Songs We've Written

Here is a list of all original songs currently in Urban Tapestry's repertoire. Many are available in our first songbook. AD = Allison Durno, JK = Jodi Krangle, DRO = Debbie Ridpath Ohi. C&S = Castles and Skyscrapers (our first album), M&UL = Myths and Urban Legends (our second album from 1997), Sushi and High Tea (most recent CD).

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Amanda

Dorsai song by JK

Ancient Yearning

by AD (C&S)

Another Story

by AD & DRO. Mar/98.

Battle On!

by AD. A Xena song, Shangri-La style. :-)

The Borg Came Back

parody by DRO.

Come Down To GAfilk

By Debbie Ridpath Ohi, With help from Matt Leger, David Weingart, Bill Roper, Scott Snyder, April Leake, Larissa March, Melissa Glasser, Margaret Middleton, Annie Walker, Bill Sutton, Rob Wynne, Gary McGath, Ellen McMicking D.I., Gary Ehrlich, Alan Thiesen, Emily Raftery, Phil Parker, Andrea Dale, Erica Neely, Marilisa Valtazanou, Mary Bertke, Sherman Dorn, Michelle Dockrey, Mary Crowell, Allison Durno and Jodi Krangle. Nov/2006.

Cuz He's A Guy

by DRO (C&S)

Dark Places

by JK, Babylon 5 song.

Days We Spend Together

Words by AD, music by JK (M&UL)

A Deeper Truth

by AD and JK, song from Kira's point of view

Desert and Forest

Elfquest-inspired (C&S)

Dish Of Chocolate Haagen Dazs

by DRO, icecream-inspired.

Donna's Song

by AD, Quantum Leap song (C&S).

Dreamchild

by JK, based on DS9 episode "Shadowplay"

Dreams In Darkness

by JK, from Darth Vader's point of view

Dot Com Survivor

By DRO, 2001. Debbie sold her Web site to one of many corporate suitors, changed from entrepreneur to employee, to one of my dot com shutdowns of 2000.

Duct Tape Man

By DRO, dedicated to David Goulden.

Entwined

MP3

by AD, Bev & Jean-Luc. Going on our second album with help from Don Neill. (M&UL)

The Friendship Song

by DRO. A capella three-part song about friendship.

GEnie Addiction

by DRO, when she was on GEnie.

Hey J.K.!

Lyrics by Urban Tapestry, music by Debbie. Dec/2006. Our plea to J.K. Rowling.

Hey Tom!

by DRO, a heartfelt tribute to Tom Jeffers of Dandelion Wine.

Home To FilKONtario

by DRO. Premiered at FKO/99, where we were GoH.

Homecoming

by DRO. Based on Ray Bradbury's short story, "The Rocket Man".

How's The Night Life On Cissalda?

by DRO, commissioned, based on Harlan Ellison story

Ich Mag Shokolade

by DRO. Dedicated to Juliane Honisch and Kerstin Droge, Interfilk guests from Germany at FKO/98.

I Love The Morning

by DRO, morning vs night people (M&UL)

I'll Be Fine

by JK (C&S)

I'm Gonna Make A Rocket Ship

by DRO. Kids' song, first performed at OVFF/2004.

Interjections: The Final Frontier

Parody by AD

The Jelly Belly Song

by DRO. A tribute to one of my favourite foods. :-)

It Said What?

Food song by Debbie. This one's about chocolate bars.

Lady of the Wood

MP3

Myths and Urban Legends

Library Boy

By DRO. Urban Tapestry surprised Rand with this birthday present at FKO 2002.

Life Is A Bowl Of Oreo Cookies

By DRO. For Lissa Allcock.

Like The Dorsai

By AD

Lullaby For Gustavo

By DRO. Written for Diana Huey's son, Gustavo. Debbie donated a children's lullaby to Interfilk in 2000, and Diana won the bid.

Mr. XXXXXX's Coming After You!

Words by DRO, music by AD.

Karmic Retribution

Scott Snyder

The Lady

MP3

by JK, inspired by Interview With A Vampire movie. Going on our new album with help from Dave Clement, Tom Jeffers, and Kylea Fulton. (M&UL)

Leftovers

MP3

Ookla the Mok

Life Is A Bowl Of Oreo Cookies

by DRO, in honour of Lissa Allcock. Premiered at The Second ConCerto in 1997 when we first met Lissa and Phil Allcock.

Margaret's Lament

by JK (C&S)

Marvin

By DRO. A love song about Marvin the Martian.

Me and Babylon Five

by DRO. Token Babylon 5 song. Note that Debbie has never actually SEEN a Babylon Five episode.

Me In Grade One

Parody by AD

Monday

By AD, written after Filkontario '98. Any of you who have ever experienced the "post-con blues" will connect with this.

Monica's Flight

by JK (C&S) Based on a short story by Claire Gabriel.

My Jalapeno Man

by DRO (C&S) A hot food song.

A Neurotic Love Song

by DRO, AD, JK. Available on North Coast Cabaret album. When performed in concert, this song involves Debbie making a fool of herself with silly props.

Never Time

by JK

Obsession

by DRO. Debbie's Harry Potter song (Oct/2001).

Ode To Kathleen Sloan

by DRO. Debbie wrote this as a surprise for Kathleen at OVFF/2000.

Overdrawn Credit Card Blues

by JK. Listen to the end of the recording of this on our first album. You can hear Jodi falling off her chair! (C&S)

Parody Man

by Debbie, Allison, and Jodi. Was sung as an intro to Mark Osier's concert at Contata '98, where he was Toastmaster.

Paul Stanley Kwinn

By Debbie.

Pegasus Loser Song II

by UT

Puppies Cooked In Brine

by DRO (her first filk song ever!) (M&UL)

The Question

by DRO. What Fellowship guy is your fave?

The Road Home

By DRO and AD. A love song.

Rumours About Redheads

By DRO and Rand Bellavia. To be honest, I can't remember where we sprung this on Allison. We only did it once, and promptly forgot the tune afterward.

Seventies Song

by DRO and AD. A tribute to the Seventies. Jodi was still learning how to dress herself in the seventies.

Sex and Chocolate

MP3

Words by DRO, music by JK. Going on our new album, guest musicians on this song are Dave Clement and Tom Jeffers. (M&UL)

Shake Them Bones

By DRO, written for Brenda Sutton

Silence and Memory

By AD. Inspired by the Titanic movie.

Sing With Me

By Debbie Ridpath Ohi, with thanks to Dave Clement. Oct/2006.

Song For Jim