Holiday Medley 2025

John Silliman Dodge

A medley of twelve seasonal tunes played on classical guitar

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Antifa City

John Silliman Dodge

An old friend from Texas called me up and said, "So, how're things going up there in Antifa City?" And I thought, dang, there's a song title right there. I didn't expect the character to go where he did, but that's one of the magics of songwriting. It sorta does you sometimes.

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The Monster Rap

John Silliman Dodge

A classic from 1986--a bunch of sound effect records, an 8-track studio and voila!

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Repeat After Me

John Silliman Dodge

The title says it all--take a theme and repeat it until it's time to change keys and then repeat it some more...

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El Camino (The Way)

John Silliman Dodge

Credit to Tony Scalzo and the band Fastball for writing this melody, which I proceeded to significantly warp into a new tune. Notes of Delilah and Besame Mucho floating around in here as well.

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Cat Catcher Chris

John Silliman Dodge

A true-life story about my friend who rescued dozens and dozens of feral cats from an abandoned house in our neighborhood.

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Chicken Little

John Silliman Dodge

This Stratocaster kinda sounds like a chicken, doesn't it?

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Blue Quinto Shuffle

John Silliman Dodge

A "requinto" (ray-KEEN-toe) is a Spanish guitar that's about half the size of a normal classical and tuned up a fourth. I knick-named mine "Quinto" and carried it 150 miles or so on my back on our Portuguese Camino hike in 2018.

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