Do I have everything???

Going away with the Young Dubliners... for three back-to-back tours! Spent today packing lots of clean (not for long) clothes, duct-taping my well worn equipment case (about 7 layers), eating a home cooked meal for the last time in a while. Now I think I'm ready. Do I have everything?? Enough guitar picks? Razors? 7 weeks is a long time. It's tough enough just remember all of our songs, now personal stuff? Can't I just buy new socks everyday instead, and throw my olds away?

Just watched a little vid of the Foo Fighters live to get inspired. OK, think I'm ready...

Some new sounds to sample

So, here it is, well into 2008. Time for some fresh music on my space!! I kept my solo number, Multnomah, up and also added some selections that I've sessioned on, and a song from my band I was with prior to the Young Dubliners. Here are some credits and liner notes:

"Alibi" - this is the first track on the debut album by Jason Whitton, "Thriftstore Cowboy". It was produced by Jon Mattox and Sebastian Sheehan; I played atmospheric electric guitar, something I thought brought out the haunting melody as the song climaxed - sort of like a steel guitar on the moon.

"Gold Driver" - before the Young Dubliners, I spent 7 years playing clubs and pubs up and down So Cal with the Cram Brothers Band. This song is from our only CD release, "SuperCaliberOfEcstacyAsAliceDosedUs." Even though our style was pretty heavy, this one captured our alt-country side, with a chicken-pickin' solo by yours truly. Listen close to the lyrics - our singer Chris Cram wrote mostly all biographical songs...

"These Are The Things" - last December, Young Dubliner's violinist Chas Waltz produced a collection on demos by this fantastic singer/songwriter, Jeff Aeling. I got to play a fun variety of rhythm guitars on this track, and the solo is truly inspired - written mostly by Jeff humming it to me, it's simple yet very musical.

"Say What You Will" - another from the Jeff Aeling sessions, a nice soulful ballad with a melancholy lilt. I got to play only acoustic on this one. Although my heart is with the electric guitar, the acoustic actually feels like a "true" instrument... very expressive...

Hopefully Jeff's music will see a release on CD sometime this year. The Cram Brother's CD was an indie release, so if you ask one of us, we may still have some copies left in the backs of our cars. And Jason Whitton's CD is available from Bright Orange Records, online at iTunes and CD Baby.

All the Best,

Bobby