urbanfolkparade.com

This page contains most of the recorded history of Urban Folk Parade, from its start in February 2001 through the end of 2003. The band is no longer active due to geographical and financial considerations.

Those not interested in combing through the entire catalog here can download the

Urban Folk Parade Greatest Hits Collection:

1. Drag mp3 3.1 MB
2. Daydream 3.9 MB
3. River of Love 4.9 MB
4. Green Eyed Countryside 3.9 MB
5. You Better Think 6.0 MB
6. Blackened Days (Live) 6.6 MB
7. Little While 4.8 MB
8. Where 3.4 MB
9. Mind Bending 4.8 MB

This music free to share under a
Creative Commons Music Sharing License.

The songs here all stem from the fertile mind of one man: singer/songwriter Jerome (Jerry) Carstens. The creative output and musical development of Jerry is well represented by the songs listed here. All the content here is original and unique.

The band consisted of three principals:

Jerry Carstens: acoustic guitar, electric guitar, all vocals
Kyle White: drums
Tim Nowack: bass guitar

Kyle handled all the recording and post-production work (that's his day job). He also added electric guitar leads on some recordings.

The musicians on all songs are as stated above unless otherwise noted. All songs written by Jerry unless otherwise noted. Most recordings are practice sessions, so apologies for mistakes contained within.

2001

February

1.     Last Call 3.7 MB
2.     Young Brave 4.2 MB
3.     Mind Bending 3.9 MB
4.     Barbed Wire 3.1 MB
5.     River of Love 4.0 MB
6.     Raggedy Edge 4.1 MB
7.     Portage 4.5 MB
8.     Johnny Reb 3.7 MB
9.     Good Intentions 3.4 MB
10.    Anything Goes 4.2 MB
11.    Proud 3.8 MB
First session with all the principals. Recorded in Kyle's basement.

June

1.    Little While 4.7 MB
2.    River of Love 5.5 MB
3.    Quick 6.2 MB
4.    Anything Goes 6.5 MB
5.    Blackened Days 5.3 MB
6.    Last Man Standing 4.2 MB
7.    Portage 4.4 MB
8.    Lusterious 3.2 MB
9.    Ain’t No Sunshine 3.7 MB
Mike Vernier on electric guitar. Recorded in Kyle's basement. This session was released as the album Head in Clouds. The mistakes are numerous. This is the first ever run-through of Jerry’s new Little While. The instrumental Lusterious was written by Mike.

July

1.    You Better Think 6.0 MB
2.    All I Know 5.4 MB
3.    Stormy Monday 6.2 MB
4.    Take Me To The River 2.7 MB
5.    Mind Bending 4.8 MB
6. Little While 4.8 MB
Mike Vernier on electric guitar. Recorded at Airwave Studios. New song You Better Think was written and recorded on the spot.

November

1. Therapy 5.0 MB
Lead guitar overdubs by Kyle. Recorded in Kyle's basement.

2002

March

1. Blackened Days (Live) 6.6 MB
2. Good Intentions (Live) 9.0 MB
Recorded live at Sim’s Bowl and Lounge. Kyle on lead guitar, Troy LaHood on drums. The mix is a little rough and we had problems with microphones cutting in and out. These songs were edited and released on the Automatic Things CD.

September

1.    Green Eyed Countryside 3.8 MB
2.    Daydream 5.3 MB
3.    Where 3.4 MB
4.    Fourteen Years 2.8 MB
Recorded in Kyle's basement. This version of Green Eyed Countryside has a MIDI string double bass added to the mix. The song is also featured on our Garageband.com web site, where you can hear a streamed version of the song. These songs were included on the Automatic Things CD.

2003

April

1. Drag 3.0 MB
2. Green Eyed Countryside 3.9 MB
Recorded in Kyle's basement. Jerry switched to electric in March, which changed the sound of the band considerably.

May

1. Daydream 3.8 MB
2. River of Love 4.2 MB
Recorded in Kyle's basement.

There are more recordings through August that will be added as time permits...