Walnut Whales


Walnut Whales is the self-distributed debut EP by Joanna Newsom. It was released on CD-R in 2002. Though the majority of the tracks were re-recorded, with very slightly altered lyrics, for her debut full length album The Milk-Eyed Mender, three of the songs — "Erin", "Flying a Kite", and "The Fray" — are otherwise unreleased. Being a limited edition release, it is now unavailable outside of file-sharing networks and second-hand exchanges.

Track listing

All songs written by Joanna Newsom.
  1. "Erin" – 3:38
  2. "Cassiopeia" – 4:00
  3. "Peach, Plumb, Pear" – 3:27
  4. "Clam Crab Cockle Cowrie" – 3:52
  5. "Flying a Kite" – 6:34
  6. "The Fray" – 3:22
  7. "En Gallop!" – 6:26
  8. "The Book of Right-On" – 4:40