Wow! What a great night opening for Ramblin'Jack Elliott! It was sold out and a very attentive audience. I will be posting some pics a little later! Ramblin' Jack is amazing.
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Very happy to announce my song, "Chickasaw" won first place in the American Songwriter contest for May/June 2012! Here is the link: www.americansongwriter.com.
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Wonderful gig last Thursday at the Worcester Art Museum. Looking forward to opening for the legendary Ramblin' Jack Elliott at the MFA next week!
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Did some final mixing on "Lilac Sky" with Pat D at the helm. Just trying to decide between two vocal mixes. Andy Hollinger came in and added some sweet guitar lines to, "Do Your Best For Rock 'n Roll". The CD is really coming together. Slow but steady...
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Back in the studio yesterday to work on some vocal tracks! Yodelay-ee-oo!
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I was back in the studio today for a couple hours. The one and only, Tim Ray, added his fantastic stylingss to a couple of tunes, "Do Your Best For Rock 'n Roll" and "Memphis". He is one of those players who takes things to another level. Amazing.
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I was back in the recording studio yesterday. The CD is coming along nicely. I have recorded 5 tunes so far. Peter Parcek, Andy Hollinger and Cameron Peterson have all added some fine guitar work to the songs. I will be going back in the next couple of weeks to do some more recording. It's hard work, but someone has to do it. :)
Other notes... I was fortunate enough to attend quite an event last week at the JFK Library, UMass Boston. The organization, New England PEN, awarded Chuck Berry and Leonard Cohen prizes for literary excellence in songwriting. Not only were both present to receive the awards, but Paul Simon introduced Chuck Berry! Then Elvis Costello got up to perform a Chuck Berry tune! It was not announced to the general public, prior to the event, that either Paul Simon or Elvis Costello would be in attendance. Soon after, Salman Rushdie (!) took to the stage to introduce Leonard Cohen, casually adding that there was a musician in the audience who had sold more books than any of the authors there that afternoon- Keith Richards!!! I don't think I was the only person that went into stunned mode at that point. Did I mention Shawn Colvin sang a Leonard Cohen song? At the end of event, Elvis Costello performed one more Chuck Berry tune, inviting Keith Richards up onto the stage to join him. Amazing.
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Spent time in the studio this week. Andy Hollinger came in and laid own a GREAT guitar track for "Down By The Water" - very clean and persuasive sound, perfect for the song!
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Spent a most enjoyable weekend rehearsing new tunes! Getting very psyched about upcoming shows. Heading back into the studio tomorrow!
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Went back into the recording studio this weekand did final vocals for "Lilac Sky". Yay! More recording will be happening over the next month or so. I am very excited about the project. Can't say enough about Q Division, Pat Discenso & EdV. A great recording experinece!
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A big thanks to Irene Collins for featuring my tune, "Jenny Danced" on her show, "Homegrown Showcase" on 92.5. the River! And thank you to Cindy Cisco for telling her about my music!
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Had a great recording session today with Mike Piehl & Paul Kochanski. January has been a busy and very productive month!
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