Michael Hughes
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The Dreamer's Waltz The Dreamer's Waltz
A little waltz in search of a good night's sleep. Classical guitar, Weissenborn guitar, stand-up bass.
Cloudy Cloudy
Weissenborn lap steel and National baritone guitars here, for a cloudy spring day.
Cold Rain Water Cold Rain Water
The String Band from Hell just finished up a year-long gig in Dis, which is why my clothes smell like sulfer. Banjo, mandolin, djembe, fiddlesticks, stand-up bass, acoustic guitar, lap steel & vocal stylings. Note: Play this one very, very loud.
Blues for a Winter's Night Blues for a Winter's Night
For Stephany and Ezra, the December babies. I'm playing baritone National in dropped-D, lap style National tricone in GBDGBD, and octave mandolin.
Did You Know it was Raining? Did You Know it was Raining?
An instrumental from The Suck Tones inspired by the soundtrack of Sponge Bob and a question from Ezra. Remington 8-string table steel, mandolin, ukelele, acoustic guitar, electric bass & brushes on the djembe.
Elegy Elegy
For my old friend Michael Silvestri. High-string parlor guitar, baritone guitar, mandolin, octave mandolin and lap steel guitar. You can hear Michael's beautiful guitar playing here: http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=78325
In October In October
...my favorite month. A dance in the leaves, New England string band style. Baritone & lap style National steel guitars, octave mandolin, banjo and stand-up bass. Lacy and a New England aster in the pic...
Going, Going, Gone Going, Going, Gone
Maybe you know the feeling? You thought you had something, and then it's going, going, and one day it's just gone, man. And, of course, that look on your face...The Anti-Depressants on lap steel, guitar, strings & stand-up bass.
Mole in the Ground Mole in the Ground
One of those beautiful traditional American songs pulled up from the well by Bascom Lamar Lunsford in North Carolina in the 1920s. The Suck Tones here as a southern old time string band. This one's for Lou, Grant & Michel, the railroad men.
I, Ezra, Arize I, Ezra, Arize
Based on the memory of some recordings of guitar music from Zaire. Two 'rhythm' tracks from a table steel in C6 tuning, lead from an old Gibson lap steel; acoustic guitar, bass and percussion.
In May In May
National tricone baritone and Weissenborn guitars, along with my Kay stand-up bass. Another spring!
Blackberry Winter Blackberry Winter
A song about the weather from Alec Wilder. This one is in memory of my good black cat and, of course, so much more. National baritone and vocal sounds. Used with permission.
Thursday Thursday
Baritone National Reso-phonic tricone guitar on rhythm and lead, stand-up bass, snare drum and Exel 8-string lap steel. This one's for Michelle.
Wayfaring Stranger Wayfaring Stranger
Sarah Radovich, vocals; National steel, guitar, bass by yrs truly; Jeff Learman, piano; Chris Houle, drums; mixed by Bruce Valeriani of Blue Bear Sound, Ottawa; mastered by John Scrip of Massive Mastering.
Goodbye Pork Pie Hat Goodbye Pork Pie Hat
Here's a solo guitar arrangement of the Charles Mingus tribute to Lester Young. My old man liked to wear a pork pie hat, too. I used a National tricone baritone guitar for this one.
The Anniversary The Anniversary
Weissenborn guitar, classical guitar and stand-up bass--a bent little bossa for this July anniversary.
Steal Away Steal Away
Here's a spiritual and a signal song written by Wallace Willis, a Choctaw freedman, sometime before 1862. Mike (Nav) Foster of Avalanche, piano; yrs truly on the Weissenborn guitar. This one is in memory of Michael Silvestri.
Hope Springs Hope Springs
A Weissenborn guitar solo. This one is for Bill Hardin of Bear Creek Guitars--he built the incredible seven-string instrument used here.
Blues for Lacy Blues for Lacy
An early Sunday morning improvisation, with the sweet old dog asleep in the next room. Dobro solo--trying out a C6/Am7 tuning & I think I really like it.
