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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=950481503-29112004>FROM KARIN &
LINFORD:</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hello fellow travelers,<BR><BR>It's a rainy
November Saturday night in Ohio. Big moon last night behind naked oak branches.
Roaring fire in our back yard under crisp star-sprinkled sky. Tonight, cold and
wet outside, so we sit in a warmly lit kitchen. And wouldn't you know, we're
listening to our new record. Giving it a spin before it gets sent off for final
mastering on Tuesday. We realized in the last few days that it's called
'BORN'.<BR><BR>We had been sketching and writing off and on for much of the
year. Turns out we started recording for real on election day, and finished
mixing on Thanksgiving Eve. A relaxed record made at home in this wooden house
we call the Grey Ghost. Upright bass. Piano. Acoustic guitars. A few horns. A
few subtle textures. A voice.<BR><BR>Karin and I stayed home more this year and
felt the water in the well rise. We felt the seasons change close to home.
There's a lot of love on this one.<BR><BR>Over the Rhine | BORN is set to be
released March 29, 2005 on Virgin/Back Porch Records.<BR><BR>1. I Want You To Be
My Love<BR>2. Born<BR>3. Drunkard's Prayer<BR>4. Bluer<BR>5. Spark<BR>6. Hush
Now (Stella's Tarantella)<BR>7. Lookin' Forward<BR>8. Little Did I Know<BR>9.
Who Will Guard The Door<BR>10. Firefly<BR>11. My Funny
Valentine<BR><BR>***<BR><BR>We were driving the other evening and Karin said,
Look at the sky: Winter is wrestling with Autumn. <BR><BR>And it went on for a
few hours. A looming large moon. A circus of white clouds parading toward the
horizon. A dark storm shadowing us a few fields over out the driver's side
window. <BR><BR>Winter won and stomped its foot and said, I'm here to stay. It
spit snow on Thanksgiving day. The hats and scarves and gloves have come out of
hiding, which means it's time for us to bundle up once again and take our
suitcases full of December songs on the road. Candlelit stages.
Come-in-out-of-the-cold evenings together. Mulled wine, cigar smoke, laughter,
love and all its possibilities, rosy girls with half-filled notebooks, boys with
songs up their sleeves, music for sale, we wake up dreaming.<BR><BR>Dig out the
crumpled up road map. Select a few close companions. Come find us. Say hello.
It's not the same without you.<BR><BR>Over the Rhine | DECEMBER 2004 TOUR
DATES<BR><BR></FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF">Thursday, Dec 2
Pittsburgh, PA The World<BR>Friday, Dec 3 Columbus,
OH Little Brothers<BR>Saturday, Dec 4 Akron,
OH The Lime Spider<BR>Sunday, Dec 5 Ann Arbor,
MI The
Ark<BR>
*<BR>Tuesday, Dec 7 Madison, WI Luther's
Blues<BR>
*<BR>Thursday, Dec 9 Grand Rapids, MI Calvin College Fine Arts
Center<BR>Friday, Dec 10 Indianapolis, IN Birdy's<BR>Saturday,
Dec 11 Cincinnati, OH The Taft (Our Annual
Homecoming
Show.)<BR>
*<BR>Monday, Dec 13 OFF! (Karin's Birthday)<BR>Tuesday, Dec 14 Lexington,
KY The
Dame<BR>
*<BR>Friday, Dec 17 Chicago, IL Schubas<BR>Saturday, Dec
18 Chicago, IL Schubas<BR><BR>Check out overtherhine.com
for more info.<BR><BR></FONT><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2
FAMILY="SANSSERIF">***<BR><BR>Spread a little universe of music this
Christmas:<BR><BR>Over the Rhine: Till We Have Faces (The band is born.)<BR>Over
the Rhine: Patience (The band gets signed to its first record deal.)<BR>Over the
Rhine: Eve (The band turns up the volume.)<BR>Over the Rhine: Good Dog Bad Dog
(The band grows up.)<BR>Over the Rhine: The Darkest Night Of The Year (The band
revisits a childhood Christmas.)<BR>Over the Rhine: Besides (The band raids its
broom closet for overlooked goodies.)<BR>Over the Rhine: Amateur Shortwave Radio
(The band celebrates 10 years of touring and survival.)<BR>Over the Rhine: Films
For Radio (A densely cinematic song cycle that wins the band an international
following.)<BR>Over the Rhine: The Cutting Room Floor (The band opens its
sketchbook.)<BR>Over the Rhine: OHIO (The band reveals its roots and
accidentally makes a double album.)<BR>Over the Rhine 'Live' | Changes Come (The
band documents a cathartic concert.)<BR>Over the Rhine: BORN (Coming March 29,
2005 on Virgin/Back Porch. Bare-boned songs blossom in our very own living
room.)<BR><BR>Solo:<BR>Linford Detweiler: I Don't Think There's No Need To Bring
Nothin'<BR>Linford Detweiler: Grey Ghost Stories<BR>Linford Detweiler: Unspoken
Requests<BR><BR>Visit overtherhine.com for holiday specials. (Thanks to the fine
folks at Paste for the great job they do fulfilling all of your
orders.)<BR><BR>***<BR><BR>Feel like getting to know others who have discovered
our music? Go to overtherhine.com and visit The Orchard, our on-line
forum.<BR><BR>***<BR><BR>Well, it's been a rewarding journey. Thanks for your
support and companionship along the way. We have learned much. We have many
wonderful memories. You all have our wishes for a truly blessed holiday
season.<BR><BR>Godspeed,<BR><BR>Linford and Karin<BR><BR>ps Our office is
currently an unmanned spaceship, and we've had our heads buried in our new
songs. We apologize--we're pretty far behind on correspondence. If you've been
waiting for a bit of info or a sign of life, we hope to get caught up in the
next several days before we leave for tour. Thanks for your patience. See you
soon.</FONT><FONT FAMILY="SANSSERIF"></FONT> </FONT></DIV>
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