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Between Five and Seven
Between Five and Seven cover
Studio album by John Gorka
Released August 1996
Recorded Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, Minnesota
Genre Folk
Singer-songwriter
Length 49:17
Label High Street
Producer John Jennings
John Gorka
Professional reviews
John Gorka chronology
Out of the Valley
(1994)		 Between Five and Seven
(1996)		 After Yesterday
(1998)

Between Five and Seven is as the name suggests, the sixth studio album by folk singer-songwriter John Gorka. A studio album is an original collection of new tracks by a recording artist John Gorka (born 1958 Edison New Jersey) is a contemporary American Folk musician In 1991 Rolling Stone magazine called him "the preeminent Other names In Arabic, the month is called أغسطسص ʾUġusṭuṣ or آب ʾĀb; usage varies from place to place and Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Paisley Park Records was Prince 's Record label, associated with and funded in part by Warner Bros Chanhassen is a city in Carver and Hennepin counties in the U A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Folk music can have a number of different meanings including Traditional music: The original meaning of the term "folk music" was synonymous Singer-songwriter is a term that refers to Performers who write, compose and sing their own material including Lyrics In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music High Street Records was a Record label and a branch of Windham Hill Records from 1990 through circa 1997. In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing John Jennings is an American Musician: a Guitarist, multi-instrumentalist and Music producer. John Gorka (born 1958 Edison New Jersey) is a contemporary American Folk musician In 1991 Rolling Stone magazine called him "the preeminent allmusic (previously All Music Guide) is a Metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. Dirty Linen is a Bi-monthly Magazine of folk and World music based in Baltimore Maryland. Sing Out! is a quarterly journal of Folk music and Folk songs that has been published since May 1950 John Gorka (born 1958 Edison New Jersey) is a contemporary American Folk musician In 1991 Rolling Stone magazine called him "the preeminent Out of the Valley is a 1994 album by contemporary folk Singer-songwriter John Gorka. After Yesterday is the seventh studio album by folk Singer-songwriter John Gorka. Folk music can have a number of different meanings including Traditional music: The original meaning of the term "folk music" was synonymous Singer-songwriter is a term that refers to Performers who write, compose and sing their own material including Lyrics John Gorka (born 1958 Edison New Jersey) is a contemporary American Folk musician In 1991 Rolling Stone magazine called him "the preeminent It was released in August 1996. This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1996. It is the last of the five albums Gorka recorded for Windham Hill/High Street Records before returning to the smaller, Red House label. Windham Hill Records was an Independent record label, founded in 1976 by Guitarist and Carpenter William Ackerman and his then-wife High Street Records was a Record label and a branch of Windham Hill Records from 1990 through circa 1997. Red House Records is an American Independent record label specializing in Folk music based in St Gorka produced the album with John Jennings who also produced Gorka's previous record, Out of the Valley. John Jennings is an American Musician: a Guitarist, multi-instrumentalist and Music producer. Out of the Valley is a 1994 album by contemporary folk Singer-songwriter John Gorka. Unlike the previous record made in Nashville, Tennessee, the recording was done at Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, Minnesota and the instrumentation has been described as "more acoustic, less pop-oriented. Paisley Park Records was Prince 's Record label, associated with and funded in part by Warner Bros Chanhassen is a city in Carver and Hennepin counties in the U " [3] Paisley Park is southewest of Minneapolis and is the studio designed and owned by the artist, Prince. Prince Rogers Nelson (born June 7 1958 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is an American musician

The album includes several lyrical portriats of several of Gorka's misfit characters, love songs, and philosophical musings. The songs are also full of the wordplay for which Gorka has become known.

The album features an impressive array of supporting musicians. Lucy Kaplansky and Jennifer Kimball add carefully placed harmony volcals to many tracks. Lucy Kaplansky (born 1960 is an American folk musician based in New York City. Jennifer Kimball is a Vocalist, Songwriter, and Multi-instrumentalist who was part of The Story along with friend and Amherst College John Jennings also brings along several other members of Mary-Chapin Carpenter's band including drummer Robbie Magruder, guitarist Dean MaGraw, and pianist Jonathan Carroll. Mary Chapin Carpenter (born February 21, 1958) is an American Country music artist Jonathan Samuel Carroll (born January 26, 1949) is an American Author primarily known for Novels which can be characterized as Gorka's fellow Minnesotan Peter Ostrousko sits in on mandolin. Minnesota ( Native Americans demonstrated the name to early settlers As with many of Gorkas recordings Michael Manring plays fretless bass on nearly half of the songs. Michael Manring (born June 1960 in Washington DC) is an American electric bassist from the San Francisco Bay Area, ( Northern California A fretless guitar is a Guitar without Frets It operates in the same manner as most other Stringed instruments and traditional Guitars but does The tracks alternate between two different sets of instrumentalists which varies the pace of the music. The two bass players styles is distinct enough for the listener to immediately recognize the difference.

Contents

Track listing

All songs written by John Gorka

  1. "Lightning's Blues" – 3:54
  2. "Blue Chalk" – 4:41
  3. "Can't Make Up My Mind" – 4:10
  4. "The Mortal Groove" – 3:25
  5. "My Invisible Gun" – 2:58
  6. "Part of Your Own" – 3:29
  7. "Two Good Reasons" – 4:07
  8. "Airstream Bohemians" – 5:20
  9. "Paradise, Once" – 3:09
  10. "Campaign Trail" – 4:05
  11. "Edgar the Party Man" – 3:27
  12. "Scraping Dixie" – 6:27

Songs

This is one of few John Gorka albums without explanatory liner notes which leaves Gorka's source of inspiration for these songs unknown or up to speculation.

Lightning
Lightning

Lightning's Blues

"Lightning's Blues" appears to be a love song written from the unusual perspective of lightning--complete with references to forest fires, Benjamin Franklin, pressure systems, and weather fronts. Lightning is an atmospheric discharge of Electricity, which typically occurs during Thunderstorms and sometimes during volcanic eruptions or A wildfire, also known as a wildland fire, forest fire, brush fire, vegetation fire, grass fire, Peat fire, Benjamin Franklin ( April 17 1790 was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States of America. A pressure system is a region of the Earth's atmosphere where air pressure is unusually high or low A surface weather analysis is a special type of Weather map that provides a view of Weather elements over a geographical area at a specified time based on information

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Billiard chalk
Billiard chalk

Blue Chalk

The title of "Blue Chalk" refers to the chalk used in billiards. J T Brown ( April 2 1918, Mississippi — November 24 1969, Chicago) was a tenor Saxophone Musician Jonathan Samuel Carroll (born January 26, 1949) is an American Author primarily known for Novels which can be characterized as John Jennings is an American Musician: a Guitarist, multi-instrumentalist and Music producer. Jennifer Kimball is a Vocalist, Songwriter, and Multi-instrumentalist who was part of The Story along with friend and Amherst College Lucy Kaplansky (born 1960 is an American folk musician based in New York City. John Gorka (born 1958 Edison New Jersey) is a contemporary American Folk musician In 1991 Rolling Stone magazine called him "the preeminent The song introduces a pair of Gorka's characters a woman and a man. Gorka describes the male character's addiction:

He could always find the holes in the bottles
Even with a blindfold on
Never kept his seat on the wagon
Rolling off like a rolling stone

"Blue Chalk" was first recorded by Irish singer, Maura O'Connell for her 1995 album, Stories. Maura O'Connell (born 16 November, 1958 in Ennis County Clare Ireland) is a singer known for blending Celtic and folk sounds More recently it has also been recorded by the new-England based bluegrass band, Northern Lights for their 2005 album, New Moon. Northern Lights was the name used by the supergroup of Canadian musicians who were gathered by the music talent manager Bruce Allen in 1985 to It has also been covered in concert performances by Lucy Kaplansky. [4]

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Can't Make Up My Mind

In "Can't Make Up My Mind" Gorka creates a song about indecision through a series of paradoxical statements. Michael Manring (born June 1960 in Washington DC) is an American electric bassist from the San Francisco Bay Area, ( Northern California John Jennings is an American Musician: a Guitarist, multi-instrumentalist and Music producer. Jennifer Kimball is a Vocalist, Songwriter, and Multi-instrumentalist who was part of The Story along with friend and Amherst College Lucy Kaplansky (born 1960 is an American folk musician based in New York City. John Gorka (born 1958 Edison New Jersey) is a contemporary American Folk musician In 1991 Rolling Stone magazine called him "the preeminent A paradox is a true statement or group of statements that leads to a Contradiction or a situation which defies intuition; or inversely Some of these are humorous in nature. For example:

I have a lot of trouble
My boss at work
Yeah I'm still self employed
I'd better wipe that smirk

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tambourine & vocals

The Mortal Groove

"The Mortal Groove" is one of only two tracks not to include drums. J T Brown ( April 2 1918, Mississippi — November 24 1969, Chicago) was a tenor Saxophone Musician Jonathan Samuel Carroll (born January 26, 1949) is an American Author primarily known for Novels which can be characterized as John Jennings is an American Musician: a Guitarist, multi-instrumentalist and Music producer. John Gorka (born 1958 Edison New Jersey) is a contemporary American Folk musician In 1991 Rolling Stone magazine called him "the preeminent Michael Manring's fretless bass is featured as a lead instrument and is even given a solo. Michael Manring (born June 1960 in Washington DC) is an American electric bassist from the San Francisco Bay Area, ( Northern California A fretless guitar is a Guitar without Frets It operates in the same manner as most other Stringed instruments and traditional Guitars but does The late winter mood of the song is like the classic "brooding" often used to describe Gorka's earlier work. The lyrics also revisit the urban themes of blue-collar jobs and gentrification found in writiing for his earlier albums such as Land of the Bottom Line and Jack's Crows. Gentrification, or urban gentrification, is the change in an Urban area associated with the movement of more affluent individuals into a lower-class Land of the Bottom Line is the second Album by contemporary folk Singer-songwriter John Gorka.

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My Invisible Gun

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Part of Your Own

Apparently a song written for Gorka's mother. Michael Manring (born June 1960 in Washington DC) is an American electric bassist from the San Francisco Bay Area, ( Northern California John Jennings is an American Musician: a Guitarist, multi-instrumentalist and Music producer. John Gorka (born 1958 Edison New Jersey) is a contemporary American Folk musician In 1991 Rolling Stone magazine called him "the preeminent J T Brown ( April 2 1918, Mississippi — November 24 1969, Chicago) was a tenor Saxophone Musician Jonathan Samuel Carroll (born January 26, 1949) is an American Author primarily known for Novels which can be characterized as John Jennings is an American Musician: a Guitarist, multi-instrumentalist and Music producer. Jennifer Kimball is a Vocalist, Songwriter, and Multi-instrumentalist who was part of The Story along with friend and Amherst College Lucy Kaplansky (born 1960 is an American folk musician based in New York City. John Gorka (born 1958 Edison New Jersey) is a contemporary American Folk musician In 1991 Rolling Stone magazine called him "the preeminent

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Two Good Reasons

"Two Good Reasons" is a love song. John Gorka (born 1958 Edison New Jersey) is a contemporary American Folk musician In 1991 Rolling Stone magazine called him "the preeminent

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"From an Indiana Dodge To an Airstream by the parkway In the silver they would lodge And as for love they hit it sharply..."
"From an Indiana Dodge
To an Airstream by the parkway
In the silver they would lodge
And as for love they hit it sharply. Michael Manring (born June 1960 in Washington DC) is an American electric bassist from the San Francisco Bay Area, ( Northern California John Jennings is an American Musician: a Guitarist, multi-instrumentalist and Music producer. Jennifer Kimball is a Vocalist, Songwriter, and Multi-instrumentalist who was part of The Story along with friend and Amherst College Lucy Kaplansky (born 1960 is an American folk musician based in New York City. John Gorka (born 1958 Edison New Jersey) is a contemporary American Folk musician In 1991 Rolling Stone magazine called him "the preeminent Airstream is a brand of luxury Recreational vehicle manufactured in Jackson Center Ohio, USA. . . "

Airstream Bohemians

"Airstream Bohemians" introduces another pair of Gorka's characters apparently living in an Airstream, recreational vehicle. Airstream is a brand of luxury Recreational vehicle manufactured in Jackson Center Ohio, USA. In North American English the term recreational vehicle, and its acronym RV, are generally used to refer to an enclosed piece of equipment dually used as both

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Paradise, Once

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Campaign Trail

Between Five and Seven was released just months prior to the 1996 U.S. presidential election, this song, however, appears to be several years older. J T Brown ( April 2 1918, Mississippi — November 24 1969, Chicago) was a tenor Saxophone Musician Jonathan Samuel Carroll (born January 26, 1949) is an American Author primarily known for Novels which can be characterized as John Jennings is an American Musician: a Guitarist, multi-instrumentalist and Music producer. John Gorka (born 1958 Edison New Jersey) is a contemporary American Folk musician In 1991 Rolling Stone magazine called him "the preeminent Michael Manring (born June 1960 in Washington DC) is an American electric bassist from the San Francisco Bay Area, ( Northern California John Jennings is an American Musician: a Guitarist, multi-instrumentalist and Music producer. Jennifer Kimball is a Vocalist, Songwriter, and Multi-instrumentalist who was part of The Story along with friend and Amherst College Lucy Kaplansky (born 1960 is an American folk musician based in New York City. John Gorka (born 1958 Edison New Jersey) is a contemporary American Folk musician In 1991 Rolling Stone magazine called him "the preeminent The United States presidential election of 1996 was a contest between the Democratic national ticket of President Bill Clinton of Arkansas and Vice "Campaign Trail" is spoken from the point of view of a candidate who is apologetic, but still seemingly insincere:

And I hope you will forgive me if I don't return your call
But there's someone whatching every move I make
And I've got more hands than I could ever shake

At times the message appears to be of a more personal nature. Perhaps as a touring and performing songwriter Gorka sees parallels between himself and the politician on the trial:

I pay my bills to the time collectors
They're getting more from me each day
I pay them off a few words at a time

Unlike the other songs, the basic tracks of this one were recorded by Eric Paul at Imagine Studios in Nashville, Tennessee. An earlier mix of the song appeared on the EP, Motor Folkin' (Windham Hill/High Street Records, 1994). An extended play ( EP) is a Vinyl record, CD, or Music download which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify Out of the Valley is a 1994 album by contemporary folk Singer-songwriter John Gorka. Windham Hill Records was an Independent record label, founded in 1976 by Guitarist and Carpenter William Ackerman and his then-wife High Street Records was a Record label and a branch of Windham Hill Records from 1990 through circa 1997.

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Edgar the Party Man

Following his own forty-sixth birthday (nearly eight years after this album's release) Gorka proclaimed on his web site, "I am now officially older than Edgar The Party Man. David James 'Dave' Mattacks (born 13 March 1948 in Edgware, Middlesex, England) is a rock and folk drummer J T Brown ( April 2 1918, Mississippi — November 24 1969, Chicago) was a tenor Saxophone Musician John Jennings is an American Musician: a Guitarist, multi-instrumentalist and Music producer. John Gorka (born 1958 Edison New Jersey) is a contemporary American Folk musician In 1991 Rolling Stone magazine called him "the preeminent " [5] "Edgar" is one of Gorka's characters, a middle-aged divorcé looking for a good time. Middle age is the period of life beyond Young adulthood but before the onset of Old age. Divorce or dissolution of marriage is the termination of a Marriage. 

My name is Edgar
And I am a party man
I come from a party town
I come in my party van

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Scraping Dixie

"Scraping Dixie" is by far the album's longest track. Michael Manring (born June 1960 in Washington DC) is an American electric bassist from the San Francisco Bay Area, ( Northern California John Gorka (born 1958 Edison New Jersey) is a contemporary American Folk musician In 1991 Rolling Stone magazine called him "the preeminent The song profiles yet another of Gorka's misfits, this time a war veteran working various jobs throughout the south to avoid winter's cold. The imagery in the lyrics include lines shuch as, "I'll be fighting 'till they put that tree suit on. "

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percussion, and vocal

Credits

External links

Notes and sources

  1. ^ "Recordings: Between Five and Seven, by Stephen Ide, Dirty Linen, # 68, February-March 1997, p. allmusic (previously All Music Guide) is a Metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. Dirty Linen is a Bi-monthly Magazine of folk and World music based in Baltimore Maryland. 49 (article on IIMP)
  2. ^ "Off the Beaten Track: John Gorka, Between Five and Seven" by Rich Warren, Sing Out!, Vol. Sing Out! is a quarterly journal of Folk music and Folk songs that has been published since May 1950 41, # 3, Nov/Dec 1996/January 1997, p. 136 (article on IIMP)
  3. ^ "The Graham Weekly Album Review #1038" by George Graham
  4. ^ Kaplansky's cover of "Blue Chalk" can be heard on "Lucy Kaplansky Live at Beachland Ballroom on 2006-02-10" from the Internet Archive
  5. ^ "On the Road" John Gorka's web journal for July 27, 2004
Lucy Kaplansky (born 1960 is an American folk musician based in New York City. The Internet Archive ( IA) is a Nonprofit organization dedicated to maintaining an on-line Library and archive of Web and
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