Norfolk is a live album by Iron & Wine released on April 18, 2009, Record Store Day. However it was recorded on June 20, 2005.[1] It received an extremely limited release and is now only available on Iron & Wine's official website.[1]

Norfolk 6/20/05
Live album by
ReleasedApril 18, 2009 (2009-04-18)
RecordedJune 20, 2005 (2005-06-20)
VenueThe Norva, Norfolk, VA
LabelSub Pop
Iron & Wine chronology
The Shepherd's Dog
(2007)
Norfolk 6/20/05
(2009)
Around the Well
(2009)

Description

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The session was recorded at The Norva in Norfolk, VA as a date on Iron & Wine's 2005 Woman King Tour. It features a full band as well as Samuel Beam's sister, Sarah Beam, providing backing vocals. The album features 5 of the 6 songs on the Woman King EP as well as a few songs from the debut album The Creek Drank the Cradle.[2] Many of the songs are also from his second album, 2004's Our Endless Numbered Days. The then-unreleased b-side "Communion Cups and Someone's Coat" also appears as well as a live rendition of the fan favorite "The Trapeze Swinger". The album was released in support of genuine, independently owned record stores.[3]

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."Sunset Soon Forgotten"3:09
2."Jezebel"4:13
3."Woman King"3:55
4."Free Until They Cut Me Down"4:40
5."Evening on the Ground (Lilith's Song)"2:44
6."Love and Some Verses"3:37
7."Bird Stealing Bread"3:51
8."The Night Descending"2:21
9."Naked as We Came"2:55
10."Communion Cups & Someone's Coat"2:16
11."Fever Dream"3:58
12."On Your Wings"4:05
13."Freedom Hangs Like Heaven"3:41
14."Upward Over the Mountain"4:10
15."Teeth in the Grass"2:19
16."Southern Anthem"5:30
17."My Lady's House"2:53
18."The Trapeze Swinger"7:29
Total length:67:38

References

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  1. ^ a b "Norfolk 06-20-05 - Iron and Wine". www.ironandwine.com. Archived from the original on 2009-04-11.
  2. ^ "Iron and Wine - Norfolk (Album review ) | Sputnikmusic".
  3. ^ http://shockmountain.wordpress.com/2009/04/19/iron-wine-norfolk/ [dead link]