{"id":5579,"date":"2011-08-09T14:19:27","date_gmt":"2011-08-09T14:19:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/?p=5579"},"modified":"2011-08-09T14:23:52","modified_gmt":"2011-08-09T14:23:52","slug":"richard-swift-broken-finger-blues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/2011-08\/richard-swift-broken-finger-blues\/","title":{"rendered":"Richard Swift&#8211;&#8220;Broken Finger Blues&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-5583\" title=\"swiftrichard_large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/swiftrichard_large.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"637\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/swiftrichard_large.jpg 637w, https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/swiftrichard_large-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/swiftrichard_large-450x226.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 637px) 100vw, 637px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/richardswift.tumblr.com\/post\/8095236647\"><strong>Richard Swift<\/strong><\/a>, the savant indie producer (Damien Jurado, Mynabirds, Gardens &amp; Villa), is also a gifted songwriter\/performer.\u00a0 Check out his new song below with its Motown mien.\u00a0 Swift writes about this song:\u00a0 &#8220;A year and a half ago i broke my finger. \u00a0Never got it back. \u00a0This is a  song I made a few days after getting the cast taken off.&#8221;\u00a0 You might also catch Swift touring with <strong>James Mercer<\/strong> in the <strong>newly-constituted Shins a<\/strong>s they head out on tour shortly (<strong>with Hosannas opening <\/strong>at several shows).<\/p>\n<p><object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"100%\" height=\"81\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/player.soundcloud.com\/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F19830839\" \/><embed type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"100%\" height=\"81\" src=\"http:\/\/player.soundcloud.com\/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F19830839\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\"><\/embed><\/object> <span><a href=\"http:\/\/soundcloud.com\/dancecontestwinner\/broken-finger-blues\">Broken Finger Blues<\/a> by <a href=\"http:\/\/soundcloud.com\/dancecontestwinner\">Richard Swift<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Richard Swift, the savant indie producer (Damien Jurado, Mynabirds, Gardens &amp; Villa), is also a gifted songwriter\/performer.\u00a0 Check out his new song below with its Motown mien.\u00a0 Swift writes about this song:\u00a0 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