If you've ever wanted to know more about the creative process of a full-length album, you're in luck. Tales From the Homestead is a podcast series that takes you behind the scenes of Tallsome Tales, the sixth release from The Carnivaleros. The Tucson-based band describes their music as Desert Bayou, which includes a mix of Eastern European, Zydeco, and Tex-Mex influences. Every episode, we deconstruct a new song before playing it, giving you the inside scoop on every cut off the album. You'l ...
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The Scarlet Oak is the 10th track on Tallsome Tales.Gary Mackender - drums, accordion, pianoKarl Hoffmann - bassHeather Hardy - violinDoor Carnivaleros
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Episode 11 Belinda Bonita
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Belinda Bonita is the 11th track on Tallsome Tales.T'was at my best friend's wedding dance I first laid eyes on herI walked right up asked her to dance such was her allureWe moved across the floor with a ballroom dancer's graceI knew that she would be mine when I felt our first embraceBelinda Bonita o come dance with me tonightBelinda Bonita o unti…
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Episode 12 The Telling Kind
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The Telling Kind is the 12th track on Tallsome Tales.Gary Mackender - drums, accordion, organ, pianoKarl Hoffmann - bass, lap steel, baritoneDoor Carnivaleros
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Episode 9 To Be Home Again
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To Be Home Again is the 9th track on Tallsome Tales.I left my home when I was just seventeenI knew all there was to knowI packed my bags and drove as far as I couldNo one to tell me where to goGot me a job selling gas and cigarettesGraveyard shift was all I could findMarried the first gal paid attention to meNo one to tell me I was blindOh to be ho…
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Why Not Marry is the 8th track on The Carnivaleros' Tallsome Tales release.We've been sweethearts since we were twelve years oldSo why not marry meOur secrets are unlocked all our stories toldWhy not marry meWe can live in the house that my folks passed downBe so fine just you wait and seeWould be a good life I'd provide for theeWhy not marry meYes…
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Episode 7 The Die Was Cast
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The Die Was Cast is the 7th cut on Tallsome Tales.That Man you think you fell in love withThat man you think is here to stayCan't see your house is made of glassDreams only of his pastCan't take you where you want to goLong ago, the Die Was CastThere was a time he said he did love youThere was a time that movement seemed so slowBut the cards came t…
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Episode 5 Justified Fitting End
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Justified Fitting End is the 5th track on Tallsome Tales by The Carnivaleros.Was you sent or did you just went Asked the preacher 'cross the table from meI told him it was neither I was backed up to a wall Certain things are meant to be I had to kill my father he was beatin' on my mother Some old fences just will not mendIt was an unexpected, loose…
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Episode 6 The Purple Door
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The Purple Door is the 6th track on Tallsome Tales, a funky song for a film yet to be made.Gary Mackender - drums, organ, pianoKarl Hoffmann - bass, percussionEd DeLucia - guitarDoor Carnivaleros
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Tales From the Homestead is a podcast series created and hosted by Björgvin Benediktsson, which takes you behind the scenes of Tallsome Tales, the sixth release from The Carnivaleros. Every episode, we deconstruct a new song before playing it, giving you the inside scoop on every cut off the album. You'll learn about the inspirations behind the son…
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Episode 4 Young Danny Lee
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Young Danny Lee is the 4th track on Tallsome Tales by The Carnivaleros.Björgvin Benediktsson interviews songwriter Gary Mackender and mixing/mastering engineer Karl Hoffmann about the inspirations behind the song and how it came to be.Young Danny lived at the edge of townOnly fifteen years was heWhile lending a hand to his father JackClimbed up the…
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Episode 3 Rudy Got Caught Again
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Rudy Got Caught Again is the 3rd track on Tallsome Tales by The Carnivaleros.Björgvin Benediktsson interviews songwriter Gary Mackender and mixing/mastering engineer Karl Hoffmann about the inspirations behind the song and how it came to be.Rudy got caught in the barbed wire againHe was running from the man with a bottle of ginThey took back the bo…
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Let’s Dance is the 2nd track on Tallsome Tales by The Carnivaleros.Björgvin Benediktsson interviews songwriter Gary Mackender and mixing/mastering engineer Karl Hoffmann about the inspirations behind the song and how it came to be.Walkin' down on 6th Street, done paid my daily duesCould feel some crazy rhythms in the soles of my shoesA barker grabb…
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Episode 1 Liquor, Vice, And Sin
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Liquor, Vice, and Sin is the 1st track on Tallsome Tales by The Carnivaleros.Björgvin Benediktsson interviews songwriter Gary Mackender and mixing/mastering engineer Karl Hoffmann about the inspirations behind the song and how it came to be.It was early in the morning all the bars were shut up tightSidewalks were a glistening, not a taxi found in s…
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