Yesterday, I wrote a new song. I called it “Silhouette of Love” at the time. I wrote it after leaving Zilker Park, here in Austin. I spent a good forty-five minutes practicing in the heat of the day and wanted some traveling music. I started playing a melody. It was simple, beautiful, and touching. And […]
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Associate Editor Wanted for Cat Lovers Podcast
I need a Associate Editor for my Cat Lovers Podcast. I got Another email saying, “more cat podcasts”. But what with time, I’m having trouble. So here’s what I need. I need someone willing to find 1-3 News Bits1-3 Interesting websites1 Comedy story1 main story The news and websites need to include a paragraph of […]
“Silhoutte of Love” MP3
I’ve been in my apartment way too much recently. So today, I made a break for it. I went down to ZIlker Park, brought my autoharp and played music. It was a beautiful warm, sunny day. Families and kids were out in full force, and how I would’ve loved to go swimming in the Barton […]
17 St. Patrick’s Day Music Downloads 2007
Every year for St. Patrick’s Day, I compile a new list of St Patrick’s Day MP3 downloads that are 100% free and legal. This year, I decided to present them in a new format. This year, all the files are compiled like a gigantic digital compilation CD. I ZIP the files up and you just […]
Listen to “The Hobbit Journey Home” MP3
I was digging through a bunch of recordings I made while I was in Virginia over Christmas. I listened to one that I called “The Hobbit Journey Home” and WOW! It is breath-taking! My mom started talking right when the song ended, but I think I was able to edit that out. The song definitely […]
Green Grow the Rashes (Lyrics)
I am loving the studio right now. Andrew and I had SUCH a productive day working on “Ye Jacobites By Name”. He also sent me a mix of the Robert Burns song, “Green Grow the Rashes”. It is from our upcoming CD, Real Men Wear Kilts. Hope ye like! Listen: “Green Grow the Rashes” Green […]
October Sessions
In the Spring of 1998, I quit my job to play music full-time. It was a lofty goal… especially since I had no real plan on how I would make money. I released Ichabod’s Geography and tried booking gigs. It was an epic failure. But I learned a lot. By October, I was almost out […]
“Heart and Soul” MP3 with Jimmy Durante… Sorta
I started learning “Heart and Soul” on the autoharp. And since it wasn’t until college that I realized there were lyrics to the tune, I’ve always been enamoried with the idea of learning the vocal version so I am. But as I practiced and everytime I sang it, I could hear the voice of Jimmy […]
CELTIC MP3s MUSIC MAGAZINE
In the summer of 2001, the Brobdingnagian Bards were doing fairly well on the Celtic MP3 charts on the late great MP3.com. That summer, I started the Celtic MP3s Music Magazine, a weekly electronic newsletter dedicated to promoting Celtic music. Visit the Celtic Music Magazine Actually, the magazine was a blatent attempt to promote the […]
SKANDER
Skander was an amazing band that never made it off the ground. We were sort of a combination of the Presidents of the United States of America, “Weird” Al Yankovich, and some classical music. Punk, Ska before ska existed. We later realized our name would’ve been appropriately written….SKAnder. The name originated from some cool Sci-Fi […]
