In March 2005, Tom released Hotwalker, a "beat montage" on American culture which featured the voices of Jack Kerouac, Lenny Bruce, Dave Van Ronk and others. This album also served as a Folk Operatic memoir of the music and literary characters which influenced Russell's childhood, as well as a musical soundtrack for the published letters between Charles Bukowski and Tom that published in fall 2005. Rolling Stone and UPI journalist John Swenson noted: "Russell is one of America's great songwriters . . . [Man From God] is as close to a Homeric treatment of American history as we’re ever likely to see . . . when somebody is looking for the equivalent to the Harry Smith anthology in the middle of the next century, The Man From God Knows Where is what they’ll discover."

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About Swallow Hill Music Association
Helping people make music since 1979 years, Swallow Hill Music Association is one of the largest institutions of its kind in the United States as a source for folk, roots and acoustic music. With more than 2,100 members—some of whom are also volunteers—Swallow Hill provides a place to celebrate music that is rarely heard elsewhere in the Rocky Mountain Region. Three concert venues house more than 150 performances a year, featuring some of the world's great artists as well as up-and-coming new talent. The Julie Davis Music School at Swallow Hill provides a valuable and affordable extra-curricular educational resource to the community with more than 50 music instructors involved in more than 240 adult classes and 70 children's classes annually. A Tier II member of the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District (SCFD), Swallow Hill has won both the Mayor's and Governor's Awards for Excellence in the Arts, countless "Best of Denver" awards, has been recognized by the the North American Folk Alliance, and is one of the most sought-after venues by folk and roots performers in the country.