"Gypsy! Give Me Your Tears!"

This is really a true story. No, really... And our holiday gift to you & your friends. (Feel free to download it and share it with anyone who you think might enjoy it.) Oh... by the way... acl is finally waking from a very deep slumber…

Ever been somewhere real spooky ?

I am currently working on a Concept album with a good friend of mine and great musician/ guitarist Chuck D. Although this track does not feature Chuck , it was developed based on the chord progression he came up with which opens the song up. We…

Just checking to see if the Kazoo is playing in tune.

RIP Jimi

Dedicated to my furry companion of eight years and counting!

a pleasant song about being hopelessly in denial

The Minnesota Association of Songwriters issued a writing challenge this January to "borrow" conceptually from a writer that has influenced our writing to create a new original work of our own. Once you hear this, I think you'll get the idea…

I was looking through my messages and found this collab i did with Kari a while back in 2017 i had forgotten all about. so pleased i found it thanks Kari

Update: Gene offered to improve the Mix on this song! This is that improved version. Thanks so much Gene! You are awesome!!! I wrote this song earlier this summer, and had played it a few times with Greg Connor, fellow alone toner, and…

Been away from Alonetone too long....website is still buggy but anyway.....just having fun with some new pickup switching mod's on my guitar.

Beer fueled rock n roll!!!

Thanks to Roger Harris for the idea! Here are pictures of Minnesota in Spring 2013. Music provided by Steve Krell - CANYON THAW.

CROSS-OVER POLYRHYTHMS This is actually a type of enharmonic polymeter, where 2 rhythms with **different meters** (i.e., a different numbers of beats/measure) are played at the **same tempo**: the measures do not line up each time. These rhythms…

added a bass. added the chorus, which i'll probably redo. added a bit of an ending. oh, and a smattering of pianer.

(Remastered 22/10/2021) Now here's a bit of an oldie - the second song I ever wrote. In... 1978! I think I played it once, or maybe twice, at school assemblies. My musical peers and colleagues back then dismissed it as corny/rancid pop music…

Back on the wurlitzer... 

For all the folks who can find the silver lining no matter what the situation may be.. Pardon the clips

**Song-writing Demo for FAWM 2022** Song number 15 Written Wednesday 23rd February 2022 **** I wasn't able to stop! I really meant to, but... Oh well. It's still February, so it can go with the others. IT IS MY FIRM INTENTION TO…

Messing with a few of my 'oldies' (lol) for my mum's 70th birthday CD :) Enjoy! xox

"High Life" is a musical genre that originated in Ghana in the 1900s and spread to Sierra Leone, Nigeria and other West African countries by 1920. My friends from that part of the world consider this be the "go-to" rhythm for just about anything…

Since Norm found himself in an acoustically great room, full of unfinished cabinets I couldn't help but add some acoustic guitar, crank it up and hope you like it Norm!

Written, recorded, and mixed in 24 hours. August 01-02, 2009, from 6am to 6am. Instrumentation: Two acoustic guitars, electric guitar (picked and bowed), fretless bass, about 7 different flutes, two tabla drums, rattles, tambourine, didgeridoo…

Oh a lil bluesy feeling one night...so I threw this simple lil number down.

Billy said on his Everyday track he had some space for some words.. so i put a few together .....Thanks Billy Complete me (Lyrics) All my days they seem the same  watching the hours float, the days away dreaming of a different life, a different…

Here is my attempt at the mile of sorrow hope you like it..........

An intrumental Track I put together when Thinking about my family. One Guitar represents my son, one my wife and one me...... Two Versions with Vox (Jim Higgins and Geir Alfsen) are also in existance.. not sure how to link to this site…

(Remastered 22/10/2021) And here's another song from 1994, with a sparkling new "Andrew Russe Band" arrangement fresh from the broom-cupboard. Like most of my songs, it was written with an acoustic guitar, a pen, and an A4 pad. The ones…

More searching for new sounds. Same setup as the last one. Experimented a bit with paulstretch on the fadeout

Come Tomorrow - I'm like a tumbleweed, got no roots I'm like a climbing vine, leaves and chutes Come tomorrow, I might not be around Come tomorrow I'm a reflection, you see me in your mirror A missed connection, so far and yet right here…

In Argentina they say "in Argentina everything may change - except the tango", but I couldn't resist adding some percussion to this beautiful nuevo tango by Vincent Voois, composed in the style of Astor Pantaleon Piazzolla. Check out Vincent…

(Em) A legend that the sailors told Tales shared from long ago (C) Secrets that are captured in the (Em) air (Em) It comes to you from far way Whispered roars that fade away (C) Answers that are carried on the (Em) breeze Only (C) heard…

To the Wind baby! Thanks for the vocal on this Mark bro! You inspiered a band name.... (See Youtube Below) This was Done on Logic.. Hope Y'all like it. Peace T

Sometimes love can be a hard bargain. Thanks to Richard Hardrick for the inspiration.

An oldie, remastered.

The last couple of years have been soaked in sadness, numbness and loss, and it's not something I've tried to hide, even when making music. But I've come to realize that it's my own responsibility to lay forth the effort to find new happiness…

HAPPILY EVER AFTER - by Terry Brown, Merry Bear, Greg Connor, and Stephen L. Krell - Lyrics by Brown (mostly), Bear, Connor - Chord progression by Brown - Rhythm and bass guitar by Bear - Melody and vocals by Connor - Electric and slide…