Welcome to this Beautiful State

by Richard Sallis

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1.	(On My Way) Over the Country Border 02:37	buy track
2.	Welcome to this Beautiful State 06:27	buy track
3.	Dear God, Anywhere but my Birthplace... 03:47	buy track
4.	Begone, Your Business is Not Wanted Here! 04:27	buy track
5.	Let's Hear It for the New Graduates! 05:42	buy track
6.	See if You Can Squaredance to this One 04:13	buy track
7.	Let It Snow! (Over the Cold Sun Valley) 06:18	buy track
8.	A Piece of Paper, Taped to an Elementary School Student 03:28	buy track
9.	Esto Perpetua (Let It Be... Forever) 06:28	buy track
10.	Syringa (An Ending) 03:15	buy track

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Originally penned for ateaseweb's Sufjan Stevens 50 States Project (I'm Idaho!) This album was used as the soundtrack to the film "KONTRAST", directed by Maciek Buzman. This is a story/concept album about a dude who travels around America, which most of the songs written in character.

#5 on beatsperminute.com's most overlooked records for 2012.
- "There’s plenty of honest-to-goodness enjoyable music here. It’s a tremendous album, inspired ... and inspiring in itself."

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released May 21, 2012

"Let It Snow" samples "Say Goodbye" by Evermore.

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Richard Sallis Adelaide, Australia

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