IMO 6 am is the *perfect* time for recording my loudest mandolin playing in a hotel room. What does the guy in the next room know. Sleep? Wha? #sorryboutthat #jetlag The tune is http://www.paperclipdesign.com/19ctunes/japanesa_1m.gif […]
I transposed the sheet music for an old tune called Jenny Lind Polka so that I could easily jam on this song with players of various different instruments. This song was popularized in 1846 by a dance instructor named Allen … Continue reading → […]
I played the liquor aisle at the supermarket this weekend. No lie. There are artistes who would be repulsed by this situation, but I am not one. It was not a bad gig at all, I swear. I played hard, … Continue reading → […]
About a year and a half ago I answered an ad for musicians to participate in an art project. The project was about “rewilding.” As far as I could figure it out I think the idea was nature taking back … Continue reading → […]
A couple songs from Ghost Solos are in a short film called There is work for you in the sky: see Mars! The short has a lot of charm. There is work for you in the sky: see Mars! from … Continue reading → […]
When I previously blogged the old old sheet music for “Pompey Ran Away”, I used a scan that only an insane person would try to read: To make restitution I dug up a better source and clipped out the image … Continue reading → […]
I enjoyed this round and organic banjo playing by a guy named Dan Gelert: Eph Got a Coon Buckdancer’s Choice We’ll All Go to Heaven When the Devil Goes Blind Black-Eyed Susie These mp3s are deep links to his site … Continue reading → […]