Ah! My favorite Saint. Tuned Congas, glass-beaded shekere and bass cajon. 4/4. BPM? Heaven knows. Had the headphones blissfully off for this one.

I went over to Reg's place the other day and he sort of scared me. He was out on his deck, pitching butts and spilling gin that he couldn't afford. He was a mess and had a crazed look in his eyes. I could tell he was ruminating again about…

Music by Billy Jack (instrumental song "Funk It" previously posted). Lyrics/vox by thetworegs. Damn I wish I could song write like thetworegs.

Another Live performance with former band mates in Scartaglen back in 1988 on the NPR show Mountain Stage. This time a piece of Gaelic mouth music followed by 3 reels. Maybe the most complex arrangement of a set of tunes that we ever did.

A Version of Moonlight Sonata Performed by OsCKilO as part of the "Cities Festival" on SongCrafters.org. Guitar and strings. The arrangement was marred by the recent disorder in London. It is with a sadness that this set of events has made…

And then came a lion... Conga / Harmonica (key of D) improvisation. 4/4 90bpm

Got the 12 string out of the shop today where it got a refret and much needed refurb. An improv to test it out. Recorded on the handheld R08.

So I'm back at Caffe Lena on Thursday night gearing up for my two songs and a band called "Driftwood" takes the stage (banjo, acoustic guitar, fiddle) and blows everyone away. Kinda gets me thinking... And writing... "Driftwood" Coming down…

A tale of keeping your head above the water, or not... Recorded Jan-Feb 2011. I wrote it many years ago, never thought I'd ever do anything with it. I intended to record this with just an acoustic and my new EDB (electric upright bass…

Faith is assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. When Faith goes to the market, it always takes a basket. The beginning of anxiety is the end of faith and the beginning of faith is the end of anxiety. [George Mueller…

My first attempt at a Blumlein or Mid/Side recording. This one is actually a mid/side recording as I used a directional mic in combo with a figure 8 ribbon mic set at 90 degrees from the main mic. Thanks to Pat Broaders for the loan of the ribbon…

Well, I had this crazy idea that *maybe* Buddy Guy was using some microtonal inflections in his cover of Tramp (which are what the "blue notes" are and thought it would be cool to cover it with my fretless guitar. As it turned out it was my ear…

This is a microtonal Jazz-ish piece produced with some newly developed techniques. Norm Harris provides the excellent percussion. I probably could have made it easier on myself by not being so chromatic… but there it is. The piano, bass…

Wellll it's not really a mystery, it's a little Beatles remixing!! I've basically just mashed together Octopus's Garden and All My Lovin'. Hope you like it! toooons of fun makin it :)

J.V. Andres - guitar, vocals Veejay Andres - piano, vocals A Sufjan arrangement of a carol by Placide Cappeau, translated by John S. Dwight.

J.V. Andres - guitar, vocals Veejay Andres - piano, vocals Played as an offertory during a church Advent service. A cover of a Sufjan Stevens song.

J.V. Andres - guitar, vocals Veejay Andres - piano, vocals An arrangement of a French carol translated by James Chadwick with music by Edwin S. Barnes.

J.V. Andres - guitar, vocals Veejay Andres - piano, vocals A cover of a song by Sufjan Stevens.

J.V. Andres - guitar, vocals Veejay Andres - piano, vocals An arrangement of various medieval antiphons possibly combined in the 12th century, translated from Latin by John M. Neale.