The Ark Of The Oven Mitt: ( Audio Book ), by James Gordon

The Ark Of The Oven Mitt: ( Audio Book )

by James Gordon

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1.	Overture 03:34		buy track
2.	In The Dying Days Of The Empire Of Oil 04:30		buy track
3.	Chapter 1.1 01:08		buy track
4.	Fast Food On A Slow Road 04:00		buy track
5.	Chapter 1.2 08:51		buy track
6.	Small Town Prairie Gigs 05:28		buy track
7.	Chapter 1.3 02:56		buy track
8.	Chapter 2 10:40		buy track
9.	Took The Long Way Home 02:37		buy track
10.	Chapter 3 26:00		buy track
11.	Chapter 4.1 12:42		buy track
12.	Signal Faded 05:27	info	buy track
13.	Chapter 4.2 07:44		buy track
14.	Chapter 5 01:11		buy track
15.	Open Mic Night At The Queen's 02:49		buy track
16.	Chapter 6.1 10:04		buy track
17.	Lonesome Cowgirl's Lament 04:45		buy track
18.	Chapter 6.2 02:50		buy track
19.	Without You 03:22		buy track
20.	Chapter 6.3 00:59		buy track
21.	Chapter 7 08:35		buy track
22.	Chapter 8.1 02:02		buy track
23.	Another Big Box Store 03:21		buy track
24.	Chapter 8.2 04:07		buy track
25.	First November Snow 03:29		buy track
26.	Chapter 8.3 12:35		buy track
27.	Dreaming Of A Dream 04:01		buy track
28.	Chapter 8.4 05:42		buy track
29.	Chapter 9 06:16		buy track
30.	Chapter 10.1 08:49		buy track
31.	Kootenay Mountains 03:26		buy track
32.	Chapter 10.2 01:05		buy track
33.	Chapter 11 01:23		buy track
34.	Chapter 12 15:57		buy track
35.	Chapter 13.2 06:37		buy track
36.	Back Before Walmart 03:32		buy track
37.	Back To Brandon 02:33		buy track
38.	Chapter 13.2 02:40		buy track
39.	You Want To Feel Heard 03:18		buy track
40.	Chapter 13.3 06:43		buy track
41.	Manitoba Moon 03:31		buy track
42.	Chapter 14 03:02		buy track
43.	Chapter 15 18:26		buy track
44.	Winnipeg ( It's In The Middle ) 02:50		buy track
45.	Chapter 16.1 04:02		buy track
46.	Hey Clover 04:20		buy track
47.	Chapter 16.2 02:21		buy track
48.	Chapter 17 03:14		buy track
49.	Highway #17 03:01		buy track
50.	Chapter 18.1 01:14		buy track
51.	Farther Along 04:15		buy track
52.	Chapter 18.2 11:11		buy track
53.	For Free 04:03		buy track
54.	Chapter 18.3 03:10		buy track
55.	Chapter 19 07:11		buy track
56.	Chapter 20 05:45		buy track
57.	Chapter 21 12:48		buy track
58.	Chapter 22 07:25		buy track
59.	Chapter 23 15:28		buy track
60.	Chapter 24 18:50		buy track
61.	How? 04:19		buy track
62.	Chapter 24 09:10		buy track
63.	Waltz Of The Fireflies 02:39		buy track
64.	Chapter 25 14:36		buy track
65.	Chapter 26 17:49		buy track
66.	We Can Do This 02:35		buy track
67.	Chapter 27.1 02:28		buy track
68.	Manitoulin 04:01		buy track
69.	Chapter 27.2 03:21		buy track
70.	Chapter 28.1 08:45		buy track
71.	Angus Maclean 03:48		buy track
72.	Chapter 28.2 00:48		buy track
73.	We Owe It To The Pioneers 03:55		buy track
74.	Chapter 28.3 00:57		buy track
75.	We're On The Same Side 03:29		buy track
76.	Chapter 28.4 03:52		buy track
77.	Mining For Songs 03:05		buy track
78.	Chapter 28.5 01:31		buy track
79.	Madalaina 03:06		buy track
80.	Chapter 28.6 03:31		buy track
81.	At The Whim Of The Wind And The Sea 03:31		buy track
82.	Chapter 28.7 00:52		buy track
83.	Isn't It Time To Go Home 03:39		buy track
84.	Chapter 28.8 01:22		buy track
85.	Chapter 29 08:21		buy track
86.	Chapter 30 09:54		buy track
87.	Chapter 31 15:12		buy track
88.	You Know Where To Find Me 03:47		buy track
89.	Chapter 32.1 11:12		buy track
90.	Miles and Miles 03:07		buy track
91.	Chapter 32.2 03:21		buy track
92.	Chapter 33 22:30		buy track
93.	Chapter 34 03:15		buy track
94.	Chapter 35.1 07:20		buy track
95.	Fall And Rise 02:53		buy track
96.	Chapter 35.2 04:25		buy track
97.	Morning Glory 03:41		buy track
98.	Credits 00:48		buy track

about

It's a novel. It's an album. It's 'The Ark Of The Oven Mitt'
A Reporter for a Canadian music magazine is asked to do a ‘where-are-they-now’ story about ‘Miles and Myles’, a popular band in the ‘80s.
Maddie Myles, the charismatic lead singer, leaves her partner and the band at the height of its fame, and disappears. Her ex, Miles Gerber, has been touring the bar circuit for 20 years with his own group “Miles Gerber and The Shit Disturbers”. As the audience declines, Miles says each night that they are ‘searching for the end of the music business’. Miles is unwilling to be interviewed, so the reporter gives an old tape recorder to the group’s drummer, who gives us a rolling report on the slow decline of the band, and the music business in general.
One day, in their beat-up touring van, they pick up a dynamic young woman at the side of the road, who starts them on a new journey: not an ending, but a new direction that leads to a revival, and lots of self-discovery for Miles. Along the way they learn the value of community, and the power of stories. In Part Two they accidentally find themselves at the center of an embryonic ‘utopian colony’ with a festival atmosphere, which is where the unusual title of the book comes from. Miles writes songs along the way that tell the story of the challenges of a changing world, compelling tales of those who have fallen in between the cracks of a system that has left them behind.

With humour, and 36 original songs, we laugh, learn, and love along with a rag-tag bunch of characters who find resolution and fulfillment after years of drifting along an endless highway.

This is the audio book. It's a hefty download as they are High Quality .wav files. If you just want mp3s, and a lighter download. this audio book is available everywhere online that you buy audio books... though this method gives me the best return on my investment. Support artists!
This is also available as a 'hard copy' book where you download just the songs elsewhere on this Bandcamp site.

credits

released July 31, 2021

Written and performed by James Gordon. Performed by James Gordon and a large cast of splendid musicians. Recording enabled by a grant from the Ontario Arts Council. Produced by James Gordon and Evan Gordon. Mastered by Evan Gordon. Cover art by Ian Bell. Book edited by Laurie Gough.

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JAMES GORDON Guelph, Ontario

James Gordon is a Canadian songwriter/playwright/musician/producer/author and community activist. Co-founder of the legendary Canadian folk trio Tamarack, He’s released 40 albums in 40 years!
His newest release on Borealis Records- "the Heritage Hall Sessions" has been very well received world-wide. James Moonlights as a CIty Councillor in his hometown of Guelph, Ontario. www.jamesgordon.ca ... more

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