SONGS FROM THE HOBBIT

  Based on characters created by JRR Tolkein, The Hobbit was the Aunties first major musical and hugely successful. First performed at Tatai Hono Marae.

Haunting, folksy songs. 

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  Side one                                                           side two

1.   Bilbo Baggins                                             1.   Mirkwood

2.   Gandalf                                                      2.   Mirkwood Spiders

3.   Thorin Oakenshield                         3.   I’m afraid of dragons, I am

4.   Tra-la-la-la-la                                             4.   Roac

5.   Gollum                                                       5.   The dragon is dead

6.   Yo ho boys!                                               6.   There’s more to life than gold

7.   Tra-la-la-la-la (reprise)                               7.   Bilbo Baggins (reprise)

  All words and music by Arif Usmani except Thorin Oakenshield (Margaret Andrew, Arif Usmani)

  Gollum and I’m afraid of dragons, I am are on Cosmic Rock CD

A live version of Bilbo Baggins is on Christmas on the Beach cassette

Mirkwood Spiders is on I smell a Rat (and other favourite animal songs)

  CREDITS FOR “Songs from The Hobbit”

  Madame Salami – flute, vocals

Auntie Clockwise – jews harp, guitars, bass, vocals

Auntie Hazelnut – vocals

Stanley Knife * – vocals  (Later known as Parson Tui)

Auntie Uncle – keyboards, vocals

Auntie Hillary – vocals

Auntie Anna – vocals

Auntie – Stellar – vocals

Kiwi - vocals

Auntie Hugh, Auntie Ruby, Roger, Rebecca, Violet, Emma, Adam, David, Lottie, Lily, James, Skaya, Sophie, Georgia and Carmel – vocals

* Later known as Parson Tui

Produced by Arif Usmani, Nigel Gavin and Steve Garden

Recorded at Progressive. Engineer: Steve Garden

Covers by Lynn Usmani