April 2010
4 posts
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Two Girls - my home recording
Hi guys, there’s been quite a bit of interest in my last post about meeting Townes van Zandt and I discussed him & his music with some folks on Twitter (with Rosanne Cash among others, can you believe it? - I love Twitter). All this has lead me to playing some of his songs again, relearning them, rearranging them. It’s not like I can add anything spectacular to his perfect songs...
Apr 30th
How I met Townes van Zandt
Hi guys, I opened a show for Townes van Zandt in November of 1996, just about five weeks before he died on January 1, 1997. On the one hand, it was a spectacular occurrence that in my mind can only be topped by opening a gig and meeting Bob Dylan, on the other hand there was nothing spectacular about it. And yet, I’ll never forget it. Here’s how the story goes … I’m...
Apr 27th
Not done yet but it's getting there
Hey guys, a short recap of the last ten or so days which found me mixing a huge chunk of the upcoming album with Tom Ripphahn at analoghaus studio in Karben/Germany, playing two gigs and hanging out with Germany’s #1 vonkmeister VB Kühl. We not only mixed about two thirds of the album, we also dealt with some outside overdubs. My friend Jan van Bijnen had sent great mandolin, banjo and...
Apr 12th
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I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry - live with Paul...
Hi guys, a few weeks ago I shared a couple of gigs with wonderful British songwriter Paul Armfield from the Isle Of Wight. We tried dueting on the Hank Williams classic “I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry” at the Erbse in Dillenburg, a tiny venue but we had fun nonetheless. Obviously, Paul sounds a lot better on this but what the heck, you might still enjoy it, I hope. Cheers,...
Apr 5th