The Ballad of the Red Shoes

The Ballad of the Red Shoes
EP by Andrew Bird
Released	2002
Length	12:13
Label	Self-released, re-released
Andrew Bird chronology
Fingerlings (2002) The Ballad of the Red Shoes (2002) Weather Systems (2003)

The Ballad of the Red Shoes is a collaborative project between Andrew Bird and his mother, Beth Bird, who is a printmaker. In its original printing in 2001, the artwork consisted of an accordion folded set of prints illustrating a story tucked inside a sturdy printed / handpainted chipboard folder. The new package is slightly less deluxe, the artwork is now in a booklet instead of an accordion fold – otherwise, all of the images remain the same. The CD contains 12 minutes worth of instrumental violin pieces.^[1]

Track listing

1. "Theme 1 (Waltz)" – 1:54
2. "Something Sinister" – 1:37
3. "Chorus of the Swan" – 2:43
4. "Theme 1 (Restated)" – 0:49
5. "Dance of Death" – 1:33
6. "The Door" – 2:10
7. "Swedish Folk Tune" – 1:27

References

1. ^ http://andrewbird.net/redshoes.htm (April 18, 2007)

External links

• Pitchfork Media news of re-issue (January 5, 2006)