Description: 8 measures that S. J. brought home from Scotland, now with more mandolin! Apologies for slight pitchiness; studio was really warm that night during our Concert Window broadcast, Sept 7 2018, and the instruments were feelin' it. (So was the band, lol) More music from Sooj: http://music.sjtucker.com Online shows: http://www.concertwindow.com/sjtuckermusic Alec's Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/AlexanderJamesAdams

Description: Alec's Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/AlexanderJamesAdams More Concert Window shows with Sooj: http://www.concertwindow.com/sjtuckermusic This clip was from our shared broadcast on Sept 7, 2018.

Description: Just a couple of characters tryna stay alive, lol! CW: loud noise (and loud reaction) at about 1:46. Alec's Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/AlexanderJamesAdams More Concert Window shows with Sooj: http://www.concertwindow.com/sjtuckermusic Our online audience during the broadcast laughed so much with us when the oscillating fan busted itself that we decided to go on and post the hilarity here. XD

Description: Get this track: http://music.sjtucker.com/track/roses-in-the-rocks #persistresistandbloom Lyrics: If the roses in the rocks can bloom, then I'd better get to bloomin' too. Persist, Resist, and Bloom. Persist, Resist, and Bloom. If the roses in the rocks can bloom, then I'd better get to bloomin' too. If the roses in the rocks can bloom, so can I. Not like it's rocket science, or even prickly pear marinade. You know what they say about life and lemons. Pour me some of that lemonade. Rich vs. Poor ain't nothing new. Artists and fools still speaking truth to power, well what about you? Yeah, what about you? See, I'm not afraid to fight for change. I am here to be the change we wanna see. Springtime comes on back around. Blossom feeds the honeybees and sweet little seeds keep breaking free. If the roses in the rocks can bloom, then I'd better get to bloomin' too. Persist, Resist, and Bloom. Persist, Resist, and Bloom. If the roses in the rocks can bloom, then I'd better get to bloomin' too. If the roses in the rocks can bloom, so can I. It's hard to kill a rosebush. Why would you wanna try? We all share the water, the starry sky, the food supply, so grow your thorns, my people. We've still got plenty of sun. We are the wild and rainbow roses whose colors will not run. Wild roses keep on climbing, no matter who's in charge. Our truth has always been here. The future still is ours. Wild roses keep on growing, no matter who's in charge. Our truth has always been here. The future still is ours. Wild roses keep on blooming no matter who's in charge. Our truth has always been here. The future still is ours! Better get to bloomin'. Persist, Resist, and bloom. If the roses in the rocks can bloom, then I'd better get to bloomin' too. If the roses in the rocks can bloom, so can I! released September 12, 2018 Music, lyrics, vocals, guitars, bass, drum programming, mix, and cover photo by S. J. Tucker. Tracked & mixed at The Pixie House, Arkansas River Valley. Mad love to Soulwriters II 2017.

Description: From June 28, 2018's online concert, written in 2016, and still relevant, alas. Stay mad and stay safe, everyone; we're gonna need each other. Love you. Lyrics below. Lyrics: It isn't a contest. Well, maybe it is, but look around and love who's still alive. It takes all kinds. It truly does. In all of our diversity, may we thrive. Kindness matters, and it always has. Kindness matters, and it always has. The times have not stopped changing. Blameless blood still runs. Money changes hands at the speed of light. Here in the free world, we have no shortage of ways to reach out to each other's hearts tonight. Kindness matters, and it always will. Kindness matters, and it always will. Let go the labels for a moment. Hold back what's better left unsaid. Could we stand up for each other without wounding one another, and offer some peace to both living and dead? Shouldn't we try for compassion instead? Kindness matters, and it always did. Kindness matters, and it always did. So I pledge allegiance to those who listen and I promise to do my very best to be one of them, to learn as quickly as I can, and to show only kindness under pressure because it matters. Song, lyrics, & this recording copyright S. J. Tucker, 2018; all rights reserved. Filmed live at the Pixie House.

Description: Lyrics: http://sjtucker.com/lyrics-and-vid-the-ballad-of-lilah-rose/ From Sooj: Renée and I flirt with having the band name, Zeze Oiseau. This tune of mine (think "Tam Lin" vs. "The Devil Went Down to Georgia" but with all the girl power) is one of our favorites to perform together. Song and this video copyright S. J. Tucker; all rights reserved.

Description: One of my faves, in a new vid for NPR's Tiny Desk Contest. This year's desk is my wee stained glass one. http://sjtucker.com for tour dates and stuff http://music.sjtucker.com to listen for free! Videographer, editor, songwriter, performer, director, all the things: S. J. Tucker Filmed live in my studio, The Pixie House, near the Ouachita National Forest. Lyrics: Jokers wild, cloudy skies Lights go down, new sunrise Temple burns, mothers weep Trickster, guard my fitful sleep Aces high, spirits low Always on with the show Rules to break, vows to keep, Trickster, guard my fitful sleep Poker face, suckerpunk, "Amazing Grace", Naked Lunch, Battlestar, Quantum Leap, Trickster, guard my fitful sleep. Spider song, rabbit silk, jackal purr, raven's milk, fairy tales softly creep, Trickster, guard my fitful sleep. Oh, I know you've been as gentle as you can in sleeping or in waking. I'll keep my courage very close at hand and pretend I am unbreakable. Heavy crown, thistledown, wicked smile, silly frown. Love's embrace, no mistake. Trickster, guide me when I wake. Cuddle tight, kill the light. Bring the love and not the fight. Morning coffee, evening tears, Trickster, please stay right here. Oh, I know you'll be as gentle as you can. I'll be at my bravest, stick to the road, follow all the plan, no matter how it changes. Song, recording, video copyright S. J. Tucker 2015; all rights reserved. Thanks for watching!

Description: Get this track: http://music.sjtucker.com/album/burn-me-out-songs-from-the-world-of-strowlers STROWLERS is Zombie Orpheus Entertainment's urban fantasy show concept and shared multimedia world that tells the stories of “hypercreative malcontent[s]” who have the guts to believe in magic (and to keep practicing it, as well as protecting others with magical abilities, even when doing so makes them outlaws). Sooj is proud to support the project as a songwriter. The #Strowlers team wants the project to have a strong open source storytelling aspect, which will empower anyone and everyone who resonates with the concept, with a platform for the stories THEY want to tell. Watch clips: www.zombieorpheus.com/videos/playlist/8/video/0/ Learn more: wiki.zombieorpheus.com/index.php/Strowlers:The_Strowlers From Sooj: “Inspired by the character Josiah in the 'Strowlers' series pilot, the defining lyrics of this song come straight from the script. This mix and this tune are dedicated to the memory of "G. Val", actor G. Valmont Thomas. Written in the spring of 2017, "Show Me" is a song for those of us who might sometimes see bits of our own world that others cannot, making the whole thing difficult to talk about, even with a friend. (And trust me, I'm not talking about 'alternative facts' here. Yuck. I'm taking about magic.)” Lyrics: Just because it isn't real doesn't mean it isn't true If someone said it wasn't real They don't see the way you do If I told you I believed you, what stories would you tell? Would you feel a little stronger? Would you step out of your shell or would you say it wasn't real until I left you alone? Once upon a time, did someone try to take it away from you? Did you fight for what was real to you? I know that you do. Well, once upon a time is now and the story's come back for you so show me what you can do. If someone said it wasn't true doesn't mean it isn't real You know it behind your eyes and in all that you feel If I tell you I believe you, what stories would you share? Would you feel a little stronger? Would you say that you don't care, or tell me, "no, no, no, no no! Please leave me alone!" Well, we've all got a different right and wrong So we break a little law or we sing a different song Who says what's real, what's right, and what is true? Once upon a time, you lived by the rhyme of the things you knew So why don't you show me what you can do. Come on and show me what you can do! Guitars, vocals, bass, fujara, percussion, programming, mix, music, and lyrics by S. J. Tucker. Special thanks to Ben & the Strowlers cast and crew for inspiring the heck out of me.