Denison Witmer’s Special Web Release
Denison Witmer turned 30 and celebrated by releasing 33 songs for free on a special Happy Birthday Denison website, as Puddlegum had speculated. Michel Musser and Denison recorded 50 songs with one microphone, accomplishing the task in only 3 days. These songs capture the raw and compelling thread of Denison's songwriting. Denison shared, "I performed each song once or twice and we moved on to the next. We then listened back to all of the tracks and selected our favorite 30 from the collection."
Most of the songs are from Denison Witmer's catalogue of 80+ released song over the past ten years. His birthday giveaway also includes covers by Nick Drake's Northern Sky, Jackson Browne's These Days, and the traditional Prayer of Saint Francis.
Denison asks: "In exchange for the content (songs, etc), I am asking that you donate money to the charities I have chosen. Please donate whatever amount wish. The content on this site will always remain free of charge. All donations are received as a goodwill exchange." The charities that Denison has chosen to support are Partners In Health and Musicians On Call.
The website has photos of Witmer, and will soon have a forum. Denison promises to add additional songs every year on his birthday, November 4. Keep checking the site because Denison is releasing podcasts of stories from his touring experiences.
Denison Witmer – Closer To The Sun
Denison Witmer – Are You Lonely
Denison Witmer – Los Angeles
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Track listing to Happy Birthday Denison:
- 24 Turned 25 (originally from Philadelphia Songs)
- Are You A Dreamer? (originally from Are You A Dreamer?)
- Are You Lonely? (originally from River Bends EP)
- Breathe In This Life (originally from Safe Away)
- California Brown and Blue / You Got Me Good (originally from Are You A Dreamer? / Safe Away)
- Chestnut Hill (originally from Philadelphia Songs)
- Chestnut Street (originally from The River Bend – And Flows Into The Sea)
- Closer To The Sun (originally from Safe Away)
- East From West (originally from Are You A Dreamer?)
- Everything But Sleep (originally from Are You A Dreamer?)
- Forgiven (originally from Of Joy and Sorrow)
- Grandma Mary (originally from Are You A Dreamer?)
- Healing Time (originally from River Bends EP)
- I Tried To Make You Smile (originally from Philadelphia Songs)
- I Won't Let You Down (originally from Philadelphia Songs)
- Leaving Philadelphia (originally from Philadelphia Songs)
- Little Flowers (originally from Are You A Dreamer?)
- Los Angeles (originally from Safe Away)
- Northern Sky — Nick Drake
- Paper Doll (originally from The `80s EP)
- Postcard Song (originally from Are You A Sleeper EP)
- Prayer Of Saint Francis — Traditional
- Rise And Fall (originally from Of Joy and Sorrow)
- Rock Run (originally from Of Joy and Sorrow)
- Sets Of Keys (originally from Philadelphia Songs)
- Simple Life (originally from The `80s EP)
- Stations (originally from Of Joy and Sorrow)
- Steven (originally from Safe Away)
- The ‘80s (originally from The `80s EP)
- These Days — Jackson Browne (also on Recovered)
- This And That (originally from Safe Away)
- What Will Stay? (originally from Safe Away)
- You And Me (originally from Of Joy and Sorrow)