19 note per octave electric guitar, Marshall amp, zoom H2, some footage I shot today and Sony Vegas. Created for ImprovFriday Download the full quality video (191 MB) http://clones.soonlabel.com/public/video/19_improvfridays.wmv

I wanna be a big star, but don't know why, and don't know how..

Take me back to ole Virginia Lord, he's pluggin' in a mic. I dig the cheesy Farfisa Rotary patch...... Here's a song to sing a fairy tale no mountain high or oceans to sail no darken nights in the belly of a whale no hammer's throne or red…

small notes, on a windy,, palms in the desert day

This is a video piece made for the ImprovFriday drone theme event which used my DIY 9 string canon, DIY electrified 8 string psaltery, viola bow, ebow, and fingers. The tuning in unknown – just something I did by ear. Pictures, streamable video…

Here's another one with the honkey tonk style of piano. I wrote this song some time ago using my usual mix of guitars, then decided to see what it might sound like using the piano. The new instrument gave the song an entirely different sound…

The story is at www.iburymydead.com THE CHILD WITH THE BEAUTIFUL NAME What remains of an eagle that's fallen The roots of an oak tree now claim To draw sap for the shade for the cattle O're the child with the beautiful name The law…

Jammin with some friends!

Cover of Lady Gaga's "Judas" Guitar and vocals by me. Drums and bass by Karl Ridgeway.

my my,,little thought can be such fun

another small musical thought

Lyrics: I’ll stand above this cliff And offer up my soul Would there be an end to pain To jump in to this hole Could this be goodbye If there’s a light below me Will it set me free Could I fly today Is this my only option Close…

Time for a little humor. I had my wisdom teeth pulled last year, and the pain was debilitating. When I got the right pain meds, I felt so much better that I wrote this song. Colin added his considerable vocal talents and his harmonica and brought…

post-minimalist w/overlapping ostinati & mixed intonation

Norm has been teaching a master's class in percussion and gave me (a lot!!) of guidance to try to add bass properly to this. I added 5 string bass, Fender Mustang and GR-20 sax to his excellent Tumbao track. We hope you enjoy it.

This is really two songs put together.

The vocals are hard tohear cause it was recorded badly... I feel like getting drunk I dont feel its gonna get better I've tied my hands to my back and its done Nobodys in the mood for summer I think the ghosts have come home Done it before…

a jam sesion with the beautiful Chantal Rhul on the Djembé

I DREAMED I HUGGED JACK HARDY I dreamed I met Jack Hardy. He was bold but had sensitive hands With a voice that was tempered by New York City In his eyes I saw many lands I dreamed I hugged Jack Hardy He was thick and soft, like pine…