This is a demo recording that I made for our Muskegon-area Neighborhood Bluegrass group to practice with. It will sound a lot better after it's re-recorded with the group actually playing and singing their parts. Soon to have our own Muskegon…

(interpolates music and lyrics from "Where Everybody Knows Your Name" by Gary Portnoy) Yo, Mister Cleen did the joint with Señor G, that’s two mentions for the latter, wink wink Amused I was but loved what I heard, Ce-ILLA, he’s a real dude…

[Rushten] Ah, there’s nothing like a nice big potluck after a hard month of work. I only wish I had some young tender boys here I could have fun with [Sally] Rushten, what do you mean? [Rushten] (*clears throat*) [Jenerica] Oh, Sally…

(sampled instrumental and interpolated lyrics come from "Hey There Delilah" by Plain White T's) [Verse 1] Don’t want to lose this What's it like in San Jose there? I'm a thousand miles away, but girl, tonight you look so pretty Yes you…

[Verse 1] Do you hear the sound of the insects? Birds all pronouncing dialect Languages ancient as the sound of wind Crowning it, the seasons are circadian There’s no need to fear when you’re breathing air Water is the other side of the…

(interpolates music from "Morning Sunrise" by Weldon Irvine) So I was taking a walk, relaxing, getting sunshine And then I get a knock from a big-body All of a sudden he says to me… This land belongs to XYZ… And I’m trespassing on private…

When I first met you I was intrigued I was in Gangster’s Paradise Then I’d see you were down with a lot of guys But not in a bad way It was an art-making pathway You were lovable So I had to get to know you were discoverable I saw how you…

My mind drifts Your mind sits I think I just know You just don’t Here we go again with the flow that you ignore If you’re not an open sore I guess you’re just a closed door Here I go Your stopping is like obnoxious But I don’t pay attention…

I wish you could feel what it’s like to be where I am Like Ellsworth Wareham Minus 70 three hundred sixty-five day spans Keep it mature and grown-up and adult and professional Not immature like a hoe or an adulterer or the overly overtly sexual…

A song to myself. I’ve often felt like an unnecessary appendage in the circles I end up in. I’ve had some real crazy experiences in my life, and I tend to exaggerate to try an instill the grandness I felt in each story. Sometimes, I’m annoying…

Been a while, lots of ups and downs...Glad to be back!

My submission for May's REM challenge; I opted to go for more of a chillwave beat this time around.

Here is the latest song challenge offered by the Minnesota Asscociation of Songwriters: . . . . . . . . Your mission this month is twofold: 1. Try creating a boundary between the production of content versus the judging…

No-one To Blame - A A J Russe Written 1st January 1988 Recorded 6th March 2022 The Shoebox Demos Vol 1 **** Nearly forgot to post this one! (it's been a busy week at work) I was 24 when I wrote it. What more can I say…

An endlessly-revolving, ever-changing face you show to the world. Which facade will you wear today? Human, robot, or monster?

This is our January submission to the REM Challenge. The song came together very quickly. Dan Will on Piano David True on Bass

lap steel -> midi convertor -> vcv rack. For Sound-In Event Random Jul 2021

When I was young we lived opposite a big play area - lots of grass and trees and bushes to rampage around - and in the middle a tarmac playground with the "amusements" - a witches hat (aka umbrella), a long rocking horse with saddles along its…

I can't find the words for that which remains unspoken mantras lost on some page they will remain words and only words will remain

2009, having fun with Johnny Stone's awesome music.

Another one where the riff came first, on the last day of RPM 2020 actually. Before all the craziness struck. I thought to myself "Oh self! That's a good riff! I will need to revisit it next year for RPM 2021." So I did. It also has a call-back…

RPM Challenge 2021 Category: Single (this is side 1) Genre: Surf The 2021 RPM Challenge was indeed a challenge and I only signed up to record a single! My month was fraught with problems, mostly having essential gear go south (mixing board…

This is the 20th and final song for the 2021 RPM Challenge. Nothing left to do now but to sort the songs into the album that gets submitted and the leftovers album that doesn't. This one's on the bubble. I expect it to go into the leftovers…

Ego n Me Lyrics - T Boudreau Music - C Maiorano/ T Boudreau Much to do Without a clue Ya know i can’t through I guess i got to go around Late again Tell me where’ve i been Guess I’m trapped within This scary go round I kid myself…

This song is about my Grandparent's farm that was in West Virginia. The name "Naugatuck" is derived from an Algonquian term meaning "lone tree by the fishing place". The rich memories I have of the place are from when I was just shy of my sixth…

John wrote this in 1972. 9 years earlier, as an 8th grader living in West Virginia, he knew the day would come when he would "set sail" to other parts of the country/world. That day came in 1975 with a journey that ultimately landed him in New…

Arctostyle Techno

My wife used to have a Paint horse named Dandee. When I originally recorded the song, we both said it gave us a picture in our heads of Dandee running along a beach. Originally recorded in February, 2019 for the RPM Challenge album, "The Dark…

This is a love song for Idaho. Funny thing is I've never even been to Idaho, but I dreamed the chorus and the happy little riff some years ago, and it's stuck with me ever since. So, I filled it in with some verses and an outro that capture the…

(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…

Hey, I just improvised again this night and wanted to share what came out. Usually I'm such a perfectionist and have to get every detail right, with the effect that I don't share a lot of stuff that I do. Here I recorded the first voice…

A simple little ballad. I wrote it thinking of meaningful relationships gone south. The guitar is a Les Paul Studio through a Boss AC-3 Acoustic Simulator and Electro-Harmonix Grand Canyon delay.

Sprinkle Me O Lord Intro G                  ————- G ———————— Em Sprinkle me, O Lord, with  hyssop ——-C———— G and I shall be cleansed;  ————-  Em————-C wash me, and I shall be made  Am7b5—————D7 whiter than the snow…

Here's my submission for the songwriting challenge for MN Homebrew for April - playing off of theme of the Beatles hit song "Here Comes The Sun". It's also an ode to spring here in the northland of MN!!! We were in shorts this weekend. Hooray…

Another progress recording, with another month or so of practice and a 16-day practice streak. The concert where I am playing this is next week. I'm hoping to lock in a little more speed between now and then (although I note I seem to have…

a love song

Original, featuring shred by Al Hughson out of Scotland and lead guitar by Artneuro and myself.