The Music of Thomas E Peterson

These songs were recorded with my partner, the computer. They are multi-track, digital recordings with all instrumentation and vocal created or performed by Thomas, unless noted *.

Alive *, with Tea & Eye, composition and lyrics by Thomas ©. Written: December 6, 2003.
All Heading Home, composition and lyrics by Thomas ©. Written: March 26, 2006.
Awaken, composition and lyrics by Thomas ©. Written: March 4, 2015. Song's Story
Be a Square, composition and lyrics by Thomas ©. Written: October 8, 2022.
(Ben Bullington) The Friend I Knew but Never Had, composition and lyrics by Thomas ©. Written: March 1, 2017. Here is a blog post, about the writing of this song.
Blind Man, Sad Man, composition and lyrics by Thomas ©. Written: March 9, 1976.
Blue-eyed Boy, composition and lyrics by Thomas ©. Written: September 19, 2013. Song's Story.
Blue_Is_My_Colour *, with Rob Seal on drum kit, composition and lyrics by Thomas ©. Written: July 31, 2006.
Bomb Train, composition and lyrics by Thomas ©. Written: February 19, 2015. Here is a blog post, about the writing of this song.
Bomb Train, © (recorded live KRFP radio).
Call Me Honey, composition and lyrics by Thomas ©. Written: August 03, 2016.
Canoeing on the L, composition and lyrics by Thomas ©. Written: 1977. Song's Story.
Canoeing on the L * original, with The South Lake Tahoe Bicentennial Tree-Frog Band, July 4, 1977.
Christmas, composition and lyrics by Thomas ©. Written: 1978.
Color Your Eyes, composition and lyrics by Thomas ©. Written: March 11, 1992.
Come Riding Up the Trail *, with Bill Thompson playing Banjo. composition and lyrics by Thomas ©. Written: February 26, 2014. Song's Story.
Cows and Birds *, with Tea & Eye, composition and lyrics by Thomas ©. Written: August 5, 2013. Part of this blog post, is about writing this song.
Cows and Birds (recorded live KRFP radio). ©
Daydream *, with SM & TP, "Frank Goes to the Zoo," composition and lyrics by Thomas ©. Written: January 16,1983.
Did You Ever Have a Morning, composition and lyrics by Thomas ©. Written: September 27, 2000.
Eagle *, with SM & TP, "Frank Goes to the Zoo," composition and lyrics by Thomas ©. Written: 1978.
Everyday Lights Up With the Sun *, with SM & TP, "Frank Goes to the Zoo," composition and lyrics by Thomas ©. Written: exact date unknown, 1979.
Frank Goes to Missouri *, with SM & TP, "Frank Goes to the Zoo," composition and lyrics by Sarah Metcalf ©.
Freaky Fred, composition by Thomas lyrics by Thomas & Jeff Blacet ©. Written: 1974.
Frogs In the Pot *, with Austin Montague playing Drums, composition and lyrics by Thomas ©, written between August 16^th and 18^th, 2023.
Getting Up To a Cup composition and lyrics by Thomas ©. Written 1982. This recording sounds much closer to what I intended when originally composing this song.
Getting Up to a Cup *, with SM & TP, "Frank Goes to the Zoo," composition and lyrics by Thomas ©. Written: 1982.
Going To The Zoo *, with SM & TP, "Frank Goes to the Zoo," composition and lyrics by Thomas ©. Written: 1992.
Gone Crazy, composition and lyrics by Thomas ©. Written: August 22, 2013. Part of this blog post, is about writing this song.
Grandma (new) recording, composition and lyrics by Thomas ©. Written: October 1973
Grandma *, with SM & TP, "Frank Goes to the Zoo," composition and lyrics by Thomas ©. Written: October 1973. Song's Story.
If Dreams Come True, composition and lyrics by Thomas ©. Written: 1994. Song's Story
I Love You *, with SM & TP, "Frank Goes to the Zoo," composition and lyrics by Thomas ©. Written: 1978.
In This World So Blue, composition and lyrics by Thomas ©. Written: May 7, 2015. Here is a blog post, about the writing of this song.
It's a Dog's World *, with SM & TP, "Frank Goes to the Zoo," composition and lyrics by Thomas ©. Written: December 21, 1994.
Letters, composition and lyrics by Thomas ©. Written: August 8, 2020.
Lipstick *, with SM & TP, "Frank Goes to the Zoo," composition and lyrics by Thomas ©. Written: March 4, 1994.
Little Big, composition and lyrics by Thomas ©. Written: August 20, 2020.
Living With The Wind In My Hair *, with SM & TP, "Frank Goes to the Zoo," composition and lyrics by Thomas ©. Written: December 16, 1994.
Long Long Way, with SM & TP, "Frank Goes to the Zoo," composition and lyrics by Thomas ©. Written: 1975.
Loneleysville, composition and lyrics by Thomas ©. Written: August 30, 2020.
Me And My Mercury, composition and lyrics by Thomas ©. Written: 1996.
Nowhere Fast, composition and lyrics by Thomas ©. Written: January 6, 2013. Song's Story
Nowhere Fast, © (recorded live KRFP radio).
Ode to Your Heart, composition and lyrics by Thomas ©. Written: January 18, 2018.
Oh Edward, composition and lyrics by Thomas ©. Written: August 07, 2016. There is a blog post , about writing this song.
Old Cow Punchers Song, composition and lyrics by Thomas ©. Written: May 21, 2020. There is a blog post>, about writing this song.
Out the Road (recorded live KRFP radio), composition and lyrics by Thomas ©. Written: October 13, 2012.
River Song, composition and lyrics by Thomas ©. Written: September 16, 2013. Song's Story. Part of this blog post, is about writing this song.
River Song, © (recorded live KRFP radio).
Salad, composition and lyrics by Thomas ©. Written: 1977.
Songs About the Hard Times, composition and lyrics by Thomas, September 8, 2017, There is a blog post about writing this song here:A New Song About Songs. There is also a blogspot post, written in 2022 in regard to incorporating the banjo into my music here: Banjo Fits.
Summer's Fading, composition and lyrics by Thomas ©. Written: September 10, 2005.
The Attic, composition by Thomas © Written: November & December 2001.
The Buffalo Road, composition and lyrics by Thomas ©. Written: September 20, 2012.
The Buffalo Road, © (recorded live KRFP radio).
The Chicken Blues, (recorded live KRFP radio) composition and lyrics by Thomas ©. Written: September 10, 2010.
The Grand Teton Mine (No It's Mine), composition and lyrics by Thomas ©. Written: October 17, 2014. Song's Story
The Grand Teton Mine (No It's Mine), © (recorded live KRFP radio).
Them Blues Got Me *, with Tea & Eye, composition and lyrics by Thomas ©. Written: February 05, 1995.
The Megaphone, composition and lyrics by Thomas ©. Written: June 20, 2019.
The Monkey w/ Horns, composition and lyrics by Thomas ©. Written: July 07, 2000.
The Monkey, composition and lyrics by Thomas ©. Written: July 07, 2000.
The Old Sparrow *, with SM & TP, "Frank Goes to the Zoo," composition and lyrics by Sarah Metcalf ©.
The Wintertime Blues, composition and lyrics by Thomas ©. Written: November 30, 2004.
Three Sheets to the Wind and Driftin' (performed live), composition and lyrics by Thomas ©. Written: August 8, 2019.
Time For Change, composition and lyrics by Thomas ©. Written: August 12, 1998.
Warm Sand, composition by Thomas ©.
Where Do You Go (When You're Down and Out), composition and lyrics by Thomas ©. Written: 1973.
Where Will You Be Tomorrow, composition and lyrics by Thomas ©. Written: 1972.
Why Do I Listen to the Wind, composition and lyrics by Thomas ©. Mandolin parts were strongly influenced by working with and the improvisations of my friend, Trevor Miller. Written: March 22, 2012. Song's Story.
World Spin, composition and lyrics by Thomas ©. Written: November 1998. Song's Story
You Are My Parachute *, with SM & TP, "Frank Goes to the Zoo," composition and lyrics by Sarah Metcalf ©.
You Can't See Me, composition and lyrics by Thomas ©. Written: July 23, 2007.
You Think You Know Who I Am *, With Sarah Metcalf, composition and lyrics by Thomas ©. Written: February 16, 1995.