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About the Frank Lloyd Wright house in the hills of Wisconsin and the tragedy that occurred there in 1914, shortly after the home was built. The home was partially destroyed by the fire but has since rebuilt and is open to the public for guided tours. Wright also continued to use the home as a residence and studio up until his death in 1959. Taliesin celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2011.

Looking forward to a movie (hopefully) about the Taliesin story adapted from Nancy Horan's book, Loving Frank about Wright and his mistress, Mamah Borthwick Cheney. Hey if you need a song over the opening or closing credits...

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Taliesen

Hello and welcome, you’re here for the tour
Of the home of our gifted, beloved
It’s been here a hundred years, it’ll be here for more
You can only see it on this guided tour
And we won’t talk much about what happened here

Built horozontially into the land
Built it himself and designed it by hand
It’s been here a hundred years, it’ll be here for more
He chose it all from ceiling to floor
But we won’t talk much about what happened here.

Didn’t deserve it, though some say she did
Left a husband and children to move in with him
Hid out in Europe for almost a year
And then they returned.

It’s a home and a studio, workshop, sanctuary
The home of our gifted, beloved
‘It’s been here a hundred years, it’ll be here for more
You can only see it on this guided tour
And we won’t talk much about what happened here.

Late summer evening, one final meal
Ax falls, doors are bolted and the fire, the fire burns on
He was in Chicago doing business as usual
We don’t talk much about it here.

-Michael Gutierrez-May and Chip Withrow

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released August 31, 2021
Lyrics by Michael Gutierrrez-May and Chip Withrow
Vocals by Chip Withrow
Music and piano arrangement by Kristian Borresen
Remixed and mastered by Stuart Epps in the UK with additional music by Phil Hersh (Status Quo)

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Michael Gutierrez-May Uxbridge, Massachusetts

Social worker by vocation, writer and musician by avocation. Member of ASCAP. Involved with acoustic music for the past 35 years as a coffeehouse manager, concert organizer and currently singer-songwriter and song collaborator.

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