Discography
Linda has released eleven albums, stretching from
1977 to 2007.
Many
of
the earliest albums are hard to find in stores.
Her latest, Songs from the Dao De Jing, was composed in 2003-'04, using sections of the ancient Taoist (Daoist) text attributed to Lao Tzu. The text is approximately half in English, half in Chinese. A live performance by The Esoterics, Dao is conducted by The Esoterics' founding director, Eric Banks, with Kevin Johnson, piano, Matthew Kocmieroski & Rob Tucker, percussion, and Warren & Ting Ting Chang, erhu and zhonghu"
Her latest, Songs from the Dao De Jing, was composed in 2003-'04, using sections of the ancient Taoist (Daoist) text attributed to Lao Tzu. The text is approximately half in English, half in Chinese. A live performance by The Esoterics, Dao is conducted by The Esoterics' founding director, Eric Banks, with Kevin Johnson, piano, Matthew Kocmieroski & Rob Tucker, percussion, and Warren & Ting Ting Chang, erhu and zhonghu"
This and all earlier albums are available directly
from the artist. Free shipping (within the USA)!
CDs can be found locally in Seattle at:
Dusty Strings, 3406 Fremont N., The Folkstore, 5210A
Roosevelt Way NE, Silver Platters, 3 Seattle locations, (but especially Silver Platters Northgate), The Landing, 6319 Roosevelt Way NE
| Dao - The Way Zhan Zheng - War Jing - Essence Gu Shen - Valley Spirit Xing Yu Da Dao - I'll Travel the Way |
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SONGS FROM THE DAO DE JING (Trout 2007) This ancient Chinese spiritual text, the Dao De Jing, has been my companion since I was in my early 20's. Studying it in the original Chinese inspired me to choose some of my favorite verses and give them choral settings. The text is half in English, half in Mandarin, and the style is somewhat in the flavor of a folk choir, which is a popular vocal form in mainland China. A stellar performance by the Esoterics and the instrumentalists, including Warren and Ting Ting Chang playing erhu and gaohu. |
| Place of Refuge Capacitor The Prodigal Son The Word of the Prophet A Little Flash of Light Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence I'm Only Sleeping Cielito Lindo Se de NocheVez que Brillan The Carpenter Lewiston Factor Girls Ponderosa Pine Reaching Out For Life |
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PLACE OF REFUGE
(Trout 2006) These solo performances were recorded in Richard Scholtz's studio in Bellingham, using David Jennings microphones. It was all recorded live, with no overdubs or edits, and it's what I sound like playing "in your living room." There are six new original songs, six traditional songs, (my arrangements) and the Beatles' "I'm Only Sleeping", reincarnated as a samba. "Place of Refuge" came to me in an overwhelming spiritual rush which lasted almost the entire three weeks I was on the Big Island of Hawaii in January 2006. "Reaching Out for Life", written during my recovery from cancer treatment, is something I would like to share with everyone who has faced serious illness. |
| Creation Hymn The Two Full of Butter Firestick Arrow That Art Thou, Svetaketu |
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THAT
ART THOU: SONGS FROM THE
VEDAS
(Trout 2002) These pieces, selected from the Rig Veda and the Upanishads, are some of my favorites. The "Creation Hymn" features the timpani and percussion, and is highly rhythmic. The second movement begins with passages that came to me as Bob and I were canoeing at the mouth of the Stehekin River -- I heard voices murmuring the melodies, coming from the trees as they moved in the wind. The third and fourth movements are dreamlike and meditative, and the final movement is the joyful dialogue between Svetaketu and his father, describing the oneness of all Beings in a series of unforgettable metaphors. |
| Drawing Down the Moon Reception Cool Touch In the Presence of the Light Kalalau Escape Velocity Waiting for Your Luck to Change Mango Mouth Leaves of Grass: Press Close, Bare Bosom'd Night I Bequeath Myself to the Dirt You Lingering Sparse Leaves Allons, the Road is Before Us |
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IN THE
PRESENCE OF THE LIGHT
(Trout
1998) Harmonic overtone singing (myself, multi-tracked) introduces "Drawing Down the Moon". "Reception" features Hans Teuber playing saxophone, and "Cool Touch", a vocal trio with Arni Adler and Gina Sala. This recording includes two guitar instrumentals, and the last four songs were composed (for a Seattle Arts Commission grant) using Walt Whitman's poetry as text. |
| Love out of Nowhere Mother's Love Piece of Stone Away Ye Merry Lassies Flying Time For the Moment I Need to Know Tree Climbing to the High Country Om Kara Shiva Balance |
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FLYING
TIME (Trout 1994) "Love Out of Nowhere" began its journey with me when I was camping out in Zion National Park - as did "I Need to Know", which came from the experience of hiking up the Narrows of Zion Canyon. "Flying Time" features a duet with me and Ed Johnson; it's always such a treat to sing with him -- also, singing "Tree" with Arni Adler, Kim Scanlon and Gina Sala -- wow! The imagery in "Balance" was born boulder-hopping across streams, on the hiking trails of the Olympic Peninsula; more hiking imagery appears in "Climbing to the High Country". "For the Moment" opens and closes with Cary Black's breathtaking bass solos. |
| Low Rider I Like to Look at You Love Your Mother Earth Something That We Already Know A Little Bit at a Time Mirage Coconut Milk I'll Take Care of You Tonight Twice As Shy Make It Your Own Idea |
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A
LITTLE BIT AT A TIME (Flying
Fish 1991) My second recording for Flying Fish. Even after all these years, I still get a big kick out of playing "Low Rider" and remembering my teaching years in Washington State's Artist in Residence Program. (Those wonderful times at El Ranchito in Zillah!) "I Like to Look at You" features one of my favorite vocal arrangements. |
| Run it like a Business It's Getting Closer to Me Body English Going to the Water Fourth of July You and I Are Waiting Leaves of Grass Waves Song for Erin |
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BODY
ENGLISH (Flying Fish 1987,
Trout 2005) My first recording for Flying Fish Records, and bless the memory of Bruce Kaplan. This collection of songs surfaced after a period of silence, intense depression and self-doubt. I had been touring a lot, and gotten seriously burned out. I didn't know if I would continue to make music or not. When the songs started coming again , I was amazed, and am still amazed, by the growth and transformation. This recording contains some of my most inventive voice/instrument duet work, as in "Run It Like a Business", "Closer to Me", and "Waves". It also contains the first Walt Whitman song, "Leaves of Grass", which was the seed for the other four appearing on "In the Presence of the Light". |
| Everything Looks Different April 22nd I Can't Talk About It The Light Raspberries The Whale Song A Squirrel's Ear Love Song Song Like a Roar |
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EVERYTHING
LOOKS DIFFERENT (Trout
1983 with Scott Nygaard) Scott and I collaborated and toured together for two years. This album contains some of our mutual inspirations- -like the guitar work in "April 22nd" and Scott's beautiful improvisations on "Song Like a Roar". A lot of people still ask to hear "Raspberries", which is amazing, since the album is only available on vinyl, and has been virtually "out of print" for a long time. Those fruit metaphors I'm so fond of seem to have a lot of staying power…. |
| Bananaland Out to Lunch That's All I Need Comin' Across the Blues Stand Up to You Wyoming Boys Poison Arrow Eye of the Cyclone My Heart is Gonna Break I Saw Him Go Long Hard Road |
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BANANALAND
(Trout 1981) Me and my band mates -- Donnie Teesdale, Greg Pecknold and Dudley Hill -- played the bars for a year or so. We rode the Alaska State Ferry up to a club in Petersburg, Alaska, where we played six nights a week for five weeks straight, and then took these songs right into the studio. What a dream band we had. I'm lucky I got to experience it, there's nothing quite like it, being that "tight" from playing so much together with such great players. I love these songs, and we also had some great stories to tell about those years. |
| Clarity My Name is Maya Country Lullaby My Heart is Gonna Break My Heart Sings La Cigale et la Fourmi Promises Blue Moon |
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MY
HEART SINGS (Trout 1979) Manny Hadlock, co-owner of Bear Creek Studio where this was recorded, said "You should call this album 'Crazy Quilt', because there are so many different patterns and styles!" Tom Corddry (remember KZAM? What a great radio station!) made a similar observation, remarking that I was like a new fledgling, flexing my musical muscles in a dozen different ways. Everything from a rock tune, a jazz tune, a folk tune, and a short choral piece that became the seed for my first choral music grant from the Seattle Arts Commission. (La Cigale et la Fourmi, performed by the Seattle Chamber Singers in 1984) |
| Country Bar Mary's Garden Song for Elizabeth The Spell Gary Grandma's Crumbcake Cherry Tomato The Bird Song Lullaby All Alone Tonight |
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MARY'S
GARDEN (Trout 1977) My first solo album, originally released by Windham Hill Records. Special thanks to William Ackerman, my old school buddy from Stanford, who offered to put out my first album and bring me into the music business. Some day soon I want to re-release this recording on CD. This collection of songs is very close to my heart. It cherishes special people I loved very much, who cared for me and started me on my path through life. |
| Give It a Try (J. White) Rainin' All Day Feelings (J. Cook) Over the Mountain (L. Waterfall) Songs to Myself (P. Langston) |
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ENTROPY
SERVICE (1974) Entropy Service was my first band, and what a band. Working with Peter Langston, J.B. White, Judith Cook-Tucker, and (later) Sharyle Patton was exciting, stimulating, continuously creative, total chaos and irresponsibility with no clue about business whatsoever! Gosh, what fun! Peter and J.B. taught me so much about being onstage. I love these four songs. A full length Entropy Service CD is available through Peter Langston's homepage www.langston.com/cat where you'll find Entropy Service '75 Live! (CAT-111). It contains songs recorded at two very lively Boston area performances late in 1975. |
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