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My Own Backyard

from Backyard Bop by Red Yarn

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  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    Red Yarn's 'Backyard Bop' CD comes in a brightly-colored gatefold wallet with elaborate photography & design (by Jason Quigley & Heather Lin) featuring Red Yarn, Miss Jessie, 13 newly built critter puppets (by Faerin Millington, Summer Olsson & more), elaborate backyard set-pieces (by Ryan Bruce & James Cook), and full credits. Children will spend hours studying the critter characters & backyard spaces they inhabit!

    Includes unlimited streaming of Backyard Bop via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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  • Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    'Backyard Bop' 12" vinyl record comes in a full color jacket with beautiful photography & design featuring Red Yarn, Miss Jessie, 13 critter puppets & elaborate backyard set-pieces. A full color insert features a poster of Red, Jessie & the Critters on one side & full credits on the others. Children will spend hours studying the critter characters & backyard spaces they inhabit! Vinyl record comes with a digital download card.

    Includes unlimited streaming of Backyard Bop via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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about

Written by Andy Furgeson/Red Yarn. Produced by Dean Jones.

lyrics

CHORUS:
My arms are tired, knees are scarred
My mind's on fire from playing so hard
These adventures in, in my own backyard

Yesterday I sailed a pirate ship
Swashbuckling with a skeleton when, oops, I slipped
And fell into the ocean where in the deep
I wrestled with a great white shark
I washed up on a desert island
Held the treasure chest right in my hand
When I was interrupted by my mama cryin'
"Come inside, it's getting dark!"

CHORUS

9am, I'm an archaeologist
10 o'clock, an astronaut biologist
11:30, I'm a paleontologist
At lunchtime, I break for ten
This afternoon I'm gonna build a biplane
Fly it away and leave this inane life of a kid
I'm never going to bed at 8 o'clock again

CHORUS

Life is hard, even a child can see
In my backyard, I'm wild and free
These adventures in, in my own backyard
These adventures in, in my own backyard

credits

from Backyard Bop, released August 7, 2020
Engineered & mixed by Dean Jones at No Parking Studios, with additional engineering by Adam Selzer.

Music performed by...
Andy Furgeson/Red Yarn on vocals & electric guitar.
Dean Jones on drums.
Mark Murphy on upright bass.
Jessie Eller-Isaacs on vocals.
Jane Scarpantoni on cello.
Marianne Tasick on violin.

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Red Yarn Portland, Oregon

Red Yarn is a Texas-born, Oregon-based family performer who weaves folksongs & puppetry into engaging shows for all ages. With his energetic performances and lush folk-rock recordings, Red Yarn reinvigorates American folklore for younger generations.

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