Mother Twilight

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Mother Twilight
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Studio album by
Released2001
Length61:53
Label Drag City
Faun Fables chronology
Early Song
(1999)
Mother Twilight
(2001)
Family Album
(2004)

Mother Twilight is the 2001 studio album by Faun Fables. It was released through the label Drag City.

Faun Fables band

Faun Fables is an American band from Oakland, California. Faun Fables is a concept and vehicle for Dawn McCarthy, who was inspired to write the original material while traveling after leaving the New York City music scene in 1997. Faun Fables also covers 20th century compositions by other songwriters and traditional folk songs. The music on the first album is entirely by McCarthy, as are all lyrics and most of the music on Mother Twilight. All albums except for the first are collaborations with Nils Frykdahl, inspired by McCarthy's previous work and "Dawn the Faun" stage persona.

Drag City (record label) independent record label in Chicago, Illinois, United States

Drag City is an American independent record label based in Chicago, Illinois. It was established with a Royal Trux single release in Chicago in 1990 in by Dan Koretzky and Dan Osborn. It specializes in indie rock, experimental rock, psychedelic rock, folk rock, and alternative country.

Track listing

  1. "Begin" - 2:44
  2. "Sleepwalker" - 3:37
  3. "Shadowsound" - 5:02
  4. "Hela" - 4:33
  5. "Traveller Returning" - 6:22
  6. "Train" - 3:20
  7. "Beautiful Blade" - 4:28
  8. "Mother Twilight" - 7:01
  9. "Lightning Rods" - 3:34
  10. "Moth" - 6:06
  11. "Girl That Said Goodbye" - 4:20
  12. "Washington State" - 2:16
  13. "Catch Me" - 3:05
  14. "Live Old" - 5:25

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