february 5, 2010
this week's song seemed to require the sound of a harpsichord. seriously.
so I used the harpsichord feature on my Roland electric keyboard, a feature I have used maybe once since I got the thing seventeen years ago.
I am hoping that if I neglect to mention the fact that this week's song might sound a little like a 1970's sitcom theme (Mork & Mindy? not sure), maybe no one will notice.
Decide for yourself by listening here.
Jan Miense Molinaer, Lady At Harpsichord, 1640
january 29, 2010
My friend Tanya called my attention to Day Of Amnesty For Unanswered Correspondences (January 28) - a day dedicated to making an effort to return the letters, calls, emails that you've recieved and meant to answer.
I love that idea so much!
I really suck at returning emails.
Of course, instead of answering correspondence this week, I made a song about not answering correspondence.
Listen to it here.
january 22, 2010
Five storms in as many days!
I was compelled to make a rainy day song but I didn't feel much like singing this week because my neck & back have been all stiff and spasmy. So this week's song features my sweet Lester "Betsy Ross" spinet [it's a piano], with a guest appearance by my little glockenspiel. Listen here.
january 15, 2010
Look at my lovely new autoharp!
It's actually not new, of course. I don't know its exact date of manufacture, but it's somewhere between 1910 and 1929. I found it in an antique store last friday and I've been tuning it ever since.
I think it might be like painting the Golden Gate Bridge - as soon as you're finished you have to start over.
In any case, it's unique sound inspired this week's song. To listen, click here.
january 8, 2010
Today I got my piano tuned. Yay!
Please pardon the sound of a sniff here or there in today's song. I am coming down with a cold.
To listen, click here.
january 1, 2010
I am excited to get back to the habit of making songs. Inspiration is nice, but as Nolan Bushnell said, the ultimate inspiration is the deadline.
Ironic that this quote comes from the founder of Atari, because one of the primary ways I distract myself from both inspiration and deadlines is video games.
I really don't want to look back at the end of my life with nothing to show for my time on earth than an impressive score on Yahoo WordSense. Instead, I want to look back on many half-baked, poorly recorded song ideas posted on the interwebs.
Enjoy!
To listen to this week's song sketch, click here.