2007-05-04: the Creaking Planks joined Accordion Noir Radio in their "new" time-slot!

Well, friends, nothing new to report (but stay tuned for June), however... as part of the celebrations of their own decaversary (decade anniversary, see how that works?) our colleagues at Accordion Noir Radio have been going way back into their archives and re-releasing a "back episode" from more or less ten years ago. We've arrived at their 23rd episode, the first in their then-new time slot on the daywalker side of midnight at long last, and we were the first live guests to perform in that spot! This spot of primordial Planking predates even the earliest postings to our own website, so for the first time here we can announce the old, old recording which you can now go to enjoy, featuring... a much younger, far creakier incarnation of this musical ensemble. Cheers and creak on!

Creaking Planks on Swamp Rabbit Squeezebox Festival fundraising compilation CD

The Creaking Planks are proud to announce their appearance on a new compilation CD to benefit the inaugural Swamp Rabbit Squeezebox Festival in South Carolina this September (when we will be celebrating our own 10th annual Accordion Noir Festival.) Your friend and ours T.C. Costello is spearheading the venture after one too many late nights listening to back episodes of Accordion Noir Radio and wondering to himself: "how come THEY get to have all the fun?" Consequently the other performers on the fundraiser compilation include a great number of our past and present Accordion Noir Fest co-stars from the general vicinity of the Pacific Northwest -- Miss Natasha Enquist, Barbara Adler, Jet Black Pearl and even the great Geoff Berner! We probably will not be making the grand hike down from Vancouver to South Carolina -- at least, not in the fest's first year -- but if you support the festival with a financial contribution, you can purchase our appearance on the compilation (it's our fabulous and wholesome Pie song!) for either a virtual, digital copy ($10) or a physical disk to hold close in the middle of the night and warm with your hot little hands ($15). And of course, if you wish to support the festival with a still-higher financial donation... it's a free country! There are T-shirts, posters and more up for grabs... but we are not on them, this time around.

So's you know what you're getting into, here's a complete listing of all the tracks included on the compilation:

Crystal Bright and the Silver Hands - The End
T.C. Costello - How to Have a Good Time in the Afterlife
Miss Mousie and the Rigamarole - Dumpsters and Diverbars
Jet Black Pearl - Slug Song
The Brandy Theives - The Muse of Molly Malloy
Geoff Berner- Condos
Cascabel - Time & Road
Wasted Wine - The House
Tower of Dudes - We're Allright
Creaking Planks - Pie Song
Esmerelda Strange - Que Viva La Chava
Apathy Wizards - The Girl who touched the Moon
Barbara Adler - Moon
Miss Natasha Enquist - Golden Planet

PS, don't despair -- we do have live performances and more video recordings coming up, but all in good time.