Leftovers III: The MiniDisc Years (2000-2009)

Welcome to the last of the leftovers from what I call the MiniDisc years 2000-2009. In this collection, you’ll find recordings from the US, Mexico, and Panama. Featured below are call & response chants, campfire singalongs, poetry, spoken word, folk ditties, birdsong, walking trail sounds, instrumentals (including a cover of Crazy Train no less!), comedy, stories, in addition to uncovered tunes from exquisite songwriters who have since passed (Raccoon and Guitar Mike), a Colombian family band (Pedalus), Panamanian Congo Dance music, Afro-Cuban drumming, Nahuatl poetry adapted into song, silly sounds + soundbites, and this, that, and the other thing. Undoubtedly, there’s something for all the varied tastes and moods that we all have. From the cheese-y to the sublime – it’s all there!

I updated to a different digital recorder following the 2009 New Mexico gathering. MiniDiscs and DATS were phasing out and digital recorders were the new thing. I used a DAT recorder as well on occasion, but anything significant has been archived. There have been a few more compilations of leftovers that were compiled and produced, and they are available on this site. For those, though, I already had transferred the tracks to my computer but they hadn’t made the cut for a CD due to time constraints, so I uploaded them with relative ease. This time, however, there were 120 MiniDiscs and over 150 hours worth of untransferred material. Hence, why they remained packed away in a box for a good decade. I had to listen and transfer all the usable files in real-time – it’s so much easier these days with SD cards!  But, every now and then, the box of discs continued to glance over and tug on my shoulder. Finally, they won the staredown. I got on the job. Smart to do so considering that the recorder I have is over twenty years old and not sure if it was up for the arduous task anymore. Thankfully, it was in good working order, and I’ve managed to cull 299 tracks. Whew!

Anyway, thank you to everyone who contributed whether through performance or all the hard work required to even make it all happen. As the adage says: we can do more together than any of us can do on our own. Many of these recordings are from over 15 years ago, and being a Rainbow gathering, it is ethnographically challenging to get all the performers’ names and titles correct, so please contact me if you have a correction or update to make. I hope you enjoy the sounds – there are some gems to be sure.

May your dreams rise up to meet you.
May any harm always dissipate
May the moon raise ideas within you
And may love surround you and guide your way on

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Montana 2000

1. Aaron Funk – Crowd Warm Up

2. Aslan – Tongue Twisters

3. Bear – In My Mind I’m Going To A Rainbow

4. Bear Feather Vortex Spirit Tree – ABC Poem 2

5. Bear Feather Vortex Spirit Tree & Glowing Feather – ABC Poem

6. Bill Fox Remix (I Have No Memory Doing This Remix of a Town Hall Meeting) <== The entire town meeting will be uploaded to replace this as soon as possible but for now there’s this curiosity

7. Bullroarer

8. Camp Zipolite – The Lorax

9. Fantuzzi Gets Everyone To Take A Deep Breath

10. Gfunk Word From Sponsors – Zipolite Prom + NYC Comedy Nigh

11. Glowing Feather – ABC Poem 1

12. Glowing Feather – ABC Poem 2

13. Judayah & Sariyah – Unknown Title

14. Love 22 – 22

15. Mountain Spring Flow Like It Do

16. Mr. Mojo’s Magical Puppet Troupe – The Lorax Sequel (The Truffula Wars)

17. Rebecca & Heron – Infinity

18. Richard – Walking into Will the Circle Be Unbroken

19. Shipwreck – Spoken Word

20. Stilts – Begend

21. Take A Left If You’re Going To Kid Village

22. Tara – Hitchhiking Song

23. Thunder POW!

24. Unknown – Plastic Jesus

25. Unknown – Sitar & Tabla at Krishna Kitchen Take 1

26. Unknown – Sitar & Tabla at Krishna Kitchen Take 2

27. Unknown – Sitar During Meal Prep at Krishna Kitchen

28. Walking Bass Walking Through The Frets

29. Walking to a Drum Circle at Turtle Soup

30. Water & Wondering & Walking

31. We Love You!

Idaho 2001

1. Assholier Than Thou – Cops Suck

2. Assholier Than Thou – Help Me

3. Assholier Than Thou – I’m So Tired

4. Assholier Than Thou – Jeantaine

5. Assholier Than Thou – Vodoo Lady

6. Campfire Giggles (Two More Logs Would Be Perfect)

7. Campfire Mmmmm

8. Cancer Moon – Life Goes On

9. Daul – 6up Story

10. Nãda Bindu – Song 1

11. Nãda Bindu – Song 2

12. Nãda Bindu – Song 3

13. Percolating Coffee

14. Primal Joy – Species

15. Raccoon – Heart of the City

16. Raccoon – Rainbow Mountain

17. Raccoon – Rainbow Warrior

18. Raccoon – Road Soldier

19. Raccoon – Shoe Shine Dog

20. Various – I Can’t Stop This Feeling Over Me

21. Smiley – Road(s)kill

22. They Who Walk With Crickets & Distant Drums

Michigan 2002

1. Bam Bam -The Point of the Story 

2. Bullfrogs Doin’ Their Bullfrog Thang

3. Panjuma - We Don’t Need A Permit

4. The Walker Who Walks With Frogs

5. Trail Walking Around Because That’s What Feet Do

6. Rocker T - Fiyah

7. Angela - Om Shalom Salem

Utah 2003

1. Granola Funk Theater Snow Medley

2. Guitar Mikal – Bear Song

3. Guitar Mikal – The Great Divide

4. Jesta – Aum Your Shanti

5. Jesta – We Got Better Guns

6. Nãda Bindu – Song 1 (UT 2003)

7. Nãda Bindu – Song 2 (UT 2003)

8. Nãda Bindu – Song 3 (UT 2003)

9. Nãda Bindu – Song 4 (UT 2003)

10. Nãda Bindu – Song 5 (UT 2003)

11. PoDank – Don’t Cross The Line

12. PoDank – Piss Up A Rope

13. Rocker T – Give Thanks

14. Rocker T – Jai Hanuman Ji

15. Rocker T – Rainbow Country

16. Rocker T – Shakti Kundalini

17. Shiner – Strawberry Story

18. Various – Ancient Womb

19. Zero Boy – Utah

California 2004

1. Aaron Funk – Crowd Control

2. Aum (CA)

3. Butoh Backing Music

4. Dave & Joe- Birth of the Blues

5. Deja, Nakila, Sasha, Nastassa, Tina, & Lucie Fire – Yemaya

6. Fannah-Fi-Allah – Devotional Qawwali Song

7. Fantuzzi – Only Here For Love

8. Francesco – The Smoke Off

9. Granola Funk Crowd Orgasm

10. Josie – New Beginnings

11. Josie – Water Teach Me

12. Marilena – Songs Dedicated to Vieques

13. Morning Stroll (‘Twas a Long Night)

14. Rocker T – Babylon Burning

15. Rocker T – Bid Farewell

16. Rocker T – Durga

17. Rocker T - Freedom Song

18. Rocker T – Hallelujah

19. Rocker T – I Shall Not Be Moved

20. Rocker T – Jah Victory

21. Rocker T – Kirtan 1

22. Rocker T – Nyabinghi Eyes

23. Rocker T – Nyabinghi Rasta

24. Rocker T – This Little Light of Mine

25. Shane – Crazy Train

26. Terra Taura – We Were Born To Receive

27. The Walker Walking Around All The Live Long Day

28. Unknown – Random Jam

29. Unknown – Using A Machine

30. Zero Boy – California

Panama 2005

1. Bajo Mendez Group Instrumental 1

2. Bajo Mendez Group Instrumental 2

3. Cricket & Bird

4. Cricket Near River (A Distant Splash)

5. Fantuzzi – Estoy Loco 1

6. Fantuzzi – Estoy Loco 2

7. Fantuzzi y Olimpio – Que Rico

8. Fantuzzi y Olimpio – Tomamos Café

9. Gaby – De Luz

10. Olimpo & Others – Tambores 1

11. Olimpo & Others – Tambores 2

12. Olimpo & Others – Tambores 3

13. Pedalus – Animales

14. Pedalus – Carnavalito

15. Pedalus – Destino

16. Pedalus – Medley

17. Pedalus – Song 1

18. Pedalus – Viento

19. Pedalus – Voy a la Montaña

20. Pilando Arroz

21. Río Chiriquí Nuevo

Mexico 2005

1. Bellsin’ in the Wind

2. Brian & Unknown – Didjeridu Duo

3. Campfire Chatter & Popcorn A-Poppin’

4. Crickets & Birds (+ A Sneeze)

5. Crickets + Birds II

6. Crickets + Birds III

7. Dan and Ken – Midnight Moonlight

8. Distant Drums Way Over There

9. Gaby – Todo Esta Dentro De Mi

10. Gaby – Un Cancion

11. Jerome – Excerpt from Hakim Bey

12. John – Cancion 1

13. John – Cancion 2

14. John – Cancion 3

15. John – Cancion 4

16. John – Nezahualcoyotl

17. John & Papillon – Guitar + Harp Instrumental 1

18. John & Papillon – Guitar + Harp Instrumental 2

19. John and Magdalena – Harp & Violin

20. Luix – Viejos Reinos (Ancient Kingdoms)

21. Luix – Nierikas

22. Luix – Interview

23. Luix – Ololiuhtimani (Energetic Circle of People Holding Hands) 1

24. Luix – Ololiuhtimani (Energetic Circle of People Holding Hands) 2

25. Macuili Ikal – Tambores 1

26. Macuili Ikal – Tambores 2

27. Magdalena – Violin Instrumental

28. Pauraque Nightjar Species- Otherworldly Night Birds Take 1

29. Pauraque Nightjar Species – Otherworldly Night Birds Otra Vez Take 2

30. Pauraque Nightjar Species – Otherworldly Night Birds Three Times

31. Pauraque Nightjar Species – Otherworldly Night Birds With Distant Drums Take 4

32. Pauraque Nightjar Species – Otherworldly Night Birds Encore Performance Take 5

33. Sarah – Being A Lover, The Sunrise Ruby (Rumi Poem)

34. Sarah – There’s Enough Time To Change My Mind

35. Splashin’ Around At The Swimming Hole

36. Takuya – Kalimba

37. Thor – The Ten Codes

38. Unknown – Words & Thoughts

West Virginia 2005

1. Aaron Funk – Crowd Control Take 1

2. Aaron Funk – Crowd Control Take 2

3. Alexa & Tom – More Than Anything

4. Billy – Rainbow Song

5. Brett – Poem Written 3 Months After 23 Hits

6. Cartwheel!

7. Cartwheels Happily Ever After

8. Doughnuts at Dunkapoo

9. Free Range Pickers – Blues For Dixie

10. Granola Funk Crowd Animal Noises

11. Sabina – ABC poem WV

12. Space Hippie – Loony Bin

13. The Most Intelligent Being

14. The Really Randoms – Random Jam

15. The Walker Heading On Down The Trail

16. Unknown – If I were a Carpenter

Panama 2006

1. Cocle Del Norte – Congo Dance 1

2. Cocle Del Norte – Congo Dance 2

3. Cocle Del Norte – Congo Dance 3

4. Cocle Del Norte – Congo Dance 4

5. Cocle Del Norte – Congo Dance 5

6. Cocle Del Norte – Congo Dance 6

7. Cocle Del Norte – Congo Dance 7 (Extra Long)

8. Crickets & Ocean

9. Danjhel – Un Cancion1 

10. Danjhel – Un Cancion 2

11. Danjhel – Un Cancion 3

12. Jungle Ocean

13. Jungle Birds Crickets

14. Jungle Birds

15. Jungle Rain Rains

16. Jungle Raindroplets

17. Jungle Sounds Howler Monkeys Make A Showing

18. Jungle Sounds Surrounds

19. Jungle Trippy Sounds

20. Ocean Waves Take 1

21. Ocean Waves And Waves Take 2

22. Ocean Bird Cricket And A Distant Tambourine

23. Stream Near Ocean

Colorado 2006

1. 1-2-3 Popcorn!

2. Aloha Campfire – Let the Way of the Heart Shine Through

3. Aloha Campfire – We All Come From The Goddess

4. Arjuna – Fireside Chants 1

5. Arjuna – Fireside Chants 2

6. Arjuna – Govinda

7. Arrrrr!!!

8. Aum (CO)

9. Bojangles – Mind of Mine

10. Bojangles – Eyes of March

11. Brandon – Bach Minuette

12. Cozy Campfire

13. Dance With Metal Guitar 

14. Diamond Dave – Side of the Road (Stephen Wing Poem)

15. Diamond Dave – Spoken Word Quote

16. Diamond Dave – What Is This Rainbow Gathering

17. Double Dose – Promised Land

18. Double Dose – So Many Blessings

19. Dr. Chakra the Mad Bodyworker – Breathing

20. Glowing Feather – Rainbow High

21. Glowing Feather – Rainbow Vision  

22. Henry the Fiddler – The Rainbow Way

23. Hitch Mike – Bright Eyes

24. Jaris – Every Moment is Sacred

25. Jen – Languish No More

26. Kent & Karissa – Duo Poem

27. Lake – Rain

28. Leslie Scott – Mad Beat Poets

29. MC She – In This Place

30. MC She – She

31. Musical Veggie Various – Roly Poly

32. Popcorner Campfire – I Am Only Here For Love

33. Possibility – Bandwagon

34. Possibility – Crossroads

35. Shanda Panda – Keepin’ It Real

36. Sunny Days – By The Time

37. Sunny Days – Unto Eternity

38. That Great Guy – ABC Poem

39. Tom Lao – Sam Hall 

40. Tyler – Static Drama

41. Underscore Orchestra – Instrumental 1

42. Underscore Orchestra – Instrumental 2

43. Underscore Orchestra – Darlin’ Loraine

44. Underscore Orchestra – Devil Says I

45. Unknown – A New America

46. Unknown – Goodbye Mrs. Durkin

47. Unknown – I love you until the very end

48. Unknown – Slide Whistle Mayhem

49. Unknown – Slide Whistle Mayhem Encore

50. We Love You!!!

51. Yeeeeeast!!!!!

52. Yosef – Regular Programming

Wyoming 2008

1. Aaron Funk – Crowd Control

2. Belly Dance Backing Music

3. Davy Gravy – What A Pretty Thing

4. Detroit – Beautiful Meadow

5. Devatma – Violin

6. Erika – This Open Mic

7. Fantuzzi – On My Way

8. Heather Bee- The Use The User And The Used (Poem By Cecil Bothwell)

9. Hypocrite – Censored Poet

10. Montana Camp Lounge Jam

11. Raggedy Ann – Make Believe 

12. Rayven – Flags

13. Steven Weaven The Clown – The Magic Lightbulb

14. Unknown – Make It Up As They Go Poem

15. Unknown – Miracle

16. Unknown – Random Jam At Some Random Fire.

New Mexico 2009

1. Aaron Funk – Crowd Control

2. Adam Cedar – Tic Toc

3. Adam Home – Close Your Eyes

4. Aslan – Birds of a Feather

5. Aslan – Jah Storm

6. Bojangles – Grow

7. Eleanor – Only Skin

8. Gfunk Collective – Space Hippie

9. Guitar Mikal – Yaudi Yaudi Yaudi

10. Henry the Fiddler – The Rainbow Way

11. Human – Lay Our Bodies Down

12. Human – Mountain Tops

13. Human – Open Up

14. Human – Soul Revival

15. Marco – Cities of Gold

16. Morning Birds

17. Rain, Tent, and A Brass Jew’s Harp

18. Rain, Tent, and A Jew’s Harp

19. Sabina – ABC poems

20. Steven – Whatever it Takes

21. The Walker is Walking Again

22. Unknown – In This World

23. Unknown – The Legend of Billy Grave

24. Unknown – Universe Means One Song

25. Zero Boy – Coney Island

26. Zero Boy – New Mexico