameleonlike voice and smart, intriguing lyrics. Arrangements are unusually varied, and the production is always tasteful. The whole thing goes down like butter."
- Jonathan Takiff, Philadelphia Daily News

"Falkow has matured beyond her attitudey folk mien - as vocalist, lyricist, composer - to forge musics ripe with finicky sensuous soul and moody majesty that still manages to feel prickly and unwound. Produced by Shane McMartin, Smitten feels like it was borne between 1968 and 1971, the time of Tapestry and "Eli's Coming" where folk, jazz and R&B blended like cream into cognac, like clouds into coffee."
- a.d. amorosi, Philadelphia City Paper

"With a voice like an angel and a gift for writing sweet songs, her music is breezy adult contemporary rock with clever hooks. If you like 10,000 Maniacs, Sarah McLachlan, Emmylou Harris or Sam Philips, you'll enjoy Falkow's album."
- Cheryl Squadrito, Courier Post

"Falkow's best songs, especially her simple, straightforward and heartfelt declarations of love stand up to the best of those other Lilith Ladies."
- Barry Gutman, Philadelphia Weekly

"Nancy Falkow's Smitten is well worth seeking out. She's got her folk-pop vocal technique down. This is something in the same league as Sheryl Crow and Lucinda Williams. Another plus is the mandolin playing of her bandmate Stave Margulis. He lends a strong bluegrass flavor to "Atom Bomb," ala the early Grateful Dead."
-Thomas Schulte via www.womanrock.com

"Each song on Smitten has its own personality and story to tell. On some tracks, just Falkow's voice carries the song, while the story woven on others is infectious."
- Indie-music.com

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