Bits and Pieces

If you leave me behind I'll have a crow's nest of a life Filled with things that sparkle and flash, Rusty nails and old tin cans Sure, they're pretty when they get wet But it ain't the most comfortable bed Unless you're here I've been…

FDR sent me over this superb backer to see what i could do...well i went back in time... to the time of Motorbikes and leathers and living life with no tomorrow...oh what fun it was back then shame we have to grow up!.........well have to sell…

Yet another version of this oneyet another version of this one still trying to work this song out I am currently working on another one

Here's a Alice Cooper classic for the suggest fest over on the on the other side at Songcrafters as suggested by Henwrench its an acoustic version very slightly Regged........ Hope you enjoy..........

Reg is leaving in the morning...there's a great big world out there to see....Acoustic & Voice trying to play that Bb Harp......... I can’t play it safe (Lyrics i can hear you say you want to play it safe but i’ve got dreams i want to…

Here we go. This one started out one morning several weeks ago when the sun was still shining... If it's as wet and dark as it is here, just close your eyes, I'm sure you can imagine it if you try hard enough... Lollies, chips, and beer…

I fancied another acapella. Shame I end in a different key than I started in, someone could have put music to it!

Here's a cover from the Band from the late 60's Gene again is in charge of the music and the mix and a great job he does of both..... i'm doing the warbling hope you enjoy..........

A little duet with me and my dad playing the ukulele

Lyrics and music by Brian Vaughn. Guest guitar solo by Karl Ridgeway (0:38 and 1:14). Lyrics: Oh little girl won't you tell me what you were looking for when you came to this place? You've got friends, but not many of them like to be seen. Oh…

Garn/Landry (And I barely deserve any credit for this one at all) A while back, Jim recorded a rough version of this song, and upon listening to it, I was thrown back to a day from my youth. While vacationing in Vermont, a small twister throwing…

Jip and JB in the Jipster studio, sitting down with guitars and a few beers, and many laughs. It was almost abandoned at one point, but we pressed on. Here's the result. I don't think the mouse has a name.

This is a “cross-over” pattern. Cross-over patterns are a type of enharmonic polymeter, where 2 rhythms with different numbers of beats/measure are played at the same tempo: the measures do not line up each time. These rhythms have measures…

A drone piece, recorded during equipment check for a live perf. A room recording, stereo amp setup.

New song about sad events in Japan. Meant with respect and sympathy --- I was out of town on the day When the wave swept our world away I've gotta find you, gotta get home Deep inside the exclusion zone I have to find you girl The most beautiful…

Songs sometimes are best left to the listener. This is one of them.

his song is just an experiment or at least started that way. Based on an "Ultrabeat" groove ( the only loops ) I added parts and sang an "Off the cuff" vocal and mixed and tweaked. Mostly Midi parts played through my cheesy Midi controller but…

'...remotely 'Bird'-like experiment...' (Charlie Parker reference)