cover of Arboretum on Vetiver's first album

Quite the tongue-twister, Jason's STILL trying to catch his breath after recording this re-worked traditional Irish folk song

"Tell Me Ma", was featured on National Public Radio's Second Stage. As NPR put it: "Beatnik Turtle is a remarkably prolific and fiercely independent rock group based in Chicago. The eight-piece band includes a full horn section and has been making…

Another Irish classic. This song tells the story of a group of pub regulars who, upon learning that the pub is on fire, head to the cellar to drink all the booze. You know, cuz it's free that way. What's a few burns?

This was the song that launched the entire SHAM ROCK album. This is what happens when you turn up the tempo, crank the volume, and add a horn section. As with most of these songs, we came up with our own music to add to these songs. So, the…

Have you ever heard a traditional Irish folk song re-worked as a ska song? No? How about with an additional Spanish horn riff? Well, now you have! This song tells the story of an unfortunate guy who hooks up with a girl in the kitchen of her boss…

Beatnik Turtle's take on another ol' Irish classic.

We couldn't resist breaking out the traditional Irish instruments halfway through this one and going all Celtic on your arse.

This old song had a lot of braggin' in it. So, we couldn't resist giving it a bit of the old skool hip-hop flavor.

This song's extremely popular and so has been done to death. We decided if we were going to re-make this one, we had to try something new. So, we hit on the 7/4 time signature, the melodica (thought it was bagpipes, didja?), and arrangement. By…

Another ol' Irish song about drinkin' and smokin'. Who knew?

Never, never again. How many times have we all uttered that statement the "morning after?" This song explores the regrets from the night before and blames it all on "devil drink cider called Johnny Jump Up".

Contrary to public opinion, the term "The Holy Ground" doesn't refer to the Emerald Isle. Nope. It's the name of a whore house that Irish sailors would visit. The Irish have quite a sense of humor...!

Modern classical piano piece

Something I came up with on a Sunday afternoon.

all the pounding waves drowning out the sound the sound is poison diving down below sinking very slow drown away the sound if I, can't make it stop your soliloquy I feel the death inside me in this succession the still and quiet I will succumb…

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My D & D days coming out to play. Lyrics Gather round a fairy tale of waiting ladies a Prince's vail First real love for the King and Queen pass this day where the wizards play by the castle walls casting spells for the…

An Instrumental featuring the Harmonica

sunshines on waves of grain purple mountains are turning grey duck and cover, the theme of the day as times collide in the USA spacious skies pourin' rain Mississippi she's floodin the plains run for cover, it's comming your way we…

Inspired by New Orleans Lyrics Left from Carolina headed for New Orleans started west out to Tennessee bout' then it started rainin' far as I could see I heard the levys broke and let in the sea Oh Mississippi flow flow to the…

an exploration,using a loop station and guitar rig effects,of musical soundscapes

Not for the kids....

Autumn in D minor (Instrumental)

Op. 15 Book II Exodus

I remember when we were young I remember waiting for the sun you said you loved me you said you need me you said you want me and that was forever I remember the stories of our days I remember the tears in your eyes you said…

Track 3 from the RPM 2009 challenge album.

Track 7 from the RPM 2009 challenge album.

I Believe by far my most beautiful instrumental track, much the opposite of You Forgot Bush's War Crimes. Maybe because I haven't commited any? I'm growing to accept that most of the time, my instrumentals should be short and sweet.

I've never heard "Horse with No Name" all the way through, and i wasn't trying to rip it off, but i really like the melody i wrote for this and it turned out to fit perfectly with the sound of the bass. Really proud of my composing on this track…

This was supposed to be my "folky" track, but I love the way this turned out. It was originally written Napalm Shoot up but My Chair took it's place on that album.