WARNING! ADULT CONTENT or goofy great........ After a week of computer crashes, I finally got my gear all back to normal. I got my drum kit hooked up yesterday and did a test run which led to this bit of Saturday morning fun that only proves…

Rumba Columbia is a traditional Cuban pattern in 6: the "go-to" pattern for 12/8 - if you have only heard one Afro-Cuban rhythm in 12/8, this is probably it. As an energetic Afro-Cuban dance, Rumba was often suppressed and restricted because it…

Guitars/Keyboards/Pennywhistles: Doug Sparling Composer: Doug Sparling Recorded: 2005 This was my "signature" track several years ago. I wrote this on guitar in the mid-90s while I was getting divorced, but later renamed it and recorded it…

Guitar/Mandolin: Doug Sparling Fiddle: Brent Hoad Composer: Turlough O'Carolan Arrangement: Doug Sparling Recorded: 2005 A couple of Planxties by O'Carolan. For the life of me I don't remember the names of them...one may be Charles O'Conor…

Here we go again over to you Vais.

Guitars/Keyboards/Shaker: Doug Sparling Composer: Doug Sparling Recorded: 2005 I believe there's a demo version of this tune that I've already uploaded to alonetone. Originally written as a piano piece.

Guitars/Pennywhistle: Doug Sparling Bodhran: David Shaughnessy Composer: Doug Sparling Recorded: 2005 A couple of jigs I wrote after spending time on Inishmore in the Aran Islands.

Guitars/Mandolin/Pennywhistle: Doug Sparling Fiddle: Brent Hoad Bodhran: David Shaughnnessy Composer: Doug Sparling Recorded: 2005 Set of three tunes I wrote in 2005. Well, I guess they're hornpipes of sorts...

Guitars/Keyboards/Low Whistle: Doug Sparling Composer: Traditional Recorded: 2005 Irish song, also know by its English title, "For Ireland I'd Not Tell Her Name."

Guitars/Mandolin: Doug Sparling Composer: Traditional Recorded: 2005 A couple of nice reels played on guitar, the first is The Cup of Tea, can't remember the name of the second one. Unfortunately my midi flute scratch track got added in the mix…

Pennywhistle, Low Whistle, Bar Stool (w/ drums ticks): Doug Sparling Bodhran: David Shaughnessy Composer: Traditional Recorded: 2005 Set of traditional Irish jigs. Don't ask me the names of them, I don't remember (are you seeing a pattern here…

Guitars/Keyboards/Pennywhistle: Doug Sparling Composer: Traditional Recorded: 2006 An old English/Scottish folk song. It's very well known, but has a great melody and I'm not ashamed to play it...

Pennywhistles: Doug Sparling Bodhran: David Shaughnessy Composer: Traditional Recorded: 2005 A set of reels (the first being "For the Sake of Old Decency," picked up from a Michael Tubridy album of the same name) I put together one evening. You…

Guitars/Mandolin/Pennywhistle: Doug Sparling Composer: Doug Sparling Recorded: 2006 Nothing special, the last track I wrote and recorded for this unfinished CD.

norm, brian, me - needs leads. My hand is hurting and I need to perform tomorrow - handing this off.

I'm still getting around to re-upping everything I took down last October.... this is one of them, and if I recall correctly, this is the track that was the impetus for Paul & I to start collaborating. (Something I've been missing a lot…

Hey, friends, I'm looking for opinions for this one. I wrote this song some time ago, and it's posted on this site. Today I changed some of the instrumentation and cut down on the keyboards, strings, etc. I'd like to know if you like this or…

A long over due changing of the acoustic strings led to this epic production. 40 tracks and 34 plug-ins. Good Gravy that's a boat load of tracks. All kinds of stuff happening. Enjoy! you spend your days and your night times bustin' ass…