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Olympia: A True Story,"a 40-song, 47 track, 3-CD album with 80-page book, is a loving ode to Olympia, Washington. It tells the story of Olympia going back 2 million years, with over 100 guest Olympia musicians. Recorded over 4 years thru the pandemic, it is Tom Dyer's usual heady brew of musical eclecticism writ large. It is monumental. This is the tale of the greater Olympia area told through the lens of a third-generation Olympian who left town after graduating from Olympia HS in 1971, returning in 2016. This is not any sort of complete history; it is a collection of sonic sketches reflecting the band's particular take on the many-headed beast that is Olympia. They hope their little entertainment will inspire people to dig deeper into the story of their hometown. They will be donating a portion of their proceeds to the not-for-profit Olympia Arts and Heritage Alliance.
Olympia: A True Story,"a 40-song, 47 track, 3-CD album with 80-page book, is a loving ode to Olympia, Washington. It tells the story of Olympia going back 2 million years, with over 100 guest Olympia musicians. Recorded over 4 years thru the pandemic, it is Tom Dyer's usual heady brew of musical eclecticism writ large. It is monumental. This is the tale of the greater Olympia area told through the lens of a third-generation Olympian who left town after graduating from Olympia HS in 1971, returning in 2016. This is not any sort of complete history; it is a collection of sonic sketches reflecting the band's particular take on the many-headed beast that is Olympia. They hope their little entertainment will inspire people to dig deeper into the story of their hometown. They will be donating a portion of their proceeds to the not-for-profit Olympia Arts and Heritage Alliance.
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Olympia: A True Story
Artist: Tom Dyer & The True Olympians
Format: CD
New: In Print Available to Order $25.99
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CD
$25.99
DISC: 1

1. Disc a:
2. Land Acknowledgement
3. Track 3
4. It's the Capital
5. Track 5
6. the Land and the Water (Welcome to Olympia!)
7. Track 7
8. People of the Water
9. Track 9
10. the Founding
11. Track 11
12. Bordeaux
13. Track 13
14. Little Hollywood
15. Track 15
16. Beer Town
17. Track 17
18. Joseph Wohleb, Architect/Empty Buildings
19. 1
20. Mima Mounds
21. 1
22. Mothballs and Mosquitos
23. 1
24. Mill Town
25. 1
26. It's Mud
27. 1
28. Exactly Eight Minutes of Olympia Rain and Frogs at Tom's House
29. Disc B:
30. Let's Have a Parade!
31. Track 31
32. Kgy Sports Jingle
33. Track 33
34. Grandma Caught the Shark
35. Track 35
36. Billy Frank JR
37. Track 37
38. Tumwater Destroyed!
39. Track 39
40. Kxxo Jingle
41. Track 41
42. the Evergreen Ballroom
43. Track 43
44. Everybody Needs a Home
45. Track 45
46. Runaway Train
47. 1
48. Olympia Oysters
49. 1
50. the Ballad of Margaret McKenny
51. 1
52. the Null Set
53. 1
54. William Winlock Miller
55. 1
56. Jazz in Olympia
57. 1
58. Kgy Weather Jingle
59. 1
60. a Deadly Wind
61. 1
62. Exactly Eight Minutes of Olympia Birds at Tom's House
63. Disc C:
64. a Bucketful of Weird (Tesc)
65. Track 65
66. I'm An Oly Bear
67. Track 67
68. Kaos Station Id
69. Track 69
70. It's Still Pretty White (Getting Better)
71. Track 71
72. Clammin' (A Meditation)
73. Track 73
74. Arts Walk (Mossy Bottom)
75. Track 75
76. Satan Made Him Do It
77. Track 77
78. Freeform Northwest Show Promo
79. Track 79
80. Gronk! (If You Love Dinosaur)
81. 1
82. Death at Mounts Road II
83. 1
84. Puget Sound Flatland Blues
85. 1
86. Love Rock Revolution
87. 1
88. Rachel Corrie (Activist)
89. 1
90. Lacey's Now the Biggest
91. 1
92. Let It Rain
93. 1
94. Olympia My Home

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Olympia: A True Story,"a 40-song, 47 track, 3-CD album with 80-page book, is a loving ode to Olympia, Washington. It tells the story of Olympia going back 2 million years, with over 100 guest Olympia musicians. Recorded over 4 years thru the pandemic, it is Tom Dyer's usual heady brew of musical eclecticism writ large. It is monumental. This is the tale of the greater Olympia area told through the lens of a third-generation Olympian who left town after graduating from Olympia HS in 1971, returning in 2016. This is not any sort of complete history; it is a collection of sonic sketches reflecting the band's particular take on the many-headed beast that is Olympia. They hope their little entertainment will inspire people to dig deeper into the story of their hometown. They will be donating a portion of their proceeds to the not-for-profit Olympia Arts and Heritage Alliance.
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