Tracklist

1	Wingbone	3:45
2	Trick Bird	5:56
3	Sawtooth Sung A Cheater's Song	7:43
4	Apple	5:10
5	Lion & Bee	3:33
6	2 Sisters Drunk On Each Other	4:56
7	Heron King Blues	14:55
8	Outro	3:23
9	I Walk On Gilded Splinters	7:40

Credits

• Artwork [Pre-press] – Sheila Sachs
• Banjo, Banjo [Fretless], Guitar, Loops, Organ, Piano, Violin [Plucked Turkish], Piano [Treated], Violin, Vocals – Jim Becker
• Bass – Wil Hendricks (tracks: 6 to 8)
• Cello – Fred Lonberg-Holm* (tracks: 3, 7)
• Drum Machine, Drums, Drums [Hand], Percussion – Ben Massarella
• Drums, Horns, Loops, Organ, Organ [Matryx], Percussion, Organ [Pump], Shenai, Kalimba, Piano [Treated], Performer [Tremolo] – Joe Adamik
• Electronics – Michael Krassner (tracks: 5)
• Guitar – Michael Krassner (tracks: 3)
• Keyboards [Casio], Guitar, Keyboards, Loops, Piano, Bass [Slide], Steel Drums, Vocals, Organ [Wurlitzer] – Tim Rutili
• Keyboards [Casio], Piano – Wil Hendricks (tracks: 2)
• Layout, Design – Mike Hinds
• Loops [Orso] – Ken Brown* (tracks: 4), Phil Spirito (tracks: 4)
• Organ – Wil Hendricks (tracks: 2, 3, 5)
• Organ [Matryx] – Michael Krassner (tracks: 2)
• Photography By [Cover, Tray] – Chris Strong
• Photography By [Inner], Artwork [Beak & Crown Sculpture, Stilt Costume] – Elisa Green
• Piano – Brent Green (tracks: 8)
• Producer – Califone
• Producer, Mixed By – Michael Krassner
• Recorded By – Graeme Gibson (tracks: 4), Michael Krassner (tracks: 1 to 3, 5 to 8)
• Written-By – Massarella* (tracks: 2, 4, 6, 7), Green* (tracks: 8), Ken Brown* (tracks: 4), Becker* (tracks: 2, 6 to 8), Adamik* (tracks: 2, 6 to 8), Krassner* (tracks: 2), Phil Spirito (tracks: 4), Rutili* (tracks: 1 to 7), Hendricks* (tracks: 8)

Notes

Japanese version including one bonus track.

Produced by Michael Krassner and Califone, June 2-16, 2003.
Recorded and mixed at Clava / 4 Deuces.

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
THRILL 135	Califone	Heron King Blv es ‎(CD, Album)	Thrill Jockey	THRILL 135	US	2004
THRILL 135	Califone	Heron King Blues ‎(LP, Album, RE, Tra)	Thrill Jockey	THRILL 135	US	2013
THRILL 135	Califone	Heron King Blues ‎(LP, Album, RE, Tra)	Thrill Jockey	THRILL 135	US	2013
thrill 135	Califone	Heron King Blues ‎(LP, Album)	Thrill Jockey	thrill 135	US	2004
THRILL 135	Califone	Heron King Blues ‎(LP, Album, RE)	Thrill Jockey	THRILL 135	US	2013

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