Name:
Burson, Clare
Related information in folder 1066:
Comments:
1. Description of Clare Burson's album "Silver and Ash" as "a collection of ambient songs with soulful American Roots investigating the interplay of individual and collective Jewish identity through one woman's experience"

2. Review of Clare Burson's album "Silver and
Ash" by William Ruhlman.

3. Unsigned Review of Silver and Ash"

Songs written or composed

The Only Way

Author:
Burson, Clare
Genre:
Literary Origin/Pop/Concert
Subject:
Memory/Appearance/Suitcase/Forshadowing Holocaust/Loss
Origin:
Alb B-131(a)
Additional song notes:
Songs in the album imagine her Grandmother's life in Germany from her birth in 1919 to her escape in 1938.

Recording

On album:
B-131(a) (Clare Burson/ Silver and Ash)
Track ID:
36016
Vocal/Acoustic Guitar/Violin:
Burson, Clare
Electric Guitars:
Spencer, Mark
Piano/Lowry Organ:
Gray, Cory
First line:
You had such a lovely smile and blue eyes when it was raining and I still have..
Language:
English
Style:
Concert/Soft Rock
Length:
2:34

Baby Boy

Author:
Burson, Clare
Genre:
Literary Origin/Pop/Concert
Subject:
Forshadowing Holocaust/Baby/Loss/Suitcase/Memory/Candles
Origin:
Alb B-131(a)
Additional song notes:
Songs in the album imagine her Grandmother's life in Germany from her birth in 1919 to her escape in 1938.

Recording

On album:
B-131(a) (Clare Burson/ Silver and Ash)
Track ID:
36017
Acoustic Guitar:
Burson, Clare
Electric Guitars:
Spencer, Mark
Upright Bass:
Cotton, Andy
Drums/Percussion:
Leone,Tony
First line:
My baby's in the sky, my baby's in the river, my baby's in the old stone wall..
Language:
English
Style:
Concert/Soft Rock
Length:
2:45

Look Close

Author:
Burson, Clare
Genre:
Literary Origin/Pop/Concert
Subject:
Forshadowing Holocaust/Memory/Appearance/Image
Origin:
Alb B-131(a)
Additional song notes:
Songs in the album imagine her Grandmother's life in Germany from her birth in 1919 to her escape in 1938.

Recording

On album:
B-131(a) (Clare Burson/ Silver and Ash)
Track ID:
36018
Vocal/Aacoustic Guitar:
Burson, Clare
Electric Guitar/Two String Guitar/Table String Guitar:
Spencer, Mark
Piano/Marxophone:
Gray, Cory
First line:
Look close, see what you can see, the turn of a smile on her face, the shadows..
Language:
English
Style:
Concert/Soft Rock
Length:
3:40

The World Turns On A Dime

Author:
Burson, Clare
Genre:
Literary Origin/Pop/Concert
Subject:
Forshadowing Holocaust/Boat/Brother/Suitcases/Official/Fear
Origin:
Alb B-131(a)
Additional song notes:
Songs in the album imagine her Grandmother's life in Germany from her birth in 1919 to her escape in 1938.

Recording

On album:
B-131(a) (Clare Burson/ Silver and Ash)
Track ID:
36019
Acoustic Guitar/Viola:
Burson, Clare
Electic Guitars/Resonator Guitar:
Spencer, Mark
Upright Bass:
Cotton, Andy
Drums/Percussion:
Leone,Tony
Language:
English
Style:
Concert/Soft Rock
Length:
2:10

I Will / With You

Author:
Burson, Clare
Genre:
Literary Origin/Pop/Concert
Subject:
Forshadowing Holocaust/Memory/Fear/Loss/Whispers
Origin:
Alb B-131(a)
Additional song notes:
Songs in the album imagine her Grandmother's life in Germany from her birth in 1919 to her escape in 1938.

Recording

On album:
B-131(a) (Clare Burson/ Silver and Ash)
Track ID:
36020
Vocal/Rhythm Guitar:
Burson, Clare
Electric Guitars/Syntheizer:
Spencer, Mark
Electric Bass:
Cotton, Andy
Drums/Percussion:
Leone,Tony
Lowry Organ:
Gray, Cory
Hand Claps:
Dresser, Mark
First line:
Give me another piece of your heart, splinter it slowly, things fall apart,...
Language:
English
Style:
Concert/Soft Rock
Length:
2:15

Goodbye My Love

Author:
Burson, Clare
Genre:
Literary Origin/Pop/Concert
Subject:
Forshadowing Holocaust/Memory/Loss/Home/Seashore/Parting
Origin:
Alb B-131(a)
Additional song notes:
Songs in the album imagine her Grandmother's life in Germany from her birth in 1919 to her escape in 1938.

Recording

On album:
B-131(a) (Clare Burson/ Silver and Ash)
Track ID:
36025
Vocal/Acoustic Guitar/Violin:
Burson, Clare
Melatrone/Piano:
Gray, Cory
First line:
Back when the pictures were silent, back when the music was new, back when...
Language:
English
Style:
Concert/Soft Rock
Length:
2:36

Everything's Gone

Author:
Burson, Clare
Genre:
Literary Origin/Pop/Concert
Subject:
Forshadowing Holocaust/Mother/Father/Train/Survival/Guilt
Origin:
Alb B-131(a)
Additional song notes:
Songs in the album imagine her Grandmother's life in Germany from her birth in 1919 to her escape in 1938.

Recording

On album:
B-131(a) (Clare Burson/ Silver and Ash)
Track ID:
36021
Vocal/Acoustic Rhythm Guitar/Violin:
Burson, Clare
Electric Guitar/Papoose/Harmony Vocals:
Spencer, Mark
Upright Bass:
Cotton, Andy
Drums/Percussion:
Leone,Tony
Piano:
Gray, Cory
First line:
Papa's in the parlor with baby on his knee, mame's in the kitchen with dishes..
Language:
English
Style:
Concert/Soft Rock
Length:
4:42

Losin' You

Author:
Burson, Clare
Genre:
Literary Origin/Pop/Concert
Subject:
Forshadowing Holocaust/Memory/Fading/Photos/Loss
Origin:
Alb B-131(a)
Additional song notes:
Songs in the album imagine her Grandmother's life in Germany from her birth in 1919 to her escape in 1938.

Recording

On album:
B-131(a) (Clare Burson/ Silver and Ash)
Track ID:
36022
Vocals/Acoustic and Electric Rhythm Guitars:
Burson, Clare
Lead Electric Guitar:
Spencer, Mark
Electric Bass:
Cotton, Andy
Drums:
Leone,Tony
Tambourine:
Martine, Tucker
First line:
I'm losin' you, memory needs a plce to land, I held my tongue to taste your hand
Language:
English
Style:
Concert/Soft Rock
Length:
3:16

In The Sea

Author:
Burson, Clare
Genre:
Literary Origin/Pop/Concert
Subject:
Forshadowing Holocaust/Loss/Trunk/Possessions/Memory/
Origin:
Alb B-131(a)
Additional song notes:
Songs in the album imagine her Grandmother's life in Germany from her birth in 1919 to her escape in 1938.

Recording

On album:
B-131(a) (Clare Burson/ Silver and Ash)
Track ID:
36023
Vocal/Acoustic and Electric Rhythm Guitars:
Burson, Clare
Electric Guitars:
Spencer, Mark
Electric Bass:
Cotton, Andy
Drums/Percussion:
Leone,Tony
First line:
Blue green and dappled spidery light, white wedding china, cut crystal glasses,
Language:
English
Style:
Concert/Soft Rock
Length:
2:51

Magpies

Author:
Burson, Clare
Genre:
Literary Origin/Pop/Concert
Subject:
Forshadowing Holocaust/Memory/Imagination/Loss
Origin:
Alb B-131(a)
Additional song notes:
Songs in the album imagine her Grandmother's life in Germany from her birth in 1919 to her escape in 1938.

Recording

On album:
B-131(a) (Clare Burson/ Silver and Ash)
Track ID:
36024
Vocal/Acoustic Guitar:
Burson, Clare
Electric Guitar/Ukulele:
Spencer, Mark
First line:
Here where the cold wind blows across the fields and the magpies gather all...
Language:
English
Style:
Concert/Soft Rock
Length:
3:22