The Lunch Hour Skiffle Band

Session 47

2009-12-11T16:17:00.002-05:00

Snow Miser
(???)
mp3 (2.5 MB)

The annual Christmas tune. Why we didn't think of this one long ago is beyond me. A full house with guest appearance by Heat Miser Tyson. This song turned out to be harder to learn that we thought so we went mostly with Kazoos.

Josh 1—laptop box and garbage can
Andy—kazoo and sparse banjo
Geoff—computer key(wash)board and whistle
Josh 2—Recycle-bin bass
Tyson—kazoo

Session 46

2009-11-06T16:49:00.000-05:00

Wild Flower
(The Cult)
mp3 (4.7 MB)

We had no clue what we were going to do that day. Wild Flower played on our iTunes Party Shuffle so we picked it. I think I got the instrument listing right, it's been a while. Enjoy.

Josh 1—computer key(wash)board, laptop box, garbage can and mixing bowls
Andy—banjo and kazoo
Geoff—Recycle-bin bass

Session 45

2009-10-09T16:24:00.001-04:00

I Hate You
(The Monks)
mp3 (4.3 MB)

Yeah The Monks. Kind of a no brainer here. We could have done a better job but duty called during this take. Note my phone ringing then my pager going off in the back ground. That makes it a keeper.

Josh 1—computer key(wash)board, laptop box, garbage can and mixing bowls
Andy—banjo and kazoo
Geoff—mouth organ and kazoo

Session 44

2009-09-04T13:09:00.004-04:00

Draggin' The Line
(Tommy James, Bob King)
mp3 (3.7 MB)

Tommy James and The Shondells had tons of great songs, I can't stop listening to them lately. Draggin' The Line was chosen since it seemed the easiest to skiffle. We did two takes and decided on posting the second one. It was good to finally have four people again. We almost skiffled outside but were short on time, maybe next time.

Josh 1—shaker and mouth organ
Andy—banjo and kazoo
Josh 2—recycle-bin bass
Geoff—computer key(wash)board

Session 43

2009-08-07T12:46:00.003-04:00

Old Man
(Couch)
m4v (QuickTime) (10.6 MB)

Just two of us doing an old Ann Arbor classic. Thought we'd give a video a shot this time. iSight under the desk recording into QuickTime.

Geoff—laptop box and garbage can
Andy—kazoo and computer keyboard

Session 42

2009-06-03T15:04:00.000-04:00

Sponge Bob Square Pants Theme
(???)
mp3 (1.3 MB)

Josh 2 came back! It's nice to have the thump of a bass again. I'd love to have another ukulele in the band. This is kind of a cheat song but it's been a while since we did a TV theme.

Josh 1—computer key(wash)board, and mouth organ
Josh 2—recycle-bin bass
Andy—banjo

Session 41

2009-05-01T14:59:00.000-04:00

I Live In My Car
(U.K. Subs)
mp3 (1.7 MB)

Same line up as the last. Sorry for the posting delay, out of sight out of mind.

Geoff—computer key(wash)board
Josh 1—brushes on garbage can and mixing bowls
Andy—banjo and whistle

Session 40

2009-04-03T11:41:00.001-04:00

Da Da Da
(Trio)
mp3 (4.8 MB)

Great song for three people. Some of us were sick. We'll grow again, hopefully not too big. Everything is still done through an iSight.

Geoff—screwdriver on glass
Josh 1—brushes on laptop box and garbage can
Andy—banjo, kazoo, and shaker

Session 39

2008-03-07T15:31:00.000-05:00

One Minute of Silence
(Yoko Ono)
mp3 (580 KB)

I’m out sick and Josh 1 has a funeral so we went real basic. There is a lot of great Yoko Ono songs out there, but this will have to do for now. See you next month.

Session 38

2008-02-01T15:15:00.000-05:00

Mule Train
(Johnny Lange, Hy Heath, Fred Glickman)
mp3 (2.4 MB)

Picked this one this morning. We listened to two versions and went with the Tennessee Ernie Ford version. The usual group of thugs playing on this one.

Andy—banjo
Josh 1—brushes on laptop box
Josh 2—recycle-bin bass
Geoff—computer key(wash)board, belt snaps
Tyson—belt snaps, train whistle

Session 37

2008-01-04T14:35:00.000-05:00

Hey Dog!
(No clue)
mp3 (520 KB)

Real busy here, so it’s a short one. This was a old jingle for a car dealership that was on Telegraph Road. No one remembers the dealership name but we all remember the jingle. Our apologies to Josh 2 for standing him up and skiffling late AGAIN!

Andy—banjo
Josh 1—brushes on laptop box, and mixing bowl
Geoff—computer key(wash)board
Tyson—water bottle, whistle

Session 36

2007-12-07T15:29:00.000-05:00

Angels We Have Heard on High
(Traditional)
mp3 (2.8 MB)

And here’s the yearly Christmas song. Normally old members return for this but my department here at work had a computer sale today and for the first time, our timing was thrown off. This also caused our members who don’t work in my department to miss it. We tested out this MoblePre USB audio box for the music lab today. We multi-track recorded in GarageBand today with real microphones and did not use our traditional iSight. Sounds pretty good (The recording not our playing).

Andy—banjo, kazoo
Josh 1—brushes on laptop box, and mixing bowl
Geoff—recycle-bin bass
Rebecca—bottle cap shaker
Tyson—mandolin

Session 35

2007-11-02T13:29:00.000-04:00

Light’s Out
(Angry Samoans)
mp3 (1.3 MB)

So the punk songs are fun, easy, and rowdy. I think we should do more of them. This one did require a few takes since most of the band was hearing it for the first time today.
Why did we only have five people? The others went to the Olive Garden. Yeah, the Olive Garden. Lame.

Andy—banjo
Josh 1—brushes on laptop box, garbage can, and mixing bowl
Josh 2—recycle-bin bass
Geoff—computer key(wash)board
Jen—mandolin

Session 34

2007-10-05T13:50:00.000-04:00

State Street Boogie
(Shakin’ Jake Woods)
mp3 (1.6 MB)

Here’s our tribute to the legendary Shakin’ Jake who died a few weeks ago. We picked “State Street Boogie” since it’s very Ann Arbor. We tried to play it how we thought the artist originally envisioned it. We almost did “Hippy Boy” because of verses like…

“So the crocodile cried
The sea went dry
The mullein a hollered
So the crocodile said bye
And the elephant blowed his trunk
The sea went dry
The monkey cried
And then flew in the sun
Good morning evening”

What more can be said? Goodbye Jake. You will be missed.

link: Shakin’ Jake Woods website

Andy—banjo
Josh 1—brushes on laptop box, train whistle
Josh 2—recycle-bin bass
Geoff—computer key(wash)board
Tyson—kazoo
Jen—bottle cap shaker, mixing bowl

Session 33

2007-09-07T14:02:00.000-04:00

I Saw The Light
(Hank Williams)
mp3 (1.8 MB)

“I Saw The Light” was on the list for a long time. We almost did The Modern Lovers, but we figured this was more upbeat. We did two takes and this was the first one. The second one was faster but lacked spunk. Still recording in QuickTime with an iSight.

Andy—banjo, kazoo
Josh 1—recycle-bin bass
Geoff—brushes on laptop box
Rebecca—train whistle, computer key(wash)board
Tyson—water bottle, kazoo
Jen—kazoo

Session 32

2007-08-03T12:48:00.000-04:00

Shut Down
(Double Fudge)
mp3 (764 KB)

Double Fudge was a great short-lived garage band from Seattle. We still listen to them quite a bit around here. One take, recorded through an iSight camera, no editing or adjusting volume. Same goes for the picture, minus the adjusting volume.

Andy—banjo
Josh 1—brushes on laptop box
Josh 2—recycle-bin bass
Geoff—computer key(wash)board
Rebecca—bottle cap shaker
Tyson—mixing bowls

Session 31

2007-07-06T13:27:00.000-04:00

Rock and Roll pt.1
(Gary Glitter)
mp3 (2.4 MB)

Part 2 is way too easy. We did part 1.

Andy—kazoo, banjo
Josh 2—recycle-bin bass
Geoff—brushes on laptop box
Rebecca—computer key(wash)board
Tyson—kazoo, mandolin

Session 30

2007-06-01T13:42:00.000-04:00

Please Don’t Touch
(Johnny Kidd and the Pirates)
mp3 (1.6 MB)

What a classic song. We went for the original 1964 version. This time we recorded directly into QuickTime using an iSight. Sounds damn good. I had some problems working around the fifth peg on the banjo. Always an issue when playing left-handed. We welcome our new member, Tyson.

Andy—banjo
Josh 1—brushes on laptop box and mixing bowls
Josh 2—recycle-bin bass
Geoff—computer key(wash)board
Tyson—kazoo

Session 29

2007-05-04T13:33:00.000-04:00

Ack Ack Ack Ack
(Urinals)
mp3 (3.4 MB)

Nothing like a song about media coverage of a killer. Two takes, they both had their moments. We used the second because the mic placement was better. Now in stereo!

Andy—banjo
Josh 1—brushes on laptop box and mixing bowls
Josh 2—recycle-bin bass
Geoff—water bottle

Session 28

2007-04-06T13:23:00.000-04:00

Mellow Down Easy
(Willie Dixon)
mp3 (2.3 MB)

This one was all mine. Classic song, easy to play. One take, and what ever happens happens. No cleaning up to audio either so hiss, chatter and all.

Blind Boy Andy—banjo
Lemon Pie Peck—brushes on laptop box and other random crap
Mute Duke Pardon—recycle-bin bass
Washboard Liver Geoff—computer key(wash)board, water bottle
Jailhouse Mama Rebecca—shaker, kazoo
Sleepy Lips Jason—mouth organ

Session 27

2007-03-02T14:15:00.000-05:00

King Of The Road
(Roger Miller)
mp3 (3.8 MB)

Rebecca suggested this one too. We did this one pretty straight up. It’s mellow but that’s good after last months one. It’s winter break so we were short a few members.

Andy—banjo
Josh 2—recycle-bin bass
Geoff—brushes on laptop box
Rebecca—computer key(wash)board
Jason—mixing bowls

Session 26

2007-02-02T16:04:00.000-05:00

God of Thunder
(Paul Stanley/KISS)
mp3 (5.3 MB)

Rebecca suggested KISS, I picked “God of Thunder”. We based it on the live version since the album version was too slow. We also skipped the drum and guitar solo bringing it from 5:16 minutes to 2:51. I forgot some cables to record with so this was recorded through an iSight. Not bad sounding. Enjoy!

Andy—banjo
Josh 1—brushes on laptop box, mixing bowls
Josh 2—recycle-bin bass
Geoff—computer key(wash)board
Rebecca—plastic egg shaker
Jason—garbage can

Session 25

2007-01-04T11:04:00.000-05:00

Nestles Jingle
(??)
mp3 (1.1 MB)

We’re real busy this week so this is all we have time to do. Until next month.

Andy—banjo
Josh 1—computer key(wash)board
Josh 2—kazoo
Jen—mixing bowl
Jason—egg shaker

Session 24

2006-12-08T14:29:00.000-05:00

12 Days of Christmas
(Traditional)
mp3 (4.5 MB)

Seemed like a good idea at the time. Bring in everyone from the past, add two extras and do the 12 days of x-mas song. We ended up with only 11 people since Rebecca didn’t show. Sick maybe? Matt, Stacey, and Joe came back. As for additions: Chris from our web department came by to spread germs, and Dennis is one of our part time instructors who happened to pass by. Thanks to them for helping get our numbers up.

Last week the college was shut down due to a water main break so we postponed till this week.

Andy—banjo
Josh 1—brushes on cardboard box
Josh 2—recycle-bin bass, whoopee cushion
Geoff—mixing bowl
Stacey—4-string mandolin, whistle
Jen—Mr. T in your Pocket
Jason—computer key(wash)board
Chris—kazoo
Matt—mouth organ, chew toy
Joe—train whistle
Dennis—alligator clicker

Session 23

2006-11-03T14:26:00.000-05:00

You’ve Got Another Thing Comin’
(Downing, Halford, Tipton)
mp3 (3.5 MB)

Big surprise—more metal. Josh 2 suggested Judas Priest and I didn’t think it would work. But we got a good trudge going and in the end we were all quite pleased. Josh 1 brought in a little DJ mixer which really helped in our sound. In the past I needed to filter out some of the hiss. Next month will be a x-mas song, oh what shall we do?

Andy—banjo, kazoo
Josh 1—4-string mandolin, whistle
Josh 2—recycle-bin bass
Geoff—computer key(wash)board
Rebecca—plastic egg shaker
Jen—kazoo, mixing bowl
Jason—brushes on garbage cans