Peter & The Wolf is/are preparing for a spring tour which will feature not only the soothing sounds of the Austin-based singer/songwriter Red Hunter, but a tour-only CD. Though this 6 week jaunt around the country will feature the same reliable Toyota as previous trips, one notable difference is the permanence of Hunter's accompanying band, which will remain solid throughout the tour. Some lucky locals around hosting towns will be featured as choir members on the road, but Hunter will stay steadfast to a core group of musicians that will lend themselves more towards a newly uncovered leaf of controlled performance as opposed to previous forays into "drunken junk-clanking".

The CD is handmade and titled Fireflies, and it features 10 brand new songs, including "Race Around the Earth", which is available for streaming on the Peter and the Wolf MySpace page. The song chronicles Hunter's trip to the island of Savu Savu, and tells the story of the locals he met there and his experiences with them. The tour also includes a string of shows with Amiina, as well as shows with Maria Taylor of Azure Ray, Elf Power, Will Johnson, Jana Hunter and an appearance at Toronto's Over the Top festival, opening for Michael Gira.

Whiskey & Apples
Worker's Institute
Peter & The Wolf MySpace

Follow the jump for a track listing for Fireflies and the complete list of tour dates.

Fireflies track list:

1. timeflies
2. fireflies
3. a race around the earth
4. images
5. balloon voyage
6. island rose
7. henry d.
8. palace in the sun
9. spanish absinthe
10. the wind

PETER AND THE WOLF TOUR DATES:

04/06/2007; Denver, CO; Hi-Dive w/Maria Taylor
04/07/2007; Salt Lake City, UT; Slowtrain Records
04/08/2007; Boise, ID; Hillview House
04/09/2007; Seattle, WA; Triple Door w/Amiina
04/10/2007; Portland, OR; Doug Fir w/Amiina
04/12/2007; San Francisco, CA; Swedish American Hall w/Amiina
04/14/2007; San Diego, CA; House of Blues w/Amiina
04/17/2007; Columbia, MO; Mojo's w/Elf Power
04/18/2007; Bloomington, IN; Bear's Place
04/20/2007; Richmond, IN; Earlham College
04/21/2007; Madison, WI; University of Wisconsin-Madison w/McCarthy Trenching
04/22/2007; Chicago, IL; Empty Bottle w/Will Johnson, Jana Hunter
04/23/2007; Detroit, MI; Cloak and Dagger House
04/24/2007; York, PA; First Capital Dispensing Company w/Ponyheart
04/26/2007; Middletown, CT; Wesleyan University
04/30/2007; Bronx, NY; Rodrigue¹s Coffee House at Forham University
05/01/2007; Brooklyn, NY; Union Hall w/Artanker Convoy
05/02/2007; Rochester, NY; TBA
05/03/2007; Peterborough, ON; The Spill
05/04/2007; Toronto, ON; Over The Top Festival at The Music Gallery w/Michael Gira
05/05/2007; Murfreesboro, TN; Casa Burrito