Life is a quest for knowledge and a simple realization that not only is there so much we don't know but to declare it somehow is empowering. A great collaboration with Norm who is an amazing percussionist and a super cool guy! Thanks for the…
smooooth, we need to plan a hawaii retreat for some live recordings. Been too long. Great guitar playing with the percs Rick. Never losing the endless summer feel brotha !
Final version
Guitar, mandolin and voice.
this doesn't fit with my rpm project AT ALL so i may not use it but i like the way it came out. I recorded the music for Bethan Mathis' RPM project but she didn't have time to use it (her album is…
Final version
Day 28
Anyone else still writing songs?
this is the result of trying to listen to too many mixes in one day. Sometimes it's just easier to record something else.
When the girl in the room is just too cute for me to concentrate on whatever it was I was trying to do.
Anything Done
How am I supposed to get anything done
With you looking like that
I'm so far gone
I'm forgetting where I'm at
How…
Story came out of my current situation of commuting Mondays to my job 200 miles out of town and then back on Fridays. Been doing it 8 months now. Trying to sell a house, it aint fun.
This is a piece written for a small ensemble of Violin, Viola, Cello, Double Bass, Flute, French Horn and Percussion in harmonic series tuning using a section from harmonic 12 to 30 reduced to an octave tuning of 15 steps.
This piece is…
Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered; yet we have this consolation with us, that the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph…. Thomas Paine.
My daughter Heather and I spent an afternoon walking together around her old neighborhood on Manhattan's Upper East Side; museums, cafes, the park; just talking and walking.
Another page from my "sketchbook". This is typical. Not much detail. But a real feeling or two emerges. Like a potters perfectly turned shard or the poet's beautiful line that she's never found more words to join with...
You never would have caught me playing this genre a few years ago. WHat the hell happened ??
All the instruments were recorded with an open mic at my house. Which, as you know is always a chaotic place to record :) If you listen hard enough…
First of 24 new song I have written. This one is cute, about unrequited love no doubt. #:)
When I say 24 new songs not all will make the cut but most of them will. I will be busy for a good long time!!
Using pointless picks of course.
See my…
More on the "Freak" end of the Orphans and Freaks designation. Most of the time I'm making music for myself, and this one just makes me happy, no matter how hard I try to resist.
The other night a few of Elvis's friends came over to see him and the thetworegs were listening in by the ventilation shaft from the cellar and they took a liking to a jam that was happening with a man called Diamond Neil doing the Vocals. This…
This track is from the 1986 Scartaglen album "The Middle Path". The first tune "Jezaig" was composed by Breton musician Gilles Le Bigot. The second tune is one of the "Cantigas de Santa Maria" and is attributed to King Alfonso X of Spain
Roger…
Comments on Rick Phillips's stuff
Still brings tears to my eyes! Fun!
Still opening bottles of wine to this one. Toes in the sand
Now . . . That's the stuff we're looking for!
smooooth, we need to plan a hawaii retreat for some live recordings. Been too long. Great guitar playing with the percs Rick. Never losing the endless summer feel brotha !
Sat herre listening to these beats with a little red wine to open up the mind .....is just lovely
smiling at :36. great version here as well. is it too early for margaritas ?
wow, I missed these. nice collab guys. cool breeze
Nice groove man , a great listen
Oh Yeah! That grooves hard!
Nice one! I missed this somehow
I nearly missed this one! Compelling mystical-flavours, fellas.
Gosh, these are both excellent, but I think I may even like this version better.
With a ooooh!!! Yeah!! I enjoyed that..........
Santana!!
Great stuff
man i dig this blues jam, so cool!
Great collab excellent.
Norm's percussion is really up front here and really the main instrument, I like that.
Check out this Trio!! Kickin ass and taking names! :) WAHOO!
Mmm, cooly nice! A very smooth collab guys!
Comments made by Rick Phillips
Playing that thang like Jimi, love it!!
This is a very sweet song from singing to the melody and the guitar playing!
Amen Gumbo! Great song
was that percussion using your guitar? Really nice unhurried mood!
Love the guitar groove and your vocal together, great song
Thanks for the nice comments everyone, this was a fun one!
Re Within and Without you: Your right I stole it from George Harrison!
Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered; yet we have this consolation with us, that the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph…. Thomas Paine.
Very Dave Gilmorish, like it!
My two favorite subjects, daughters and grand-daughters, I have my first born new years eve 2011! Gorgeous playing George!
This is beautiful! No I haven't heard of Joe Craven, I'll look him up :) Thanks!
Dang those Werewolf's making all that noise at night...great sound!
Yeee-ha is right! Feel like I'm looking out over those mountains now!
Zepptastic!
this one grows on you very quickly, nice Kavin!
Like your style Gilbert, free and easy and feel good!
Really like this one, great vocals work perfectly with the guitar work!
Wow! Lots of sound and talent!
We like it!
Beautiful music yet again, I'd expect nothing less from Kirk!