I am finally officially able to say that the music for the hobbit CD is totally done. Now I’m working with Nikki O’Shea to finish the graphics and liner notes. Stay tuned!
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Friday Night at DragonCon
DragonCon was a lot more relaxing for me this year. I’m sure having the family with me made a big difference. Last year, I was a wee bit worried about how I would take care of a family as a musician. I took it easy and had fun this weekend. Some awesome shows helped! Originally, […]
Pub Songs #94: Marc Gunn Fan Club Named Gunn Runners
The official poll is over. The name of the Marc Gunn Fan Club is Gunn Runners. I also share news about delays to my hobbit CD and awesome music from Marc Gunn, Redhill Rats, Danny Guinan & Red, The Rogues, Barleyjuice. Gunn Runners Don’t Go Drinking With Hobbits CD Release date change and delay DragonCon New […]
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Hobbit CD Delayed a Wee Bit Longer
I know. I know. I said it was done. After listening to a few bits o’feedback, I realized I made a mistake in my mastering, and I think I figured out how to fix it. So, no. The album is not Yet finished. With DragonCon coming this weekend, and me behind on a ton of […]
Don’t Go Drinking With Hobbits Is Done!
The new CD is DONE!!!! YAY! Party time! I emailed it out to my top sponsor–Guardians of the Shire, Bilbo’s Bestest Friends, and Mayors of the Shire. I hope to send the album to the printers tomorrow. Meantime, the CD release date is moved. You can tell folks to buy a copy in October. I’ll […]
Guardians, Bilbo’s Bestest Friends and Mayors Watch Your Inbox
The album is SOOOOO close to being done. I am listening to it one more time today to make any final time to see if there are any final changes. I think it is done. You fine hobbit lovers will hear it first. Thank you for your generous contributions. Everyone else who pre-ordered the album. […]
Special Thanks to My Musical Collaborators
I’m still listening to Don’t Go Drinking With Hobbits to see what else needs fixing before I send it off the printers. In the meantime, I want to thank everyone who recorded music for this album. Drop by and visit some of the websites below. Samantha Gillogly contributed fiddle to the album. She played on […]
Hobbit Drinking Songs in Story Form
It’s funny how just one song can make things come together or not. Yesterday, I was telling you a little about how I choose the song order for my CDs. The toughest thing to do is figure out that first song… So I let my wife pick it. 😉 What’s amazing is that everything came […]
20 Hobbit Songs Done!
Good day in the studio. I finished mixing all but the last tracks–“Cat and Rat” and an alternate version of “Scouring the Shire” with percussion. All of the other songs are awaiting mastering. Nathan Deese of the band Barrowburn is adding additional instrumentation to those two songs. “Cat and Rat” was written like it was […]
More Hobbit Songs
I made a wee bit more progress yesterday on the hobbit CD. The songs I mixed are We’ll Have a Pint of Stout Wildflowers of Party Field I also mixed down “Scouring the Shire”. However, I’m debating whether I want to add full percussion to it too. That’s taking a wee bit o’time. Songs that […]
