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Lonesome Goldmine

by Annie Ellicott

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1.
The Going Prayer the sun goes up the sun comes down I can't remember my name (When my mama goes I pray She rides the wild wind) I can't remember if I ever found my way back home (and when my daddy goes I hope that I will cry for him) I put it all into a million little bottles, sent them out to sea Surely one will find its way back to me (until there's nothing more of him) The sun goes up The sun comes down And as my holiest of truths dissolve before me may I be there by my side, eyes open wide till at last my heart and hands come untied. So when this body no more can hold the high tide, I can fall into the sea arms open wide
2.
Goddess Androgyny Sky puddles dancing in rippling rings recall they were once but ethereal springs Oh, what a day to be living our dreams A thousand miles down inside you, little one You will find me Goddess Androgyny lying lonely as a messenger can be Goddess Androgyny In a bottle in the middle of the swirling sea Goddess Androgyny Goddess Androgyny Hurry, set the angels free! Goddess Androgyny Easy, see the angles, three Water, birth me Goddess Androgyny Goddess Androgyny A thousand miles down inside you, little one You will find me Goddess Androgyny
3.
Lonesome Goldmine Trust light Embrace spring Ask the rose where the sacred moment lies lingering inside a little blue universe like brilliant broken sky windows singing perfumed decay The time is soon The dream is you One languid eternity Go on, go planting seeds along the hungry roadside Go on, go walk with your demons Bring back a piece of the inside Are you a kind man? Are you a con man? Are you a madman? Are you no mans land? Are you dry land for a woman lost at sea? Or are you just a man orphaned by a world that showed you war would set us free, an undulating puzzle piece in my yearning memory, beautiful abstraction that almost fits inside me? When I first heard, it was whispered in the wind chimes When I first could see, it was written plainly as a child’s rhyme, pure and glaring: Be caring Dearest, be caring Be daring with this loaded heart you seep through Hyper sensitive All contestable With incentive madly questionable I call to you: Go on Go on Go on Go planting seeds around your lonesome goldmine Paint yourself a garden; let the stars shine through It all repeats in time my unknowable you
4.
Babya 05:16
Babya I went to the bible I went to the bottle I went to the end of the line Nowhere could I find, nowhere could I find that sweet Babya, baby of mine Babya Babya Babya Babya baby of mine Babya Babya Babya Babya sweet little baby of mine I smell like a sailor, spring love like a mother and little my heart couldn't find Come lay your bones in me, into the earth of me sweet Babya, baby of mine Babya Babya Babya Babya sweet little baby of mine I climbed up the ladder, the heart of the matter I met our successors, so fine They stood on our shoulders like ten thousand soldiers in love, in our perfect design Yes, my young, yes, your young sat down with the problem They saw it and called it divine Come lay your bones in me, into the earth with me sweet little baby of mine
5.
Father Bones 04:28
Father Bones When you come home, Father Bones leave a light on for Little Wing Beyond you, beyond me Her homilies sing through the trees whispering a love I can almost believe, can almost conceive Do you have a story to tell of the night the stars fell down the mountainside? Shot in the dream, life opened wide (river of sighs down the great divide) In blindness, believing, spinning and weaving She carries on beating in you and me I sit with you listening silently
6.
Shadows Live 03:36
Shadows Live Come to the mirror Ruby don't be shy don't be shy Look at me, look, look at me You know why you know why Shadows live under your dress A holy mess Run to the river Ruby little lies in your eyes Hear the mirror singing clear and wise See your eyes Shadows live Undo your disguise Come to the mirror Ruby kind surprise in your eyes See the river singing clear and wise See your eyes
7.
Daddy Longlegs Daddy-ah-da-Daddy-ah-da-Daddy-ah-da Daddy Longlegs Ruby, Little Ruby calling cuckoo! cocoon me Daddy Longlegs in my bones woke me on the telephone saying “Love my little honey suckle how she makes me chuckle when she buckles” Time cries out for everything in his wild imagining Winter, autumn, summer, spring half lost, half remembering- Apple tree or apple seed apple seed or apple tree all is nothing, all is free All is nothing All is free All Is Love- the song we sing Daddy-ah-da-daddy-ah-da-Daddy-ah-da Daddy Longlegs Ruby, Little Ruby calling “Tu est mon petit ami” Through the keyhole sirens ring, terrifying golden glean: All is magic, all is seen all is magic, all is seen through the dark wood flooding spring All Is Love- the song we sing All is Love- the song we sing Daddy-ah-da-daddy-ah-da-Daddy-ah-da Daddy Longlegs Ruby, Little Ruby calling… Dance with me beyond the screen all is love the song we sing Carry home the tired dream into the ocean, done and clean Winter, autumn, summer, spring going, going, gone indeed- apple tree to apple seed apple seed to apple tree apple tree to apple seed
8.
Lullaby 05:42
Lullaby Darling one, forgive my pain You are perfect as the rain Everything that you contain- down, down, down trimmed and pressed into a name angel of space but you remain unspeakable sacred words unsung and even as we come undone down, down, down you’re still the one down, down, down who broke my heart open angel Perfect one, there is no stain All dreams wash out in the rain Deepest joy and darkest pain down, down, down run together angel down the drain of space but we are un dissolvable, ancient as the sun and surely as the rain will come down, down, down you’re still the one down, down, down who showed me how to hold the night, so fragile in the moonlight down down down down down down… down down down down down down… down down down down down down…

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Annie Ellicott - Lonesome Goldmine

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A note from the artist:

I didn't know what I was doing going into this.
I knew there was beautiful music growing inside me that only
I could hear, and an urge to put it outside where everyone could hear was growing inside, too.

The origin of the music and of this growing impulse to share it was a mystery to me, but I trusted it.

I moved forward in faith that I would be given the knowledge
& resources to continue as I went along, & that is exactly what happened.

Mark Kuykendall became the other half of this album. He has been a great teacher, showing me the magic in honoring that mystery, listening closely as long as necessary, & protecting its purity by maintaining purity of intention.

Looking back now,
the music seems on one level to be a force of nature all it's own, a living entity that we simply midwifed into the world. It's also a collective work of art created from the minds, hearts, hands & generosity of many people.

My intention is to give you a window into your own vast inner world of cryptograms waiting to be decoded, innocence waiting to be recovered, & the endless stillness we are never apart from. - Annie Ellicott

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Thank you...

Mark & Lindsey, you made your home feel like my home,
played with me, sound experimented with me, were patient with me & believed in me. Cait O'Darling, you housed & fed me during
the most difficult time of my life. Thank you for understanding who I am & being the most wonderful friend. Thank you Bob Doenges for
leading me to water. Greg, thank you for loving me, & for the invaluable gifts & experiences you've given me. Thank you Melanie Sweeney & Maya Christobel for continuously & gently nudging me towards seeing my true value as an artist. Jeff Hogue & Mark Step Ward,thank you for always being there when I need help or perspective with matters of art, spirit & heart. Amy, you encouraged me to show my original music to people, selflessly assisted with transcribing & arranging and gave me a beautiful musical leg to stand on when we started performing my originals. Thank you for all of this and so much more. Paige Britt, thank you for making the most courageous journey, & for being a lighthouse in the dark. Peregrine, Justin, Angie, Jeremy, Mark & Lindsey thank you for making the album art as beautiful as the music. Thank You you Mark K., Amy, Jordan, Andrew, Jesse, Josh, Mark S., & Orla for making this music so much more than I ever dreamed possible. Thank you to everyone who contributed money & time to Lonesome Goldmine. It wouldn't have happened without you. Deepest gratitude to my precious family, for loving me unconditionally & for bringing me so much joy; & to my family of close friends.


~This album is dedicated to my mother Mary, who gave me life, showed me how to love and be loved, and set me free~

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released September 18, 2016

All Songs Written & Composed by Annie Ellicott

Produced & Engineered by
Mark Kuykendall

Co-produced by
Annie Ellicott

Executive Producers:
Greg Owens
James Johnson
Annie Ellicott

Artwork by
Angie Pember Brockey - Wet Plate Photography (Album Cover)
Peregrine Honig - Handwritten words, Drawing
Justin Brockey - Wet Plate Photography
Jeremy Charles - Polaroids, Digital Photography
Rachel Ann Dennis - Letterpressing (50ltd LP)

Design & Layout by
Mark Kuykendall


Recorded at Unknown Tone Studios Tulsa, OK (2014 - 2016)


Saxophone for Shadows Live engineered by Travis Fite at Soultreestudio.

Piano for Goddess Androgyny & Babya engineered by Travis Fite at the home of Margaret and Steven Kobos.

Piano parts for Father Bones, Shadows Live, and Lullaby engineered by Mark Kuykendall at the home of Margaret and Steven Kobos.

Additional work on Daddylong Legs by Orla Wren (orlawrenmusic.bandcamp.com)

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Annie Ellicott Tulsa, Oklahoma

Annie Ellicott is a jazz vocalist, songwriter and interdisciplinary artist. In recent years, she has expanded her creativity through acting, voice over, audio book narration, video production, album production, stagecraft, and performance art.

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