Billy’s Solo Demo

This is a cover of a David Lindley/Henry Kaiser cut from the Werner Herzog film, Encounters at the End of the World.  Watch it!

Just got my first Weissenborn from Paddy Burgin (http://www.burginguitars.co.nz/) 5 days ago. It's a hauntingly beautiful instrument! I don't have experience as a lap steel payer and this is my first attempt at a song. What better than to try to imitate the best? Thanks for the beauty and inspiration, Mr. Dave.

Ants and Chimps

Ants and Chimps [Cover]

Cover of the Bill Evans composition. 

Bass track provided courtesy of @MrSunnyBass https://youtube.com/@mrsunnybass?si=cDHgj5F_FXF-DwW7

Interplay

Stella By Starlight

Experimenting with some conversational ideas for Solar  (by Miles Davis).

Solar Maybe (Take 4)

Experimenting with cassette tape loops and a tone row vamp. It went sideways a bit, but I liked it.

Tone Row Vamp with Tape Loop

I recorded a very vocal mockingbird in a field in Virginia. The field recording is slowed way down and accompanied by a couple of tape loops and an improvised guitar track with liberal use of a volume pedal and magnets.

The Mockingbird

These are my exploratory sketches, improvisations, textures, vibes and experiments.

i was raised in and currently live in the washington, d.c., area.

Tone Row Vamp with Tape Loop

Billy Shelton