In other words, I am once again sitting in Massachusetts, but only for a short time. The last two weeks were Edmonton and the Jersey shore, and next week is Berlin. I have actually spent the 4th here in the US, which has been a little bit of an unusual event for me, but there you go.
First, a little bit of a public service announcement: If you’re going to try to play guitar 4-8 hours a day, perhaps do a little bit more for fingertip skin care than I have been doing. I was doing a bit of recording over the past two days and had to stop due to flaying (look it up).
Second, wow and oh my god it’s been a great few weeks of work and play! Got to play three shows over a five day period in late June, doing about ten songs total. Two locations in MA and one in AB, including playing with A BAND for the first time in years at the Leaf Bar in Edmonton. All I can say is that “In The End” and “Caroline” sound excellent with a full band, and I hope you get to hear them that way soon.
The song itself is another one of those gifts that just arrives. The main verse progression just started playing itself – to the degree that I was wondering if I’d heard it elsewhere. It’s in Am (a frequent key for me), so I decided to take a lyrical direction off of that. The chorus posed a challenge as the key chords did not seem to include the melody notes I wanted. So… key change for a bar or two. And finally, a few bars of 2/4 mixed in with the 4/4 just to make the transitions interesting. Certainly allowable.
More again soon, but a question: I’ve been thinking that perhaps the Wayfinding album ought to come out as a Chris Steele work. Tunnel 18 will always be there and I will pay it due honor and respect over time. But Wayfinding has been my own little baby. So….?