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No, it’s not “Goodbye…”
As many of you know, last night (October 2, 2010) was my last performance at Stone Bridge Coffee House. It has been a terrific fourteen month run there, and I’m grateful for the opportunities it provided. There’s a much longer … Continue reading
March 6th, 2010 Performance Re-Cap
I am increasingly grateful and humbled by you folks, you know that right? As someone accustomed to playing to three or four people in a largely empty room, I having a hard time getting used to having large audiences, but … Continue reading
Feb 19th Concert
There’s something to be said for a small audience – and when I say small, I mean, say, seven people not including the two employees at the coffee house. They listen, you get a lot more feedback, you can actually … Continue reading
In Defense of Looping
Most of my recorded music is created by looping. Just in case you don’t know, “looping” is the practice of recording a portion of a song and reusing it multiple times to build the composition. My wife, upon discovering this sleight-of-guitar, declared “You’re cheating!” and left me to paving the road to my own damnation without her. Continue reading
An Unexpected Opportunity
A last minute phone call yesterday from the incomparable Beth Byrd found me at the Just Off Broadway Theatre last night as a performer for their annual fundraiser. Two song sets, six or so songs, and even the scowlers in the top row were grinning. But that wasn’t the best part. Continue reading
December Concert
You could reasonably describe last night’s concert as “intimate”, which is simply a nice way of saying “sparsely attended.” But, since the amount of music stayed the same, the flavors and appreciation were concentrated. It was fun. I introduced a … Continue reading
November Concert
“How was your concert, daddy?” my son said, by way of “Good morning.” How, indeed? It was marvelous, boyo, thank you for asking. The Stone Bridge Coffee House was packed, with a dozen more people on chairs outside on the … Continue reading
Concert Stories
To start with, no one left with their ears bleeding. I call that a win on any front. I’m tired in my bones with a long day of roofing ahead of me, so I’ll be brief. Very warm audience response. … Continue reading
Recording progress
I like my house. It is the only house I can remember living in. It’s about ninety years old, subject to all the aches and pains that such a house is heir to, though for the purposes of this post the one I’m most concerned with is squeaky floors. Continue reading