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Check out Snake Suspenderz, Howlin's hot jazz duo!

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That's right! You can buy CDs here from Howlin' Hobbit's band, Snake Suspenderz!

Our newest CD is directly below or you can skip down the page to our first release, Preliminary Slither.

More goodies coming. Stay tuned!

Snake Suspenderz New EP!

At long last a new recording by Snake Suspenderz, this time in our new, improved, quartet version!

A Few Loose Scales is a six-song EP off of our upcoming full-length CD, Shedding Our Skins.

This CD is all original tunes, half written by Thaddeus Spae and half by Howlin' Hobbit. At only $5 (+ S&H) for 6 songs, it's an even better deal than before!

Plus, since we're packaging this one in a cardboard sleeve rather than a full jewel box, we're lowering the S&H charge as well. $2 for US and Canadian orders, $4 for all other countries... hope the post office doesn't bite down any harder on postage! (Note: You can also download the CD)

It features Thaddeus Spae on bass trombone, guitar and lead vocals; Howlin' Hobbit on soprano ukuleles, harmonica and lead vocals; Dean Hedges on upright bass, 'mouth trumpet' and vocals; Andrew "Sketch" Hare on drums and vocals.

Here's the tracklist, including a song you can stream in either hi-fi or lo-fi or you can download it as a 128kbps mp3 file.

1. Say Hello To Mr. Snake
[hi-fi lo-fi download]
2. Darwin's Lament
3. Daisy Fraser
4. Rain
5. Get It Right The First Time
6. Dr. Hokum And Mr. Jive

If you're from the U.S. or Canada, you can click on the PayPal button to order and pay for our CD via your credit card. Please note that the seller will appear as "Howlin' Hobbit Dot Com". If you don't wish to order online you can send a check or money order for $7.00 to:

Thaddeus Spae
Box 46141
Seattle, WA 98146

For our friends in other lands, we apologize... but the post offices of our nations have conspired to make shipping a LOT more expensive and we have to charge you $4.00 to ship it. You can click this PayPal button or send an International Money Order for $9.00 (drawn in U.S. funds, please) to Thaddeus at the address above.

New! Download the CD!

Now you can download hi-fi (192kbps) mp3 files of A Few Loose Scales from SongSlide.com and pick your price!

You can choose to download single songs or the entire EP. The patented SongSlide gizmo will show you exactly what the Artist (err... that would be us) receives, both as a percentage of the total price and as an actual dollar and cents figure.

Hey! If it was good enough for Radiohead...

Snake Suspenderz First CD!

Preliminary Slither, Snake Suspenderz first CD, is still available! 10 songs, 10 bucks (plus $3.00 shipping)... such a deal!

This CD was recorded back in the olden days when the Snakes were just a duo.

The CD features ukulele, trombone, guitar and assorted other instruments as well as a special guest appearance by Artis the Spoonman!

You can read reviews here.

We've put two tracks up for you to have a sample listen. Click on "hi-fi" if you're on a high speed connection, "lo-fi" if you're on dial-up. Or feel free to download the hi-fi version and listen at your leisure.

"We love your CD! We've been listening to it all week."

1. Slow Boat to China
2. Keepin' Up With My Jones
3. Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out
4. Street Performer Therapy
5. That's How Judi
[hi-fi lo-fi download]
6. Peoria
7. Viper Drag
8. A Big Glass of Water
9. Swing Anatomy
10. Get It Right the First Time
[hi-fi lo-fi download]

"I confess to my expectations being fairly high. And they were, of course, met and exceeded. You've produced a lovely CD - the pairing of strings with bass trombone is a real winner."

If you're from the U.S. or Canada, you can click on the PayPal button to order and pay for our CD via your credit card. Please note that the seller will appear as "Howlin' Hobbit Dot Com". If you don't wish to order online you can send a check or money order for $13.00 to:

Thaddeus Spae
Box 46141
Seattle, WA 98146

For our friends in other lands, we apologize... but the post offices of our nations have conspired to make shipping a LOT more expensive and we have to charge you $6.50 to ship it. You can click this PayPal button or send an International Money Order for $16.50 (drawn in U.S. funds, please) to Thaddeus at the address above.

Essential Ukulele Chords Pocketbook

After several years of producing the Essential Ukulele Chords Pocketbook I've decided to discontinue them. Many thanks to the couple hundred of you who bought one! (Who knew?)

My reasons are several but the best one is that Curt Sheller has turned out a much better product, Ukulele Chords - C Tuning. Ukulele Chords covers basic open position and basic movable form chords. Versions for D and G tunings are in the works.

Go check it out!

Hobbit's Next Show:
Saturday, July 26th, 2008 at D & M Coffee Co. in Ellensburg, WA
See the shows page for further details.

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