For a simple download of all of Emma's Fun-A-Day songs, click here.

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Emma's last song for her Fun-A-Day project. With me on drums

Enjoy!!

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Here is a great post about winter. I borrowed some of the text for this song. Here's the best part:

I wanted to say something today about winter, since it clear it’s never ending. Although I can tough out the winter as much as the next Finn, seasonal doldrums effect the best of us, and I fall victim every year. This is about the time when it starts; I’ll catch myself casually scanning through Cormac McCarthy novels, or googleing things like “nuclear winter” or “root canal.”

Fortunately, time can only move forward (as far as we know) and so spring is inevitable.

-- emma

Today's song is just me on guitar, singing about the passage of time and the goodness of hearts.

-- emma

Emma plays guitar while Dana Pruszynski vocally paints a picture of her rainbow-colored, sugar-covered dream wedding (an exercise in eliminating hate from our hearts.)

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Tonight was the biggest collaboration thus far. The line-up included:
- Emma on acoustic guitar
- Ian Bonnet on electric guitar and vocals
- Laura Bonnet on flute
- Rowan Bonnet on backing vocals
- me on snare drum

A tribute to Rowan's (upcoming) forward progress

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Impatience.

-- emma

Today's song is coffee-fueled. Featuring Jairan, formerly of Flotilla Way, on drums and backing vocals.

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Day 24 came and went without a song getting written. The above picture helps illustrate why.

So this song, although getting posted on 1/25 is a catch-up song for yesterday. Emma will be recording two songs today. Look for day 25's song later tonight.

This one is a quick adaptation of "in the pines".

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Look at that lovely city!

I am reading a book about wilderness navigation right now.

-- emma

This picture is actually from March of 2006, but the sun! The sun is shining!

Today's song is both Emma on guitar and jingle bells, and Q on floor tom and vocals. The sun was shining brilliantly today and made me feel like a whole new person, so today's words are:

I know we need the winter, but I'm ready for the spring. I'm ready to start growing things. Let's talk about the garden, let's talk about our seeds, let's talk about the compost, let's talk about pulling weeds. The sun is shining and my heart is taking wing. I know we need the winter, but I'm ready for the spring."

-- emma

A song about keeping a healthy perspective.

Emma just sings tonight with Chris Niels on guitar and me on drums.

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Emma claims this song is inspired by Blues Traveler's "Runaround". Dual guitar attack of Emma and Jo Ma and I played Jo's homemade electronic noise machine. We overlaid a layer of Jo playing thumbpiano as well.

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Emma rocks it solo today.

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Some options for a lazy sunday afternoon.

Emma was joined by me doing some handclaps, jangles, foot stomps and backing vocals.

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Tonight I went to see Leo Kottke play and it blew my mind and I felt totally intimidated to pick up the guitar, but did it anyway, and just under the wire. This should be posted by 11.59pm!

-- emma

Still cold. Emma on guitar and vocals. Q on backup vocals and janglin' bells.

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Here's a song that Emma and Jackie wrote about Emma's co-worker's car getting towed. They both played guitar. Emma sang and Jackie provided backup vocals.

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Shit got cold. Emma wrote a song about it. Neither of us actually has hypothermia. We hope you don't either. And this song should help you determine if you do.

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A tough day for Emma makes the blues a bit more blue for this Fun-A-Day.

With me on drums

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A song about Emma's quest to get a job working on the Appalachian Trail. With special guest Ross Riley Reilly on ukulele and backup vocals.

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*** We had previously accidentally merged both takes of this song into one mp3, which sounded CRAZY! The fixed version is now up. enjoy!! ***





A tribute to Emma's twice broken glasses. Broken and fixed on Christmas Eve, then re-broken today. Good thing she picks up her new specs tomorrow. Featuring Andybot on guitar, Emma on vocals and handclaps, and me shaking a handful of bottlecaps.

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A tribute to Buck Rogers!!

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Emma praying or laughing hysterically???

Today it's just guitar and two voices -- Emma and I. Here's today's lyrics.

(had a) quiet day
where nothing much happened
got to tell you, it feels pretty good
in a world where there's suffering daily
what i've got i wish everyone could

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Day eight has Emma going instrumental. With whistlin'!!!

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An ode to Emma's family in their faraway corners of the world.

With me on drums.

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Rainy day music with Emma on guitar and me on drums. Curl up with a cup of high-octane earl grey and listen!!

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For day five, Emma goes solo.

enjoy!!

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Day four brings us a birthday song for Emma's older sister Maggie. Happy Birthday Magaggles!!! This song is inspired by/ripped off from Mississippi John Hurt's "Coffee Blues."

Today's recording features myself on drums and backing vocals.

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Day Three has Emma doing a quiet lullaby with me assisting with some brushes on a hi-hat.

Photo above is of my hi-tech recording studio. haha.

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Day 2 of Emma's daily blues. Today features Deanna (of Flotilla Way) on bass.

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Pittsburgh is doing a Fun-A-Day project for the month of January. Emma is writing a 12-bar blues song each day. I will be recording them and posting the songs here. Today's first song also features her dad Tom on 12-string guitar and myself on drums.

more info on the Fun-A-Day project, here

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