Not From Georgia

Songcast #3: Old Friend

Steve — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 12:39:25 +0000

Sparked by an upcoming visit from Tom, Old Friend (2007) was written just for the occasion when I was living in La Crescenta. However the song is for Jeremy as well and anyone else I have not seen in years, afterall, we have all shared “stories in the Burg.” (Gettysburg, Williamsburg, Chambersburg, Some-other-burg etc) The song was played out once or twice in Los Angeles at Whipserz Lounge and then shuffled away into the bottomless song binder. I am still utilizing a whole step down on my guitar tuning due to the fact I am finding it easier to sing.

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Songcast #2: Freedom

Steve — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 11:58:16 +0000

I have decided to dive into the past for awhile. Freedom (1993) is the first and only ‘politically’ motivated song I have ever written. I am unsure as to what inspired me to write it, however, I do recall being partly motivated by an “expired parking meter violation” that I found on the windshield of my tan 4-door 1979 VW Rabbit. Over the years Freedom has been underplayed even though sometimes requested. Since I have been experimenting with alternate tunings, playing a whole step down seem to work well here. I kept the same arrangement but the pre-chorus and the chorus are sung a bit differently. Enjoy!

Songcast #1: Clear Mind

Steve — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 17:56:08 +0000

Clear Mind is a song written some years ago (sometime around 1993) but was rarely, if ever, played. I did make a recording of it once with a hand held tape recorder on White’s Island in Wiscasset, Maine. (For those who know about White’s Island, I probably do not have to tell you what I was doing out there…however…for those who do not, well, let’s just say at that time it was a place for youth to participate in “recreational activites”…) It was a terrible recording and an unfinished song. In the spirit of trying something new, I rewrote the music in open “D” and changed the original arrangement. I have to thank Elias James who helped me record and encouraged me take after take of bad vocals–Thanks Elias.

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