Guitar/Mandolin: Doug Sparling Fiddle: Brent Hoad Composer: Turlough O'Carolan Arrangement: Doug Sparling Recorded: 2005 A couple of Planxties by O'Carolan. For the life of me I don't remember the names of them...one may be Charles O'Conor…

I locked myself/was snowed into a cabin for a month on the shores of lake Michigan, and turned it into a one man studio. Piblokto is a form of hysteria mainly found in eskimos, sometimes triggered by isolation during which the victim will find…

two loops. incongrous and paired. ridden all the way out. through metaphorphoses. and motion

I had some lyrics describing a late nite cake baking experience kicking around. If I have a lot on my mind, dirtying every dish in the house seems like the right thing to do. I stole some cool percussion from Norm and went to work. I also…

Uploaded this one yesterday but it was a bit scrappy. So I've fine tuned it a bit. Left it a bit basic in case anyone wants to add bongos or zephyr. ( Is that the right word?).

i had the idea of having a strong drum track through something...a drum track that built up through the track...but then i started to mess with the track and ended up with three different versions that i am rather attached to...other versions…

WARNING! ADULT CONTENT or goofy great........ After a week of computer crashes, I finally got my gear all back to normal. I got my drum kit hooked up yesterday and did a test run which led to this bit of Saturday morning fun that only proves…

Rumba Columbia is a traditional Cuban pattern in 6: the "go-to" pattern for 12/8 - if you have only heard one Afro-Cuban rhythm in 12/8, this is probably it. As an energetic Afro-Cuban dance, Rumba was often suppressed and restricted because it…

More stuff from the ancient archives rescued from the same cassette tape as Last Nights Fun. This time a set of 3 Irish reels Live at a concert back around 1992

i made this song wen i was......