Phoning It In 05/24/07 Radio Program

Occasional Wooden Wand collaborator Eddie Berrigan phones it in from Brooklyn, NY. A NYC poetry scene veteran (and son of poet Ted Berrigan), it's Eddie's deep and innate understanding of poetics that elevates his songs above the good-looking-dude-with-a-guitar level and into the fantastic. His lyrics are evocative but completely unpredictable, without ever being absurd, and musically he never quite settles in a familiar place. Listening to I Feel Tractor is like doing a double take while listening to an old 78, like rediscovering the possibilities of folk music.

Nadav Carmel

Nadav Carmel