[Steve]

It’s that time again! I find myself in a similar position to last year, when the Joanna Newsom Song Tournament started with little or no new material. This means that the only things likely to differentiate the result from the previous one would be a change (fall off) in MilkyMoon readership, and any changing tastes as a result of ‘growers’ or over-familiarity.

However, I am determined to make the JNST an annual event, regardless of the frequency of her releases, so here goes!

A few introductory remarks:

A. Is this a good time to be launching a new JNST, given that there is virtually no new material, but that a new album is hopefully just around the corner? In one respect, no, of course it isn’t. But on the other hand, perhaps it is ideal, at least for the launch, because it will allow us time to concentrate on the lesser known or less successful songs at an early stage, and hopefully introduce the new songs along with those which placed highly in previous JNSTs at the later stage.

B. As with last year, we’ll have a Phase One, in which the songs that have performed less well in previous years will be whittled down to a smaller number to progress to the Final Phase.

C. In Phase Two, the qualifying songs from Phase One will be joined by the better performing songs, PLUS any new releases that emerge between now and the time Phase Two starts.

D. Songs included: At present, these are the same as in 2013, with one addition at this stage. That addition is the untitled New Americana-Style Piano Song that LawnsOfDawns reported back on 31.3.14. It appears that he has had exclusive access to it, so I don’t expect there will be many other votes for it in this year’s JNST, but LawnsOfDawns is, after all, the originator of the idea for a JNST, and the completist in me demands that I include it. This means that there are 123 “runners and riders” declared at the moment.

E. I’d like to have the Final consisting of 12 songs, and a Second Division of the same size. I’d therefore like 72 songs in the Second Phase, and so I intend to exempt the previous top 60, and have the remaining 63 songs compete for 12 more places. However, if we get a new album between now & then, I will either reduce the number of places from 12 and allow the new songs to take up the slack (if there are only about 5, say, new songs [newson gs?] on the album – and not forgetting that “Diver’s Wife” and “Look & Despair” and possibly a couple of others are already included in the 60), OR increase the 72 songs in Phase Two to 84.

F. I would like to offer some assistance to regular MilkyMooners who might not be familiar with some or all of the non-canonical songs. If you’ve been a member for a while, and are interested enough in the JNST to have voted before, or at least made some postings on here in the past (or can otherwise make a good case) please send me a PM and I’ll try to help.

G. Shortly after posting this, a new item came to light - a comedy interview with Mike O'Brien as part of the Saturday Night Live contributor's series for Above Average Networks. Interviews wouldn't normally be included, and it seemed to be unscripted (at least on Joanna's part), but it gets a place on the strength of two tiny musical fragments. I've slotted it in as number (Q)118, renumbered the six songs that follow it on my list, and added it to the draw (thereby unfortunately spoiling the symmetry as one group now has 4 songs).

RULES

1. The tournament is intended to find (in a fun way) the best-loved Joanna Newsom song (whether she appears as a solo artist or as a part – no matter how small – of a collaboration, and including songs that she did not write herself). It is driven by the votes of readers of this MilkyMoon site. The tournament is thus between the songs and not between the people who are involved in it as voters.

2. Each SONG that Joanna has performed is one entry. This means that songs that have been recorded more than once count as a single entrant, and voters are asked to consider their personal favourite version when casting their votes. As well as the songs on Joanna's three official albums, her two early self-released EPs, and her handful of official singles, the tournament is also open to any song (or other scripted or lyrical piece, poem, etc) that she has ever performed, either solo or in collaboration with another artist or a group, so long as it is known to exist by the tournament organiser. (This, by default, is me, but it doesn't mean I have to have heard the song, but just that I have to know it has been performed; it can include songs only performed "live" as well as officially released songs). Where the same song is known by more than one title, it is still only entered once, and will be known by the most official title, or (if none, or more than one) by the title chosen by the organiser; all versions can however be considered by the voters. (eg: if you want to vote for En Gallop!, you can do so by selecting "En Gallop").

3. The organiser will draw the songs into a series of Groups, to be posted in this thread. MilkyMoon users are then invited to vote for their favourite song (or songs - see instructions posted at the time of the draw) in each Group, within a specified time limit. At the expiry of that time period, the votes will be counted up, and the most popular song in each group will progress to the next round, whereupon the process described in paragraph 3 will be repeated. The following provisions will also apply:
a) The draw will include an element of 'seeding', based on the song's performance in previous JNSTs, or in previous rounds of this JNST, to try to ensure that the most popular songs do not clash at earlier stages of the tournament.
b) If voters are asked to cast more than one vote per group, these can be ordered according to instructions posted at the time of each specific draw - for example, if two songs are to be chosen, these may be allocated 2 points for a first choice, and 1 point for a second choice. If your vote is ambiguous, I'll do my best to resolve it privately, but if this proves impossible I'll have to make a sensible decision on how to treat it.
c) If a voter is unable to choose between more than one song, their vote(s) will be regarded as shared equally between the songs involved, unless he or she makes it clear that they do not like any of the songs in a particular group, in which case no vote will be counted for that voter for that group.
d) The organiser will endeavour to make the draws as neutral as possible, for example by scrambling the order of groups and the order in which songs are presented within each group.
e) Depending on the exact number of songs entered in the initial draw, it is possible that wild-card places in a subsequent round may be allocated to the "best losers" (however defined) from the previous round, with the proviso that no song can receive two such wild-cards during the course of the same tournament.

4. The final stage may follow the same pattern, or may be constituted as a series of "head to head" pairings on a round-robin basis involving 12 songs. An element in ordering the songs in the Final may be a brought forward 'bonus score' derived from voting in earlier rounds, but this will form only a minor part of the total weighting. (The final stages will decide the positions of the songs which reach that stage, and the lower positions will be determined by analysis of the results of the earlier rounds, possibly with a subsidiary vote for some of the positions).

For those that aren't interested in the mechanics - don't worry: all I invite you to do is to do is cast your votes for each group in the period stated. Please only post them in this thread, and if you change your mind (within the time limit) please do so by making a NEW post, and not by editing your initial one, as I could miss this if I've done an intermediate count and look only for later postings. The key things to remember are:
Don't rush your Qualifying Round votes ... take your time to consider, seek out, and listen again to these less familiar songs: PM me if you’re a regular LacticLunarian who would like some help in doing so.
ALL versions of a song count towards a single entry. For example, if you're asked to consider Cosmia, cast your vote on the basis of the version you like the best, whether it's one of the officially released versions on Ys or the Colleen EP, or one of any number of unreleased, bootlegged, unofficial, live, YouTube etc versions.
Please try to vote before the deadline that I state. I won't close a round before that date / time, but as soon as the deadline has elapsed, I am liable to close it at any time. I will, however, include votes cast between the announced deadline and the actual close of the round. All times / dates referred to are based on UK time (that's BST - British Summer Time, which is one hour ahead of Greenwich Mean Time - ie GMT+1).

Where an asterisk * appears after a song title, it indicates that the song has already received one wild-card / repechage passage (best runner-up), and cannot do so again.

Collaborations are indicated in square brackets, [...], and are abbreviated as follows:
BC = Bill Callaghan (also known as Smog, qv)
DB = Devendra Banhart
E = Espers
GS = Golden Shoulders
HS = Hard Skin
KB = Kervin Barker
LI = The Lonely Island
LM = Lili De La Mora
M = The Muppets
MB = The Moore Brothers
MOB = Mike O'Brien
NC = Nervous Cop
P = The Pleased
PG = Philip Glass
RF = Ryan Francesconi
RH = Roy Harper
RP = Robin Pecknold
S = Smog (also known as Bill Callaghan, qv)
SN = Stacy Nuner
TF = Tim Fain
TG = Thao & The Get Down Stay Down (Thao is Thao Nguyen)
V = Vetiver
VB = Vashti Bunyan
WW = Weird War
JN = Joanna Newsom, including Joanna Newsom & The Ys Street Band - not shown unless her name appears as part of the credited artists.

ENTRIES

Below is a list of songs to be included in the tournament, in approximate chronological order of release - or where no official release is available - of (earliest known) performance date. (The actual song tournament, however, is not about individual recordings, but about the songs - so although En Gallop!, for instance, is listed under Walnut Whales, you will be encouraged to vote in accordance with whichever version you like the best, be it the early Walnut Whales version, the professional Milk-Eyed Mender one, or any of the live bootlegs you may have heard. Entries without numbers and in italics are included for reference only: I've excluded compilations which do not add to the sum total of JN songs.
Songs preceded by an “F” average in the top sixty in previous JNSTs, and so progress straight through to the final stages of JNST4. Those preceded by a “Q” will contest the qualifying stages of JNST4.

WALNUT WHALES (2002)
F 001. Erin
F 002. Cassiopeia
F 003. Peach, Plum, Pear
F 004. Clam Crab Cockle Cowrie
F 005. Flying A Kite
F 006. The Fray
F 007. En Gallop! [later re-recorded as “En Gallop”]
F 008. The Book Of Right-On

NEVER COMPLETE (Apr 2002) – The Please
All six songs included on this release were included on “One Piece From The Middle” (by which time the band had added a ‘d’ to its name) and, since this is a somewhat easier place to find them, they appear under that heading (as numbers 021, 013, 016, 020, 018 & 014 respectively) rather than here.

ONE PIECE FROM THE MIDDLE (Aug 2002) – The Pleased
Q 009. One Horse
Q 010. Swift Nude
Q 011. If You Can Afford It
Q 012. Untitled
Q 013. No Style
Q 014. Another Disaster
Q 015. Let Go
Q 016. The Conversation
Q 017. Intermission [later reissued as I The Province]
Q 018. About Me
Q 019. I'm Already Gone [later reissued as Already Gone]
Q 020. Orange Peter
Q 021. Secret
Q 022. R.U. In
Q 023. Exit [later reissued as Orderly Manor]

LET MY BURDEN BE (Oct 2002) – Golden Shoulders
F 024. Do You Know Who You Are?
Q 025. Bring Me Down
Q 026. The Honey, The Power, The Light
F 027. Sympathy

YARN AND GLUE (Nov 2003)
F 028. Sprout and the Bean
F 029. This Side Of The Blue
F 030. Yarn And Glue
F 031. What We Have Known
F 032. Bridges And Balloons

DON’T MAKE THINGS (Nov 2003) – The Pleased
Already Gone [renamed and re-recorded version of #019, I’m Already Gone]
Q 033. We Are the Doctor
No Style [previously released as #013]
If You Can Afford It [previously released as #011]
Q 034. Wake Up Instead
Q 035. Never Come Home
I The Province [renamed and re-recorded version of #017, Intermission]
About Me [previously released as #018]
One Horse [previously released as #009]
Another Disaster [previously released as #014]
Q 036. Oh Canada
Q 037. Don't Make Things
Orange Peter [previously released as #020]
Orderly Manor [renamed and re-recorded version of #023, Exit]

NRVSCP (Nov 2003) – Nervous Cop
Q 038. Setting the Bushes on Fire
Q 039. Rice Precipitation
Q 040. Nonrum Nonproblem
Q 041. Get Wolf Boy and Get in Context
Q 042. Ill Pearls
Q 043. Franks vs Frank
Q 044. Colorchains of Inner Space
Q 045. Nuflesh, Old Thirst
Q 046. Pow Strikes Pow Implosion
Q 047. Hawk Feeds You to Feed Itself

THE MILK-EYED MENDER (Mar 2004)
Bridges And Balloons
Sprout and the Bean
The Book of Right-On
F 048. Sadie
F 049. Inflammatory Writ
This Side of the Blue
"En Gallop" [new version of 007, En Gallop!]
Cassiopeia
Peach, Plum, Pear
F 050. Swansea
F 051. Three Little Babes
Clam Crab Cockle Cowrie

VETIVER (May 2004) – Vetiver
Q 052. Amerilie

Unreleased (2004) – Vetiver, Joanna Newson, Andy Cabic, Devendra Banhart
Q 053. Amour Fou

Unreleased Demo (Oct 2004) – The Pleased
Q 054. Hear Me Marching

Unreleased (Nov 2004)
F 055. Man’s Road

SPROUT AND THE BEAN (Nov 2004)
Sprout And The Bean
What We Have Known

Unreleased (Dec 2004) – Joanna Newsom, Smog & Weird War
F 056. Ring The Living Bell

Unreleased (Jan 2005)
Q 057. Angel
F 058. Little Wing

A RIVER AIN’T TOO MUCH TO LOVE (May 2005) - Smog
F 059. Rock Bottom Riser

LOOKAFTERING (Oct 2005) – Vashti Bunyan
Q 060. Against The Sky
F 061. If I Were

Unreleased (Sep 2006) - Smog
F 062. Our Anniversary

Unreleased (Nov 2006)
F 063. Ca’ The Yowes To The Knowes

YS (Nov 2006)
F 064. Emily
F 065. Monkey & Bear
F 066. Sawdust & Diamonds
F 067. Only Skin
F 068. Cosmia

COLLEEN (Apr 2007) – Joanna Newsom & The Ys Street Band
F 069. Colleen
Clam, Crab, Cockle, Cowrie
Cosmia

WOKE ON A WHALEHEART (Apr 2007) - Bill Callaghan
Q 070. The Wheel

Unreleased (Apr 2007) – Bill Callaghan
Q 071. Sycamore
Q 072. River Guard

ELEVEN CONTINENTS (Jul 2007) – RF & Lili De La Mora
Q 073. Through The Trees
Q 074. Eleven Continents
Q 075. Lifetime

Unreleased (Jan 2008) – Kevin Barker, Joanna Newsom
Q 076. Same Old Man

INCREDIBAD (Feb 2009) – The Lonely Island
Q 077. Ras Trent

APTOS (Mar 2009) – The Moore Brothers
Q 078. Good Heart, Money And Rain

GET REASONABLE (May 2009) – Golden Shoulders
Q 079. Mountain

YOU & ME (Jan 2010) – Kevin Barker
Q 080. Little Picture Of You
But Joanna is not credited on the album ... did she guest on a live or unreleased version??
However, she IS credited on two other tracks –
Q 081. You & Me
Q 082. Mountain & Bear

HAVE ONE ON ME (Feb 2010)
F 083. Easy
F 084. Have One On Me
F 085. ’81
F 086. Good Intentions Paving Company
F 087. No Provenance
F 088. Baby Birch
F 089. On A Good Day
F 090. You and Me, Bess
F 091. In California
F 092. Jackrabbits
F 093. Go Long
F 094. Occident
F 095. Soft As Chalk
F 096. Esme
F 097. Autumn
F 098. Ribbon Bows
F 099. Kingfisher
F 100. Does Not Suffice

Unreleased (Aug 2010) – Robin Pecknold, Joanna Newsom
Q 101. Picture

THE FAMILY JAMS (Apr 2011, recorded Jun 2004?) – Devendra Banhart, Joanna Newsom, Vetiver
Q 102. Dreams [only in the ‘Director’s Cut, not in the released version of this film]
Q 103. Shame featured twice in the movie, first as a 7 second clip where Joanna performs with Devendra Banhart, Vetiver, Stacy Nuner and Joan Brinkworth and then a full version where her co-performers are Devendra Banhart, Vetiver, Zach Cowie, Colm O'Ciosoig and Georgeson
Q 104. Roots
Q 105. Untitled Harp Music (previously circulated as Prepared Harp. Improv.), Cosmia Proper [instrumental], and other released songs also appear

Unreleased (2011)
Q 106. This Is Just To Say

WHAT WE HAVE KNOWN (Jul 2011)
What We Have Known

Unreleased (Nov 2011) – Roy Harper, Joanna Newsom
F 107. Another Day

THE MUPPETS ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK (Nov 2011) – The Muppets Entire Cast
Q 108. The Muppet Show Theme
Q 109. Life’s A Happy Song Finale

Unreleased PORTLANDIA (Feb 2012)
F 110. Tom Bombadil

HARPFELT CONNECTIONS (Mar 2012, recorded 1999?)
F 111. Instrumental 1999

Unreleased (June 2012) – Philip Glass, Joanna Newsom, Tim Fain
Q 112. France
Q 113. The Orchard
Q 114. The French Lieutenant Dreams {Joanna Newsom, Tim Fain}
F 115. The Diver’s Wife [aka Diver] {Joanna Newsom}

Unreleased (Oct 2012)
F 116. Look And Despair

WE THE COMMON (Feb 2013) – Thao & The Get Down Stay Down
F 117. Kindness Be Conceived

ABOVE AVERAGE [video] (Feb 2013) - Mike O'Brien & Joanna Newsom
Q 118. Seven Minutes In Heaven

Unreleased (Mar 2013)
F 119. The North Star Grassman And The Ravens

WHY DO BIRDS SUDDENLY APPEAR (Mar 2013, though dated 2012) – Hard Skin feat. Joanna Newsom
F 120. The Man Who Ran The Town

THE WACK ALBUM (Jun 2013) – The Lonely Island
Q 121. We Are A Crowd

Unreleased Jul 2013)
F 122. new harp song ["Hay and a clean stall"]
F 123. new piano song ["...space of half a day"]

Unreleased (Mar 2014)
Q 124. new Americana-style piano song

The Qualifying Round draw will be posted shortly.

[Steve]

DRAW FOR FIRST QUALIFYING ROUND GROUPS

Group 1 River Guard [BC] || If You Can Afford It [P] || France [PG/JN/TF]
Group 2 Eleven Continents [RF/LM] || We Are The Doctor [P] || We Are A Crowd [LI] || 7 Minutes In Heaven [MOB/JN]
Group 3 The French Lieutenant Dreams [JN/TF] || Amerilie [V] || Never Come Home [P]
Group 4 Let Go [P] || Colorchains Of Inner Space [NC] || Lifetime [RF/LM]
Group 5 Good Heart, Money And Rain [MB] || new Americana-style piano song || Orange Peter [P]
Group 6 Hawk Feeds You To Feed Itself [NC] || The Conversation [P] || Prepared Harp Improv.
Group 7 Secret [P] || Ras Trent [LI] || Franks Vs Frank [NC]
Group 8 Through The Trees [RF/LM] || One Horse [P] || Life's A Happy Song Finale [M]
Group 9 Dreams [DB/JN/V] || R.U. In [P] || Bring Me Down [GS]
Group 10 Roots [DB/V/JN/E/SN] || Ill Pearls [NC] || Swift Nude [P]
Group 11 Picture [RP/JN] || No Style [P] || Get Wolf Boy And Get In Context [NC]
Group 12 The Orchard [PG/JN/TF] || Sycamore [BC] || untitled (from One Piece From The Middle) [P]
Group 13 Mountain [GS] || Oh Canada [P] || Nuflesh, Old Thirst [NC]
Group 14 Mountain & Bear [KB] || I'm Already Gone (aka Already Gone) [P] || The Muppet Show Theme [M]
Group 15 Little Picture Of You [KB] || Exit (aka Orderly Manor) [P] || The Wheel [BC]
Group 16 Don't Make Things [P] || Shame [DB/V/JN+friends] || Setting The Bushes On Fire [NC]
Group 17 Hear Me Marching [P] || Pow Strikes Pow Implosion [NC] || Angel
Group 18 Same Old Man [KB/JN] || About Me [P] || Against The Sky [VB]
Group 19 Nonrum Nonproblem [NC] || Intermission (aka I The Province) [P] || You & Me [KB]
Group 20 Rice Precipitation [NC] || Another Disaster [P] || The Honey, The Power, The Light [GS]
Group 21 Wake Up Instead [P] || Amour Fou [V] || This Is Just To Say

INSTRUCTIONS
You have a maximum of 4 votes to distribute between the songs in each group, and you may allocate no more than 3 of them to any one song. Please list the songs with the votes you want to cast beside each title. If you prefer simply to list them in order, I will allocate 3 points to the first named song, 1 to the second, and 0 to the third or unnamed song. Fractions will be a nuisance, so please stick to one of the following possible combinations of votes within a group:
3-1-0 (the default, if you just list 2 or 3 of the songs in order)
3-0-0
2-2-0
2-1-1
2-1-0
2-0-0
1-1-1
1-1-0
1-0-0
0-0-0
I'm sure there will be other options that come to mind, so feel free to ask and I'll try to make a fair and rational decision that suits everyone.

This round will stay open AT LEAST until a minute before midnight in England on 13th June 2014 - and possibly longer depending on how organised I am!

Have fun and thank you for reading and taking part.

PLEASE NOTE: Since initially posting the draw, and before anyone has responded (except for Under a CPell's kind words), I have added a fourth entrant to Group 2, as now shown above.

[under a CPell]

Great that you're doing another JN Song Tournament, Steve! But I'll refrain from voting until a later stage, because I don't know the vast majority of the mentioned songs and the ones I have heard, I think Joanna's contribution to them was small.

[Steve]

Does anyone have audio files of any of the following songs that they would be prepared to send me, please?
from THE FAMILY JAMS:
Shame
Roots
from the performance with Philip Glass & Tim Fain:
France
The Orchard
The French Lieutenant's Dreams
I know it's a long shot, but thanking you in advance if you can assist!

[solfatara]

Oh this is great, I'm really excited for this tournament, it was such fun last year! I personally don't mind at all that there isn't new material yet, my feelings towards the songs change regularly and just voting and seeing who joins in and the results is fun enough for me!
I was just wondering, is Little Wing and North Star Grassman and the Raven immediately qualified for the next round, and is this why they're not found in the qualifying round? I was just wondering as I could find Angel in the list.. is it just based on past performance?

[Steve]

Hi Solfatara

Thank you for your kind comments. Yes you are correct - North Star Grassman And The Raven and Little Wing have both averaged in the top 60 in previous tournaments, so they get a place in the next round automatically, but Little Wing has averaged outside the top 60 so is in the qualifying stage.

You can check up to make sure I've not missed anything (and if I have, please let me know ... I want to get them all if I can) by reference to the list in the OP ... an "F" prefix means automatically into the Final stages, but a "Q" means a song is in the Qualifying stage. Who needs the World Cup!

Have fun & thank you for your support.

[solfatara]

Ok, here goes...
I've finished my first two big exams and only have two smaller ones to go, so I can have a break and take a look at this! To be honest, I'm not too invested in any of these songs, and to be frank I haven't even heard most of them, but for the tournament I quite like Joanna to be the main musician in the tracks so I'm going to make this extremely brief and vote:

Group 6 - Prepared harp improv. (3)
Group 17 - Angel (3)

By the way, I've heard prepared harp improv several times previously but I can't seem to find it now. Does anyone have a link?

[Steve]

Good evening
This is just a note to let you know that I haven't forgotten about JNST4, but due to a bereavement I have been unable to return to it. I do intend to cast my own vote, and then leave it open for at least another week after that, though.
Thank you for your patience

[under a CPell]

First I'd like to say, Steve, that I think it's admirable that you're going ahead with the song tournament, in spite of the bereavement you suffered. I know the forum is awfully quiet at the moment, so I hope all your work isn't going to waste...
Here are my votes for the qualifying round groups (with huge thanks to you for steering me into the right direction!):

Group 1 River Guard [BC]:1 || If You Can Afford It [P]: 3|| France [PG/JN/TF]:0
Group 2 Eleven Continents [RF/LM]:2 || We Are The Doctor [P]:2 || We Are A Crowd [LI]:0 || 7 Minutes In Heaven [MOB/JN]:0
Group 3 The French Lieutenant Dreams [JN/TF]:0 || Amerilie [V]:2 || Never Come Home [P]:2
Group 4 Let Go [P]:2 || Colorchains Of Outer Space [NC]:0 || Lifetime [RF/LM]:2
Group 5 Good Heart, Money And Rain [MB]:1 || new Americana-style piano song:2 || Orange Peter [P]:1 (although I haven’t heard the song yet, I’m sure I will like it! I hope this is OK, otherwise just add 1 point to both the other songs please)
Group 6 Hawk Feeds You To Feed Itself [NC]:0 || The Conversation [P]:2 || Prepared Harp Improv.:2
Group 7 Secret [P]:3 || Ras Trent [LI]:1 || Frank Vs Frank [NC]:0
Group 8 Through The Trees [RF/LM]:2 || One Horse [P]:2 || Life's A Happy Song Finale [M]:0
Group 9 Dreams [DB/JN/V]:1 || R.U. In [P]:1 || Bring Me Down [GS]:2
Group 10 Roots [DB/V/JN/E/SN]:0 || Ill Pearls [NC]:0 || Swift Nude [P]:4
Group 11 Picture [RP/JN]:0 || No Style [P]:4 || Get Wolf Boy And Get In Context [NC]:0
Group 12 The Orchard [PG/JN/TF]:0 || Sycamore [BC]:2 || untitled (from One Piece From The Middle) [P]:2
Group 13 Mountain [GS]:2 || Oh Canada [P]:2 || Nuflesh, Old Thirst [NC]:0
Group 14 Mountain & Bear [KB]:2 || I'm Already Gone (aka Already Gone) [P]:2 || The Muppet Show Theme [M]:0
Group 15 Little Picture Of You [KB]:1 || Exit (aka Orderly Manor) [P]:2 || The Wheel [BC]:1
Group 16 Don't Make Things [P]:3 || Shame [DB/V/JN+friends]:1 || Setting The Bushes On Fire [NC]:0
Group 17 Hear Me Marching [P]:2 || Pow Strikes Pos Implosion [NC:0] || Angel:2
Group 18 Same Old Man [KB/JN]:1 || About Me [P]:2 || Against The Sky [VB]:1
Group 19 Nonrum Nonproblem [NC]:0 || Intermission (aka I The Province):2 [P] || You & Me [KB]:2
Group 20 Rice Precipitation [NC]:0 || Another Disaster [P]:2 || The Honey, The Power, The Light [GS]:2
Group 21 Wake Up Instead [P]:3 || Amour Fou [V]:1 || This Is Just To Say:0

[Steve]

Sorry this has taken so long, but here are my votes.

I intend to leave this round open for another 7 days - so it will close at midnight (London time*) at the end of UK Bank Holiday Monday 25th August 2014. Please feel free to vote, so that it's not just the three of us!

JOANNA NEWSOM SONG TOURNAMENT 4 (2014)

DRAW FOR FIRST QUALIFYING ROUND GROUPS

Group 1 River Guard [BC] 3 || If You Can Afford It [P] 1 || France [PG/JN/TF] 0
Group 2 Eleven Continents [RF/LM] 1 || We Are The Doctor [P] 3 || We Are A Crowd [LI] 0 || 7 Minutes In Heaven [MOB/JN] 0
Group 3 The French Lieutenant Dreams [JN/TF] 0 || Amerilie [V] 1 || Never Come Home [P] 2
Group 4 Let Go [P] 1 || Colorchains Of Inner Space [NC] 1 || Lifetime [RF/LM] 2
Group 5 Good Heart, Money And Rain [MB] 2 || new Americana-style piano song 0 || Orange Peter [P] 1
Group 6 Hawk Feeds You To Feed Itself [NC] 0 || The Conversation [P] 1 || Prepared Harp Improv. 2
Group 7 Secret [P] 1 || Ras Trent [LI] 1 || Franks Vs Frank [NC] 2
Group 8 Through The Trees [RF/LM] 2 || One Horse [P] 1 || Life's A Happy Song Finale [M] 1
Group 9 Dreams [DB/JN/V] 1 || R.U. In [P] 0 || Bring Me Down [GS] 3
Group 10 Roots [DB/V/JN/E/SN] 0 || Ill Pearls [NC] 0 || Swift Nude [P] 2
Group 11 Picture [RP/JN] 2 || No Style [P] 2 || Get Wolf Boy And Get In Context [NC] 0
Group 12 The Orchard [PG/JN/TF] 0 || Sycamore [BC] 3 || untitled (from One Piece From The Middle) [P] 1
Group 13 Mountain [GS] 1 || Oh Canada [P] 3 || Nuflesh, Old Thirst [NC] 0
Group 14 Mountain & Bear [KB] 1 || I'm Already Gone (aka Already Gone) [P] 2 || The Muppet Show Theme [M] 1
Group 15 Little Picture Of You [KB] 2 || Exit (aka Orderly Manor) [P] 1 || The Wheel [BC] 0
Group 16 Don't Make Things [P] 2 || Shame [DB/V/JN+friends] 0 || Setting The Bushes On Fire [NC] 0
Group 17 Hear Me Marching [P] 1 || Pow Strikes Pow Implosion [NC] 0 || Angel 3
Group 18 Same Old Man [KB/JN] 1 || About Me [P] 1 || Against The Sky [VB] 2
Group 19 Nonrum Nonproblem [NC] 0 || Intermission (aka I The Province) [P] 2 || You & Me [KB] 1
Group 20 Rice Precipitation [NC] 0 || Another Disaster [P] 1 || The Honey, The Power, The Light [GS] 3
Group 21 Wake Up Instead [P] 0 || Amour Fou [V] 3 || This Is Just To Say 1




Also please note that I have corrected one song title in Group 4: Colorchains Of Inner Space [NC], not Colorchains Of Outer Space [NC]

[Steve]

Less than twelve hours to go for votes in this round!

I am grateful to Solfatara and Under A CPell for their votes (otherwise it would just be me telling you my favourites!) but disappointed that interest has been so low otherwise - not just in mumbers of votes (that could be accounted for by the obscurity of the songs in this phase, though pleasse see my OP for help with that) but in general with the level of forum traffic at the moment. Disappointed, but not really surprised, given the lack of news - and I'm guilty of this too. But with those levels in mind, I am probably going to make this fourth JNST quite a speedy and low key affair from here on in - so if you are interested, please make sure you check back at least once a week to avoid missing out on a round.

Thank you once again.

[Steve]

FIRST QUALIFYING ROUND RESULTS

The group winners qualify for the next stage; three groups were tied, and in these cases, both ties songs progress. Qualified songs are underlined.

Group 1
4 If You Can Afford It [P]
4 River Guard [BC]
0 France [PG/JN/TF]

Group 2
5 We Are The Doctor [P]
3 Eleven Continents [RF/LM]
0 7 Minutes In Heaven [MOB/JN]
0 We Are A Crowd [LI]

Group 3
4 Never Come Home [P]
3 Amerilie [V]
0 The French Lieutenant Dreams [JN/TF]

Group 4
4 Lifetime [RF/LM]
3 Let Go [P]
1 Colorchains Of Inner Space [NC]

Group 5
3 Good Heart, Money And Rain [MB]
2 new Americana-style piano song
2 Orange Peter [P]

Group 6
7 Prepared Harp Improv.
3 The Conversation [P]
0 Hawk Feeds You To Feed Itself [NC]

Group 7
4 Secret [P]
2 Franks Vs Frank [NC]
2 Ras Trent [LI]

Group 8
4 Through The Trees [RF/LM]
3 One Horse [P]
1 Life's A Happy Song Finale [M]

Group 9
5 Bring Me Down [GS]
2 Dreams [DB/JN/V]
1 R.U. In [P]

Group 10
5 Swift Nude [P]
0 Ill Pearls [NC]
0 Roots [DB/V/JN/E/SN]

Group 11
5 No Style [P]
2 Picture [RP/JN]
0 Get Wolf Boy And Get In Context [NC]

Group 12
5 Sycamore [BC]
3 untitled (from One Piece From The Middle) [P]
0 The Orchard [PG/JN/TF]

Group 13
5 Oh Canada [P]
3 Mountain [GS]
0 Nuflesh, Old Thirst [NC]

Group 14
4 I'm Already Gone (aka Already Gone) [P]
3 Mountain & Bear [KB]
0 The Muppet Show Theme [M]


Group 15
3 Exit (aka Orderly Manor) [P]
3 Little Picture Of You [KB]
1 The Wheel [BC]

Group 16
5 Don't Make Things [P]
1 Shame [DB/V/JN+friends]
0 Setting The Bushes On Fire [NC]

Group 17
8 Angel
3 Hear Me Marching [P]
0 Pow Strikes Pow Implosion [NC]

Group 18
3 About Me [P]
3 Against The Sky [VB]
2 Same Old Man [KB/JN]

Group 19
4 Intermission (aka I The Province) [P]
3 You & Me [KB]
0 Nonrum Nonproblem [NC]

Group 20
5 The Honey, The Power, The Light [GS]
3 Another Disaster [P]
0 Rice Precipitation [NC]

Group 21
4 Amour Fou [V]
3 Wake Up Instead [P]
1 This Is Just To Say

The draw and voting instructions for the next round will follow shortly.

[Steve]

DRAW FOR FIRST ROUND PROPER

Group 1 Monkey & Bear || Instrumental 1999 || Intermission (aka I The Province) [P]
Group 2 Prepared Harp Improv. || Erin || Bridges And Balloons
Group 3 Ribbon Bows || Through The Trees [RF/LM] || Look And Despair
Group 4 Autumn || Sycamore [BC] || Sprout And The Bean
Group 5 Good Intentions Paving Company || Lifetime [RF/LM] || new harp song ["Hay and a clean stall"]
Group 6 Swansea || Swift Nude [P] || Cassiopeia
Group 7 Ring The Living Bell [JN/S/WW] || Emily || Exit (aka Orderly Manor) [P]
Group 8 ’81 || Our Anniversary [S] || This Side Of The Blue
Group 9 In California || Against The Sky [VB] || Another Day [RH/JN]
Group 10 Easy || Rock Bottom Riser [S] || Don't Make Things [P]
Group 11 If You Can Afford It [P] || Man’s Road || Cosmia
Group 12 The North Star Grassman And The Ravens || Little Picture Of You [KB] || Only Skin
Group 13 On A Good Day || Sympathy [GS] || You And Me, Bess
Group 14 Three Little Babes || Secret [P] || Go Long
Group 15 Angel || Occident || The Book Of Right-On
Group 16 Kingfisher || Good Heart, Money And Rain [MB] || Little Wing
Group 17 Jackrabbits || Amour Fou [V] || Colleen
Group 18 If I Were [VB] || Have One On Me || River Guard [BC]
Group 19 The Fray || Never Come Home [P] || Clam Crab Cockle Cowrie
Group 20 Soft As Chalk || Inflammatory Writ || We Are The Doctor [P]
Group 21 The Honey, The Power, The Light [GS] || The Diver’s Wife (aka Diver) || Does Not Suffice
Group 22 Yarn And Glue || Sadie || No Style [P]
Group 23 "En Gallop" (aka En Gallop!) || new piano song ["...space of half a day"] || Oh Canada [P]
Group 24 What We Have Known || No Provenance || Kindness Be Conceived [TG]
Group 25 Do You Know Who You Are? [GS] || Esme || Peach, Plum, Pear
Group 26 Ca’ The Yowes To The Knowes || Flying A Kite || Bring Me Down [GS]
Group 27 The Man Who Ran The Town [HS/JN] || I'm Already Gone (aka Already Gone) [P] || Baby Birch
Group 28 Tom Bombadil || About Me [P] || Sawdust & Diamonds

INSTRUCTIONS
You have a maximum of 4 votes to distribute between the songs in each group, and you may allocate no more than 3 of them to any one song. Please list the songs with the votes you want to cast beside each title. If you prefer simply to list them in order, I will allocate 3 points to the first named song, 1 to the second, and 0 to the third or unnamed song. Fractions will be a nuisance, so please stick to one of the following possible combinations of votes within a group:
3-1-0 (the default, if you just list 2 or 3 of the songs in order)
3-0-0
2-2-0
2-1-1
2-1-0
2-0-0
1-1-1
1-1-0
1-0-0
0-0-0
I'm sure there will be other options that come to mind, so feel free to ask and I'll try to make a fair and rational decision that suits everyone.

This round will stay open AT LEAST until a minute before midnight in England on Monday 8th September 2014 (that's two weeks from now, all but about 70 minutes) - and possibly longer depending on how organised I am!

Have fun and thank you for reading and taking part.

[Impossible birds]

Group 1 Monkey & Bear: 3 || Instrumental 1999: 1 || Intermission (aka I The Province) [P]
Group 2 Prepared Harp Improv. || Erin: 2 || Bridges And Balloons: 2
Group 3 Ribbon Bows: 1 || Through The Trees [RF/LM] || Look And Despair: 3
Group 4 Autumn: 1 || Sycamore [BC] || Sprout And The Bean: 3
Group 5 Good Intentions Paving Company: 2 || Lifetime [RF/LM] || new harp song ["Hay and a clean stall"]: 2
Group 6 Swansea: 2 || Swift Nude [P] || Cassiopeia: 2
Group 7 Ring The Living Bell [JN/S/WW]: 1 || Emily: 3 || Exit (aka Orderly Manor) [P]
Group 8 ’81: 2 || Our Anniversary [S] || This Side Of The Blue: 2
Group 9 In California: 3 || Against The Sky [VB] || Another Day [RH/JN]: 1
Group 10 Easy: 3 || Rock Bottom Riser [S]: 1 || Don't Make Things [P]
Group 11 If You Can Afford It [P] || Man’s Road: 1 || Cosmia: 3
Group 12 The North Star Grassman And The Ravens: 1 || Little Picture Of You [KB] || Only Skin: 3
Group 13 On A Good Day: 3 || Sympathy [GS] || You And Me, Bess: 1
Group 14 Three Little Babes: 1 || Secret [P] || Go Long: 3
Group 15 Angel || Occident: 1 || The Book Of Right-On: 3
Group 16 Kingfisher: 3 || Good Heart, Money And Rain [MB] || Little Wing: 1
Group 17 Jackrabbits: 1 || Amour Fou [V] || Colleen: 3
Group 18 If I Were [VB] || Have One On Me: 3 || River Guard [BC]: 1
Group 19 The Fray: 2 || Never Come Home [P] || Clam Crab Cockle Cowrie: 2
Group 20 Soft As Chalk: 2 || Inflammatory Writ: 2 || We Are The Doctor [P]
Group 21 The Honey, The Power, The Light [GS] || The Diver’s Wife (aka Diver): 2 || Does Not Suffice: 2
Group 22 Yarn And Glue: 1 || Sadie: 3 || No Style [P]
Group 23 "En Gallop" (aka En Gallop!): 2 || new piano song ["...space of half a day"]: 2 || Oh Canada [P]
Group 24 What We Have Known: 2 || No Provenance: 2 || Kindness Be Conceived [TG]
Group 25 Do You Know Who You Are? [GS] || Esme: 1 || Peach, Plum, Pear: 3
Group 26 Ca’ The Yowes To The Knowes: 2 || Flying A Kite: 2 || Bring Me Down [GS]
Group 27 The Man Who Ran The Town [HS/JN]: 1 || I'm Already Gone (aka Already Gone) [P] || Baby Birch: 3
Group 28 Tom Bombadil: 1 || About Me [P] || Sawdust & Diamonds: 3

Ooh that was fun, hope everything's in order. I feel vaguely guilty playing favourites with the songs. Thanks for organising this tournament Steve; as a long-time lurker, you've smoked me out of my hiding place..

[claire]

Group 1 Monkey & Bear (3) || Instrumental 1999 (1) || Intermission (aka I The Province) [P] (0)
Group 2 Prepared Harp Improv. (0) || Erin (1) || Bridges And Balloons (3)
Group 3 Ribbon Bows (2) || Through The Trees [RF/LM] (0) || Look And Despair (2)
Group 4 Autumn (3) || Sycamore [BC] (0) || Sprout And The Bean (1)
Group 5 Good Intentions Paving Company (2) || Lifetime [RF/LM] (0) || new harp song ["Hay and a clean stall"] (2)
Group 6 Swansea (3) || Swift Nude [P] (0) || Cassiopeia (1)
Group 7 Ring The Living Bell [JN/S/WW] (1) || Emily (3) || Exit (aka Orderly Manor) [P] (0)
Group 8 ’81 (2) || Our Anniversary [S] (0) || This Side Of The Blue
Group 9 In California (3) || Against The Sky [VB] (0) || Another Day [RH/JN] (0)
Group 10 Easy (3) || Rock Bottom Riser [S] (1) || Don't Make Things [P] (0)
Group 11 If You Can Afford It [P] (0) || Man’s Road (1) || Cosmia (3)
Group 12 The North Star Grassman And The Ravens (1) || Little Picture Of You [KB] (0) || Only Skin (3)
Group 13 On A Good Day (2) || Sympathy [GS] (0) || You And Me, Bess (2)
Group 14 Three Little Babes (1) || Secret [P] (0) || Go Long (3)
Group 15 Angel (0) || Occident (3) || The Book Of Right-On (1)
Group 16 Kingfisher (3) || Good Heart, Money And Rain [MB] (0) || Little Wing (1)
Group 17 Jackrabbits (2) || Amour Fou [V] || Colleen (2)
Group 18 If I Were [VB] (0) || Have One On Me (3) || River Guard [BC] (0)
Group 19 The Fray (1) || Never Come Home [P] (0)|| Clam Crab Cockle Cowrie (3)
Group 20 Soft As Chalk (2) || Inflammatory Writ (2) || We Are The Doctor [P] (0)
Group 21 The Honey, The Power, The Light [GS] (1) || The Diver’s Wife (aka Diver) (1) || Does Not Suffice (2)
Group 22 Yarn And Glue (1) || Sadie (3) || No Style [P] (0)
Group 23 "En Gallop" (aka En Gallop!) (3) || new piano song ["...space of half a day"] (1) || Oh Canada [P] (0)
Group 24 What We Have Known (1) || No Provenance (3) || Kindness Be Conceived [TG] (0)
Group 25 Do You Know Who You Are? [GS] (0) || Esme (2) || Peach, Plum, Pear (2)
Group 26 Ca’ The Yowes To The Knowes (1) || Flying A Kite (3) || Bring Me Down [GS] (0)
Group 27 The Man Who Ran The Town [HS/JN] (0) || I'm Already Gone (aka Already Gone) [P] (0) || Baby Birch (3)
Group 28 Tom Bombadil (0) || About Me [P] (0) || Sawdust & Diamonds (3)

[Alex Ysoltsev]

Group 1 Monkey & Bear (3) || Instrumental 1999 (1) || Intermission (aka I The Province) [P] (0)
Group 2 Prepared Harp Improv. (1) || Erin (1) || Bridges And Balloons (2)
Group 3 Ribbon Bows (1) || Through The Trees [RF/LM] || Look And Despair (3)
Group 4 Autumn (3) || Sycamore [BC] (0) || Sprout And The Bean (1)
Group 5 Good Intentions Paving Company (2) || Lifetime [RF/LM] (0) || new harp song ["Hay and a clean stall"] (2)
Group 6 Swansea (3) || Swift Nude [P] (0) || Cassiopeia (1)
Group 7 Ring The Living Bell [JN/S/WW] (0)|| Emily (3) || Exit (aka Orderly Manor) [P] (0)
Group 8 ’81 (3) || Our Anniversary [S] (0) || This Side Of The Blue (1)
Group 9 In California (3) || Against The Sky [VB] (0) || Another Day [RH/JN] (0)
Group 10 Easy (3) || Rock Bottom Riser [S] [0] || Don't Make Things [P] (0)
Group 11 If You Can Afford It [P] (0) || Man’s Road (0) || Cosmia (3)
Group 12 The North Star Grassman And The Ravens [1]|| Little Picture Of You [KB] [0] || Only Skin (3)
Group 13 On A Good Day (2)|| Sympathy [GS] (0)|| You And Me, Bess (2)
Group 14 Three Little Babes (1)|| Secret [P] (0)|| Go Long (3)
Group 15 Angel (0)|| Occident (2)|| The Book Of Right-On (2)
Group 16 Kingfisher (3)|| Good Heart, Money And Rain [MB] (0)|| Little Wing (0)
Group 17 Jackrabbits (2)|| Amour Fou [V] (0) || Colleen (2)
Group 18 If I Were [VB] (0)|| Have One On Me (3) || River Guard [BC] (0)
Group 19 The Fray (1)|| Never Come Home [P] (0)|| Clam Crab Cockle Cowrie (3)
Group 20 Soft As Chalk (3)|| Inflammatory Writ (1)|| We Are The Doctor [P] (0)
Group 21 The Honey, The Power, The Light [GS] (0)|| The Diver’s Wife (aka Diver) (2)|| Does Not Suffice (2)
Group 22 Yarn And Glue (1)|| Sadie (3) || No Style [P] (0)
Group 23 "En Gallop" (aka En Gallop!) (1)|| new piano song ["...space of half a day"] (3)|| Oh Canada [P] (0)
Group 24 What We Have Known (0)|| No Provenance (3)|| Kindness Be Conceived [TG] (1)
Group 25 Do You Know Who You Are? [GS] (0)|| Esme (1)|| Peach, Plum, Pear (3)
Group 26 Ca’ The Yowes To The Knowes (3)|| Flying A Kite (1)|| Bring Me Down [GS] (0)
Group 27 The Man Who Ran The Town [HS/JN] (1)|| I'm Already Gone (aka Already Gone) [P] (0)|| Baby Birch (3)
Group 28 Tom Bombadil (0)|| About Me [P] (0)|| Sawdust & Diamonds (3)

[solfatara]

Group 1 Monkey & Bear (3) || Instrumental 1999 (1) || Intermission (aka I The Province) [P]
Group 2 Prepared Harp Improv. (1) || Erin (2) || Bridges And Balloons (1)
Group 3 Ribbon Bows (3) || Through The Trees [RF/LM] || Look And Despair (1)
Group 4 Autumn (3) || Sycamore [BC] || Sprout And The Bean (1)
Group 5 Good Intentions Paving Company (3) || Lifetime [RF/LM] || new harp song ["Hay and a clean stall"] (1)
Group 6 Swansea (3) || Swift Nude [P] || Cassiopeia (1)
Group 7 Ring The Living Bell [JN/S/WW] || Emily (3) || Exit (aka Orderly Manor) [P]
Group 8 ’81 (3) || Our Anniversary [S] || This Side Of The Blue (1)
Group 9 In California (3) || Against The Sky [VB] || Another Day [RH/JN]
Group 10 Easy (3) || Rock Bottom Riser [S] || Don't Make Things [P]
Group 11 If You Can Afford It [P] || Man’s Road (1) || Cosmia (3)
Group 12 The North Star Grassman And The Ravens (1) || Little Picture Of You [KB] || Only Skin (3)
Group 13 On A Good Day (1) || Sympathy [GS] || You And Me, Bess (3)
Group 14 Three Little Babes (1) || Secret [P] || Go Long (3)
Group 15 Angel || Occident (3) || The Book Of Right-On (1)
Group 16 Kingfisher (3) || Good Heart, Money And Rain [MB] || Little Wing (1)
Group 17 Jackrabbits (3) || Amour Fou [V] || Colleen (1)
Group 18 If I Were [VB] || Have One On Me (3) || River Guard [BC]
Group 19 The Fray (1) || Never Come Home [P] || Clam Crab Cockle Cowrie (3)
Group 20 Soft As Chalk (3) || Inflammatory Writ (1) || We Are The Doctor [P]
Group 21 The Honey, The Power, The Light [GS] || The Diver’s Wife (aka Diver) (1) || Does Not Suffice (2)
Group 22 Yarn And Glue (1) || Sadie (3) || No Style [P]
Group 23 "En Gallop" (aka En Gallop!) (3) || new piano song ["...space of half a day"] (1) || Oh Canada [P]
Group 24 What We Have Known (1) || No Provenance (3) || Kindness Be Conceived [TG]
Group 25 Do You Know Who You Are? [GS] || Esme (3) || Peach, Plum, Pear (1)
Group 26 Ca’ The Yowes To The Knowes (1) || Flying A Kite (3) || Bring Me Down [GS]
Group 27 The Man Who Ran The Town [HS/JN] || I'm Already Gone (aka Already Gone) [P] || Baby Birch (3)
Group 28 Tom Bombadil || About Me [P] || Sawdust & Diamonds (3)

[Steve]

Thank you claire, Alex Ysoltsev, and solfatara for starting the ball rolling with this round.

[under a CPell]

Group 1 Monkey & Bear (3) || Instrumental 1999 (1) || Intermission (aka I The Province) [P]
Group 2 Prepared Harp Improv. || Erin (3) || Bridges And Balloons (1)
Group 3 Ribbon Bows (1) || Through The Trees [RF/LM] || Look And Despair (3)
Group 4 Autumn (2) (|| Sycamore [BC] || Sprout And The Bean (2)
Group 5 Good Intentions Paving Company (3) || Lifetime [RF/LM] || new harp song ["Hay and a clean stall"] (1)
Group 6 Swansea (3) || Swift Nude [P] || Cassiopeia (1)
Group 7 Ring The Living Bell [JN/S/WW] || Emily (3) || Exit (aka Orderly Manor) [P] (1)
Group 8 ’81 (3) || Our Anniversary [S] || This Side Of The Blue (1)
Group 9 In California (3) || Against The Sky [VB] || Another Day [RH/JN] (1)
Group 10 Easy (3) || Rock Bottom Riser [S] || Don't Make Things [P] (1)
Group 11 If You Can Afford It [P] (1) || Man’s Road || Cosmia (3)
Group 12 The North Star Grassman And The Ravens (1) || Little Picture Of You [KB] || Only Skin (3)
Group 13 On A Good Day (2) || Sympathy [GS] || You And Me, Bess (2)
Group 14 Three Little Babes (1)|| Secret [P] || Go Long (3)
Group 15 Angel || Occident (3) || The Book Of Right-On (1)
Group 16 Kingfisher (3) || Good Heart, Money And Rain [MB] (1) || Little Wing
Group 17 Jackrabbits (1) || Amour Fou [V] || Colleen (3)
Group 18 If I Were [VB] (1) || Have One On Me (3) || River Guard [BC]
Group 19 The Fray (1) || Never Come Home [P] 1|| Clam Crab Cockle Cowrie (2)
Group 20 Soft As Chalk (3) || Inflammatory Writ (1) || We Are The Doctor [P]
Group 21 The Honey, The Power, The Light [GS] || The Diver’s Wife (aka Diver) (2) || Does Not Suffice (2)
Group 22 Yarn And Glue (1) || Sadie (3) || No Style [P]
Group 23 "En Gallop" (aka En Gallop!) (2) || new piano song ["...space of half a day"] (2) || Oh Canada [P]
Group 24 What We Have Known (1) || No Provenance (3) || Kindness Be Conceived [TG]
Group 25 Do You Know Who You Are? [GS] || Esme (1) || Peach, Plum, Pear (3)
Group 26 Ca’ The Yowes To The Knowes (3) || Flying A Kite (1) || Bring Me Down [GS]
Group 27 The Man Who Ran The Town [HS/JN] || I'm Already Gone (aka Already Gone) [P] (1) || Baby Birch (3)
Group 28 Tom Bombadil || About Me [P] (1) || Sawdust & Diamonds (3)

[Headless_Caboose]

Group 1 Monkey & Bear (3)|| Instrumental 1999 (1) || Intermission (aka I The Province) [P]
Group 2 Prepared Harp Improv. || Erin (1) || Bridges And Balloons (3)
Group 3 Ribbon Bows (1) || Through The Trees [RF/LM] || Look And Despair (3)
Group 4 Autumn (2) || Sycamore [BC] (1)|| Sprout And The Bean (1)
Group 5 Good Intentions Paving Company (3) || Lifetime [RF/LM] || new harp song ["Hay and a clean stall"] (1)
Group 6 Swansea (3) || Swift Nude [P] || Cassiopeia (1)
Group 7 Ring The Living Bell [JN/S/WW] (1) || Emily (3) || Exit (aka Orderly Manor) [P]
Group 8 ’81 (3)|| Our Anniversary [S] (1) || This Side Of The Blue
Group 9 In California (2) || Against The Sky [VB] (2) || Another Day [RH/JN]
Group 10 Easy (3) || Rock Bottom Riser [S] (1) || Don't Make Things [P]
Group 11 If You Can Afford It [P] || Man’s Road (1) || Cosmia (3)
Group 12 The North Star Grassman And The Ravens (1) || Little Picture Of You [KB] || Only Skin (3)
Group 13 On A Good Day (3) || Sympathy [GS] || You And Me, Bess (1)
Group 14 Three Little Babes (1) || Secret [P] || Go Long (3)
Group 15 Angel || Occident (3) || The Book Of Right-On
Group 16 Kingfisher (3) || Good Heart, Money And Rain [MB] || Little Wing (1)
Group 17 Jackrabbits (1) || Amour Fou [V] || Colleen (3)
Group 18 If I Were [VB] (1) || Have One On Me (3) || River Guard [BC]
Group 19 The Fray (1) || Never Come Home [P] || Clam Crab Cockle Cowrie (3)
Group 20 Soft As Chalk (2) || Inflammatory Writ (2) || We Are The Doctor [P]
Group 21 The Honey, The Power, The Light [GS] || The Diver’s Wife (aka Diver) (2) || Does Not Suffice (2)
Group 22 Yarn And Glue (1) || Sadie (3) || No Style [P]
Group 23 "En Gallop" (aka En Gallop!) (2) || new piano song ["...space of half a day"] (2) || Oh Canada [P]
Group 24 What We Have Known (1) || No Provenance (3)|| Kindness Be Conceived [TG]
Group 25 Do You Know Who You Are? [GS] || Esme (3) || Peach, Plum, Pear (1)
Group 26 Ca’ The Yowes To The Knowes (2) || Flying A Kite (1) || Bring Me Down [GS]
Group 27 The Man Who Ran The Town [HS/JN] || I'm Already Gone (aka Already Gone) [P] || Baby Birch (3)
Group 28 Tom Bombadil || About Me [P] || Sawdust & Diamonds (3)