Norfolk 6/20/05
Norfolk is a live album by Iron & Wine released on April 18, 2009, Record Store Day. However it was recorded on June 20, 2005.[1] It received an extremely limited release and is now only available on Iron & Wine's official website.[1]
Description
The session was recorded at The Norva in Norfolk, VA as a date on Iron & Wine's 2005 Woman King Tour. It features a full band as well as Samuel Beam's sister, Sarah Beam, providing backing vocals. The album features 5 of the 6 songs on the Woman King EP as well as a few songs from the debut album The Creek Drank the Cradle.[2] Many of the songs are also from his second album, 2004's Our Endless Numbered Days. The then-unreleased b-side "Communion Cups and Someone's Coat" also appears as well as a live rendition of the fan favorite "The Trapeze Swinger". The album was released in support of genuine, independently owned record stores.[3]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Sunset Soon Forgotten" | 3:09 |
| 2. | "Jezebel" | 4:13 |
| 3. | "Woman King" | 3:55 |
| 4. | "Free Until They Cut Me Down" | 4:40 |
| 5. | "Evening on the Ground (Lilith's Song)" | 2:44 |
| 6. | "Love and Some Verses" | 3:37 |
| 7. | "Bird Stealing Bread" | 3:51 |
| 8. | "The Night Descending" | 2:21 |
| 9. | "Naked as We Came" | 2:55 |
| 10. | "Communion Cups & Someone's Coat" | 2:16 |
| 11. | "Fever Dream" | 3:58 |
| 12. | "On Your Wings" | 4:05 |
| 13. | "Freedom Hangs Like Heaven" | 3:41 |
| 14. | "Upward Over the Mountain" | 4:10 |
| 15. | "Teeth in the Grass" | 2:19 |
| 16. | "Southern Anthem" | 5:30 |
| 17. | "My Lady's House" | 2:53 |
| 18. | "The Trapeze Swinger" | 7:29 |
| Total length: | 67:38 | |