MUSIC

Improvisational band, with both members playing stringed instruments and drums at the same time. Formed 1982, disbanded 1986.

• Tom Cora -- Cello, bass guitar, casio, drums, contraptions, vocals
• Fred Frith -- Guitar, six-string bass, violin, casio, home-made bass, piano, drums, singing

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Tom Cora	Cellist	14-Sep-1953	9-Apr-1998	Avant-Garde cellist
Fred Frith	Guitarist	2-Feb-1949		Avant garde rock guitarist
Zeena Parkins	Musician	1956		Avant-garde harpist

DISCOGRAPHY

Learn to Talk (1984, Rift (USA), RecRec (Switzerland))

1	Que Viva
2	Onwards and Upwards
3	The Way Things Fall (Back Apart)
4	Not My Shoes
5	The Washington Post (John Philip Sousa cut-up)
6	We're Still Free
7	Victoryville
8	Los Colitos/Life At The Top
9	Learn To Talk
10	Factory Song
11	It's Fine
12	Zach's Flag

The Country of Blinds (1986, Rift (USA), RecRec (Switzerland))

1	The Country Of Blinds
2	Money Crack
3	The Border
4	The Hand That Bites
5	Dead Sheep
6	Bingo
7	Man or Monkey
8	Foot in Hole
9	Hot Field
10	The Birds of Japan
11	You May Find a Bed

Both albums were reissued in 2005 as a two-disc set by ReR USA/Fred Records. The Learn to Talk disc includes the songs "Sick as a Parrot", "Automatic Pilot", "Hook", and "Killing Time". The Country of Blinds disc includes "Sparrow Song", "Safety in Numbers", "Howdywhoola Too", "Second Rate", "New Orleans Stomp", and "Hasta La Victoria".

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