Ep 57 - Song 2: "Jingle Bells" by Farewell 2nd South

"I'm a music composition major at Luther College, and I'm also on the cross country team. 12 of my teammates and I lived in a residence hall called Farwell last year. Farwell has a floor plan with 'clusters.' A cluster is basically a big living room with 7 dorm rooms attached. We lived on the 2nd floor, south side. One day, I said, 'Hey guys let's make a Christmas album.' So we started that day with 'Oh Holy Night' and basically just recorded Christmas songs here and there for about 2 weeks. Our philosophy for most of these was, 'First take, best take.'... But for the most part our goal first and foremost was to have fun, which really shines through on tracks like, 'Jingle Bells' (our breakout single). At the very least, our friends liked it.

For the most part, this project was, for me, a way to make music purely for fun and not worry so much about being artistic or serious or whatever. It's kind of similar to my joke project, DJ Yoyo (https://djyoyo1.bandcamp.com). I also have serious stuff here - https://hunterprueger.bandcamp.com.

As for the group now, we're all still friends and teammates but we no longer live in a cluster. Look out for a music video coming soon."
- from Hunter Prueger in an email to Iowa Music Showcase

"Merry Christmas from the guys who live and hang out in the Farwell 2nd south cluster. From covers of our favorite Christmas songs to a Kenny G diss track, you better not play this in the dorms as it may be considered a fire hazard. Recorded entirely in our dorm rooms, living room, and the practice room beneath us." - from their BandCamp page

Lineup:
Hunter Prueger - Ukulele, recorder, piano, melodica
Maape Finnegan - Vocals
Ranger Deranek - Vocals, recorder
Laika Amann - Vocals
Mance Streitz - Vocals, shaker
Ethan Harris - Vocals
Pike Selcke - Vocals
Sasso Lumbar - Vocals
Kenobi Warehime - Vocals, guitar
Sengi Duethman - Vocals
Taz Brandt - Vocals, ukulele
Solo Weber - Vocals
Chiron Kern - Vocals
Howl Orton - Vocals
Anna Ryden - Vocals
And Kenny G, of course

BandCamp:
https://farwell2ndsouth.bandcamp.com

Hunter Prueger's BandCamp page:
https://hunterprueger.bandcamp.com/

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