Hey all! I’m so excited to get this new album out to you. This one has been a wild ride! In addition to the normal work of writing, coordinating, funding and recording this project I’ve also taken on the task of self-producing and self-engineering the whole thing. This learning curve wasn’t steep…it was the El Capitan of learning curves and jumping in to creating a fully produced album was like climbing it without a harness. I learned so much though, and had a lot of fun. All the nerdy acoustic and sound science stuff is fun to me, and IContinue readingPreview Track – New Album
Video – Aberdeen Jig
Original Folk Music! Pete McCauley and I recently formed an Irish/American Folk and Roots duo called Mac and Cheese. It’s really been a lot of fun playing those old timeless tunes and songs. Pete’s a great player and songwriter, and a real pleasure to work with. This is one of the tunes he wrote several years ago while playing with The Hounds of Finn. The Aberdeen Jig, like the name implies, is written in a jig style. Jigs are traditionally defined as lively dance tunes in a compound meter (6/8). He wrote it in Aberdeen, South Dakota at the NorthEastContinue readingVideo – Aberdeen Jig