An animated preview

Wednesday, 04 August 2010 18:52

I have been working on a short animation to accompany an old tune... it’s taking a bit of time. Here’s a preview of where it’s going so far. Summer is pretty busy so it’ll be a few weeks before it’s done... the animation... not summer!

Speaking of summer... if you’re in Hawkestone this friday between 3:30 and 7pm stop by the Hawkestone Farmers’ Market where I’ll be the entertainment!

No rest...

Wednesday, 21 July 2010 02:31

So last week I was having a bit of insomnia and one morning I was feeling like I wasn’t up to doing much. I wrote a little poem to myself in my journal - to get myself back on track. Later in the day I took a look at what I’d written and decided to turn it into a song... a few days later I recorded a little video of the song... off the floor... just me and my guitar... here it is...

We’ll Sleep When We’re Dead

The days are swift and unrelenting
There is no non-day in between
Everyday you learn – Everyday is a book to be read
We’ll sleep when we’re dead

Morning comes it always does... even when the night before seems to never end
Even when the night before is broken and unrestful
Even-when-there-is-still rest to be had - We’ll sleep when we’re dead

I will prop myself up
I will use the reserve
stimulate my cortex with off-the-shelf glee

Smile-Inject myself in the lifeline
Do something to prove that I’m still here
There’s joy that comes with engagement
There is no rest for the wicked
We’ll sleep when we’re dead

Not quite Folk

Wednesday, 14 July 2010 16:48

I attended the Mariposa Folk Festival (the 50^th Anniversary!) this past weekend and had a swell time. Lot’s of great music, socializing and hobnobbing...

I did my duty on Saturday afternoon and did a quick set on the Open Stage - run by my friend Jennifer Ives . This morning another friend, Stan, mentioned that he saw me on the news on Saturday... I asked “doing what?”... Well it turns out that I was doing the Open Stage... here’s the piece with me performing “Angels On the Doorstep”... not quite a performance on the main stage but... what the heck!

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