''Fingerlings'' is a live album by

Andrew Bird Andrew Wegman Bird (born July 11, 1973) is an American indie rock multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter. Since 1996, he has released 16 studio albums, as well as several live albums and EPs, spanning various genres including swing musi ...

, released in 2002.

Bird on Fingerlings

"This was scraped together from a number of board tapes that just happened to sound good. It starts off with some early solo shows to duo shows with Nora while on tour with
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in Europe in 2001. It builds up to a particularly raucous whiskey/adrenaline fueled show at the Hideout with the Bowl of Fire.
"You get a lot of songs that might otherwise never see the light of day. Some of the more questionable subject-matter that I write for my own entertainment and that might threaten to undermine my integrity as a songwriter (smirk). The show in
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, Nora can't even recall as she had a fever of 102'. It all hangs together pretty well, I think".Andrew Bird – Fingerlings
. Retrieved October 12, 2007.

Track listing

Other appearances

* "Richmond Woman" is a cover of a traditional blues song, "Richland Woman Blues," originally recorded by

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, * "Why?" and "Indiscreet" appeared previously on the album ''

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''.

References

External links

Album information page on artist's official web site
{{Authority control Andrew Bird albums 2002 live albums