Cover of a 19th century minstrel tune attributed to S.S. Steele, popularize by the late great John Hartford. This is my own arrangement. I use it as a backing track for alive set without the banjo and lead vocal tracks. BTW- that banjo is an…

This is an old 19h century sea shanty (or chanty) arranged around clawhammer-style banjo, with a bit of Irish whistle, faux bodhrán, and a goofy pseudo-accent to Irish it up a little. Just in time for St. Paddy's Day. Warning: the chorus can…

A NON Banjo-centric song that pokes a bit of fun at the zaniness of the 1980s. This is the G-rated version. There is a PG-13 version with one additional verse which contains some unvarnished language. You can get that version on my site…

Based on an improvisation by Rog Hildreth, Stuart Jewkes and Tom Goy. We used to live in university halls together and would frequently improvise songs as people entered the room. The best of these was for Riona. Stu and I recreated it here with…

The joy of mixing heavily effected, distorted guitars! (sarcasm) Not as nice as I wanted it, but not rage inducing bad either. In the vein of Mono etc

About a musician who decides death is the best career move.

Bit of fun for the Songcrafters.org Gurlfest. Inappropriate.

Straight cover

Cover of the sinister Doors song. I'm reading a biography of Jim Morrison at the moment, not the first I've read either.