A Song of Home - design and production

A lot of us songwriters and musicians, when we have kids for the first time, are inspired to make a children's album. This will be mine -- a collection of songs that either are, or at least to me have always sounded like, good songs for children and childhood. If nothing else, they are songs -- traditional and otherwise -- that I want my daughter to know. I recorded these at home, direct-to-stereo on a Sony PCM-D1, odd background noises and all, whenever my toddler daughter would take a nap. Mastering is now complete! We're moving on to design and production. Here's an unmastered track to give you a taste of what's to come.

Dandelion Wine & A Bottle Of Iodine - mixing

My album of country blues-influenced songs is now being mixed! It will feature Joyce Andersen (fiddle and backing vocals), Steve Bankuti (drums), Kevin Barry (guitars), Lisa Bastoni (backing vocals), Richard Gates (bass), Tim Kelly (dobro), Billy Novick (clarinet and sax), Sean Staples (mandolin, banjolin, and diddley bow), Here's a rough mix of one cut.