Andru Bemis
Andru Bemis is an American musician from New Mexico, currently living in South Haven, Michigan. He performs on the banjo, violin, guitar and banjo-ukulele (which he calls a "banjolele"). Bemis lives a minimalist lifestyle, and is known for his engaging live shows throughout the United States. He tours primarily by train, public transportation, and hitchhiking.
Bemis has released three solo albums: "Plays Past His Bedtime" (2002), "Singer" (2004), and "Rail To Reel" (2006). He has collaborated on albums with Jason Webley, Trent Wagler & Jay Lapp, Rachel Ries, and Elisabeth Pixley-Fink.
Since 2007, Bemis has operated Foundry Hall, a non-profit, all-ages community center and performance venue in South Haven, Michigan.
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Andru Bemis
ALBUMS
- Rail to Reel released: 2005
- Plays Past His Bedtime released:
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by Andru Bemis
Rail to Reel
by: Andru BemisWhen I was thirteen
all my friends made fun of me
cause I wore knixkers instead of jeans
just like Huck Finn
I used to smoke a corncob pipe
I would smoke it late at night
I never got in trouble cause I turned out the light
just like Huck Finn
I built myself a raft of wood
I would float it whenever i could
until the day it sank right in
into the river like Huck Finn
Sinking, sinking, sinking, sinking
sinking, sinking down
watch it sinking see the water
slowly seeping round
Now that I m twenty-two
I m so glad that I found you
you love the river just as much as I do
just like Huck Finn
I just wanna go down the river
go down the river with you forever babe
I just wanna go down the river
go down the river with you
And when we're sixty-three
will you still be with me
going down the river just you and I
until the day we die