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For the 15th episode of 'Tell Me About Your Song', I talked to songwriter Chris Monti about his song 'The Eleven', which can be found on his album 'Home'.

If you can't listen to the episode using the audio player in this post, here's a direct link to the mp3.

Clips from three different versions of 'The Eleven' were featured in this episode:

The main version, played in full at the end of the show, is a solo acoustic version and is taken from his album 'Home'.

There's a clip from the first ever performance of the song at the Century Lounge on January 18, 2007. This version features Chris on electric guitar and vocals, plus Nick Pagano on bass, Andrew Hlynsky on drums, and Mike Lenardo on trumpet.

Finally, there's a clip from a January 15, 2009 performance of the song at Nick-a-Nees. This one features Chris on electric guitar and vocals, Jeff Keithline on bass, Matt McLaren on drums, and Jacob Haller on keyboards.

In the course of our discussion, we touched on the following topics, among others:

Old-time music

Woody Guthrie singing 'Worried Man Blues'

Alan Lomax

Dixieland

St. Louis Blues

When The Saints Go Marching In

The Superchief Trio song 'Bop Wah Wah'

There's a Jesuit priest down on Bourbon street...

Paul Geremia

Bill Haley and His Comets / Rock Around The Clock

The Grateful Dead / The Eleven

Frank Zappa

Alec K. Redfearn and the Eyesores

Steven Jobe

Bob Asprinio

The Providence Zen Center

The Puppet Showplace Theater in Brookline, MA

The Blackstone River Theater

You can find Chris's album's on his website, where you can also find out about his upcoming shows and contact him regarding lessons on guitar, clawhammer banjo, ukulele, and harmonica.  You can also get his music on iTunes or CDBaby.

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