Unified Folk Theory

Unified Folk Theory
Studio album by The Giving Tree Band
Released	December 4, 2007
Studio	Crooked Creek Studios
Genre	Folk rock, singer-songwriter
Length	128:31
Label	Crooked Creek Records
Producer	E Fink
The Giving Tree Band chronology
Unified Folk Theory (2007) Bring It Back Home For Christmas (2008)

Unified Folk Theory is the first studio album released by American folk rock/Americana band The Giving Tree Band, released on December 4, 2007, on Crooked Creek Records. ^[1] In line with their environmental stewardship, the CD's were manufactured at Earthology Records and the band pledged to plant 10 trees for every 1000 Cd's sold. ^[2] The album takes its name from the physics concept of the unified field theory. ^[3]

Track listing

Disc 1

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"One Life at a Time"	Bob Salihar	3:24
2.	"Do It Well"	Bob Salihar	4:17
3.	"Sunshine Baby"	E Fink	4:35
4.	"West Coast"	Bob Salihar	2:54
5.	"Recess"	Todd Fink	5:50
6.	"Honey Bee"	Bob Salihar	3:36
7.	"Nothing At All"	Pat Burke	2:19
8.	"True Love"	Bob Salihar	4:07
9.	"How Can You Know"	E Fink	6:58
10.	"Room Full of Boxes"	Bob Salihar	3:47
11.	"Shadow Puppet"	E Fink	4:16
12.	"Alabama Road"	Bob Salihar	4:15
13.	"Oh My Mind"	Todd Fink	3:15
14.	"Focus On Change"	Bob Salihar	2:41
15.	"All My Life"	E Fink	4:22
16.	"Crooked Creek Crawl"	E Fink & Pat Burke	4:21
17.	"Don't Say Goodbye"	Bob Salihar	4:01

Disc 2

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Wild Girl"	Bob Salihar	1:42
2.	"Complete"	Bob Salihar	3:41
3.	"Guardian Angel"	Pat Burke	2:15
4.	"Riddle Of Love"	Bob Salihar	3:53
5.	"Hit The Road"	Bob Salihar	2:24
6.	"Idle Company"	E Fink	4:23
7.	"Where Am I?"	E Fink	5:00
8.	"That Don't Make It Easier"	Bob Salihar	3:31
9.	"Ever Since the Day"	Bob Salihar	2:59
10.	"Lonesome Road"	E Fink	5:01
11.	"Reflections"	E Fink	4:35
12.	"Soul Bird"	Todd Fink	3:22
13.	"Wheel Man"	E Fink	4:48
14.	"Freedom"	Bob Salihar	4:11
15.	"Nada Yajna"	Todd Fink	3:28
16.	"Blessed Are the Peacemakers"	E Fink & Todd Fink	4:53

Personnel

• Bob Salihar – vocals, acoustic guitar, dobro, harmonica
• E Fink – vocals, upright bass, fret-less acoustic bass, dulcimer, piano, penny whistle, ukulele, tambura, Tibetan chime
• Todd Fink – vocals, acoustic guitar, classical guitar, banjitar, tambourine
• Pat Burke – vocals, acoustic guitar, dobro, mandolin, cello

Additional personnel

• E Fink – engineering, mixing engineer, producer, mastering engineer
• Elisabeth Blair – vocals – "Don't Say Goodbye", "That Don't Make It Easier"
• Sheela Chandrasekhara – vocals – "Oh My Mind"
• Ana Klimiuk – Artwork, Layout, and Design

References

1. "The Giving Tree Band - Unified Folk Theory". Leeway's Home Grown Music Netwotk.
2. Bloyd, Stephanie (April 2008). "The Giving Tree Band Makes Eco-Friendly Music - Nature and Environment - MOTHER EARTH NEWS". Mother Earth News. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
3. "Interview with Todd Fink of The Giving Tree Band". Blogcritics. May 27, 2007. Retrieved October 8, 2016.

External links

• "Unified Folk Theory, by The Giving Tree Band". The Giving Tree Band. Retrieved October 7, 2016.