DESCRIPTION:
Akron/Family is performing "Samurai" during this performance, which is an adapted poem by Robert Pinsky.

This audio and video was recorded during a taping of AUDIO-FILES, a music/documentary TV show. For more information about the full 30 minute Akron/Family episode, visit audio-files.com.

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Robert Pinsky's original poem was called "Samurai Song"

When I had no roof I made
Audacity my roof. When I had
No supper my eyes dined.
When I had no eyes I listened.
When I had no ears I thought.
When I had no thought I waited.
When I had no father I made
Care my father. When I had
No mother I embraced order.
When I had no friend I made
Quiet my friend. When I had no
Enemy I opposed my body.
When I had no temple I made
My voice my temple. I have
No priest, my tongue is my choir.
When I have no means fortune
Is my means. When I have
Nothing, death will be my fortune.

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The Band

Akron/Family is a folk-influenced experimental rock band. Its members include Dana Janssen, Seth Olinsky, and Miles Seaton.

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The Video

Directed by
Matt Eastin

Edited by Joshua Sarlo

Audio Recorded by Cade Thalman and Bret Meisenbach

Art Direction / Location by Corey Fox

Shot by
Ty Arnold
Aaron Coleman
Matt Eastin
Gentry Robinson
Joshua Sarlo

Audio Mix by Cade Thalman

Production services provided by Violet Suitcase, Inc. and BYUtv.

For more information, visit audio-files.com.