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Pop Song for a Funeral 01:25
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Wrong Way Marshall 01:51
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Out on the Tarmac 02:24
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Broken Crown 02:37
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Alice's Call 03:26
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The Gift 03:53
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Tree of Birds 03:44
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Floorida 02:50
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Great Dane 01:50
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Swan Dive 02:06
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11.
Another Flipped Lid Pt. 1 03:09
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Liver-Spotted Hand 04:19
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13.
Lost Granny 02:23
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From AllMusic.com: Athens, GA, singer/songwriter/guitarist Jim Willingham's debut album with his band Ham1 is self-financed and self-released, so it's no surprise that the disc has a lo-fi sound and a D.I.Y. feel, its tracks coming off more as demos than finished performances. But the rudimentary production works to the advantage of Willingham's music, some of which ("Out on the Tarmac," "Swan Dive") consists of Velvet Underground-style simple rock & roll, while other compositions ("Wrong Way Marshall," "Alice's Call," "Lost Granny") are attractive instrumentals that reflect the bandleader's professed affection for movie soundtrack music. By the evidence of its first album, Ham1 is a promising outfit that so far is more about ideas than execution, which is what one might have said about the first efforts of hometown heroes R.E.M. 25 years earlier.

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released July 15, 2005

All songs written by Jim Willingham
Derek Almstead Mastering
Andy Baker Bass, Engineer, Mixing
Nick Bielli Bass
Chris Bishop Engineer
Jeff Capurso Mastering
Ham1 Primary Artist
Eric Harris Drums, Organ, Percussion, Vibraphone
Chris Ray Feedback, Keyboards
Chris Sugiuchi Trombone
Jim Willingham Composer, guitars

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Dim Watts (Jim Willingham, Ham1, Old Smokey) Athens, Georgia

Dim Watts is the latest iteration of Athens GA musician, public educator and mentor, Jim Willingham. Cleft has released previous Ham1 albums which morphed into the kudzu instrumental folk of Ole Smokey (available elsewhere on Bandcamp). Willingham has backed folk outsiders like Vic Chesnutt and been a long time member of Athens GA's music community. ... more

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