You can now hear a one-minute clip from the new Circles EP in the Music section! If you enjoy what you hear, you can nab the album for a mere $8 in the online store with your credit card, too.
Here is a news article about an upcoming ballet based on The Marionette and the Music Box:
JACKSON, MS April 24, 2006 – Living Water Dance Company and local record label, Esperanza Plantation will team up this spring for a family friendly event filled with live music, dance and theatre. This exciting production, put on in part by Fondren Renaissance and Graphic Anthem, will benefit the after-school arts programs of local non-profit, Neighborhood Christian Center. The event will be held May 11 at 7pm in the Duling School Auditorium in Fondren and will feature live music by Wooden Finger and El Obo. Tickets are $5 for students and $7 for adults. Seating is limited.
The evening will premiere “The Marionette and the Music Box”, a full-length children’s ballet choreographed by local dancer Stephanie Miracle. Miracle’s work is based on the instrumental storybook/album by Unwed Sailor and Jamie Hunt which as been described by Stephen Thompson of The Onion as “sublime and endlessly rewarding.” Uniquely blending contemporary dance and elements from mime and theatre, “Marionette” tells a story of love, adventure, despair and forgiveness. Combining the talents of professional dancers from Living Water Dance Company and children from the Neighborhood Christian Center after-school program, Miracle’s ballet is one that can be enjoyed by both young and old. The evening will also include “The Night Angels Came to Visit” also choreographed by Miracle with set design by sculptor Richard McKey.
LIVING WATER DANCE COMPANY – was founded in 2004 by Amy Roark-McIntosh. The professional dance company has performed various original dance works around school, parks, and theatre venues in the community. Stephanie Miracle previous works include “Synchronized”, “Doodlings” and the children’s opera “Robinson” staring Lester Senter-Wilson. She teaches dance at Belhaven College, Ballet Magnificat!, and Neighborhood Christian Centers.
ESPERANZA PLANTATION – was formed in 2002.Taking its title from an antebellum Mississippi Delta farm of the same name, the members of Esperanza Plantation decided on the moniker based on the definitions and literal interpretation of each individual word. Billing itself as a “new settlement for hope”, the significance rang true to all the individuals involved. The logo concept was borrowed as well, taking the bowed “E” brand, which exemplifies hope, always pushing upward.
This month, we have good tidings and foul tidings. On the positive side, the new Circles EP is now available for purchasing in the store! And on a more wretched note, Johnathon’s bass was stolen whilst he was touring in Philadelphia with Rosie Thomas. If you live in the area or know friends, you might keep an eye out for it at pawn shops or perhaps in the hands of some mischievous thieving musician… To aid you in your search for the missing bass, here is a photo.
Hello everyone! I realize that Unwed Sailor news has been a bit sparse lately, but that’s because Johnathon is currently on tour with Ester Drang. You can check out their Web site if you want to find out more about their music and tour. I’d also like to let you all know that since the forum has become a bit of a magnet for spammers (whose messages I periodicallly have to clear), I’ve changed the board to require that you be registered to post. This way casual spammers can’t come along and bombard the board with links to “free poker sites” and the like. I know it’s a bit of an extra hassle for those who just want to post a message, but hopefully it’ll be a much more pleasant reading experience without all the unrelated advertisements. That said, post away!
The For Jonathon double-disc set is now available for purchase in the online store for $10.
Well, our fall tour is over…thanks again to everyone who came out and supported Unwed Sailor…it was wonderful seeing all of you. So, the future…The White Ox and Circles are finished and will be arriving in March…they will be available on cd and vinyl. There will be tour dates to coincide with the releases…. Look for another new lineup for the spring tour….more news soon!
Our apologies for the site going down this week. We were having difficulties switching to a new server, but now it’s back up and running! Now for a quick announcement: The band is still on tour and have completely sold out of The Marionette and the Music Box digipak CDs, so you won’t be able to order them from the store anymore. However, you can still purchase the hardbound book version, which includes the CD inside. We just thought that should be clarified for those who might think that the book is only a book with no music. It’s not true.
The band would like to know which songs you’d like to hear them play on the upcoming fall tour. Voice your opinions in the Discuss section!
We finally have eight photos up for you to amuse yourself with in the Photography section, as well as updated Tour dates, locations, times and other lovely stuff. Go forth and explore!
The new dates for the Unwed Sailor Fall 2005 Tour are now available in the Tour section!