Forty​-​Five Degrees – A Bushfire Charity Flash Record

AMANDA PALMER & FRIENDS present:
FORTY-FIVE DEGREES: A BUSHFIRE CHARITY FLASH RECORD

this whole album was made possible with support from 15,000 patrons funding me at patreon.com/amandapalmer. i would not have had the ability to do this without them.

all profits from this album go to Firesticks Alliance; an Indigenous led network re-invigorating and teaching cultural land burning and management.

featuring BRIAN VIGLIONE of THE DRESDEN DOLLS on drums
and JHEREK BISCHOFF on bass & guitar

covering:

“MY FAVORITE THINGS (BUSHFIRE EDITION)”
originally by RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN II

additional lyrics written by amanda palmer
amanda palmer – piano & vocals

“BEDS ARE BURNING (with MISSY HIGGINS)”
originally by MIDNIGHT OIL

missy higgins – vocals
amanda palmer – piano, vocals & autoharp
brian viglione – drums
jherek bischoff – electric bass & guitar

“THE DROVER’S BOY”
originally by TED EGAN

amanda palmer – piano, vocals & drums

“BLACK SMOKE (with CLARE BOWDITCH)”

originally by EMILY WURRAMARA
clare bowditch – vocals
amanda palmer – piano & vocals
jherek bischoff – upright bass

“SUCK IT UP, BUTTERCUP” – a new song by amanda, for launceston
amanda palmer – piano & vocals

“TRUGANINI (with MONTAIGNE)”
originally by MIDNIGHT OIL

montaigne – vocals
amanda palmer – piano & vocals
brian viglione – drums
jherek bischoff – electric & upright bass

“SOLID ROCK (with FRED LEONE)”
originally by GOANNA

fred leone – didjeridoo
amanda palmer – piano & vocals
brian viglione – drums
jherek bischoff – upright bass

“REGIONAL ECHO”
originally by JEN CLOHER

amanda palmer – piano & vocals
brian vilglione – drums & tambourine
jherek bischoff – electric bass & guitar

artwork by sarah beetson

album layout designed by andrew nelson at down in the valley, kingston, NY

engineered, co-produced and mixed by anna laverty at sing sing studios in melbourne, australia
assisted by gabby crump and james taplin

drums engineered by jaron luksa at the rattle room in burbank, CA
assisted by rylan sunseri, nathaniel sellin, and kahari mays

bass and guitar engineered by jherek bischoff at sweethaven in los angeles, CA

mastered by ross cockle at sing sing studios

xanthea o’connor – guest A&R/advisor/co-producer/lizard

thanks for the autoharp loan, mic hubbard

special thanks to all the patrons who suggested songs for this collection, kaj and judy at sing sing, jordan verzar, michael mccomiskey, hayley rosenblum, neil gaiman, nick, braxton and allison at fame house, emily and amy at death proof PR, brian ritchie and mona foma, bek berger, cooking vinyl australia, the orchard and bandcamp.