Music

Music fills in all the empty spaces in my life, bouncing off the walls, taking up closet space, keeping my refrigerator stocked. I listen to music whenever I can and I have an insatiable thirst to hear new music. So I spend a good portion of my time trying to find that one piece of vinyl or track down a recording of a live show.

I've got a fondness, or perhaps an obsession, for vinyl records. I try to make it a regular thing to visit the local record stores. My latest interest focuses on the old blues of the 20's and 30's: Blind Willie McTell, Freddie Spruell, Blind Blake, Tampa Red, Lucille Bogan, Charlie Patton, Roosevelt Sykes, and Scrapper Blackwell, to name a few. I love that stuff.

I have a few guitars at home. I try to pick one up every day and play a bit. I'm no expert, but it's fun to play. Over the years I've recorded a couple of songs, feel free to have a listen. I still haven't mastered playing the guitar and singing at the same time. These recordings were made by recording one track at a time and then layering them together. The sound quality is pretty bad on some of these.

• Scruffy - My most recent recording. I've been playing this song, in various forms, for a few years now. I finally decided to record it.
• Red Sky - My tribute to the lovely voice and style of Tom Waits. Recorded with a cello, banjo, jaw harp, and some knee slapping.
• Blues Waltz - Not really sure if this is technically a waltz. It's just something I liked and put together.
• Hold On To Me - My first try at recording. I just made up the song as I went.
• Slipping - Just some guitar tracks I liked putting together.

What I'm Listening To Now

Interested in what I've been listening to? The widgets below show what songs I've been listening to in my iTunes collection. You can also visit my last.fm profile to see the same information.