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Squirrels’ Nest is pleased to have coordinated five CD projects to date. Our first two CDs were recordings from the Squirrels’ Nest Jam Tent at the ODPC FunFest. Squirrels’ Nest Live (2013; sold out) and Back to the Squirrels’ Nest (2015; limited quantities available) featured festival grounds jamming with the Squirrels. In 2016, many artists came together to donate their music to help raise funds after a Squirrels’ Nest family lost their home and business in a terrible fire --- our “After the Fire” CD. In late 2020, we produced our fourth CD – Kaiser Family Band Live: Festival Recordings 2007-2014. With profits from this CD, we were able to gift a wonderful professional dulcimer to one of our members recovering from cancer. Any future profits from the CD will go to help others as needs arise. Our fifth CD was released in January, 2021: Songs for Wendy.

OUR LATEST PROJECT: SONGS FOR WENDY

See below for details on how to help our friend, Wendy Songe!

TO PURCHASE OUR OTHER CDS:
Live from the Squrrels’ Nest – SOLD OUT
Back to the Squirrels’ Nest -- $15, plus $5 shipping = $20
After the Fire - Suggested donation of $20, including shipping if needed
Kaiser Family Band Live: Festival Recordings 2007-2014 - Suggested donation of $20, including shipping if needed

If you would like to order a copy, would like to know where you can buy one in person, or would just like more information, Thing2@squirrelsnestlive.com


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As many of you know, Wendy Songe had a heart attack in September, 2019. In November, she was diagnosed with a brain aneurysm; and in December, she had surgery to remove a non-cancerous brain tumor. It was impossible for Wendy to do what she loves most… play and teach music! A Go Fund Me campaign was set up to raise $50,000 to help Wendy with her medical and living expenses while she recovers from her recent surgery. Wendy is well-loved in the mountain dulcimer and acoustic music community, including at The Squirrels’ Nest -- a high energy jam at the ODPC festival in Evart, Michigan. The Squirrels’ Nest reached out to a few of Wendy’s fellow mountain dulcimer performers and teachers, and asked them to donate a cut of music for a new music release, Songs For Wendy. Starting January 23, 2021, anyone who makes a new donation of $50 or more to Wendy's Go Fund Me campaign can receive a copy of Songs for Wendy, while supplies last. Although we distributed all of our limited edition run of 50 (physical copy) CDs, the tunes are still available as a digital download. Once you make a new donation of $50 or more, you will be contacted via e-mail (the one you used for Go Fund Me) with information on how to receive your digital download. For more information on the Squirrels’ Nest release of Songs for Wendy contact thing2@squirrelsnestlive.com

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For info, Thing2@squirrelsnestlive.com.


Featured Tunes

  1. "Songs For Wendy" features 20 cuts of mountain dulcimer music. Artists on the project include: Steve Eulberg, Don Pedi, Erin Mae & Amber Rogers-Clark, Karen Mueller, Susan Trump, Janita Baker, Aaron O’Rourke, Atwater-Donnelly, Dave Haas & Bob Webb, Neal Hellman, Deborah Hamouris, Linda Brockinton, John & Karen Keane, Butch Ross, Joe Collins & Nancy Galambush, Tull Glazener & Jim Sperry, Sue Carpenter, Stephen Seifert & Emily Eagen, Bing Futch, and Sam Edelston.
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Our 2020 Project: KFB Live, to help fellow musicians in need

In late 2020, we produced our fourth CD – Kaiser Family Band Live: Festival Recordings 2007-2014. Profits from this CD were used to help fellow musicians in need. Our first project was fully funded, and we were able to gift a wonderful professional dulcimer to one of our members recovering from cancer. Future profits will go to help others as the need arises.

For info, Thing2@squirrelsnestlive.com.


Kaiser Family Live

  1. Walker Street
  2. Fly Around My Pretty Little Miss
  3. Father Kelly's
  4. New Rigged Ship
  5. Under the Double Eagle
  6. Ieva's Polka
  7. Morrison's Jig
  8. Cuckoo's Nest
  9. Sailor's Hornpipe
  10. Hey Little Girl Do What I Tell You / Hangman's Reel
  11. Fisher's Hornpipe
  12. Old Grey Cat
  13. Eli Green's Cakewalk
  14. Forked Deer
  15. Contributing to the Delinquency of Am
  16. Reel de Beatrice
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When one of our own lost her home and business in a tragic fire, members of Squirrels' Nest wanted to help! Organized by our own Thing 2, Dale Palecek, members and musician friends of The Nest came together to donate tracks for a fundraising CD. The result.... "After the Fire". This amazing CD features incredible music from some of the best dulcimer musicians in the country, each donating their time and talent to the cause of helping a fellow musician get back on her feet. All profits from this CD will be donated to the "After the Fire" fund, to help Nikki. We would love for you to have your own copy! For info, Thing2@squirrelsnestlive.com.


After the Fire

  1. Spider on the Bedpost/Step Around Johnny - Rick Thum
  2. Shenandoah Falls - Judge Jess and the Bluegrass Appeal
  3. Whispers in the Trees - Ted Yoder
  4. Son Shine - Bill Robinson
  5. Sycamore Rapids/The Trout - Timothy Seaman
  6. Sanibel Sunset - Bill Bosler
  7. Westphalia Waltz - Stephen Seifert
  8. Reel de Beatrice - Kaiser Family Band
  9. Enamored - Dan Landrum
  10. Contributing to the Delinquency of Am - Squirrels' Nest
  11. Whiskey Jig - Squirrels' Nest Live Ensemble
  12. Iberian Jig Set - Karen Ashbrook
  13. Aristocracy - Dale Palecek and Friends
  14. Spring in the Valley - David and Annette Lindsey
  15. Jackie Tar - James Rathbun & Kelly Kaiser
  16. Simple Gifts - Gloria Hays
  17. Never Too Late - Bing Futch
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Back to the Squirrels’ Nest features even more high-energy tunes recorded live right in the center of the action! Recorded on July 18, 2014 and released in 2015, this CD continues the tradition of great music from Squirrels’ Nest.

There are few copies remaining for sale. For info, or to purchase a CD, email Thing2@squirrelsnestlive.com.


Back to the Squirrels' Nest

  1. Contributing to the Delinquency of Am
  2. Father Kelly’s
  3. Black Mountain Rag
  4. Forked Deer
  5. St. Anne’s Reel
  6. Nala’s Waltz
  7. Tamlin/Up Downey
  8. Jamie Allen/Redwing
  9. Haste to the Wedding
  10. Julia Delaney/Morrison’s Jig
  11. John Ryan’s Polka
  12. Old Joe Clark
  13. Liberty/Soldier’s Joy
  14. The Gale
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SOLD OUT

With nearly an hour of tunes, recorded live at Squirrels' Nest jam sessions, "Live From the Squirrels' Nest" will take you right into the thick of the jam with us!

And remember - proceeds from the CD will be used to fund a music education scholarship!

This CD sold out in 2016.


Live From the Squirrels' Nest

  1. Reel de Beatrice
  2. Pays de Haut/ Willafjord
  3. Julia Delaney
  4. Yellow Rose of Texas/ Knock Knock- Bill Bosler, BM
  5. Road to Lisdoonvarna/ Swallowtail Jig/ Kesh Jig
  6. Angeline the Baker
  7. Crashing Waves- Lisel Mom
  8. Angle Worm Wiggle
  9. Hangman's Reel
  10. Irish Washerwoman
  11. Celebrated Opera Reel/ Ragtime Annie/ Redwing
  12. Cold Frosty Morning/ Old Grey Cat
  13. Mouth of the Tobique
  14. Whiskey Before Breakfast
  15. Kitchen Girl
  16. Blackberry Blossom
  17. John Stenson's #2
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In a Whole New Light

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  1. Jesusita en Chihuahua
  2. Temptation Rag
  3. Cloud Nine
  4. When Johnny Comes Marching Home
  5. Ten Strike
  6. Tunturisatu
  7. Maple Leaf Rag
  8. Orange Blossom Special
  9. My Wife's a Wee Wanton Thing / One Bottle Too Many / Coleraine
  10. Czardas
  11. Eli Green's Cakewalk
  12. Sailor's Hornpipe
  13. Reel a Bouche
  14. Larideau Evit Gabriel
  15. Wheel Hoss


We Do Pickin' Right

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  1. Walker Street
  2. Over the Waterfall
  3. Riding on a Load of Hay
  4. Dill Pickle Rag
  5. Snake River Reel
  6. Father Kelly's
  7. Cold Frosty Morn'
  8. Julia Delaney
  9. Cabri Waltz
  10. New Rigged Ship
  11. Opera Reel
  12. Morrison's Jig
  13. Flowers of Edinburgh
  14. Ichabod's Last Ride
  15. Mouth of the Tobique
  16. In a Persian Market
  17. Grasshopper Sittin' on a Sweet Potato Vine
  18. Reel de Beatrice


Old Grey Cat

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  1. Cuckoo's Nest
  2. Reel of Mulinivat
  3. Knock Knock
  4. Under the Double Eagle
  5. Soldier's Joy
  6. Old Grey Cat
  7. Ootpik Waltz
  8. Alabama Jubilee
  9. Fisher's Hornpipe
  10. Road to Lisdoonvarna / Ten Penny Bit
  11. Forked Deer
  12. Glass Island Reel
  13. Blackberry Blossom
  14. El Cumbanchero
  15. Louisiana Fairytale
  16. Fly Around My Pretty Little Miss
  17. Ieva's Polka
  18. John Stenson's #2


Now In Color

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  1. Ragtime Annie
  2. Devil's Dream
  3. Catharsis
  4. Accordion Crimes
  5. Dancing Bear
  6. Irish Washerwoman
  7. Shenandoah Falls
  8. Nothing To It
  9. Sheebeg Sheemore
  10. Leather Britches
  11. Sweet Georgia Brown
  12. Hey Little Girl Do What I Tell You / Hangman's Reel
  13. Whiskey Before Breakfast
  14. Shepherd's Wife Waltz
  15. Toss The Feathers
  16. Boiling Point
  17. Red Haired Boy
  18. The Gale* (Live)
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