Gather 'round the bonfire for some sh*t-kicking New England bluegrass, boys and girls! Feel free to sing along! Massachusetts Born so near the ocean I can taste it Summer's so damn short you don't dare to waste it I've seen the Northern…

For the daughters of two of my favorite people. Bonfire Lullaby Dannah studies my hands while I play With heavy eyes at the end of a runaround day Fading fast ‘neath a summer night’s sky No need to wonder why Time stands still in her…

Added a little more to this nice little change of strumming patterns played as an excuse to write a little love song. I FOUND LOVE You know I love you more than I Ever thought one simple man could You know I need you more than I Ever…

One of the first songs I wrote for "Burning Wood (the Bonfire Sessions)", and one of the last to be completed, Sam lends her incredible vocal talents to this sunny-day driving song. LIFE IS GOOD Windows down, my baby by my side Life is…

Well, this may be the final tweaking of this nice little sing along song... I sent this fun little sing along off to Jim of MTC fame, and once again he has outdone himself... And I can't thank him and his wife (who appears covertly) enough…

Well, this may be the final tweaking of this nice little sing along song... I sent this fun little sing along off to Jim of MTC fame, and once again he has outdone himself... And I can't thank him and his wife (who appears covertly) enough…

A homage to Steve Hackett (who wrote this piece) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Hackett This is played using John O'Sullivan's Blue JI tuning. Pianoteq and Kontakt didn't play nice together so I had add 4.81 cents to all of the flute notes.

With Frank Miller on drums and bass as the band "2" - a rescue of a late 90's song grabbed from 4-track. No Place I'm lost, you're lost Ships at sea There is no place We can be I'm lost, you're lost In this world There is no…

A steel string guitar improvisation I did last night before bed called “A Nagging Thought“. The piece prominently features a V+ to i (augmented dominant to minor tonic) movement. I usually don’t care for the sound of an augmented tried but in…

For details and the TED talk that I connect with this piece see http://chrisvaisvil.com/?p=1439