Four Foot Shack

Four Foot Shack
Studio album by Duo de Twang
Released	February 4, 2014
Genre	Country, bluegrass
Length	56:24
Label	ATO Records/Prawn Song Records
Producer	Les Claypool

Four Foot Shack is the debut album of Duo de Twang, a country music duo formed by Primus bassist and vocalist Les Claypool and M.I.R.V. guitarist Bryan Kehoe.^[1] This album contains one original song and fourteen cover songs. It was released on February 4, 2014 by ATO Records.^[2]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Four Foot Shack"		0:42
2.	"Wynona's Big Brown Beaver"	Les Claypool, Larry LaLonde	4:47
3.	"Amos Moses"	Jerry Reed	3:34
4.	"Red State Girl"	Claypool	3:02
5.	"The Bridge Came Tumblin' Down"	Tom Connors	3:29
6.	"Boonville Stomp"	Claypool	4:59
7.	"Stayin' Alive"	Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb	4:46
8.	"Rumble of the Diesel"		4:05
9.	"Pipe Line"	Brian Carman, Bob Spickard	2:18
10.	"Buzzards of Green Hill"	Claypool	4:04
11.	"Hendershot"	Claypool	2:52
12.	"Man in the Box"	Layne Staley, Jerry Cantrell	5:12
13.	"D's Diner"	Claypool	4:25
14.	"Battle of New Orleans"	Jimmy Driftwood	4:16
15.	"Jerry Was a Race Car Driver"	Claypool, LaLonde, Tim Alexander	3:55

Song origins

Covers featured on Four Foot Shack and their original artists:^[3]

• "Wynona's Big Brown Beaver" by Primus, originally on the album Tales from the Punchbowl.
• "Amos Moses" by Jerry Reed. The song was also covered by Claypool on Primus' Rhinoplasty.
• "Red State Girl" by Les Claypool on Of Fungi and Foe.
• "The Bridge Came Tumblin' Down" by Tom Connors.
• "Booneville Stomp" by Les Claypool, originally on Of Fungi and Foe.
• "Stayin' Alive" by the Bee Gees.
• "Rumble of the Diesel" by Les Claypool, originally on Of Whales and Woe.
• "Pipeline" by The Chantays.
• "Buzzards of Green Hill" by Colonel Les Claypool's Fearless Flying Frog Brigade, originally appearing on Purple Onion.
• "Hendershot" by Les Claypool, originally on the album Highball with the Devil.
• "Man in the Box" by Alice in Chains.
• "D's Diner" by Les Claypool, originally on Purple Onion.
• "Battle of New Orleans" written by Jimmy Driftwood.
• "Jerry Was a Race Car Driver" by Primus, from the album Sailing the Seas of Cheese.

Personnel

• Les Claypool - Bass, Vocals, Tambourine
• Bryan Kehoe - Guitars & back-up vocals.
• Wylie Woods - Mandolin & back-up vocals (1, 12, 14).
• Recorded at Rancho Relaxo Studio.
• Mastered by Stephen Marcussen for Marcussen Mastering, Hollywood, CA.
• Design & layout by Reuben Rude.
• Cover painting "Stranded Yellow House" by Dave van Patten.
• Photos by Jeremy Scott.

References

1. "Les Claypool Is Country-Fried With Duo de Twang - Album Premiere". January 29, 2014. Retrieved March 2, 2014.
2. "Les Claypool’s Duo De Twang to Release “Four Foot Shack” on 2/4/14". November 19, 2013. Retrieved March 2, 2014.
3. "Les Claypool's Duo De Twang - Four Foot Shack". Retrieved March 2, 2014.