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Keeping it light. Roots music performance and sessions are my happy places!
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11.05.2025 18:06 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
New tech for the studio. The tablet for remote adjustments.
19.03.2025 15:38 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Monday's bluegrass jam.
11.03.2025 00:16 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A fan of John Duffey?? Today is his birthday. Just released today by Akira Otsuka and Gary Kopp.
This is AWESOME!!
youtu.be/ntlEKFz5SL8?...
www.delawarevalleybluegrass.org . The fifty-third annual!!!
A terrific lineup.
You should be there!
Quite a gale here today. Some minor damage to the house. Oh well. Will carry on!
02.03.2025 02:59 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0"All politics is local"
Been subbed to the @thebaltimorebanner.com for MD legislative news and misc state news. Ain't going back to the "other" paper.
Contemplating next week's jam schedule. There are choices to be made.
23.02.2025 22:50 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Slowly contemplating a "solo" b'grass project. Recorded a couple of instrumental "concepts" so far. Vocals will be the challenge.
It's a process.
A rare occurrence as we missed the worst of last night's storm. Onward we go. Dealing with the rest of life and current events.
There is music though!
Awaiting several winter "events" over the next few days <meh>. Hosted a dobro "show & tell" yesterday. Demo'd techniques and a few pockets on the neck.
It's all on the player now.
The door is always open for a return engagement.
pie eye 😍
04.02.2025 14:36 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Under the weather since Friday. Lacking motivation to play or create.
A crate of facial tissues is a constant companion and they are impossible to grab when wearing finger picks. Also, increased risk of injury.
WOW!!!!
"For the month of January, Waiting for Lester Records artist Matthew Geiger - Musician's release finished at number 2 on the Airplay Direct bluegrass charts..........and big thanks to Howard Parker, Eric Knowles, and Michelle Hannan for their contributions."
I can "pull tone" out of this guitar, which is why I have it ;-) A wide range of styles and possibilities:
open.spotify.com/track/1qhaYm...
Will live to play another day.
30.01.2025 18:06 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0One of my favorite bands back in the day. As a dobro due, Sally's one of my fav peeps. I've booked several of these folks over the years.
30.01.2025 16:44 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Fortunate to do a fair amount of studio sessions for regional artists. I really enjoy the breadth of music that I contribute.
This will be my future once I "age out" of live performance (not that should happen soon).
Any other musicians out there doing similar? Genres?
The good news is that temps have moderated significantly after a bunch of single digit days.
It's good to be out and about. Gigs and local music jams.
I am partial to bluegrass, honky tonk and Americana.
You probably knew that.
One of those studio days. At various times:
Failed to arm tracks
Failed to mute tracks
Failed to mute monitors
Click track too loud
Click track too soft
Brain cells impeded
It all came out in the wash eventually
Just an FYI/FWIW.
Open to some sub/fill-in/project work for a while (not joining another band).
Particularly on dobro.
Reach out with any questions. What's the worst thing that can happen?
Shannon Leigh and the Good Bygones
A terrific gig and a great time: Shannon Leigh and the Good Bygones (quartet config). Bluegrass/Americana/Country!!
Shannon Leigh (guit/vocals)
Seth Mitchell (bass/vocals)
Michael Stone (guit/vocals)
Moi (reso/vocals)
She's got chops!!
"Shannon Leigh Reynolds and the Good Bygones" last night.
Gawd, the legendary Tom Gray in the crowd.
A great gig!
I will NOT follow you if:
No obvious name
No mutual interests
Your posts are (imho) B.S.
Your posts don't interest me
Followers are "fine" but, I don't live to pursue them. If you follow me and I'm just uncomfortable I will block you.
It's a social media thing.
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25.01.2025 03:02 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Road trip to Baltimore tomorrow for a dobro gig. Back in my back yard Sunday for a honky tonk, pedal steel gig.
Mostly studio stuff in February. I'm OK with that.
I'm just a regional grunt trying to make as much music as I can, while I can.
FB is throwing everything but the kitchen sink at my wall/timeline.
I ain't buying.
Sayonara, Polar Vortex and welcome back "normal" winter.
All good on this end.
Music tonite. Studio and gigs in my near term future.
Chillin' (literally and figuratively) . A bit of time on my FB music page.
Staying away from the news for a few days and prepping for weekend gigs.
Plan to attend the Thurs jam. Staying in and warm tonite.
Music gives me great joy. Others seem to have enjoyed this project.
Perhaps you will also.
Released May 2024
open.spotify.com/album/3S4o1L...
