Think of this meditation as a ‘micro-vacation’ to the Oregon coast. Sunny but then the clouds roll in, then they blow away and it’s sunny once more. The original idea for this song came out of a 2-chord progression I first played with a dedicated group of hobbyist guitarists many[…]
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As promised, there is new music! Ocean Amblin’ This is a song that has been in development for many years. It all started at a jam session when someone suggested we groove on a 2-chord progression that was quite pretty. The person who suggested it said that he was working[…]
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It was one of those things you always hear about, but seldom run into if you’re lucky. And if you’re luckier still, it turns out well. Last Sunday I had a gig at a local farmers market. We’d set up the date at least a month ago and it was[…]
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Good analogies get harder to find all the time. Everybody’s seen everything and every possible kind of comparison has been made between everything because you never know when the right set of variables will trigger a marketing algorithm. So when a good analogy comes along, it deserves to be celebrated.[…]
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The Instrument – I have been studying the koto for a couple of months now, and recently made a breakthrough with the help of a slightly different tuning. Instead of the traditional Japanese hirajoshi tuning (D G A Bb D Eb), my teacher Mitsuki Dazai showed me a tuning based[…]
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I’m in between two interesting weekend gigs right now. Last Sunday (Oct 27) I played with another 1/5th of Dyssband and this Sunday (Nov 3) I will be playing with some fraction of The Imperfect Strangers. For those who may not be aware, this isn’t that unusual. Musicians are a[…]
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I’m so excited about this I don’t even know how to begin. My first EP has been released! I had a fun and extremely educational time doing a recording session and decided to keep the momentum going by taking those tracks and making an EP out of them. So not[…]
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A lot of stuff has been going on lately. A website renovation, several new show dates, and now some fresh & crispy demo tracks courtesy of Jon and the rest of the critters at Pyrate Llama. It took a bit of doing to dial in the microphone setup for[…]
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When life gives you lemons, take them and be glad you got something for nothing. Recently I’ve been looking for solo gigs and as part of that process, I have to figure out how I’m going to get myself to places where the transit system can’t take me. Sometimes it’s[…]
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Every once in a while, I’m reminded of how permanent things can become. Case in point: last Saturday I was on my way to a concert and heard a street performer outside a nearby restaurant. That’s not unusual, it was a warm day and lots of people were out &[…]
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