Friends from Albany and beyond came together to remember the late musician, artist, and writer Patrick Porter following his death this past summer.
Below you can stream the show that originally aired on WCDB, the University at Albany college radio station where Porter briefly spent time as a co-host.
The track list is as follows:
- Up in a Peach (spoken word from Denver Dicto Blues)
- Worldly
- Blue Overpass (from his first band Phineas Gage)
- words from friend Raechelle Gonzalez
- Mind’s on the Weather
- words from audio engineer Dan Maddalone
- Yr Soulmate Sux
- field recording from outside Susie’s
- Bond Funeral Home
- mart
- field recording from inside Susie’s
- Window Seat
- Catching the Rain in a Plastic Sack
- Baby Tee Poem
- Lite Sleeper
- words from former Susie’s bartender Josh Turner
- doing the dishes drunk
- words from collaborator Alaina Nuvola
- Hot Mess
- words from former Metroland writer Josh Potter
- Josh Potter reads ‘Stripes on Plain’ Metroland cover article
- with Come Around the Corner (demo)
- Not Very Good
- words from friend Eric Allen of Apples in Stereo
- Wait For Another
- Eric Allen reads ’19th Street’ poem
- demo from CAC Woodside recording
- Yumsville
- Tom’s Diner Rag
- excerpt from Albany Proper interview
- Police
- excerpt from Nuclear Red Blooper
- Hello
- words from friend John Porcellino
- mostly always blue
- excerpt from Albany Proper interview
- Let Me Call You Sweetheart
- Oh, I Don’t Know
- words from friend and collaborator Meg Duffy of Hand Habits
- Mean It To Me
- How I Cried
Porter was known for his DIY recording methods and playing all the parts himself. His nearly complete (or at least officially, as of now) discography of 22 albums can be streamed and purchased from his official Bandcamp page at patrickporter.bandcamp.com.
In addition to his music, Porter was also a painter and a writer of two novels and two collections of poetry.
Patrick’s work has been published internationally, including on the front pages of the New York Times and Wall Street Journal. He lives in downtown Albany.
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