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One and Many
Obedient Servant
The Lady Says
Dog of Time
Nukes R Nuts
Facets of the Jewel
Simple Song
The Love In You
Cabin Fever Waltz
September Song
Virtual Party
Father's House
Whatshername
For The Love Of It All
Wedding Song
Cue The Moon
Glory Train
One and Many (Reprise)
Not That Kind of Music
Familia Del Corazon
Jean Claude
America
In These Times
Irish Blessing
Release Date: November 1, 2017
Betty and i moved with our three daughters to the coast of maine over forty years ago. since then, i've done the occasional benefit concert - from fort kent to portland - but have never done a concentrated tour of the state in one season. until last year. from ogunquit to eastport (check THAT out on a map), i recorded (and subsequently edited and authored) these 24 music videos for the DVD and (amazingly) all 24 of the songs fit on the accompanying CD.
The songs represent a broad range: THE CABIN FEVER WALTZ (homage to the rigors of enduring the lengthened winter in maine), a new version of WHATSHERNAME (a bittersweet jazz shaded reminiscence of a middle-aged man in denial) originally recorded on the PP&M 1700 album, FAMILIA DEL CORAZON (a new song that speaks to the immigration issue in compassionate rather than political terms), WEDDING SONG (with the 'original' lyric and a spoken introduction) and THE LADY SAYS SHE DON'T LIKE JAZZ (a commentary on a common misperception of the creative process).
I hesitate to call this a memoir - though it does span 50 years of my music - but i DO appreciate the fact that 1) it's all about the music - 95% of the visual is 'in performance', 2) the camera work is intimate - both fixed and handheld coverage by videographers sharing the stage during performance and 3) it's as relaxed and 'stookey' as it can get - what with no accompaniment except my guitar.
'Sort of what you'd expect if we were together AT HOME...
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