Janine Nichols SEMI-FREE: Last two verses

An iPhone clip of our performance of The Grey Funnel Line at Sunny's Bar in Red Hook last weekend. Thanks Bathabile!

COMING UP

SUNNY'S BAR, Red Hook, Bklyn Sat Mar 10 8-10pm
THE VERY GOOD COFFEEHOUSE, Park Slope, Bklyn Fri Mar 16 7pm
ROCKWOOD MUSIC HALL, Jan 11 7:30 with Kevin Hearn & Thinbuckle
BARBES, 9 St/6 Ave, Bklyn Tues Jan 31 7pm with Doug Wieselman sitting in
HOWL! Festival benefit: Music of Harry Nilsson, Theatre 80 St. Mark's, E. Village, Wed Oct 12 8pm
SUNNY'S BAR, Red Hook, Bklyn Sat Sept 24 8-10pm
SUNNY'S BAR, Sat July 16 8-10pm
Hal WIllner's SHEL-ABRATION (as in Shel Silverstein) Sat Aug 6 Central Park Summerstage
SUNNY'S BAR in Red Hook, Sat Jun 25 8-10pm
BANJO JIM'S 700 East 9 St/Ave C, Manhattan Fri June 17 7pm
IN THE STUDIO! Shahzad Ismaily at the controls. Coming this spring!
SEMI-FREE at THE DELANCEY Mon Nov 15 8pm
SEMI-FREE at THE DELANCEY (Small Beast series) Mon, Aug 9 8pm
Duo with Brandon Ross at the RECOVERY LOUNGE, Lake Placid, NY with Brandon Ross, Sat July 17
SEMI-FREE at INTL FESTIVAL OF ARTS + IDEAS, New Haven CT, Thurs Jun 24 6:30 Elm St Stage
SOLO at NORM DREYER DIAMOND: Janine sings the national anthem at the Little League field named for her Dad. Fri Jun 18 at 7:30 Greis Park, Lynbrook NY
NRBW! (Nichols, Ross, Burnham, Wieselman) at THE STONE Tues Apr 6 10pm
QUEEN ELIZ THEATRE, Vancouver: Hal Willner's Neil Young Project Thurs Feb 18, Fri Feb 19

LYRICS

In response to mounting requests, I'm going to dedicate this space to the lyrics for my songs. First up, Sigh of Relief. I wrote it after watching a NewsHour report on the realities of foreclosure.

We breathe a sigh of relief
When there proves no cause for grief
When the tree returns to leaf
When the ship is past the reef

We fear we see a sign
Of a most disturbing kind
In certain frames of mind
That may pass by morning time

We ease up on the gas
With a cherry in the glass
And the needle pointing fast
And the die already cast

We might just lose our grip
When there is no job to quit
And there is no house to split
And the hope of a hand is zip

We breathe a sigh of relief
When the tide of trouble is brief
When the knife stays in the sheath
When the beggar is not a thief
And the beggar is never the thief

HYacinth9 (ASCAP) 2011

Janine Nichols SEMI-FREE

Friday, July 1, 2011

Last two verses

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