Andrew Duhon

OFFICIAL VIDEO "Castle on Irish Bayou" OUT TODAY! Videography & Editting by: @camerongott Additional videography by: @mylesweeks Leading role played by: Mardi This one's a light hearted tune about a pretty unique dwelling on the Irish Bayou between New Orleans and Slidell, a two-turret castle among the fishing camps on stilts and hurricane beached old boats. Whoever built it obviously had an imagination or a sense of humor or both. As I’m getting old enough to consider graduating from living under a landlord, the real estate prices just about everywhere in town scare me to the outskirts, and get me thinking about what’d be like to be ‘king of the Irish Bayou.' It's for sale right now, in fact, but I’m not seriously interested. This one’s more clever than true, the tongue in cheek relief on the record.

The FULL Official Video - "SLOW DOWN" - out now "Slow Down" is the first single off the forthcoming album, 'Emerald Blue'. Plenty more where that came from. Stay tuned. This video was shot and edited by none other than @mylesweeks . Not bad, Myles.. Not bad at all..

BreakFest! Oct 10 & 17th! Tickets at broadaidenola.com Daily schedule: October 10th 9am -10am - Yoga Class & @radiobirdquartet 10am - 10:15 - @cubsthepoet / string quartet Collaboration 10:30-11:30am - @kristindiable 11:45 - 1pm - Andrew Duhon 1:15 - 2:30pm - Louis Michot & Bryan Webre October 17th 9am -10am - Yoga Class & Radio Bird String Quartet 10am - 10:15 - Cubs The Poet / string quartet Collaboration 10:30 - 11:30am - @thejellysisters ( @fannyfufu & @juliekodell ) 11:45pm - 12:45pm - Andrew Duhon (band) 1:15 - 2:30 - @andersosborne Brunch Menu Provided By: @heycoffee.co @monkeymonkeynola @thestation4400 @drinkbigeasy @theneworleansadvocate

Catch the @radiobirdquartet on BOTH SUNDAYS of @breakfestnola ! Radio Birds will accompany the yoga class at 9am AND a spoken word collab with @cubsthepoet ! TICKETS ON SALE NOW! at /tickets/ BreakFest at The Broadside October 10 & 17the 9am-2:30pm A portion of the proceeds to benefit BayouFund.org October 10th 9am -10am - Yoga Class & Radio Bird String Quartet 10am - 10:15 - Cubs The Poet / string quartet Collaboration 10:30-11:30am - @kristindiable 11:45 - 1pm - Andrew Duhon 1:15 - 2:30pm - @louis_michot & @bryanwebre October 17th 9am -10am - Yoga Class & Radio Bird String Quartet 10am - 10:15 - Cubs The Poet / string quartet Collaboration 10:30 - 11:30am - @thejellysisters ( Teddy Lamson & Julie Odell ) 11:45pm - 12:45pm - Andrew Duhon (band) 1:15 - 2:30 - @andersosborne Brunch Menu Provided By: @heycoffee.co @monkeymonkeynola @thestation4400 Coffee Shop & Bakery @drinkbigeasy CC: @mosquitosupperclub

"Cajun Navy"! I wrote this one for Louisiana, and for all the good people helping each other to heal from this hurricane. If you feel inclined to donate to help that healing effort, below are a couple great places to do so: Terrebonne Parish Recovery: The Cajun Navy Foundation @mylesweeks @jim.kolacek @cajunnavyrelief

One of these days we're gonna step outside the hard times One of these days we're gonna step outside of the hard times Its been too long since I've seen your face Its been way too long since I've felt your mother's embrace How's your momma doing these days? One of these days we're gonna step outside the hard times One of these days we're gonna step outside Its gonna be alright We're gonna step outside of the hard times This too shall pass. Take heart Ain't nothing love can't out last When we all play our part. Play your part One of these days we're gonna step outside the hard times One of these days we're gonna step outside Its gonna be alright We're gonna step outside of the hard times I'll count myself lucky if all I've lost is my precious time Waiting for that one day when you can all come over to mine Come on over to mine

After switching to recording/studio mode, I’m now back at these “Quarantine Songs”. This song was conjured by those most recent mob upheaval events as well as my own religious upbringing experience. I noticed from photographs of the gathering that lumber was used to construct a cross as well as gallows complete with functioning noose. Not so incongruous as they are both instruments of execution, but of course one was meant to represent REsurrection while the other was for INsurrection (see what I did there?). More glaring and recognizable to my experience is the use of that cross as a ‘Trojan Horse’ to infiltrate the conscience of otherwise reasonable people. Not that I was building gallows in my Catholic youth, but I certainly was acutely self righteous. Of course I was. I was on ‘the righteous path’ and those who weren’t were ‘lost’. Thank the ‘better angels’ for college! Books and academic discussion led me out of the tunnel of that vision. I revere tradition, community, ritual as some of the most unifying pieces of my human experience, and all religions seem to foster those things, but those things are not contingent on religion whatsoever, and it is far too easy, time and time again, for tyrants to conscript the ‘faithful’ into an ‘army for god’ for their own ends. It is truly discouraging to think that in all of the lessons history has passed down, we continue to convince our ‘brethren’ to do harm to ‘the other’ because ‘god is on our side’. Much love to you, Patrons! Better days ahead! Shotgun Religion Shotgun Wedding made momma proud Carried cross the threshold of a shotgun house Questions bout it they would never ask out loud Its just it was and how we do it now Who are they to question ancient tradition Shotgun Religion Shotgun Religion Bottle target practice in the yard out back Presidential pennies on the railroad track Pride is the scar all the young boys have And they’re leaving the safety of the Cul de Sac With an itchy finger and a split second decision Shotgun religion shotgun religion They were all good kids raised on blood wine Now they’re all grown up and they’re thirsty for the stuff And we

Bass: Myles Weeks Drums: Jano Rix Keys: Daniel Walker Producing: Trina Shoemaker Engineer: Justin Tocket A fine week with a stellar herd of humans I’ll probably never put together again (unless the pandemic persists or COVID 20 shows up).

Here’s a song about inward deep sea exploration. Don’t forget to log off the petroleum sheen of online discourse from time to time. Call up your submersible buddy and get down there! Love -Andrew Creatures of the Deep I know that we like to shoot the breeze I just need some more turbulent seas Than I’ve been able to find Walking the shoreline Unpleasant beasts Washing up along the beach Undiscovered till now That I think we need to talk about When we look out on the water The surface is all we see But we let our minds go farther Don’t we We are creatures of the deep Creatures of the deep We are creatures of the deep A thousand fathoms down Can we fathom how We might shed a light inside the darkness Way deep down I was waking up to changing tides But history just wants to rhyme Ain’t we learned nothing I just wanna grow something I can feel this land subsiding I’ve been doing more reading than writing I do need someone I can confide in When we look out on the water The surface is all we see But we let our minds go farther Don’t we We are creatures of the deep Creatures of the deep We are creatures of the deep A thousand fathoms down Can we fathom how We might shed a light inside the darkness Way deep down

“Everybody Colored their own Jesus” I remember the first day of first grade A brand new 24 pack Red and white and blue and brown and black I counted the hours till arts and crafts When the coloring sheets get passed It was a picture of the Christ Child And we let our colors run wild Everybody colored their own Jesus Everybody colored their own Jesus Noone foolish enough To say who can and can’t be loved Everybody colored their own Jesus It was a simple illustration Wide open to interpretation A rose by any other name But the thorns are deep down in our veins Everybody colors their own Jesus Everybody colors their own Jesus There was never any crime in going way outside the lines Everybody colored their own Jesus Maybe its true that he made you in his image and likeness But who made you so goddamn self righteous

I wrote this some years ago. I was nearing the end of a romance, and we both knew it, but despite the imminent demise, it was necessary for both of us, that we 'see it through'. Its 'closure' in most romantic dead ends, but in this circumstance, I think we both saw it coming from the start, so I don't think either of us needed closure per se. It was more like the last drag of something we knew wasn't good for us. In looking back on my boyish hopes for what 'sewing my wild seeds' and casual love could be, it was naive to hope that love that didn't cost me anything would do me any good. Hoping to find some warmth in a fire that was always just going out. We're Going Out We're going out Go get ready We're going out Like a dying cigarette We're going out Winter chill coming on We're going out Dimmer still, come along You never call my name Guess it's just the same Neither of us even have it that bad We just like to have and be had Burning like a flame that cannot sustain Through the night But its alright We both knew there'd come a time For going out Go get read We're going out Like a flicker in the distance You know what we're doing here So don't quit on me now This is a fire we set And we've got to burn it down We can't just leave it here Smoldering by itself Someone could find you here alone And they could hurt themselves CH So let me twirl you 'round One more time Let me take you downtown One more time We're going out Take it easy We're going out Completely

FLOWERS FROM ME Clementine Seeds by your kitchen window Come the morning I will plant them in the ground I still want to believe That we reap what we sow I know we thought that we’d be further ‘long by now Come a spring rain that bring the spring clover And brought the lavender inside your dresser drawer When I was a pretty boy, I’d have bought you roses On my way ty our front door When you get flowers from me You will know that I planted the seeds I believe this love is gonna grow easy Flowers from me, You will know that I planted the seeds I believe with love its gonna grow easy Come a spring rains that bring the spring clovers I will clear them from this plot I’m tending to And if there comes a freeze Frost will cover over You know, I say it like I mean it ‘cause I do Chorus Fruit of the vine that stood the test of time And the changing of the seasons Chorus