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Photographs

by Holm & Tanz

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1.
A Dozen Roses 04:38
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You always called me your movie star Your handsome leading man My black hair greased and combed backward My skin deep olive tan But my hands were coarse and dirty And my shirts all stained with oil From tinkering on the tractor And digging in the soil A dozen roses on the table Wither in a week or two at most From Cary Grant to Clark Gable Every rose gives up the ghost Your daddy named you for Jean Harlow And you grew into it well With the beauty of a natural starlet Hate to leave you my Blue Earth prairie belle I wish I could have shown you the world But a farm don’t run on its own Well maybe there were no red carpets But we built ourselves a home A dozen roses on the table Wither in a week or two at most From Cary Grant to Clark Gable Every rose gives up the ghost Denise already rented the ballroom The banners have all been hung Congratulations on 50 Years But one day short is still a damn-good run So kiss me one last time darlin’ Hold my hand in your hand Our love story for the ages Has finally reached The End A dozen roses on the table Wither in a week or two at most From Cary Grant to Clark Gable Every rose gives up the ghost
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Western Bound 02:50
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Well saddle my pony gonna go for a ride Where the mountains reach up 10,000 feet in the sky Gonna follow the trail of the old buffalo Across the high deserts and the valleys below To a land where the milk and golden honey flows Baby I’m western bound Under the stars of an Idaho sky Gonna drift off to sleep as the coyotes cry And dream of a bungalow up on a cliffside Overlooking that great Pacific ocean wide A barn in the back for my horse to reside Baby I’m western bound Out on the coast, the water’s blue as can be Gonna settle my dogie in Carmel-by-the-Sea With a young Spanish maiden, raven hair eyes of brown Baby I’m western bound Yodel ay ee ay ee Yodel ay ee ay ee Yodel ay ee oh ay oh tee (I'm all through with those cold winters, California here I come) Where the redwoods stretch up into the heavens above I’ll go strolling so sweetly with the girl that I love Down by the riverbanks lined in gold We’ll bathe in those mountain spring waters clear and cold To a beautiful serenade from the mourning dove Baby I’m western bound All of the troubles I’ve been carrying around In these old dusty saddle bags, I’m throwing ‘em down Where the dreams grow aplenty in that new fertile ground Baby I’m western bound Yodel ay ee ay ee Yodel ay ee ay ee Yodel ay ee oh ay oh tee
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Whisper My Blues Away 03:42
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Whisper my blues away My dear In my ear Whisper Sister, I've cried so long He's gone Our daddy's gone Away Why do these troubles seem to find their way Into the early hours of the day Standing at the station in the morning rain, I'm waiting here with you Sister, where will we go Now With no money Or family Left here- on our own I fear For to wander through The haze Why do these troubles seem to find their way Into the early hours of the day Waiting at the station praying for a ghost to step down from the train Whisper that our waiting's not in vain Whisper my blues away My dear In my ear Whisper
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Broken & Bleeding 03:55
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Baby, sent me packin’ down the road Took all my money, threw out all my clothes You got me rockin’ and a reelin’ And broken and a bleedin’ Rockin’ and a reelin’ I’m down on my knees And I’m cryin’ Pulled off the shoulder, under a big shade oak Looking for the highway buddha, have a little smoke You left me highin’ and a dryin’ Slipping and a slidin’ Rockin’ and a reelin’ Bendin’ for a feeling I’m cryin’ Took me to a highway priestess in a motel robe She do the hoochie coo to try and save my soul You got me shakin’ and a quakin’ Moanin’ and a breakin’ Rockin’ and a reelin’ Such a dirty feeling I’m cryin’ Thought you were my friend Heartbreak again Don’t understand what you do to me baby Don’t understand what you’re do to me baby Don’t understand what you’re do to me baby- it just ain’t right My heart is empty and my gas tank’s getting low Just keep driving cause I’ve got no place to go You got me broken and a bleedin’ And a rockin’ and a reelin’ Broken’ and a bleedin’ I’m down on my knees And I’m cryin’
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Lost a Friend 04:10
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Sat down with a pen I hate to do this again But I’m writing a letter Life is a circle, in the end Lost a friend To the hand, from the heart It’s hard to find the place to start But the words come pulling Like the horse before the cart Lost a friend Will the church bells still chime When the morning comes and I’m not there I’ve gone and left for downtown Neatly fold and enclose Lick and seal the envelope Place a stamp on the corner And address it to your mother From a friend Will the church bells still chime When the morning comes and I’m not there I’ve gone and left for downtown Nobody here To take the dogs out Nobody here But the paper still comes Hangin’ heavy on my heart Wish I could reach across the stars And pull you gently Into my arms, once again Lost a friend Will the church bells still chime When the morning comes and I’m not there I’m cleaning your garage out Sat down with a pen I hate to do this again But I’m writing a letter Life is a circle, in the end Lost a friend
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Northern Constellation 04:21
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I am a Northern constellation Shining in the summer night You cannot see me in the city sky The lights are shining too bright Shining down upon the weary hobo Coffee in his cup has long grown cold As that long black train pulls out through Phoenix Heading North from Juarez, Mexico My sweet Aurora, shining in the sky I’m gone to California, I’ve come to say goodbye Been a long time shining on down to you Just keep on shining And I’ll keep shining Keep on shining As the stars fall all around you The nights are clear in Colorado Perhaps that’s where I’ll go Searching for my El Dorado Where the setting sun shimmers like gold My sweet Aurora, shining in the sky I’m gone to California, I’ve come to say goodbye Been a long time shining on down to you Just keep on shining And I’ll keep shining Keep on shining As the stars fall all around you I met a woman by the river She had been traveling for some time I asked her how far she was headed She said, “Far as this train takes me down the line” It’s a long road from Erie, Pennsylvania Farther than the crow can fly Headed west for healing mountain air And those big Montana skies My sweet Aurora, shining in the sky I’m gone to California, I’ve come to say goodbye Been a long time shining on down to you Just keep on shining And I’ll keep shining Keep on shining As the stars fall all around you
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If You're Listening 05:54
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If you’re listening... I’m sitting on the front porch this afternoon Sipping on an Old Milwaukee beer Wishing you were sitting here right beside me You wouldn’t believe What you see I watch the people go about their days But don’t recognize the faces anymore No Bob raking his yard, no Sandy in her garden Planting flowers Just passing the hours Times have changed Violet my dear, If you’re listening From somewhere out there in the great beyond This world don’t make sense to an old man anymore Oh... times have changed If you’re listening... Fleury’s Bakery burned down last September The old library is moving across town We used to make a morning of the neighborhood Garden store A gas station now A nice young family moved in next door, Thursday I think they came from somewhere overseas I can’t understand a single word they say But they always Smile and wave Times have changed If you’re listening... I took a walk to see John and Edna To reconnect with friends from the old days But I guess Edna’s down in Arizona now And old John Just passed away This old house (yellow rambler) isn’t a home, it’s a mausoleum And everything’s locked up in a memory But/so I guess I never thought of selling, I’ll be leaving Soon enough Anyway Times have changed Violet my dear, If you’re listening From somewhere out there in the great beyond This world don’t make sense to an old man anymore Time and my love have left me behind And moved on If You're Listening
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River Queen 05:54
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Let me tell you a little story about a girl I love From down in Louisiana southwards by the Gulf She’s a little gritty but she’s real pretty Goes by the name of the Crescent City Hello, New Orleans River queen, river queen She’s my rockin’ little river queen That cajun beauty, New Orleans She’s not the kind of girl you tell your mama about A little rough around the edges but man she’ll make you jump and shout Well her streets are a hoppin’ baby all night long Jazz is a boppin’ baby all night long Hello, New Orleans River queen, river queen She’s my little river queen That cajun beauty, New Orleans Come on baby- laissez les bons temps rouler On down the Mississippi to the shores of Pontchartrain Hey, New Orleans River queen, river queen She’s my little river queen That cajun beauty, New Orleans My feet are dancin’ down the streets of cobblestone To the bark of the trumpet and bray of the slide trombone Poet on the corner blowin’ on a hohner With a hat full of dollars and a wink for every gal he meets Hello, New Orleans River queen, river queen She’s my thumping little river Cajun beauty, New Orleans Jambalaya, gumbo, crawdads, andouille Get me a alligator po’ boy down at Domilise New Orleans River queen, river queen She’s my little river queen That cajun beauty, New Orleans River queen, river queen She’s my rockin' river queen That cajun beauty, New Orleans
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Lonesome Whistle 02:37
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Well I hear that lonesome whistle- blow blow blow And I know that she blows for me My baby’s headed down the track I know that she ain’t coming back Sure gonna miss her, hate to see her go Blow, lonesome whistle blow Well I’m walkin’ ‘long the highway- Jackson, Tennessee Prayin’ that she’ll come back home to me My good girl’s headed down the road Hitched a ride on the M & O Sure gonna miss her, hate to see her go Blow, lonesome whistle blow Standin’ at the station in the pourin’ rain Watch the riders step down from the train Every face that passes by That isn’t her well makes me cry Sure do miss her, baby come on home Blow lonesome whistle blow Well I hear that lonesome whistle- blow blow blow And I know that she blows for me My baby’s headed down the track And I know that she ain’t coming back Sure gonna miss her, hate to see her go Blow, lonesome whistle blow
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A Walk in the Woods 04:42
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Oh how I wish it would snow These gray and brown days are causing me worry As I sit by the window alone Contemplating calling you on the phone Three hundred miles to the north In that little log cabin where we used to stay Missing you more than I should I think I’ll go for a walk in the woods Daylight - lend me some time before Darkness to clear my mind as I walk in the woods I pull on my old flannel coat The one that you say makes me look like Paul Bunyan Pour sunflower seeds from the toe of The moccasin boots you bought me in Mahnomen I fill up the little pot stove With ironwood logs that will smolder all day Past the paintings you left by the door I quickly slip out to keep the heat from escaping As I step out into the cold My breath rises, freezing like words left unspoken In icicles under my nose When you leave them hanging they just grow and grow Daylight - lend me some time before Darkness to clear my mind as I walk in the woods We used to talk about everything Now I talk to the trees I follow the trails of the deer Leaving no footprints behind as I wander Leaves crumple under my feet Colored in yellow, red, orange, and burnt umber I stop for bit to admire A paper birch grove, forest pearls against the somber Late autumn hardwoods and pines Until the first snow when they hide in the white Daylight - lend me some time before Darkness to clear my mind as I walk in the woods
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Stayin' In 04:56
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Well it’s 30 below, but I got no place to go and I just don’t mind Cause it’s warm inside sitting close to the fire with my gal by my side I’m drinking whiskey, she’s drinking wine and we’re both too drunk to drive Stayin’ in tonight Stayin' in tonight Well I pull out some records & she pulls out the King & she gives it a spin And I pull her in close and we dance a bit slower than we have in years I’m drinking whiskey and she’s getting high and we’re both too stoned to try Stayin’ in tonight Stayin’ in tonight If you’re looking for answers just look in my face & I’ll lay your worries down Stayin’ in tonight Stayin' in tonight There’s a glow in the room, and my legs feel unsteady but I don’t really mind My eyes getting sleepy and soon I’ll be drifting off here by your side Well I’m drinking whiskey, she’s drinking wine & we’re dying on the vine Staying in tonight Staying in tonight If you’re looking for answers just look in my face & I’ll lay your worries down Staying in tonight Staying in tonight
12.
What a Way to Go 03:20
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Well mama’s in the kitchen Daddy’s in the field Baby’s in the bathtub cryin’ as she bleeds So alone Oh, what a way to go Water turning crimson She slides her head below Drifts into the darkness As the water overflows Oh so alone Oh, what a way to go Daddy’s shakin’ and he’s tremblin’ Uncontrollably Mama starts to praying Falls down on her knees Oh baby no Oh, what a way to go I’m out in the garden Sitting on an old fence post Dreaming of a future Where little girls don’t lose all hope All you little children Hang down your heads and hide Your sharpened little tongues Stab just like a knife And cut to the bone Oh, what a way to go Baby’s in her church dress The family gathers round And on her 13th birthday we Lower her in the ground Oh all alone Oh, what a way to go

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An album for and of the times. Minneapolis based country, folk, and blues musicians and songwriters Chris Holm and Dan Tanz had only met once in passing prior to forming a songwriting and recording team in July of 2020 during the isolation of COVID-19 quarantine. Chris and Dan passed lyrics and recorded tracks back and forth over the internet and released a single, Lost a Friend, in September of 2020. Both thoroughly enjoying the process and the resulting song, Chris and Dan decided to continue the partnership and create an entire album. Over the course of the following year, theywrote and recorded an additional 11 songs and now present to you their debut album, Photographs.

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released December 20, 2021

All lyrics and music by Chris Holm and Dan Tanz

All vocals and instrumentation performed by Chris Holm and Dan Tanz except drums on Lonesome Whistle, courtesy of Mike Langhoff

Mixed & mastered by Chris Holm

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Holm & Tanz Minneapolis, Minnesota

A songwriting and recording team born out of COVID-19 quarantine between two Minneapolis folk, country, and blues singers. Dan responded to a social media post by Chris about writing songs together remotely. The first went so well the decided to record it and continue collaborating though never being in the same place at once. ... more

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