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Little Volcano

by Veda Hille

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Miracles 02:39
Here is the bird that never flew Here is the tree that never grew Here is the bell that never rang Here is the fish that never swam Here is the lock that never gave Here is conviction, never caved Here are the bridges never burned Here is the woman, never returned Here is the coin never spent Here is the message never sent Here is the specimen, never discarded Here are the doctors, broken-hearted Here is the action never taken Here is resolve, never shaken Here is the watch that was never wound Here is the guard, never down Here is the flower that never blossomed Here are the foxes (we never saw them) Here is the blood that was never cold Here are the words unsaid Swallowed Here is the field never plowed Here is the want, never allowed Here is the pen that was never dry And here, and here And close, and wide And on and on The fallen fruit The forgotten song
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pokeberry bittersweet nightshade and jimson weed their fruits roots and berries are sometimes eaten by mistake the daffodil is a wild flower the dandelion is a weed the bluebell is a pretty flower the holly is a prickly tree wheat once did grow wild as apples some people are poisoned more easily than others the bluebell is a pretty flower the holly is a prickly tree seaweed grows in the ocean it grows in a funny kind of way wheat once did grow wild as apples some people are poisoned more easily than others we once did grow wild as apples some poisonous plants are very helpful fly angel death angel fly angel death angel fly pokeberry bittersweet nightshade and jimson weed are sometimes eaten by mistake I could eat you by mistake like I could eat turkish delight I could eat delight.
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Trophy 02:50
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Lover Hater 03:11
this is how things get over not with a bang but with a whimper lover hater hater lover lover hater hater lover this is how things get better hold your breath and wait for summer lover hater hater lover lover hater hater lover where is the best thing now? I guess I put it in the ground I will carve a record out for you out of a solid block of vinyl I will carve it like they used to with a hammer and a chisel and a rifle I will make a record just for you I will make it like the old days just as good as I can do with an ugly concentration on my face absence makes the heart grow fonder so stay away a little longer lover hater hater lover lover hater hater lover is this how things get better? should I give you back your sweater? lover hater hater lover lover hater hater lover where is the best thing now? I guess I put it in the ground I will carve a record out for you out of a solid block of vinyl I will carve it like they used to with a hammer and a chisel and a rifle I will make a record just for you I will make it like the old days just as good as I can do I will put everything back into its place
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The Trees 03:02
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Noah's Ark 03:29
you put the lamp out lie in the cool quiet only sleep is in a hurry she has fallen on the dogs and monkey it’s no use kicking it’s no use kicking time slips by quick and smooth it is morning it is noon it is night it is nearly midsummer the parch is on the earth I am not glad, I am not sorry you wonder where you are going and what you are going to see the birds are bursting their throats instinct bids them carry on carry on carry on carry on carry on it’s no use kicking light and dark chase each other the silence is full of sound the green is full of colour here is a picture and there another I am not glad I am not sorry it’s a clear keen morning, the wind is on the sing I am not glad I am not sorry you wonder where you are going and what you are going to see I am not glad, I am not sorry Darest thou now, o soul walk out with me toward the unknown region where neither ground is for the feet nor any path to follow
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Roam 02:56
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Prelude in D 02:27
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Titanic 04:33

about

In February 2018 I went to a composer’s residency in Scotland, a place called Cove Park about an hour out of Glasgow. There was a hut with grass on the roof and a little upright piano by the window overlooking Loch Long. It snowed a lot, it was very cold. I huddled up on the couch and watched the weather come in over the hills. You had to keep an eye out for the Highland cattle, they could get a little pushy.

I was there to write music, and also to try to be myself again after illness. At the last minute I picked up a copy of Bach’s Well Tempered Clavier, to get my hands working, and it seemed useful for the rest of me too. Preludes and fugues every day, relearning songs written years ago, walking in sheep fields, and collecting sea glass from the rocky beach. The other people making sounds and music were pretty great, and we hung out. I slept long hours and wrote a little handful of tunes. At the end of it all I thought I might write a book, but that was terrifying. So I went home and made a show instead, with my old friends Jamie and Maiko. Little Volcano. Here are the songs for you, plus some Bach practice and the Sounds Of Scotland. Perhaps this small natural disaster is useful.

Veda Hille July 2020

credits

released October 22, 2020

This album was recorded live at the PuSh Festival, co-presented by Music on Main, January 21-23 2020, and at the Cultch in quarantine times, June 24-27, 2020.

These songs were written over the last 25 years and assembled for Little Volcano, a theatre show written by Veda Hille, Maiko Bae Yamamoto, and James Long, originally produced by Theatre Replacement. The show was created in residencies with Cryptic UK and the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, and was supported by the Canada Council for the Arts, the BC Arts Council, the Hamber Foundation, and the McGrane-Pearson Endowment Fund in honour of Ted Keating.

Recorded and mixed by David Carswell
Mastered by Stuart McKillop at Raincity Recorders
Live sound at the PuSh Festival by Levi Pease
Live show produced by Corbin Murdoch
Assisted at the Cultch by Kaden O’Reilly
Cove Park field recordings by Kathy Hinde
Backing tracks on Titanic from the album Love Waves, played by Barry Mirochnick, John Collins, and David Carswell
Cover painting by Orra White Hitchcock, courtesy of the Archives and Special Collections at Amherst College
Design by Brian Morgan
Piano vocal scores by Alfredo Santa Ana
Represented by Jim Smith (Eponymous)

Love and thanks to all the volcanologists.
Maiko, Jamie, Corbin, Chelsea, and Lili at T/R
The live show crew: Diana Bartosh, Emily Cooper, the GNW scene shop, Andrew Pye, Sophie Tang, Jan Hodgson, Leah Weinstein, Heidi Wilkinson, Minoru Kofu Yamamoto
Cathie Boyd and all at Cryptic
SoundCoven
Jim Smith and everyone at Eponymous
David Pay and Brian Laberge and the gang at Music on Main
Joyce Rosario and all at PuSh
Cory Philley and the Shadbolt bunch
Heather Redfern and everyone at the Cultch
Drs Rachel Craggs, Karen Gelmon, Nancy VanLaeken, Rebecca Warburton, and all the excellent people at BC Cancer
Gary Cristall and Valdine Ciwko, who have stood on the lip of the volcano for over 20 years
Justin and Anders and Saoirse and Eyvan, such a fiery family
And the original scientists Rosanna and Lucas Hille, who brought me up and let me be

We acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts.

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Veda Hille Vancouver, British Columbia

Born August 11, 1968 into a nice family in Vancouver, Canada. Started playing piano in 1974. Childhood interests included plants, books, microscopes, science fiction, and psychiatry. Attended art college in the late 80′s and started writing music. Now makes records, writes musical theatre, scores films, teaches songwriting, tours, and generally keeps busy. See full discography at Veda's website. ... more

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