A living environment will have an impact on a musician.  Haley, performing under the banner of Trickster Fox, has used this to her advantage.  She recorded an album back east, drawing upon the urban experience to create a cohesive work that ranges from solo a capella to a full-band acoustic stomp.  Piano (both grand and honky-tonk), acoustic guitar, harmonica, cello, choir, and rhythm section mingle with bird songs and sundry sounds to illuminate the story of a woman in love with a gamblin' man.  The result is the six-song, 23-minute vinyl record "The Misadventures of, Vol. I", rendered at 45 RPM onto a 12" disc for maximum analog audio fidelity...and a larger canvas for the exquisite artwork.  Her label, The Same Ghost Collective, is a small conglomeration of talented friends, supporting one another across the country. 
 
Since Trickster Fox moved from New York to Spokane, the lush Inland Northwest has inspired Haley to take a minimalist approach to her music.  She currently uses only a finger-strummed acoustic guitar and harmonica to support her breezy, nonchalant, yet pure voice.  Still, she's certainly not above collaboration.  During her regular Tuesday night gig at Luxe Coffee House in downtown Spokane, Andy Rumsey and others occasionally join her.  Thus Trickster Fox is more of an open-ended, evolving project than strictly a solo artist name.
 
So, just how good can a vinyl record sound?  Listen this Sunday as Trickster Fox literally spins several tunes from her album on our long-underused turntable, in addition to performing some solo songs live at the 103.1 KCDA Local Lounge.
 
 
 
 
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Hear Trickster Fox on the 103.1 KCDA Local Lounge on Sunday, December 9th (and catch the replay on December 23rd), 2012 at 10 pm PST.  Tune your radio to 103.1 FM in the Spokane/Post Falls/Coeur d'Alene area or listen live to the on-line audio stream.  You can also hear the live broadcast on your iPhone, iPad, Kindle Fire, Android, or Blackberry with the iHeartRadio app.
 
 
 

UPDATE:

Here is her entire Local Lounge show as high-quality streaming audio:


LISTEN to Part 1 (9:20)
including "Big Black Soul" (live) and "Mister Crook" (LP)

LISTEN to Part 2 (14:36)
including "The City" (live), "What I Want" (LP), and "Colorado" (live)

LISTEN to Part 3 (6:56)
including "Mama's Alleluia" (LP) and "High Drive" (live)

LISTEN to Part 4 (14:08)
including "Rescue Me" (LP) and "Dear John, Segue I" (LP)


original airdate: Sunday, December 9th, 2012 at 10 pm PST.

 

To listen to the streaming audio, all you need is Adobe Flash Player.  You may need to allow pop-ups on this page, as the media player will open in a new window.  If you don't see the media player in the new window, just refresh the page in your browser.
 
 
 
Check back on this page later in December to see a video of Trickster Fox performing her Spokane-inspired song "High Drive" live in the Local Lounge!
 
 
See Trickster Fox perform live in downtown Spokane every Tuesday night at 8pm at Luxe Coffee House (1017 W 1st Avenue, Suite A).  On Friday, December 21st at 8pm, she will perform with several other local solo musicians live at Luxe.
 
 
Find Trickster Fox on Facebook, purchase t-shirts and her vinyl album "The Misadventures of, Vol. I" at Big Cartel, or download the digital simulacrum on iTunes.
 
 
 
The 103.1 KCDA Local Lounge is powered by Northern Quest Resort & Casino
and produced with love and care by Matt Loi.
 


Listen live on your smartphone with the free iHeartRadio app!