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>> THANKS.

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HE IS A MASTER OF VIOLIN,

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SINGING, SONG WRITING AND

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WHISTLING.

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ANDREW BIRD HAS BEEN CELEBRATED

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FOR ALBUMS HE APPLIED THE

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TALENTS TO A NEW CHRISTMAS ALBUM

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CALLED HARK AND ADDED A NEW

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SKILL, ACTING.

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BIRD IS FEATURED IN THE NEW

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SEASON OF FARGO ON FX SHOT HERE

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IN CHICAGO.

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HERE IS A CLIP WHERE BIRD COMES

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TO CHRIS ROCK'S CHARACTER TO PAY

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OFF A LOAN.

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>> YOU WERE NICE ENOUGH TO GIVE

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US THAT LOAN I FIGURED I SHOULD

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BRING IT TO YOU STRAIGHTAWAY.

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>> I LEFT YOU THIS BAG OF CASH.

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YOUR UNCLE, WHAT WAS IT?

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>> NO SIR, THE POLICEMAN CAME IN

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CHECK FORM I FIGURED CASH WOULD

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BE EASIER FOR YOU.

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>> ANDREW BIRD JOINS US NOW.

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THANK YOU FOR BEING BACK HERE ON

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"CHICAGO TONIGHT".

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>> MY PLEASURE GOOD TO BE HERE.

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>> SO THIS FARGO CLIP YOU GET A

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CALL OUT OF THE BLUE NEVER

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ACTING BEFORE TO PLAY THIS MILD

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MANNERED UNDERTAKER AND YOU FILM

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IT IN YOUR HOMETOWN OF CHICAGO.

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WHAT WAS THAT EXPERIENCE LIKE?

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>> YOU KNOW, IT WAS TERRIFYING

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BUT IT WAS WHAT I KEEP SAYING,

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IT WAS TO COME BACK TO A PLACE

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STILL FAMILIAR TO ME IN CHICAGO

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AND TO DO SOMETHING SO

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UNFAMILIAR TO ME SOMETHING I HAD

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NEVER DONE BEFORE WAS A STRANGE

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EXPERIENCE.

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BUT I THINK I WAS GRAD TO BE IN

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CHICAGO HAVE --

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GLAD TO BE IN CHICAGO HAVE

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SOMETHING THAT I KNEW WHAT WAS

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GOING ON.

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>> AND REMEMBER WHEN THEY WERE

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FILMING IN PLACES LIKE ROGERS

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PARK, LOCATIONS THAT WERE

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FAMILIAR TO YOU, A LOT OF US

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CRINGE WHEN WE SEE OURSELVES ON

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THE SCREEN.

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WHAT WAS YOUR REACTION?

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>> YOU KNOW, MY REACTION WAS I

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MEAN I'VE BEEN WATCHING IT

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WEEKLY LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE AND

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I'VE NEVER SEEN MYSELF ON SCREEN

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BEFORE.

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SO I WANT TO KNOW IF I PULLED IT

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OFF OR NOT.

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I HAD NO IDEA WHEN I WAS DOING

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IT WHETHER I WAS MEASURING UP TO

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THE OTHER ACTORS OR I REALLY

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HADN'T GIVEN ACTING A THOUGHT

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BEFORE THIS CAME UP.

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ED WHOLE THING WAS A BIG

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ADVENTURE.

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>> I THINK YOU PULLED IT OFF AND

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MORE.

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LET'S TALK ABOUT HARK WHICH IS

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JUST A BEAUTIFUL ALBUM.

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IT IS A MIX OF SOME REWORKED

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TRADITIONAL SONGS AND NEW MUSIC

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THAT YOU'VE CREATED.

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WHAT DREW YOU TO ADDING TO THE

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CANNON OF HOLIDAY MUSIC?

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>> WELL, IT'S ADMIT THAT

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CHRISTMAS ALBUM IS A NOSTALGIC

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EXERCISE IF THERE EVER WAS ONE.

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BUT I REALLY WANTED TO TRY TO

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REFRESH THE CANNON.

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WE'VE GOT THE SAME 10 SONGS OR

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SO KICKING AROUND EVERY YEAR AND

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THAT REMINDS US WHAT TIME OF

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YEAR IT IS.

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BUT NOW AND THEN WE COULD USE

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NEW ENTRIES.

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I PICKED SOME --

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I WROTE SOME ORIGINALS AND

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PICKED UNUSUAL COVERS THAT I

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THOUGHT QUALIFIED AS HOLIDAY

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TUNES.

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>> I WANT TO TALK ABOUT SOME OF

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THOSE COVERS.

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LET'S LISTEN TO ONE OF YOUR

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ORIGINALS HERE, CHRISTMAS IN

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APRIL.

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♪I'M WRITING THE SONG ABOUT

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CHRISTMAS IN APRIL THIS YEAR,

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♪AND YOU KNOW, FOLKS, I JUST

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DON'T I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO THINK

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ABOUT THAT♪

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[♪♪♪]

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♪I'M HOPING THESE WORDS DON'T

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RING SO HALLOW IN YOUR EAR♪

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♪SAYING MERRY CHRISTMAS AND

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HAPPY NEW YEAR♪

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>> AND YOU WROTE THIS AT THE

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BEGINNING OF THE PANDEMIC HOW

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HAS COVID-19 AND THE GENERAL

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UNREST IN THE COUNTRY SORT OF

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IMPACTED YOUR CREATIVE PROCESS

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AND WHAT YOU CAME UP WITH HERE?

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>> YEAH, I MEAN WHEN IT FIRST

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HIT I WAS IN CHICAGO FILMING

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FARGO AND I HAD TO COME HOME

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RIGHT AWAY.

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AND THERE WERE THESE EVERYONE

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WENT THROUGH THESE STAGES OF

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ACCEPTANCE WEEK AFTER WEEK WE'RE

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LIKE WOW THIS IS OK, THIS IS

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GOING TO GO ON FOR QUITE A BIT.

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AND AT FIRST, I LIKE A LOT OF MY

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CREATIVE FRIENDS WERE HAVING

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TROUBLE BEING CREATIVE AT FIRST.

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BECAUSE IT WAS SO ALL CONSUMING.

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AND NOT NECESSARILY SOMETHING

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THAT YOU FEEL LIKE WRITING ABOUT

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.

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AND I THOUGHT I WOULD FINISH OUT

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THE CHRISTMAS ALBUM BECAUSE I

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DID HALF OF IT THE YEAR BEFORE.

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AND I THOUGHT NOW I WILL MAKE IT

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A COMPLETE ALBUM.

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AND THAT SONG CHRISTMAS IN APRIL

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I WROTE IN MARCH BUT MARCH IS

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NOT A VERY LYRICAL WORD.

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BUT I WAS THINKING THE SAME

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THING THAT PROBABLY MILLIONS OF

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PEOPLE WERE THINKING.

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WHICH HOW OFTEN CAN YOU SAY

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SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

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I WAS WONDERING WHERE WE WERE

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GOING TO BE WHEN THE HOLIDAYS

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COME AROUND.

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AND WHETHER WE WERE GOING TO SEE

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OUR FAMILY.

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AND WONDERING IF TRADITIONAL

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GREETINGS MERRY CHRISTMAS AND

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HAPPY NEW YEAR WILL FEEL

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DISINGENUINE.

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AND I FOUND MYSELF WONDERING

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ALLOWED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE

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SONG WHAT IT MEANS THAT I'M

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WRITING THIS SONG IN APRIL.

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AND THAT'S KIND OF THE THING

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THAT YOU WRITE DURING A PANDEMIC

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BECAUSE IT'S VERY SELF REFERENCE

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SHALL AND REFERENCE SHALL AND

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I'M PUZZLING THROUGH IT AS I'M

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WRITING IT.

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>> SPEAKING OF WHERE YOU ARE

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GOING TO BE THIS TIME OF YEAR

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YOU ARE GETTING READY FOR YOUR

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CONCERTS AT THE FOURTH

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PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OFF MILITIA

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BEGAN AVENUE THESE ARE BIG

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CONCERTS FOR YOUR FANS.

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WHY ARE THEY SPECIAL CONCERTS

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AND WHAT IT FEELS LIKE NOT TO BE

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ABLE TO DO THEM?

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>> IT'S BECOME A TRADITION.

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THE IDEA I HAD MAYBE I DON'T

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KNOW 12, 13 YEARS AGO NOW, TO

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THE CONCERTS A DUTCH WORD COZY

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ROUGHLY.

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AND I WANTED TO PLAY IN A SACRED

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SPACE WITH A LOT OF REVERB AND

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AMBIANCE AND PLAY A SOLO CONCERT

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WHERE I CAN JUST YOU DON'T WANT

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TO BRING DRUMS INTO A CHURCH

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IT'S ABOUT CREATING LINEAR

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SOUNDS AND ENJOYING THE SOUND OF

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YOUR INSTRUMENT BOUNCING OFF THE

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WALLS.

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I WANTED TO CREATE A COZY

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EXPERIENCE THAT HELPS US GET

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THROUGH THE DARK DAYS OF THE

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CHICAGO WINTERS.

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AND IT REALLY KIND OF TOOK ON A

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LIFE OF ITS OWN AND EVOLVES FROM

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YEAR TO YEAR.

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BUT IT STAYS THE SAME IN A LOT

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OF WAYS.

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AND I DON'T GENERALLY DO

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CHRISTMAS TUNES AS A RULE.

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IT'S JUST SORT OF A SEASONAL

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AMBIANCE CONCERT.

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BUT I REALLY COME TO LOOK

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FORWARD TO THEM COMING HOME TO

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CHICAGO AND SPENDING A WEEK AND

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I PLAY FIVE OR SIX SHOWS IN A

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ROW AT THE FOURTH PRESBYTERIAN

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AND IT'S MY FAVORITE SHOWS I DO

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EVER.

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>> AS I UNDERSTAND YOU WILL BE

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LIVE STREAMING THAT CONCERT THIS

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YEAR ON DECEMBER 13TH IN LIEU OF

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IN-PERSON.

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WE HAD ANDREW BIRD ON OUR SHOW