How do you get a CD from a novel?
It's a pretty simple story. The music for Spanish Fly
came about over a beer at the Ironwood Stage and Grill in Calgary,
Alberta. Will Ferguson had signed the contract for his novel
Spanish Fly, a raucous tale of con men and grifters set in
the dustbowl of the 1930s, and was celebrating with the publisher's
sales director, Don Robinson. It just so happened that Tom Phillips
and the Men of Constant Sorrow were playing at the Ironwood that
night, and Will leaned over and said to Don, "This-this is the
music of the novel. If the novel had a soundtrack, this would be
it." Don said, "Well, why don't we catch Tom between sets, talk to
him about it?" And they did. And here it is.
Track Listing:
1. Mama's Not Dead (Traditional)
The Music I Left Behind (1:37)
2. Con Men and Call Girls, Part I (2:59)
3. Silver City (3:16)
4. Lucky 7 Cigarettes (:58)
5. Losin' Hand (3:19)
6. Gamblin' Man (2:39)