Song three of 15 for this year's RPM and FAWM. I wanted to put in something with just an acoustic guitar and a vocal this time. Actually, I have wanted to do it every year, but I get caught up in the arranging and the idea gets dropped. This…

The fourth of fifteen songs completed for RPM/FAWM. The obligatory swing ballad. Are swinging ballads obligatory? This song is one of two in this year's batch that has an alto saxophone part. 100 years ago I went to music school as a sax player…

RPM 2012 - Two down, at least eight to go.

The first song completed for the RPM Challenge. I went to the 12-bar way to early this year. One down, at least nine to go.

The fourth and final Hurricane Irene song. Also, the worst of the bunch, which probably explains why it took five months to finish it. At least it's better than the last piece of garbage I uploaded. The hurricane was somewhat of a letdown…

This was originally meant to be part of my national solo album month project in November. I did worse on that deal than I usually do on my RPMs. The more I listen to this one the less I like it. In fact, I kinda don't like it at all anymore…

When I first bought my MacBook Pro I bought a little USB (piano) keyboard and started goofing off with GarageBand. I wasn't really doing anything serious other than trying to impress my step kids. I forgot about everything I'd done until today…

Third of possibly four songs written either just before or during Hurricane Irene's visit to New England. This one seems a little too busy and the mix feels funny, but I think it would be fun to play live if I ever get myself back into a band.

The second of seven unfinished leftovers from RPM 2007 to finally get completed. The lyrics are about my strong desire to vacation in San Diego... permanently. Just a little 12-bar. I liked this one a lot more before it was finished. Now I…

My fellow New Englanders and I are about to get spanked by Hurricane Irene. She's a scream.

I declare my ADAT 8-track to officially be a dinosaur. Welcome to the 21st Century. This is the first completed song written and recorded entirely in GarageBand. I started it last night and finished it this morning. The rhythm guitar is my…

Why is it that the first song I work on when I start a writing/recording project almost always comes in at less than 2 minutes? Who knows.

These songs were written during the most ridiculously awful winter I can remember. The damn blizzards just kept coming and coming.

Another Lovey song about my Lovey.

I give up! I totally bit off more than I was willing to chew. Three things. One, I wanted a song to hit 10 minutes. Two, I wanted to record a song in sections and then edit them together later. Three, I wanted to program something in 7/8…

Shoot as in, with a camera. Get it?

This is about everyone in my family being on the same page about how to go about dealing with some scary health symptoms a loved one was showing.

The rhythm guitar is a scratch track. Can't you tell?

The guitar is my 12-string. I only had a couple of minutes left on the tape so I threw on something short.

The rhythm guitar is a scratch track. Can't you tell?