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We are happy to announce our first ever "free" download from Sleep and Dream of fire.  Download Weary here now.  It will only be available for two months, so get it while you can and share this link with anyone you think would enjoy free music.  There are 1,000 songs in the program, all by independent musicians and all for free.  This program is hosted by reverbnation and sponsored by Windows.

That's a lot of songs to choose from and if you have the time, it'll be fun to discover new independent music.  Just by listening to the songs you are helping each band out.  I've put together a small list of local artists in the program who have mp3's available.  Thanks to reverbnation.com for including us in the program.  I've been singing their praises and using their site for years. 

When deciding which song to offer I wanted to put our best foot forward and picked a song near and dear to us.  I chose Weary.  Weary was written by Matthew (who does a very different and haunting version solo) about a Colonel's tomb located between Elliston and Shawsville VA.  This Colonel was buried standing up in his tomb so he could oversee his slaves working in the fields as to instill fear in them.  This struck us as very bizarre and inspired Matthew to write a song about how we are all capable of wrongdoing and also deserving of salvation.  Here was a man who even after death chose to affirm his possessions, which caused suffering to many, as though he could take it with him.  To me this song is about life's journey and how every choice we make influences the quality of our lives and those who surround us.  To put it simply, be kind.  (bitterness follows you beyond the grave)

Here is the list of songs I've compiled so far with help from the Team Triangle facebook page.  Please, feel free to re-post this list anywhere and let me know if you find some good songs to add to it.

Weary- Sequoya


Homebodies- A Rooster For The Masses


Feel Better- Schooner


Sociopath- The Dry Heathens


Truth Is Tricky- I Was Totally Destroying It


On and On- Bull City


Red Panda- Nathan Oliver


Pretending- Simple


Gin & Tonic- The Future Kings of Nowhere


Purify- Kryptic

Our song "Remember" has been featured in an audio slideshow on Oprah.com. In part with an article written by Barry Yeoman about 300 dogs who were rescued from an animal hoarder in Sanford, N.C.  The slideshow was produced by Barry and the audio was produced by Richard Ziglar.  I am very honored to be a part of this project and touched by the stories of the dogs who were saved.  See the video with our song and watch the four stories in the link below.  Read the article "Animal Rescue" here on Oprah.com or in the June issue of O Magazine.  

http://www.oprah.com/article/omagazine/200906-omag-abused-dogs-saved/3

You can hear the full version of this song on our new record "Sleep and Dream of Fire" available at CDBaby and on iTunes.

I want to say thank you to WXDU and all of their DJ's for playing and promoting local music.  We are very honored to be included on their top 66 local releases in 2008 and ranked 8th most played in the week of January 4th 2009.

We'd also like to thank all of you who have purchased mp3's and discs of "Sleep and Dream of Fire".



There is a brand new Subdivision 67 compilation disc out now.  Look for it (for free) at local shows.  Songs on the comp include
Recall- Beloved Binge
Good Times- Wigg Report
Personification of Light- Ponchos From Peru
Quaker Bridge Mall- Sawteeth McTweety
Dreams We Have- Sugar In The Dirt
Insofar- Sequoya
Moore Square Station- Scientific Superstar
Best Part Of Me- Shana Scudder

All of it is awesome and all of it is free.

Speaking of free music... we have a lot of free songs for download at www.reverbnation.com.  There's no need to sign up and you can preview and download each track with the player below.  Here is a brief description of the songs available, which comprise almost a whole albums worth of music.

Four of these songs were recorded at home on my old Yamaha 4-track recorder and mastered at South West Recording Studios in 2004.  The other two were recorded at South West Recording Studio in 2000, featuring Antoinette on drums and the always fun Chuck Crush as engineer.

Songs are
Harlan's Daughter-  Inspired by the life story of Florence Reese.
Red Clay Red- A haunting tale I wrote for a film maker to use in one of his films.  This song also created the back drop for our record Villain Victim.  See it here live on youtube.
Alone At the Bar-  From the 2000 recording on Like Water.  See it live here with Ruth from Sawteeth McTweedy on drums.
Landfills-  They're all full of curious things, recorded in 2000.
Artemis-  A song about an inspiring friend and creativity.  From Villain Victim 2004.
Two Sisters-  A very folky song inspired by a television show pilot called White Dwarf.
 

We're really excited to be playing Duo Fest III this year.  All of the bands are incredible and we've always had a great time at Duo Fest these past 3 years.  Please come down to BCHQ on April 18th.  Here are the bands and line up (so far).  The show starts at 3pm, go to the Duofest myspace for more info.  http://www.myspace.com/durhamduofest


Event Lineup (subject to slight change):

2:00 PM -- DOORS
3:00—Battle Rockets (Chapel Hill)
3:30—Sawteeth McTweedy (Durham)
4:00—Basalt (Greensboro)
4:30—Scientific Superstar (Durham)
5:00—Ottvovonbismark (Milford, PA / Wilmington, NC)
5:30—Phon (Raleigh)
6:00— Sequoya (Durham)
6:30—Victor Victor Band (Philadelphia)
7:00—Veg Dinner Break!! (Potluck-style)
8:00—Spacelab (Chapel Hill)
8:30 -- Saint Peter Pocket Veto (Winston-Salem)
9:00—All Your Science (Durham) and “Backpack Drumset” (Documentary on All Your Science)
9:45—Beloved Binge (Durham)
10:15—Mecca Normal (Vancouver,BC) http://meccanormaltour.wordpress.com
11:00—Veelee(Chapel Hill)
11:30—Curtains of Night (Chapel Hill)
12:00-- Trophy Wife (DC)

We can't wait to see Beloved Binge (back shortly from their 7 month tour) and Mecca Normal on their 25th anniversary tour.

Reviews are coming in for Sleep and Dream of Fire and start off with a great local blogger and musician, Secret Carrboro Ninja Patrol.
"Sequoya masters a technique of story telling through music and song that uses metaphor to put the listener in the shoes of the artist and draws upon common ground in order for the listener to relate."
Read the entire review here secretcarrboroninjapatrol.blogspot.com

Next up is Paperbacknovel.com whom we did an interview with months before the record was released.
"The music grabs you first, and you can listen to the music without paying attention to a single lyric, but those lyrics will gently sink in, and draw you in, and when you're in, you realize the lyrics are quite fantastic, the subject matter unique, elevating this music to amongst the best stuff being made today."
Read the entire review here paperbacknovel.com

We are very excited to be releasing our new cd Sleep and Dream of Fire with Scientific Superstar who is releasing Issue 1. They're really going the extra mile by putting out a comic book to go along with a full length record. You can preview the comic at scientificsuperstar.com.

We'll be at the Pinhook, Durham's highly anticipated and brand new bar on December 6th 2008.

Also playing is Sawteeth Mctweedy who have built a foundation with their insightful anti-folk songs. You can see them here playing "Wings" and braving an extreme downpour. This was originally posted on the Mannsworld.blog. They also do an impressive version of Led Zeppelin's Hey, hey What Can I Say.

Now we have Lake and Hennepin, the name is new but it is none other than Reese from the Dirty Little Heaters playing solo acoustic. Reese has been rocking the triangle for years and has a fresh off the presses 7" available at Church Key Records called "Fatty Don't Feel Good".  

We are happy to be playing opening night for the 2008 Troika music festival.  It starts Thursday November 6th and we'll be showin' it at the Duke Coffee House with Red Collar, Sorry About Dresden, Le Weekend and Pink Flag.  The entire weekend is packed with awesome regional music and there will be something for everyone.  Check out the Troika main page for more information and event details.  http://www.troikamusicfestival.org

Fast forward one month (December 6th) and we're planning a double CD release party with The Scientific Superstar, who is releasing an incredible CD/Comic and we'll be bringing our new record, Sleep and Dream of Fire.  It all goes down at the brand new and highly anticipated bar The Pinhook in downtown Durham. ..

Our new record Sleep and Dream of Fire is out now and can be purchased at CD Baby.  We are so happy to finally share these songs after so long.  It will be available digitally in the next few weeks but hard copies are ready to send.  Just follow this link to check it out and listen to some of the tracks. http://cdbaby.com/cd/sequoya

Last Sunday we did a podcast with Kim from Subdivision 67 where we talk about the new record "Sleep and Dream of Fire", recording DIY, folk music, and being a part of Subdivision 67.  It starts out with our song "The Cosmonaut's Wife" and moves on to the interview.

If you have a few minutes you can here it here.  The link will take you directly to the podcast. 
Sequoya Podcast     

Oh yes, we are excited...

See HowClosely.blogspot.com for more details.
-Bonnie