Nina Katchadourian - The Marfa Jingles mp3 download

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1	Big Bend And Texas Mountains Travel Guide	2:11
2	Food Shark	1:17
3	Broom Shop	2:28
4	Farm Stand	1:46
5	Get Go	2:09
6	Marfa Public Library	2:14
7	Ballroom Marfa	1:48
8	Big Bend Sentinel Drums – Kai Katchadourian	1:24
9	Rotary Club	2:45
10	Jingle For The Marfa Lights	1:22

Credits

• Acoustic Guitar – Nina Katchadourian
• Bass Guitar – David Beebe
• Cover – Nina Katchadourian
• Drums – David Beebe
• Electric Guitar – Adam Bork
• Lead Guitar – Adam Bork
• Vocals – Nina Katchadourian
• Written-By – Nina Katchadourian

Notes

"The Marfa Jingles were commissioned by the contemporary art space Ballroom Marfa as part of an exhibition called The Marfa Sessions. The show featured sound projects embedded within the public spaces and private corners of the town of Marfa, Texas.

Marfa (pop. 2120) is three hours southeast of El Paso. It is remote and quiet, but full of life and visitors year round. Some come to see the works of Donald Judd, the Minimalist sculptor who came to Marfa in the early 70s and created several permanent works there. Others come to see the remarkable landscape of the area. Big Bend National Park, the McDonald observatory, and the mysterious optical phenomenon known as the Marfa Lights are a few of its best known natural attractions.

I came to Marfa as a complete outsider. I knew nothing about this part of the country, had no family connections or friends there, and I had never experienced the vast West Texas landscape. I conceived the Marfa Jingles as a way of getting to know the town, and as a vehicle for meeting and collaborating with the people who lived there.

I began by offering to write a free jingle for anyone who wanted one. I corresponded with my “customers,” we spoke on the phone, I asked what to emphasize, took into account musical preferences when I could. I made a point of writing some jingles for things that don’t usually get jingles, which meant departing the song form from its role as pure advertising. The songs impart real information, but I hope they have a life as songs, too. In July 2008 the bulk of the songs were recorded at the Marfa Recording Company with local musicians, and from September until February the jingles were aired on Marfa Public Radio (KRTS 93.5 FM). The project is a musical portrait by an outsider, but I hope perhaps these songs will reintroduce Marfa to itself as well."

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