I've been plagued with pesky little sinus problems the last month or so. Last week I got down two takes on Boattail Riviera, but I don't think they're going to be for the CD. I'm just not happy with the vocal; it's too stuffy sounding. No resonance. I think it will work fine for a songwriting demo though; I submitted one to the Rose Garden songwriting contest, maybe I can recycle what I have into a scratch track to work over for the CD. I'm reasonably happy with my takes on Clemente, Until Someone hears it, and Pale Green Eyes. This week, debating, either Skies over Clare or Fire's Still Burning. It certainly is a learning experience, and I guess that is a good thing.
On Saturday, i travelled down to Harrisburg (Linglestown, to be more precise) to see Henry and KJ perform. What a fun evening! They did some of my favorite songs, actually. (Any night you're hearing Tom Russell and Richard Thompson songs is probably going to be a good one, right?) I got to play a few, too; always a blast to [...]
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I'm guessing if recording is an ongoing project, it might be better served as blog entries rather than news. Went over to Frigo Recording last night and worked on the Clemente acapella song. Had a bit of a rasp to my voice; overall though I thought it went pretty well, given that, gender aside, I am never going to be Siobhan Quinn or Christine Collister in the vocal department. I'm really liking working with Marc. He's patient, accommodating and knows what he's doing, which is making for a pleasant experience out of something I've been very intimidated of doing.
A few years back I got to the point in live performing where, hmm, how do I say this? It wasn't that I stopped caring about what other people thought when i played, because I want people to enjoy and be moved by my songs and performance. It was just that I decided I was much more interested in how I felt about the performance, if that makes sense. I used to get very frustrated by going out and doing a show to pretty much the best [...]
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Tentative track listing for my CD project, no particular order. Note that I am extremely receptive to knowing what songs you would like to see included... uh, but just songs that I've written, please!
Boattail Riviera -- a given.
The Fire's Still Burning -- ditto. I think you dance with the ones that brung you, and those are the award winners.
Clementer/This is What I Wanted -- For Gene.
Until Someone hears it, It Ain't a Song -- For Lee.
I Don't Know How To Watch You Walk Away
Pale Green Eyes
Skies Over Clare
Mountain Laurels Bloom
Kinda weighing Windmills Versus It Took Hands
Alternate choices would include Scarf (it would be nice to have something in dadgad), Morning Sky and In Tears and Blood.