May 7, 2005
All About Hurt and Far
"Hurt and Far" is a beautiful, sad song about death and loneliness, among other things. The piece features a harmonica choir, which makes about as pretty a sound as I can dream up.
I've been writing lyrics for years, but I haven't published or recorded anything with lyrics for a long time. The lyrics for this song do a lot to define its meaning, in a musical as well as a literal sense, and I felt it was necessary to record the piece with the lyrics. I'm not much of a singer, so I've provided two versions of this piece: one instrumental, and one in which the lyrics are spoken, not sung. If you think you can sing the hell out of these lyrics, send me an email. In the meantime, this vocal -- my son calls it a "spocal" -- will have to do. And if you don't like the spocal, you can listen to the instrumental version.
I feel obliged to remind everyone that a couple of months ago I released a CD of live jammin' blues recorded with British blues duo Sugar Mama UK. Find out more about "All You Good People" here.
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Click here to download the VOCAL version of Hurt and Far
Click here to download the INSTRUMENTAL version of Hurt and Far
(May 2005, 192 kbps, about 6 MBytes)
Hey! Did you miss any of the pieces we've made available
to subscribers since May 2002? Get 'em here!
I've listed my personal favorites first --
TRY THEM ALL!
Electronica
Click here to download Put The Lever Down (October 2004, 192 kbps, about 3.5 MBytes)
Amazing harmonica electronica groove music from 1982, HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
Click here to download Black Widow (February 2004, about 2.5 MBytes)
Highly original harmonica electronica groove music, HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
Click here to download Pull of the Moon (October 2002, about 4.3 MBytes)
Floyd-ish, moody and beautiful electronica, HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
Click here to download Winter Sun Arkestral (April 2003, about 3 MBytes)
Major league modern classical harmonica electronica, HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
Click here to download The Longing (Remixed October 2004, about 4 MBytes)
Smooth jazz version of my solo composition from
"The Act of Being Free in One Act," HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
Blues and Country
Click here to download Something for Walter
(February 2005, 192 kbps, about 3.5 MBytes)
Click here to download Woman
(November 2004, 192 kbps, about 4.5 MBytes) A great Mayall-esque blues by Dave Carson of Sugar Mama UK with hypnotic chromatic harmonica. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
Click here to download Minor Kill Remix (October 2004, about 3.5 MBytes)
The original harmonica tracks from December 2003 (available below) with new bass, drums, and organ - Stevie Ray Vaughn-style instead of Hendrix, HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
Click here to download Minor Kill (December 2003, about 3 MBytes)
Hendrix-style power harmonica trio, HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
Click here to download All You Good People (192 kbps version)
(August 2004, about 6 MBytes) Acoustic country blues guitar/vocal/harmonica, HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
Click here to download All You Good People (128 kbps version) (August 2004, about 4 MBytes)
Click here to download Crawlin Monroe Blues (January 2003, about 3 MBytes)
Acoustic country blues guitar/harmonica, HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
Click here to download Another Kinda Love (September 2002, 4.7 Mbytes)
Straight-ahead Chicago blues blowing on a great John Mayall composition, HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
Click here to download Spiritual (July 2002, 2.5 Mbytes)
A calm, beautiful country ballad, HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
Click here to download Peppermint Life (March 2003, about 4 MBytes)
Full band arrangement of my fiddle-tunish solo piece, HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
Click here to download The Star Spangled Banner (March 2003, about 3 MBytes)
Moving solo arrangement, HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
Here's the rest of the stuff!
Click here to download The Road Outa Here
(January 2005, 192 kbps, about 5.5 MBytes)
Electronica with hard-edged strumstick and cool. spacey harmonica
Click here to download Skankin Saints
(September 2004, 128 kbps, about 3 MBytes)
Dub reggae version of the New Orleans 2nd line classic
Click here to download Deeper Remix (June 2004, about 3 MBytes)
Quiet, smooth harmonica electronica
Click here to download Short (May 2004, about 2 MBytes)
Solo piece with some inspired electronics
Click here to download Sharp (May 2004, about 2 MBytes)
Another solo piece with BIG electric sound
Click here to download The EBCG Song (August 2003, about 4.3 MBytes)
Funky electronica
Click here to download Bright Green Rain (January 2003, about 4 MBytes)
Spacey Dub Reggae
Click here to download Deeper (November 2002, about 4 MBytes)
Rougher version of the instrumental listed above
Click here to download In The Thick (August 2002, 4 Mbytes)
VERY electronic harmonica sounds, some moments of real beauty
Click here to download Sade Tekno (June 2002, 4.5 Mbytes)
Fun electronic groove, great, trumpet-like harmonica solo
Click here to download The Slide Song (May 2002, 6.5 MBytes)
Flat-out rock and roll
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