Amidon,Sam But This Chicken Proved Falsehearted CD

Before Sam Amidon's acclaimed albums for Nonesuch Records and Bedroom Community, he'd released a few on his own. After a collection of traditional Irish instrumentals, Amidon (as samamidon) delivered his true "debut" But This Chicken Proved Falsehearted. Recorded in 2005 with longtime collaborator Thomas Bartlett (Mumford & Sons, Sufjan Stevens, The National, David Byrne), Vermont-born Amidon re-imagines traditional songs alongside covers as diverse as Mississippi John Hurt to Tears For Fears, and rearranges them into his own unique and mesmerizing compositions. Unavailable for years, original copies now sell for top dollar on the collectors market. Nearly a decade later, But This Chicken Proved Falsehearted finally receives the reissue it deserves. Featured on the CD are the album's original 13 tracks as well as 10 demos from the '05 recording sessions.

1. Falsehearted Chicken 2. True Born Sons of Levi 3. Interlude 4. Head Over Heels 5. 1842 6. Interlude 7. Another Man Done Gone 8. Louis Collins 9. Interlude 10. Roll on John 11. Rocky Island 12. Tribulation 13. Oh Where 14. Louis Collins 15. Bourbon and Levi 16. Another Man Done Gone 17. Tribulation 18. The Moon Shines Bright, the Stars They Give Light 19. Head Over Heels 20. Bourbon and 1842 21. Rocky Island 22. Won't Turn Back 23. Saro Bounce