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Esther's debut studio production, Unfinished Houses, encompasses her varied life and musical experiences. It’s unconventional. The dulcimer surprises you, sometimes playing jazzy chord progressions that seem impossible for a non-chromatic 4-stringed instrument. The flute improvs are both lush and spare. Her voice is vivid, pretty, and pronounced. The song content ranges from heartfelt stories to poetic soundscapes to quirky philosophical musings. The CD contains contributions from a variety of musicians including a moving harmony and layered guitars by Karen Savoca and Pete Heitzman on “Keli Mahoney”... a song memorializing a well-loved Talkeetna bush pilot with whom Karen and Pete flew around Denali.
Three unusual cover songs on Unfinished Houses are part of a side-project to learn and spread the music of great independent songwriters whose music is not easily found in regular media outlets. All are artists that Esther discovered via Whole Wheat Radio - Antje Duvekot, Danny Schmidt, and London-based 3 Blind Mice. “It was a thrill to breathe my own interpretation into those songs,” says Esther. “Other artists I admire write so differently from the way I do. That can be freeing, and tremendously fun to arrange.”
The title track was written mid-project. "I wanted to name the album Unfinished Houses because I've now lived in so many of them," says Esther. "My cabin is still pretty rough inside and out, which is common in rural Alaska, actually. I was thinking about it, and it seemed a wonderful metaphor; our very imperfectness is the place from where we shine." [1]
Release date
September 15, 2007
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Listener comments about Unfinished Houses
This is a fantastic album. Superb arrangements, high production value, beautiful song writing, excellent cover choices, and Esther's clear voice make this a very strong debut studio production. Kelli (talk) 08:07, March 21, 2008 (AKDT)
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| Reasonland |
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(58 votes) |
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5 stars=Pyrite ♦ Kazookid ♦ Sharpston ♦ Jac ♦ Big Tom ♦ DogNut ♦ Dale G ♦ Atuuschaaw ♦ Sol® ♦ Flying Trout ♦ Jimbob ♦ 12-stringer ♦ Rez Dog ♦ Kelli ♦ Firewalk ♦ Chili ♦ Monica ♦ ReWoven ♦ Rubber Soul ♦ Peterdale ♦ dolcefarniente ♦ hideous harpy ♦ countrydave ♦ Rocky ♦ RickHap ♦ Groogeransue ♦ Seaweed ♦ KyndBears ♦ Davey ♦ Cater ♦ LuAnna ♦ 65strat ♦ Judy_Rosella ♦ Keystone traveler ♦ BlueRidge ♦ aex ♦ Amishlaw ♦ Mert ♦ Red ♦ German Oak ♦ Kimchifox ♦ KodiBear ♦ Baler ♦ Jsb ♦ Hoonah ♦ E.D. Egg ♦ Feklhr ♦ Jewel ♦ NitroSavage884 ♦ Danny
4 stars=JC ♦ Fine-line ♦ Ms.Divvie ♦ Jtskreyn ♦ Noneyet ♦ eclectic librarian ♦ Artmarcia ♦ Susan M
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4:13 |
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May 1st, 2008 |
45 |
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1733 |
Acoustic / Solo vocalist / Banjo / Dulcimer / Cover / Jim's double favorite / Mellow / Pretty / Kelli / Storytelling (click here to edit) |
| Going To Shadu |
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(56 votes) |
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5 stars=Pyrite ♦ DogNut ♦ Fine-line ♦ Jac ♦ Dale G ♦ Ms.Divvie ♦ Kazookid ♦ Chris200 ♦ Jimbob ♦ Atuuschaaw ♦ 12-stringer ♦ sparx ♦ Kelli ♦ Big Tom ♦ Peterdale ♦ Sharpston ♦ Shanleewill ♦ ReWoven ♦ German Oak ♦ RickHap ♦ Sol® ♦ chinook ♦ Cub Driver ♦ Sodatown ♦ Seaweed ♦ Chili ♦ FishTaxi ♦ dolcefarniente ♦ Kimchifox ♦ Rocky ♦ Flying Trout ♦ Ray ♦ Trish ♦ LuAnna ♦ Jennifer ♦ 65strat ♦ aex ♦ Judy_Rosella ♦ Amishlaw ♦ Murray ♦ JohnnyAppleseed ♦ Mert ♦ E.D. Egg ♦ KodiBear ♦ Danny ♦ Scobey ♦ Kingfisher ♦ Jenny
4 stars=JC ♦ CooleyBufo ♦ Noneyet ♦ Cater ♦ Firewalk ♦ JohnA ♦ Hoonah
2 stars=Lonedog
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3:54 |
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May 17th, 2008 |
43 |
36 |
1571 |
Singer-songwriter / Dulcimer / Hopeful / Friendship / Solo vocalist / Acoustic / Band (click here to edit) |
| The Hoedown Philosopher |
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(37 votes) |
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5 stars=Dale G ♦ Big Tom ♦ Jac ♦ Sharpston ♦ Ms.Divvie ♦ Kazookid ♦ Atuuschaaw ♦ CooleyBufo ♦ Flying Trout ♦ German Oak ♦ BlueRidge ♦ Cater ♦ Jimbob ♦ FishTaxi ♦ chinook ♦ Chili ♦ Bisbonian ♦ 65strat ♦ Judy_Rosella ♦ Red ♦ Hexaba ♦ Kimchifox ♦ LuAnna ♦ Ray ♦ Mert ♦ Hoonah ♦ Ruben ♦ Kelli ♦ Anagram ♦ Peterdale ♦ E.D. Egg
4 stars=Fine-line ♦ countrydave ♦ Amishlaw ♦ aex ♦ 12-stringer
2 stars=Delanoboy
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2:57 |
03 |
Apr 26th, 2008 |
24 |
21 |
766 |
Singer-songwriter / Dulcimer / Solo vocalist / Acoustic / Hoonahs pure platinum (click here to edit) |
| Happy All The Time |
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(42 votes) |
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5 stars=Jac ♦ Fine-line ♦ Ms.Divvie ♦ Dale G ♦ Sharpston ♦ Kazookid ♦ Firewalk ♦ Kelli ♦ Atuuschaaw ♦ dolcefarniente ♦ Shanleewill ♦ 65strat ♦ German Oak ♦ LuAnna ♦ CooleyBufo ♦ Flying Trout ♦ chinook ♦ countrydave ♦ Judah ♦ BlueRidge ♦ Kimchifox ♦ FishTaxi ♦ Ray ♦ Onthebus ♦ Reed ♦ JohnnyAppleseed ♦ Mert ♦ DogNut ♦ KodiBear ♦ Ruben
4 stars=JC ♦ Pyrite ♦ sparx ♦ 12-stringer ♦ Jimbob ♦ JohnA ♦ Rocky ♦ Cater ♦ Chili ♦ Hoonah ♦ E.D. Egg ♦ Lonedog
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4:41 |
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May 5th, 2008 |
17 |
15 |
549 |
Acoustic / Solo vocalist / Band / Accordion / Dulcimer / Flute / Cover / Rubenerd bagus! (click here to edit) |
| Unfinished Houses |
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(21 votes) |
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5 stars=Ms.Divvie ♦ DogNut ♦ Jac ♦ Big Tom ♦ Fine-line ♦ Chili ♦ 12-stringer ♦ Kazookid
4 stars=Pyrite ♦ Dale G ♦ Firewalk ♦ Kelli ♦ LuAnna ♦ aex ♦ Mert ♦ Hoonah ♦ Jimbob ♦ E.D. Egg
3 stars=JC ♦ Kimchifox ♦ Amishlaw
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2:08 |
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Apr 26th, 2008 |
11 |
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419 |
Singer-songwriter / Dulcimer / Solo vocalist / Acoustic / Band (click here to edit) |
| Emily Has Compassion Fatigue |
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(35 votes) |
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5 stars=Big Tom ♦ Kelli ♦ Jac ♦ Fine-line ♦ Chili ♦ terri ♦ Kazookid ♦ Dale G ♦ German Oak ♦ Gourdhead ♦ Denimblue ♦ Onthebus ♦ Seaweed ♦ Hexaba ♦ Cub Driver ♦ Reed
4 stars=sparx ♦ CooleyBufo ♦ RickHap ♦ LuAnna ♦ Sol® ♦ 12-stringer ♦ Cater ♦ Firewalk ♦ 65strat ♦ Murray ♦ countrydave ♦ Candidus ♦ Hoonah ♦ Rocky ♦ Jimbob
3 stars=Pyrite ♦ JC ♦ Lonedog ♦ Kimchifox
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4:15 |
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Apr 25th, 2008 |
17 |
13 |
554 |
Cover / Dulcimer / 3 blind mice / Acoustic / Kelli / Cello / Oboe (click here to edit) |
| Louise |
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(41 votes) |
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5 stars=Kelli ♦ Ms.Divvie ♦ DogNut ♦ Big Tom ♦ Jennifer ♦ Fine-line ♦ Kazookid ♦ Dale G ♦ Peterdale ♦ Jac ♦ Bleau ♦ Atuuschaaw ♦ Firewalk ♦ 65strat ♦ Chili ♦ German Oak ♦ Sharpston ♦ 12-stringer ♦ Amishlaw ♦ dolcefarniente ♦ hideous harpy ♦ FishTaxi ♦ Jimbob ♦ Onthebus ♦ Red ♦ BlueRidge ♦ chinook ♦ Kimchifox ♦ Mert ♦ Ray ♦ LuAnna ♦ Rocky ♦ Kingfisher ♦ Danny ♦ Ruben
4 stars=RickHap ♦ Dean ♦ JC ♦ aex ♦ Hoonah ♦ Scobey
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5:22 |
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May 9th, 2008 |
22 |
20 |
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Acoustic / Solo vocalist / Piano / Dulcimer / Cello / Sad / Pretty / Slow / Kelli / Cancer / Reflective / Second chances / Rubenerd bagus! (click here to edit) |
| Love Is Easy |
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(23 votes) |
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5 stars=Fine-line ♦ Jac ♦ DogNut ♦ Big Tom ♦ Dale G ♦ Kazookid ♦ Ray ♦ Jollyjim ♦ German Oak ♦ Atuuschaaw ♦ geroze ♦ BlueRidge ♦ KyndBears ♦ Rocky ♦ Kelli ♦ Umyang ♦ Chili ♦ chinook ♦ Toddtyrtle ♦ Hoonah
4 stars=12-stringer ♦ Kimchifox
3 stars=Amishlaw
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2:09 |
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Apr 25th, 2008 |
20 |
16 |
559 |
Singer-songwriter / Dulcimer / Weddings / Love / Solo vocalist / Acoustic / Happy / Upbeat (click here to edit) |
| Sugar |
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(37 votes) |
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5 stars=Dale G ♦ Kazookid ♦ Jac ♦ Big Tom ♦ Fine-line ♦ Sharpston ♦ 12-stringer ♦ Lil Deb ♦ Ray ♦ Flying Trout ♦ Rocky ♦ countrydave ♦ Cater ♦ KyndBears ♦ Atuuschaaw ♦ Red ♦ Umyang ♦ hideous harpy ♦ JohnnyAppleseed ♦ LuAnna ♦ TundraDawg ♦ Kimchifox ♦ BlueRidge ♦ Mert ♦ Xkalibr ♦ CooleyBufo ♦ aex ♦ Chili ♦ Cub Driver ♦ 65strat ♦ Doctordoug ♦ Mainer
4 stars=Kelli ♦ Jimbob ♦ RickHap ♦ Hoonah ♦ Kingfisher
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1:40 |
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May 9th, 2008 |
20 |
17 |
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| All The Room I Need |
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(43 votes) |
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5 stars=Jac ♦ Big Tom ♦ Fine-line ♦ DogNut ♦ Firewalk ♦ Rez Dog ♦ Atuuschaaw ♦ Kelli ♦ 12-stringer ♦ Kazookid ♦ LuAnna ♦ Dean ♦ Lil Deb ♦ chinook ♦ Sharpston ♦ Rocky ♦ Reed ♦ KyndBears ♦ Ray ♦ FishTaxi ♦ Seaweed ♦ JohnnyAppleseed ♦ Kimchifox ♦ Chili ♦ NitroSavage884 ♦ Mert ♦ BlueRidge ♦ Hexaba ♦ Hoonah ♦ Dale G ♦ Amishlaw ♦ Anagram ♦ Jimbob ♦ Patrick ♦ Scobey ♦ Alaskan in Exile
4 stars=Jollyjim ♦ CooleyBufo ♦ Rubber Soul ♦ dolcefarniente ♦ countrydave
3 stars=Pyrite ♦ JC
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2:48 |
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May 4th, 2008 |
27 |
24 |
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Singer-songwriter / Dulcimer / Flute / Solo vocalist / Acoustic / Pretty / Mellow / Hopeful / Hoonahs pure platinum (click here to edit) |
| Primordial Soup |
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(22 votes) |
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5 stars=Fine-line ♦ DogNut ♦ Jac ♦ Atuuschaaw ♦ RickHap ♦ Ms.Divvie ♦ Rubber Soul ♦ German Oak ♦ TundraDawg ♦ dolcefarniente ♦ FishTaxi ♦ Kazookid ♦ Dale G ♦ Jimbob ♦ NitroSavage884
4 stars=Kelli ♦ 12-stringer ♦ Pyrite ♦ CooleyBufo ♦ countrydave ♦ Kimchifox ♦ Hoonah
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3:21 |
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Apr 17th, 2008 |
13 |
10 |
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Flute / Dulcimer / Fun / Evolution / Solo vocalist / Acoustic (click here to edit) |
| Fog |
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(18 votes) |
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5 stars=Big Tom ♦ DogNut ♦ Fine-line ♦ Dean ♦ Jac ♦ Sharpston ♦ Rubber Soul ♦ Kazookid ♦ Gourdhead ♦ hideous harpy ♦ Lil Deb ♦ Kimchifox ♦ Jimbob ♦ Robbie ♦ Hoonah
4 stars=12-stringer ♦ Dale G ♦ Kelli
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3:08 |
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Apr 27th, 2008 |
12 |
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Acoustic / Solo vocalist / Band / Dulcimer / Singer-songwriter (click here to edit) |
| Keli Mahoney |
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(24 votes) |
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5 stars=Jac ♦ Fine-line ♦ Firewalk ♦ Atuuschaaw ♦ Kelli ♦ BlueRidge ♦ Sharpston ♦ Kazookid ♦ Dean ♦ Lil Deb ♦ DogNut ♦ KyndBears ♦ LuAnna ♦ Dale G ♦ Mert ♦ Jimbob ♦ Kimchifox ♦ E.D. Egg
4 stars=Doctordoug ♦ Lonedog ♦ terri ♦ Hoonah
3 stars=Pyrite ♦ Judy_Rosella
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2:59 |
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Apr 27th, 2008 |
15 |
12 |
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